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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #108

August 31, 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 Zumbro Valley Audubon Society’s Kinglet
Birdwatching Hike (a great opportunity for your family to
try out the fun hobby of birdwatching). You’ll also find
information on Autism Fest 2007 No More!, Zollman Zoo’s
Black Bear Feeding Program, Rochester Kennel Club’s
All-Breed Agility Trials and the weekly Circle of Parents
support group. 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… feed the bear, RAH RAH for Rochester,
register for the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Great Giveaway (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, Aug. 31
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym

Saturday, Sept. 1
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Black Beer Feeding @ Oxbow Park
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• RAH RAH Free Family Event @ Apache Mall
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class

Monday, Sept. 3
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N Apache

Tuesday, Sept. 4
• Grandparents Parenting Again mtg.
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Circle of Parents Mtg.

Wednesday, Sept. 5
• The Big Friendly Giant auditions @ Masque
• Pickle Chiffon Pie auditions @ Masque
• Story Time @ B&N Apache

Thursday, Sept. 6
• The Big Friendly Giant auditions @ Masque
• Pickle Chiffon Pie auditions @ Masque
• Bob Miller, Magician - O'Neill's Pizza

Friday, Sept. 7
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Women’s Ministry Fall Kick-Off @ Christ Community Church
• Movies Under the Stars - Arsenic and Old Lace

Saturday, Sept. 8
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Super Saturdays @ Sargent's Gardens - Scarecrows
• Hooray for Saturday! at the Library: Morris Goes To
School & Miss Nelson is Missing
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• New Star Search @ Apache Mall
• Feed the Otters @ Oxbow Park
• Author Patrick Mader @ B&N Apache
• Art Center's Free Family Day @ Macy's
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Masque Acting Ensemble presents a cabaret performance

Sunday, Sept. 9
• Prairie Seed Collection @ Chester Woods



GREAT GIVEAWAY
And the winner is.... Inger H. Inger is the winner of a
Creative Memories Bon Bon Mini Power Sort Box. Thanks to
Angie Hanson, Creative Memories Independent Consultant, for
providing this Great Giveaway.

OCTOBER GREAT GIVEAWAY 
For the month of October Angie Hanson, Creative Memories
Independent Consultant, is offering a free Creative
Memories Mini Photo Albums. From traditional scrapbooking
albums and decorative supplies to digital software and
StoryBook photo books that help you showcase your digital
images. To find out more about Creative Memories visit
Angie's website at www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson.
To register, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by
Thursday, Sept. 27. Make sure you put Mini Photo Albums in
the subject box. 
 
 
Register Today!
There's still time for public, private and homeschool
groups to register for Hands-On-History on Thursday,
September20 from 9:30 am -2:30 pm at the History Center of
Olmsted County. The event features over 40 interactive
learning stations about regional history before 1870. Cost
is $90 for a group of 15-18 and $100 for a group of 19-35.
Register online at www.olmstedhistory.com or call Cheryl
Finnegan at 282-9447.


ROCHESTERfamilies.com's "Family Of Advertisers"
And a big thank you to all of our advertisers - 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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