New Northfield City Administrator at NDDC Downtown Forum March 7, 2006

Northfield City Administrator Al Roder will address the monthly Downtown Forum sponsored by the Northfield Downtown Development Corp. (NDDC), to be held Tuesday, March 7, at 8 a.m. in the lower-level conference room of the Archer House.

Most recently the city manager in Denison, Iowa, Roder also has served as Becker County administrator in Detroit Lakes, Minn., and as a Chamber of Commerce and economic development officer in Grafton, N.D. He began work in Northfield on Feb. 27.

The public is welcome to attend the 90-minute Downtown Forum, which will include a question-and-answer session. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

Kicking off the March event will be St. Olaf College Music Professor Paul Niemisto, who is organizing a Vintage Band Festival in Northfield in July. Niemisto will speak for 20 minutes on the topic of cultural tourism, which he defines as art-related events that bring residents and visitors together.

To learn more about the upcoming Vintage Band Festival, which will take place July 27-31 in Northfield, visit www.vintagebandfestival.org.