By Logan Wells, News Director | Logan@kymnradio.net
This, of course, is the biggest weekend of the year in Northfield, and Defeat of Jesse James Days is well underway, and as always, public safety is a major concern. To that end, the Rice County Safe Roads Coalition has once again coordinated several options to help people enjoy themselves to the fullest and still get home safely.
The Joyride program, sponsored by the City of Northfield and the DJJD Organizing Committee, will offer free rides within the city of Northfield tonight and Saturday night from 10pm until 2am. The bus will pick riders up at the corner of 5th and Water Streets.
Tickets are free and are used only to give the driver an address. They can be found at the DJJD Entertainment Center and at most bars and restaurants around town. The bus will be clearly marked as Joyride and should not be confused with the First Choice Shuttle.
First Choice Shuttle, meanwhile, will be offering rides as well through Sunday for $10 within the city of Northfield and an additional $2 per mile outside of the city limits. The shuttles will pick up passengers at the Forget-Me-Not Florist parking lot between 7am to 1am today and Saturday and from 7am to 11pm on Sunday.
City Gal Transportation will offer rides within the city limits of Northfield for $7 and for an additional $1.60 per mile outside of town from 7am until 3am. The City Gal, whose name is Virginia Klinger, will pick up passengers in her black SUV on the corner of Division Street with a sign that says Wave-A-Ride between 5th and 6th Streets.
For more information or to arrange a ride, contact First Choice Shuttle at 507-645-4447, and City Gal Transportation at 612-840-1687.
