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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #117

November 1, 2007

Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter - 
brought to you a little early this week.  
 
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 
November Advertiser of the Month - Bob Miller, Magician 
Find out more about Bob Miller, Magician 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 Children’s Choral Music Festival. You’ll also 
find information on the Rochester Farmer’s Market - winter 
market, Children’s Zoo Hour at Oxbow Park, Bedtime Stories 
at the Library, and TGIF at PAIIR. 
 
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… join a traveling soccer team, buy a 
book for a good cause, eat some great food for a good 
cause, and 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. 
 
Thursday, Nov. 1 
• RYSA Traveling Soccer Program - online registration ends 
today! 
• Holiday Book Drive @ B&N (Apache) - Kickoff! 
• La Leche League Mtg. 
• Stories for Toddlers and Twos - Rochester Public Library 
 
Friday, Nov. 2  
• National Center for Biblical Parenting @ Christ Community 
Church 
• TGIF @ PAIIR 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls 
 
Saturday, Nov. 3  
• National Center for Biblical Parenting @ Christ Community 
Church 
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Winter Market 
• Children's Zoo Hour @ Oxbow Park 
• Family Program: Marionettes and Magic with Jim Jayes 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls 
 
Sunday, Nov. 4  
• National Center for Biblical Parenting @ Christ Community 
Church 
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Talkin' Turkey 
• Love & Logic "Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun" 5-week 
class begins today! 
• Children's Choral Music Festival 
 
Monday, Nov. 5  
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos 
• March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction 
• Parenting a Child w/ Special Needs @ PAIIR 
 
Tuesday, Nov. 6  
• Grandparents Parenting Again 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls 
• Circle of Parents 
• Bedtime Stories @ Rochester Public Library 
 
Wednesday, Nov. 7  
• Story Time @ ABC & Toy Zone 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
 
Thursday, Nov. 8  
• MOPS @ Rochester Assembly of God 
• Stories for Toddlers and Twos @ Rochester Public Library 
 
Friday, Nov. 9  
• Nature Days @ Quarry Hill 
• TGIF @ PAIIR 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls 
• Rochester Fire vs. St. Louis Stunners 
 
Saturday, Nov. 10  
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Winter Market 
• Super Saturdays @ Sargent's Gardens - Fall Arrangements 
• Family Film: Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel @ 
Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Feed the Deer/Elk @ Oxbow Park 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls 
• Aldrich Ageless Art 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Sunday, Nov. 11  
• Critter Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Minnesota Owls 
• SEMYO Fall Concert 
 
 
Great Giveaway Winners 
BLUFF VALLEY 
And the winner is.... Dawn K. is the lucky winner of the 
Bluff Valley Week #4 Great Giveaway. Her family receives a 
gift certificate good for 1 vehicle admission, 2 adult 
meals and 2 youth meals. Thanks to Bluff Valley for 
providing this Great Giveaway! 
 
 
 
ROCHESTERfamilies.com November Advertiser of the Month 
Abracadabra! Now you see him. Now you don't. Bob Miller is  
a Rochester-area magician. Magician Bob Miller performs a  
variety of shows in many different venues, including:  
children’s birthday parties (your child will be the 
Magical  
Star of the show), comedy magic shows, and restaurant 
magic  
(maybe you’ve seen him perform at Dos Amigos). Bob and his  
wife Laurie (and kids Will and Nicole) have lived in  
Rochester since 1985. During this time Bob has entertained  
thousands with his magic and has donated free or 
discounted  
shows to local schools, churches, service clubs, scouts,  
and special education programs. Find out more about Bob  
Miller, Magician on the Our Advertisers page,    
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html. 
 A  
big thank you to Bob (www.BobMillerMagic.com) 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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families.   
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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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