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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #126

January 11, 2008

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 
(www.postbulletin.com/opinion/columnists) where you can 
read all about Operation Snowstorm (a really neat Community 
Ed. volunteer opportunity for the whole family). You’ll 
also find information on HoNk*SquEaK*ScRaTcH*BooM!, the Y’s 
Pajama Party featuring “Ratatouille,” Game Time and Story 
Time @ A Puzzled World, Open Gym @ Soccer World. 
 
Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM 
(www.kroc.com), 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… climb a wall, tour a cave, watch Elmo 
live, 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, Jan. 11 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y 
 
Saturday, Jan. 12  
• Y-Tots Preschool Open House 
• The Little Puzzlers Story Time @ A Puzzled World 
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Night at the Museum 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Nature Kids @ Quarry Hill - Who's in the Cave? 
• Hooray for Saturday! @ Library - Film, "Ben and Me" 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Game Time @ A Puzzled World 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
 
Sunday, Jan. 13  
• Critter Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Going Batty Over Bats 
 
Monday, Jan. 14  
• Open Gym @ Soccer World 
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos 
 
Tuesday, Jan. 15  
• Kindergarten Registration Information 
• Story Time @ Great Harvest 
• Parenting During Military Deployment @ PAIIR 
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Open House @ Aldrich Nursery School 
• Circle of Parents 
• Grandparents Parenting Again 
• La Leche League Mtg. 
 
Wednesday, Jan. 16  
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" @ Target Center, 
Minn. 
• Mothers of Multiples Mtg. 
 
Thursday, Jan. 17  
• Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" @ Target Center, 
Minn. 
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza 
• Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR 
 
Friday, Jan. 18  
• Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" @ Target Center, 
Minn. 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Pajama Party @ The Y 
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y 
 
Saturday, Jan. 19  
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Winter Market 
• The Little Puzzlers Story Time @ A Puzzled World 
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Charlotte's Web 
• Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" @ Target Center, 
Minn. 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Nature Detectives @ Quarry Hill - Animal Homes 
• Hooray for Saturday! @ Library - Films 
• Game Time @ A Puzzled World 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
 
Sunday, Jan. 20  
• Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" @ Target Center, 
Minn. 
• Cave Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Drop Structure 
 
 
GREAT GIVEAWAY WINNERS 
Lacey L. is the winner of the family two pack of “When Elmo 
Grows Up” ticket vouchers. Becky D. is the winner of the 
family four pack of “When Elmo Grows Up” ticket vouchers. 
“When Elmo Grows Up” is at the Target Center Wednesday, Jan 
16 through Sunday, Jan. 20. For more information on the 
event visit www.sesamestreetlive.com. Thanks to VEE 
Corporation 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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