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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #96
May 25, 2007
Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
Each week the newsletter includes a list of family-friendly
events, items that are new to the website, and Great
Giveaways!
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in today’s
Post-Bulletin where you can find out more about the
Rochester Honkers baseball team and their home opener
complete with a fireworks extravaganza. Also tune into the
Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM, Friday mornings at 9:43
a.m. for a quick ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of this
weekend’s family-friendly events.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This week you could… watch the Pink Panther under the
stars, root for the Honkers at their season home opener,
take the best dam hike ever … and much more! For more
information on the events listed below - or the more than
100 events listed this month - visit our Calendar of
Events, www.rochesterfamilies.com/page/page/1049874.htm.
With all events, please remember, dates change, weather
happens, and events are sometimes moved, postponed,
or canceled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead and
confirm details.
Friday, May 25
• RCLS Track and Field Day
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• American Girl Party @ B&N
• Movies Under the Stars - Pink Panther
Saturday, May 26
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Michaels Kids Club - finger puppets
• Family Film Program: Springtime Fun @ RPL
• Feed the Snakes @ Oxbow
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Parent/Child Class
Sunday, May 27
• Dam Hike @ Chester Woods
• Nature Sunday @ QHNC - Animal Survival
Monday, May 28
• Mommy Monday's @ CineMagic Theatres
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Rochester Waterski Show Team Performance
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, May 29
• Playdate @ the Park - Essex Park
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Parent/Child Class
• CCR&R - when a child has exceptional needs
Wednesday, May 30
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• All Aboard the Big Yellow School Bus @ PAIIR
• Rochester Waterski Show Team Performance
Thursday, May 31
• Free Thursdays @ Rochester Art Center
• Young Printmakers Studio @ the Art Center
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's
• Honkers VS. Mankato @ Mayo Field
Friday, June 1
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Kids Club
Saturday, June 2
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Kids Club @ Michaels - sun visor
• Kayak & Canoe Demo Day!
• Free Family Day @ Rochester Art Center - clay creations
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent Child Class
• Feed the Critters @ Oxbow
• Catfishin' @ Chester Woods
• Moonlight Paddle @ Chester Woods
Sunday, June 3
• Bird Sundays @ QHNC - Hurray for Hummingbirds
Great Giveaway
And the winner is..... Patricia S. is the winner of the
Honkers Bonus Book of 10 adult game tickets. Congrats
Patricia! And thanks to the Honkers for providing this
Great Giveaway. For more information on the Honkers visit
www.rochesterhonkers.com.
The Rochester Honkers baseball team’s season opener is
Thursday, May 31 at 7:05 p.m. VS. the Mankato MoonDogs.
Haven't been to a game? You've got to go. There's Slider
(the baseball-headed mascot), free giveaways (provided by
sponsors at many games), fun between-inning activities, and
of course baseball. Grandstand tickets are $5/adults,
$4/children 12 to 4 and seniors 60 and older, 3 and younger
are free!
SUMMER CAMPS webpage -
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html
A couple of new additions to the Summer Camps webpage this
week. To find out more about any of these events visit our
Summer Camps webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html
The Rochester Public Library is offering a free clay class
for teenagers, June 25 and 29. Join clay artist Kate Bauman
for two sessions of building and painting handmade clay
projects. All pieces will be fired and clear glazed, then
fired again to make the work food-safe. Work will be
available for pick up at the library two weeks after the
final session. All supplies and expenses paid for by the
library.
The Rochester Water Ski Show Team has been entertaining
families for four decades. The team performs every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. from May 30 through August 29 at
Fisherman's Inn on Lake Zumbro, in Oronoco. They’ll also
have a special show on Memorial Day, May 28, at 1pm at
Fisherman’s Inn,.
There are still some openings in the Adaptive Recreation
Summer Day Camp program for persons ages 3-19 years with a
Developmental Disability. Eight individual theme weeks are
planned with the first week beginning on Monday, June 11.
Day Camp hours are 1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Monday-Friday at a
cost of $95/week. Activities include swimming (most every
day), arts, crafts, music therapy, and a Friday field trip
in town. If you’re interested in finding out more call
Karen Meyer at 328-2539.
If your organization is hosting a Summer Camp for area
youth email the details (text version only, no attachments
please) to lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. Details should
include the basic facts (date, time, location, registration
criteria).
Rochester School District Info
The Rochester School District is preparing for a fall bond
referendum to fund the construction of a new elementary
school in NW Rochester. They are forming a citizens’
volunteer committee to run the advocacy campaign. There are
long-term leadership opportunities as well as opportunities
for volunteers interested in helping out with a single
task. If you would like to be a part of this committee,
please email Nicole Ferrara, Communications Coordinator, at
niferrara@rochester.k12.mn.us the following information:
your name, email address, phone number, home address, level
of interest (leadership role or supporting role).
Parent Groups/Classes webpage -
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_mn_parents.html
A new local children’s museum is in the works! Yes, you
read right - the Children's Museum of Rochester (CMR) was
founded by a group of area parents whose goal is to create
and maintain a children's museum in Rochester. Incorporated
as a nonprofit in February 2007, CMR has a growing and
energized board of directors that is committed to the
project's success. Its mission is to provide children the
opportunity to discover the world around them in a
hands-on, personal way. To support this objective, CMR will
begin hosting an exciting series of traveling, educational,
and interactive exhibits in Rochester starting in the
spring of 2008. For more information visit the Parents
Groups/Classes webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_mn_parents.html.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
And a big thank you to all of our advertisers - Dentistry
for Children and Adolescents, Ltd.
(www.dentistryforchildrenrochester.com), Magician Bob
Miller (www.BobMillerMagic.com), the Rochester Area Family
Y (www.rochfamy.org), Olive Juice Studios
(www.olivejuicestudios.com), and Tim & Sandy Williams,
Coldwell Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) - for
advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com!
When you do business with these advertisers, make sure to
thank them for their support of ROCHESTERfamilies.com! To
find out more about any of our advertisers visit
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s Our Advertisers page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
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www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html.
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family-friendly activity, class, or special event coming
up? Would you like it to appear on ROCHESTERfamilies.com?
If so, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. There is never a
fee to have an event listed.
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lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
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