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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #109
September 7, 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, Tim
& Sandy Williams Coldwell Banker Burnet). A special thank
you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Advertiser of the
Month - the Rochester Area Family Y. Find out more about
the Y by visiting the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Our Advertisers
webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
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 upcoming A Day in the Park at Chester Woods.
You’ll also find information on the Rochester Art Center’s
fashion-forward Free Family Day @ Macy’s, the Petal Perfect
American Girl event at B&N, Kids Club @ Prairie Walls
Climbing Gym, and a Grandparent’s Day-inspired book signing
program @ B&N. 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 otters, collect some seeds,
register for two ROCHESTERfamilies.com 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, Sept. 7
• Back to School Breakfast @ Puzzled World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• The Y's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
• Farewell Reception for Dean Stenehjem @ Y
• 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
• Story Time @ Puzzled World
• 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
Monday, Sept. 10
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N Apache
• Harmony for Mayo - Lehto & Wright
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos
• Preemie Parent Connection mtg.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
• Y's Kids Care Open House
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Circle of Parents Mtg.
• Mothers & More Mtg. - How to build a website
Wednesday, Sept. 12
• Wee Wednesdays @ Sargent's - Big Machines
• Story Time @ B&N Apache
Thursday, Sept. 13
• MOPS @ Rochester Assembly of God
• Y SPACE Open House
• American Girl event @ B&N Apache
• Bob Miller, Magician - O'Neill's Pizza
• Public Information Sessions on School District Bond
Referendum
Friday, Sept. 14
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Family Beach Party @ Y
Saturday, Sept. 15
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Rochester Kennel Club All-Breed Show
• A Day In The Park @ Chester Woods
• Masque Youth Theatre classes begin today!
• Hooray for Saturday! at the Library - Old-Time Country
Music For Kids!
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Quarry Hill's 18th Annual Fall Festival
• Pine Island UMC 150th Celebration
• Snake Feeding @ Oxbow Park
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Evening of Early Radio and Television @ History Center
Sunday, Sept. 16
• Rochester Kennel Club All-Breed Show
• Join the Journey Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
• Quarry Hill's 18th Annual Fall Festival
• Love & Logic 6-week class begins today!
• Library Author Program: Ann L. Burckhardt
• Love & Logic "Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun" 5-week
class begins today!
• Travelin’ Shoes Gospel Choir
September GREAT GIVEAWAY
• The Rochester Area Family Y is ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s
Advertiser of the Month. Register today to win the Y’s
Great Giveaway -- a free 3-month family membership at the Y
complete with Kids Care privileges. (Wouldn’t this be great
to have this winter!) To register, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Sept. 27. Make
sure you put Y in the subject box.
• 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.
September’s ROCHESTERfamilies.com Advertiser of the Month
ROCHESTERfamilies.com September Advertiser of the Month is
the Rochester Area Family Y. The Y has always been, is
presently and will continue to be focused on youth and
families. The Y has made membership more affordable so you
and other members of the community can participate in the
wide range of programs and activities designed to encourage
a healthier lifestyle! New pricing makes this a great time
to join the Y! As always, a Y membership provides full
access to our facilities, including the Fitness Center and
group exercise classes from yoga to indoor cycling, as well
as the aquatic center and locker rooms.
We have also lowered the member rates on many of our
programs to ensure the full value of a membership,
especially for families. A Y Family Membership is now a
better value than ever before! We are the place for
families. We provide programs for families to spend quality
time together, create family traditions, strengthen
relationships, decrease stress, and the list goes on! We
are a family-friendly facility and we emphasize that in
everything we do.
Come in for a free tour and check out our new aquatic
center! Check out our fall program guide (lots of fun
classes - program guide is available online). And make sure
you register for our Great Giveaway -- a free 3-month
family membership at the Y complete with Kids Care
privileges. To sign up email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
Make sure you put Y in the subject box.
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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ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com
is a great way to:
• Target your advertising message to Rochester families.
• Communicate your business’s commitment to Rochester
families.
• Foster a lasting relationship with Rochester families.
If your family-friendly business would like to join
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s family of advertisers, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us
page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html.
SPREAD THE NEWS!
Does your group, organization, or business have a kid- or
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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or newsletter? If so, please consider adding a link to or
article on ROCHESTERfamilies.com - to help us get the word
out about this informative, family-friendly local resource!
If you have any questions about adding a link, or would
like a ROCHESTERfamilies.com press release, please email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
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