Category Archives: Community

Happy New Year

December 30, 2011 – 8:31 am

I want to wish everyone in the Northfield area a Happy New Year! My employees and I especially want to thank our wonderful customers. We  had a reasonably busy 2011 in what has generally been a pretty tough construction economy. We completed a variety of projects ranging from commercial renovations, new homes, residential remodeling, to commercial [...]

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NAF and Winter Walk

December 9, 2011 – 6:44 am

Yesterday was full of fun events. In the late afternoon I went to the Ole Store as part of my Northfield Area Foundation duties. I have served on the Northfield Area Foundation (NAF) board of governors for about 5 years. This is a great organization that works to raise funds for the foundation.  Then each [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving to All

November 23, 2011 – 8:52 am

The staff at Northfield Construction Company wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you are able to enjoy time with your families and friends. We also urge everyone to be very careful in cooking thier Thanksgiving dinner, especially if a oil turkey cooker is involved. The holiday season is a big time for fires….extension cords are [...]

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Grandchild and Wildlife

November 14, 2011 – 6:35 am

This past weekend our 19 month old grand daughter Teagan was with us. We had a wonderful time taking her to the library, the bakery and other fun activities on such a beautiful weekend. Saturday afternoon I was in the backyard with her picking up pine cones. She had a good time doing that and pine cones were [...]

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Neuger Communication Open House

October 28, 2011 – 5:30 am

Yesterday afternoon Neuger Communications hosted an open house for the community. They gave everyone an opportunity to view the remodeling project we completed for them over the summer. This project was a wonderful adaptive reuse of an existing building in downtown Northfield. The building was originally constructed in 1966 as a bank and served that [...]

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Urban Wildlife

September 13, 2011 – 1:36 pm

Ellen and I live in an area of Northfield that has some fairly dense woods. We have all sorts of wildlife stop by from time to time….raccoons, foxes, deer. Yesterday I was in the backyard when a flock of turkeys came strolling down the hill. There were a few big adult birds and about 5-6 [...]

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Habitat for Humanity Rice County

September 9, 2011 – 5:53 am

Yesterday several Northfield Construction Company employees helped out our local Habitat for Humanity organization. Habitat is building two homes on the east side of Northfield. The lots are in a developed are of town and the area looks very nice. Earlier work crews had constructed all the walls for the house. The house walls are constructed [...]

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Defeat of Jesse James Days

August 12, 2011 – 8:45 am

Wednesday evening the Defeat of Jesse James Days committee hosted a dinner for firms and individuals that provide financial support to the event. Defeat of Jesse James Days (DJJD) is a huge undertaking in Northfield. Committee members are hard at work all year making plans and preparations for the event. When it actually happens….the weekend [...]

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Open House at Historical Society

July 22, 2011 – 6:45 am

Last night the Northfield Historical Society held an open  house for the public to see their newly completed renovations that we have been working on with them. The Scriver building never looked so proud! The Society provided snacks and beverages for people and let them wander around to inspect the new work. I had many [...]

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Father’s Day

June 20, 2011 – 5:37 am

Yesterday I enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day with Ellen,  my three children, their two spouses, and my two grandchildren. It was a perfect day for our outdoor picnic. My grandaughter is 15 months old and my grandson is 5 months old….perfect ages to have fun with Grandpa.  The biggest treat for me however was from [...]

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