Whenever Evelyn Estenson returns to Northfield with City Gal Transportation service, she knows her driver will wait to make sure she has safely entered her townhome before driving away.
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Ginny Klinger, owner and operator of City Gal Transportation in Northfield, sits at the wheel of her Honda CRV Hybrid. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
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Many of the Northfield-area hotels keep Ginny Klinger’s business cards at their check-in desks. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
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