Yesterday I spent all day in a contractor’s continuing education class. It was hosted by the Rice County building inspections divisions of the Cities of Northfield and Faribault, and Rice County. The event was held at the Northfield Ballroom and with 80 people was well attended. Lampert Lumber in Northfield was a sponsor as well, [...]
Yesterday was one of those beautiful winter days where the trees, wires, poles and grasses were covered with a soft white frost. This is the kind of frost that is pretty but isn’t damaging. Sometimes we get blasts from winter that coat everything with heavy clear ice which pulls wires, breaks poles and causes havoc. [...]
Early this spring I posted about a deer family that was hanging around at my home. Ellen and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the doe with her triplet fawns. We would see them from time to time as the fawns lost their spots and started to grow up. Then we didn’t see them for a stretch [...]
I wish all of our clients and readers a Happy New Year. 2009 has created struggles for many of us all across the state and nation. The construction industry has been hit particularly hard by the economic depression. We are all looking forward to improved conditions in 2010. One thing that is not in short [...]
Wednesday evening I ventured out into our Minnesota winter weather to attend a very nice event….an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for two scouts. The event was held at the Carleton College Great Hall, a lovely setting for such an event. Scout Troop 337 was there in full force, with lots of friends and family [...]
I want to wish all our present clients, past clients, and readers of our website a very Merry Christmas. With talk of winter weather arriving we all must take care to see that friends and family are safe and that travelers know what conditions are like. It has been wonderful to see the Christmas decorations [...]
I hope all readers enjoyed a good Thanksgiving day and were able to spend it with family and friends. November has brought rather mild weather to Minnesota so it made traveling a bit easier for folks. Ellen and I and our children enjoyed a Thanksgiving day meal at my sister’s home in Northfield so we [...]
Our construction company shop/office is located just up the road from Perkins Specialized Transportation company. Perkins is a very interesting trucking company in that they handle large, heavy and oversize loads. If you have been in the Northfield area for the past few years you have probably seen their rigs either coming back to their [...]
Last night Ellen and I attended a birthday party…..for the Northfield Area Foundation (NAF). NAF is celebrating its first 15 years of helping organizations in the Northfield area. I currently serve on the Board of Advisors for NAF and have thoroughly enjoyed that service. We had a great time last night, complete with a fitting [...]
In the construction business we typically start our days early. I’m usually in my office by 6:00AM. One of the advantages of that is getting to see all sorts of interesting early morning weather. Today I glanced out the window and saw a beautiful jet contrail captured in the sky by the emerging sun light.
