A good time was had by all on Saturday at Bridge Square as a tremendous crew of RENew Northfield volunteers unloaded a semi-load of Kentucky whiskey barrels and proceeded to turn many of them into RENew Your Place on Earth Rain Barrels. By day’s end about 55 barrels had been sold, and the orders continue to come in. The live music from Earth Jam 2006 musicians made for a festive atmosphere all afternoon and evening.

A great big THANKS! to all the volunteers who helped out (George Kinney, Chris Ludewig, Charlie and Rachel Stark, Stan Partin, Charley Skinner, Kari Kust, Anne Larson, Helene Haapala, Julie Maxson, Loren Larson, Jennifer Cox Johnson, and a few other folks who popped in and out briefly).

A special THANKS!!!! to Dan Kust, who showed up late in the day after attending a workshop in the Twin Cities all day, and proceeded to work with me into the a.m. hours to transfer all the remaining barrels off Bridge Square, and to Larry Knudsen, who has graciously allowed us to store surplus barrels in a Dundas warehouse facility temporarily.