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Published August 17, 2010.
Northfield’s Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use joined with the “Brent Setterstrom Memorial Fund” and Northfield’s Healthy Community Initiative in sending three Northfielders to the American Athletic Institute’s “Life of an Athlete” program last June.
The three Northfielders then spoke at the Fall Activity Night on August 17 for all Northfield High School (NHS) fall athletes and their families. NHS Activities Director Tom Graupmann introduced the three Northfielders: Scott Richardson, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative board member; Melissa Bernhard, head coach of NHS’s state champion gymnastics team; and John Sand, NHS teacher and athletic trainer.
The Northfield News printed this article about the event. Scott Richardson wrote this Northfield News MTFYADU guest column.
Published August 2, 2010.
Published July 20, 2010.
Northfield’s Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use released its “Report to the Coummnity” which details the projects supported by the task force.
Report to the Community
Published July 7, 2010.
Published April 11, 2010.
A Town Hall Meeting addressing underage alcohol consumption among college students will be held Wednesday, April 14, at the Lion’s Pause, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College. The meeting is sponsored by St. Olaf, Carleton, The MTFYADU and the Healthy Community Initiative. Details here.
St. Olaf Dean of Students, Greg Kneser, wrote this article for the Manitou Messenger challenging Oles to examine their relationship to alcohol. Another article in the Messenger examined how St. Olaf students have been renting establishments licensed by the City of Northfield such as the NF Ballroom, The Grand and Eagles. Underage students are admitted to these parties where alcohol is served. This may be contributing to problems such as multiple admissions to Northfield Hospital’s ER for alcohol toxicity.
St. Olaf’s Public Safety Newsletter reports an episode with four admissions to Northfield’s ER during one night last February.
Of course, problems with alcohol consumption are not unique to St. Olaf. This piece from the “Security Blotter” in the Carletonian illustrates the problem there.
Recently Gustavus Adolphus college has experienced a controversy involving their tradition of “Case Day”.
The University of Wisconsin at Stout has initiated measures to deal with alcohol abuse issues. Stout has had six alcohol related deaths in the last two years. Some Stout students are resisting these efforts, as detailed here.
Other recent fatalities occurred at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where an intoxicated student fell to his death; and an inebriated University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse student drown.
Other links: NPR’s “This American Life” aired this last December: “#1 Party School“. The documentary “Haze” can be viewed here.
Published March 1, 2010.
Published January 28, 2010.
WCCO TV’s Caroline Lowe interviewed Northfield Police Chief Mark Taylor about Rice County’s “Take It To The Box” medication disposal program. Mary Nelson, member of the Mayor’s Task Force and Rice County Chemical Health Coalition, was the driving force behind this campaign.
Griff Wigley blogged about the program on the Locally Grown Northfield blog in September.
Mayor’s Task Force member Joan Janusz wrote a guest column for the Northfield News publicizing the program.
The Northfield News provided an update on the program a month after it was unveiled.
The Faribault Daily news did a story covering the success of the “Take It To The Box” program at the ten week mark.
Published January 20, 2010.
