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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #112

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
September Advertiser of the Month - the Rochester Area
Family Y and the October Advertiser of the Month - Olive
Juice Studios, visit Olive Juice at their downtown location
Thursday (Oct. 4, 7-10 p.m.) at the ARTStoberfest Art Walk,
mention ROCHESTERfamilies.com, and get a complimentary, too
cute I’m Juicy T-shirt.


Find out more about the Y and Olive Juice 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 weekend’s Punt, Pass & Kick competition. You’ll
also find information on the Minnesota Ice Hawks season
home opener, the Rochester Public Library’s Homework
Assistance Study Table, Northwood’s Orchard and Tweite’s
(two great local places for corn mazes).


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… kick a football, take a hike by the
light of the (full) moon, register for four
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. 28
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Night Lights: Beacons for Babies
• African Children's Choir performance

Saturday, Sept. 29
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Punt, Pass & Kick
• Healing Adventures Camp
• Hooray for Saturday! @ the Library - Incredible Journey
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game
• Full Moon Hike @ Quarry Hill

Monday, Oct. 1
• Story Time @ Christian Gift & Book
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
• Preemie Parent Connection Mtg.

Tuesday, Oct. 2
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Grandparents Parenting Again
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Circle of Parents

Wednesday, Oct. 3
• 8-week preschool spanish class - begins today!
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)

Thursday, Oct. 4
• La Leche League mtg.
• ARTStoberfest: Art Around Town Kickoff
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza Pub

Friday, Oct. 5
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone

Saturday, Oct. 6
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• What's up with this kid? - workshop
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Hooray for Saturday! Cricket in Times Square - Rochester
Public Library
• Prairie Seed Collection @ Chester Woods
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Feed the Critters @ Oxbow Park
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game

Sunday, Oct. 7
• St. Francis of Assisi Fall Festival
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Sparrow Surprise



October Great Giveaways
Super cute Olive Juice T-shirt
Straight from www.downtownrochestermn.com.... “Artstober is
a month-long celebration of the arts in Rochester. Come
downtown on Thursday, October 4 from 7-10 p.m. for the
Artstober Art Walk - galleries, studios, restaurants and
stores will all be opening their doors. Come see for
yourself the abundance of ART, that has been right under
your nose in Rochester's downtown district.

While you’re there, stop by Olive Juice Studios downtown
gallery (212 First Ave. SW), mention ROCHESTERfamilies.com
(don’t be shy - Olive Juice owners Scott and Kelly
Schoeberl are really nice), and receive a free I’m Juicy
T-shirt (these T-shirts are super cute!). A big thank you
to Olive Juice Studios for providing this Great Giveaway
and for advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com. See below to
learn more about Olive Juice.


Free passes to Tweite’s
Tweite's Pumpkin Patch has been planting memories
and harvesting fun for the past 18 years!  Tweite's is
open Sept 29 through October 28, Saturdays and Sundays as
well as during MEA. Admission to Tweite’s is $8. Gate
fee includes everything including the new Dino
Dig. Tweite's also has fall decorating items
(think decorative gourds, corn stalks, and bales of hay)
and a concession barn filled with tasty treats (homemade
caramel apples, kettle korn, cotton candy, and much more).

Are you feeling lucky? You could be the lucky winner of a
gift certificate for two tickets to Tweite’s Pumpkin Patch.
To enter, send an email (no later than Thursday, October 4)
to lindy@rochesterfamilies.com Please put Tweite’s in
the Subject Box. The winner will be selected by a random 
drawing. A gift certificate will be mailed to the
lucky winner. Thanks to the Tweite’s Pumpkin Patch for
providing this Great Giveaway! To find out more about
Tweite’s visit www.tweite.com. (where you can register for
their great giveaway).


Free tickets to the BFG
You could be the lucky winner of two free tickets to
the Masque’s Fall Production of The Big Friendly Giant. The
Great Giveaway lucky winner can choose between
six performance dates: October 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28.
To enter, send an email (no later than Thursday, October 4)
to lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. Please put Masque Theatre
in the Subject Box. The winner will be selected by a
random drawing. A gift certificate for the free tickets
will be mailed to the lucky winner. Thanks to the Masque
Youth Theatre for providing this Great Giveaway! To find
out more about this production visit www.masque.org. 


Free Creative Memories Bon Bon Mini Power Sort 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. The
Creative Memories 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, Oct. 26. Make sure you put Creative Memories in
the subject box. 


September GREAT GIVEAWAY WINNERS
And the winner is.... Lisa S. is the winner of the
Rochester Area Family Y Great Giveaway. Lisa’s family wins
a free 3-month family membership at the Y complete with
Kids Care privileges. Congrats Lisa! And thanks to the
Rochester Area Family Y for providing this great Great
Giveaway.


And the winner is... Jeannie P. is the winner of the
Creative Memories Mini Photo Albums. Congrats Jeannie! And
thanks to Angie Hanson, Creative Memories Independent
Consultant for providing this Great Giveaway.



ROCHESTERfamilies.com October Advertiser of the Month
ROCHESTERfamilies.com ADVERTISER OF THE MONTH  "Say
Cheese." No, you say you don't want to. That's
okay. Because at Olive Juice Studios kids don't have to
say  cheese, sit still, look at the camera, or even smile
if  they don't want to. The result. Great pictures that 
parents love because the kids in the photos look like
the ones they know and love every day. 

Olive Juice Studios, a photography business that
specializes in weddings and babies/children, offers
black-and-white, color, and canvas prints;
custom-designed baby books; Hey Baby! packages (4 photo
shoots in baby's first 18 months for only $199); and more!
To find out more about Olive Juice Studios
visit, www.OliveJuiceStudios.com  or
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.  A
big thank you to Olive Juice Studios for advertising on 
ROCHESTERfamilies.com!  



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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to Rochester parents? Consider advertising on
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.



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