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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #104

August 3, 2007

Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter. 
Each week the newsletter is brought to you by the 
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Family of Advertisers (Rochester Area 
Family Y, Bob Miller - Magician!, Olive Juice Studios,). A 
special thank you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com 
Advertiser of the Month - Tim & Sandy Williams, Coldwell 
Banker Burnet. Find out more about Tim & Sandy by visiting 
the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Our Advertisers webpage. 
 
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Check out our 
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Friday’s 
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section where you can read all 
about the Rock and Stroll for Epilepsy. 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…quack up watching Gary Wick and 
Clarence the Duck, have fun at the fair, and register to 
win not one but two Great Giveaways (see below for more 
info) … 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 cancelled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead (or 
visit the host organization’s website) and confirm all 
details. 
 
Friday, August 3 
• Olmsted County Fair - July 30-Aug. 5 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Honkers VS. Waterloo @ Mayo Field 
 
Saturday, August 4  
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market 
• Olmsted County Fair - July 30-Aug. 5 
• Kids Club @ Michaels 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Free Family Day @ Rochester Art Center - Sound Art & 
Headphone Festival 
• Birds of Prey program @ Oxbow Park 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Honkers VS. Waterloo @ Mayo Field 
 
Sunday, August 5  
• Olmsted County Fair - July 30-Aug. 5 
• Down by the Riverside Concert - The Holmes Brothers 
 
Monday, August 6  
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift 
• Harmony for Mayo - Peter Ostroushko 
• Bob Miller, Magician - Dos Amigos 
• Preemie Parent Connection - support group mtg. 
• Honkers VS. Mankato @ Mayo Field 
 
Tuesday, August 7  
• Playdate @ the Park - McQuillan Field 
• Story time @ Great Harvest 
• Grandparents Parenting Again Mtg. 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Bob Miller, Magician - Good Sport Bar & Grill 
• Movie @ Your Library 
• National Night Out 
• Circle of Parents Mtg. 
• Honkers VS. Alexandria @ Mayo Field 
 
Wednesday, August 8  
• Wee Wednesdays @ Sargent's - Pizza Party 
• Ventriloquist Gary Wick @ Library 
• Rochester Water Ski Show Team Performance 
• Honkers VS. Alexandria @ Mayo Field 
 
Thursday, August 9  
• Sesame Street Activity Day at the Y! 
• Free Thursdays @ Rochester Art Center 
• SNAP Bus @ Soldiers Field Park 
• Rock and Stroll for Epilepsy 2007 
• Bob Miller, Magician - O'Neill's Pizza Pub 
• Honkers VS. LaCrosse @ Mayo Field 
 
Friday, August 10  
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Movies Under the Stars - The Great Northfield Minnesota 
Raid 
 
Saturday, August 11  
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market 
• Audubon Society Hike @ Chester Woods 
• Kids' Day at the Rochester Downtown Farmers Market 
• Super Saturdays @ Sargent's Gardens - Build A Garden 
Website 
• Quarry Hill Nature Nuts - Fishing 
• Kids Club @ Michaels - decorative lunch sack 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Bison Feeding program @ Oxbow Park 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
 
Sunday, August 12  
• Honkers VS. LaCrosse @ Mayo Field 
• Down by the Riverside Concert - Jason Michael Carroll 
                                                                   
 
GREAT GIVEAWAY 
There are two new Great Giveaways this week. Thanks to 
Andrew Johnsrud (Love & Logic) and Angie Hanson (Creative 
Memories) for providing these Great Giveaways! 
 
Register to win a free registration to one of Andrew 
Johnsrud’s upcoming Love and Logic classes. Fall classes 
start Sunday, Sept. 6: Becoming a Love and Logic Parent 
(for parents with kids of all ages) and Early Childhood 
Parenting Made Fun! Enrollment fee $75/ Individual or 
$125/Couple. Find out more by visiting his website at 
www.andrewjohnsrud.com. Register to win by sending an email 
to lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, August 9. Make 
sure you put Love & Logic in the subject box. 
 
Angie Hanson is offering a free Creative Memories Bon Bon 
Mini Power Sort Box. Creative Memories offers a variety of 
products to help you celebrate your memories. Our Motto is: 
Your Life /Your Story /Your Way. From traditional 
scrapbooking albums and decorative supplies to digital 
software and StoryBook photo books that help you showcase 
your digital images, we want your life to be beautifully 
shared and celebrated! This is why Creative Memories 
Independent Consultant, Angela Hanson, is giving you a FREE 
Bon Bon Mini Power Sort Box!  To find out more about 
Creative Memories and everything they have to offer, visit 
Angie's website at www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson. To 
register, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, 
August 30. Make sure you put Creative Memories in the 
subject box. 
 
 
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ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s Our Advertisers page, 
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html. 
 
 
 
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