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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #124

December 21, 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). Find out more 
about our advertisers 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 United Way of Olmsted County’s Volunteer Center 
(check out opportunities for volunteering with your kids). 
You’ll also find information on the Rochester Kiwanis and 
Wells Fargo Hockey Festival, the Rotary US Bank Holiday 
Classic, Wig Wag Wednesday Story Time for Kids and the Free 
Kids Movie at Chateau “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”  
 
Check out our upcoming Post-Bulletin articles on 
family-friendly things to do over Winter Break and on New 
Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  
 
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. 
 
The ROCHESTERfamilies.com Newsletter is going on winter 
break -- so no newsletter next Friday. We’ll return with 
the first newsletter of 2008 on Friday, Jan. 4. Happy 
Holidays! 
 
 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS   
This week you could… attend a “Nutcracker Party,” take a 
Full Moon Hike, 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. 
 
Friday, Dec. 21  
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Full Moon Hike @ Quarry HIll 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
 
Saturday, Dec. 22  
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Kids Club @ Michaels 
• Family Film @ Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Michaels Holiday Gift Making for Kids class 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• A Nutcracker Party @ Mayo Civic Center 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Sunday, Dec. 23  
• Nature Sundays @ Quarry Hill - Animals Winter Survival 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
 
Wednesday, Dec. 26  
• Family Films @ Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
 
Thursday, Dec. 27  
• Holiday Kid Camp @ Crossings 
• Family Film @ Rochester Public Library 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza 
 
Friday, Dec. 28  
• Holiday Kid Camp @ Crossings 
• Puff the Magic Dragon @ Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
 
Saturday, Dec. 29  
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Kids Club @ Michaels 
• Family Film @ Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Monday, Dec. 31  
• New Year's Eve @ Quarry Hill 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
 
GREAT GIVEAWAY WINNERS 
And the winner is... Vanessa K. is the winner of the ABC & 
Toy Zone Great Giveaway! Congrats Vanessa! And thanks to 
ABC & Toy Zone for providing this Great Giveaway! 
 
And the winner is... Darla E. is the winner of the Creative 
Memories Great Giveaway! gift. Congrats Darla! And thanks 
to Creative Memories Angie Hanson 
(www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson) for providing this Great 
Giveaway! 
 
 
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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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.