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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #128

January 25, 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 and Color Me Mine).
Find out more about our advertisers by visiting the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Our Advertisers webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.

A special thank you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com
Advertiser of the Month - Color Me Mine. Find out more
about Color Me Mine 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 Child Care Resource & Referral’s Souper Bowl. You’ll
also find information on the Y’s Parent/Child Sweetheart
Dance, Bob Miller Magician @ the Library’s Hooray for
Saturday!, “It’s a Secret” event @ B&N, and the Kingdom
Kids Storybook Carnival.

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… sign up for Science Fair, redeem your
$5 off Color Me Mine coupon, register for the Mom-Camp
Great Giveaway or take advantage of their terrific discount
offer, 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. 25
• GATEway Science Fair
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
• Full Moon Ski or Hike @ Quarry Hill
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game
• Barbara McAfee Concert - Souper Bowl Pre-Show!

Saturday, Jan. 26
• The Little Puzzlers Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Madagascar
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Hooray for Saturday! @ Library - The Magic of Bob Miller!
• Souper Bowl for Crisis Nursery
• Game Time @ A Puzzled World
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Trivia Night for Interfaith Hospitality Network
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game

Sunday, Jan. 27
• Nature Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Snow Tracks

Monday, Jan. 28
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Open Gym @ Soccer World
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Rochester Area Sports Banquet
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos

Tuesday, Jan. 29
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Circle of Parents
• Bedtime Stories @ Library

Wednesday, Jan. 30
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)

Thursday, Jan. 31
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Stories for Toddlers And Twos @ Library
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza
• Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR

Friday, Feb. 1
• Free Help W/ Tax Returns - starts today!
• WinterFest
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Kingdom Kids annual Storybook Carnival and Open House

Saturday, Feb. 2
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Winter Market
• Children and Grief @ Season's Hospice
• WinterFest
• Kindergarten Registration - Rochester School District
• Nature Toddlers @ Quarry Hill - Deer in the Woods
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Over the Hedge

Sunday, Jan. 3
• WinterFest
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Bossy Blue Jays



ROCHESTERfamilies.com Advertiser of the Month
Welcome to Color Me Mine -- the newest member of the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Family of Advertisers and the
February Advertiser of the Month! Color Me Mine is a
paint-your-own ceramic studio where you choose an
unfinished piece of ceramic and paint it, leave it for
glazing and firing, and return about 4 days later to pick
up your masterpiece.

Not an artist? Not a problem! Our friendly and creative
staff, along with many fun painting techniques, are here to
help make sure you bring a masterpiece home that is sure to
delight your family and friends. We stock over 300
different items, everything from cups and canisters, to
fairies and frogs, even penguins and petunias. All of our
paints and glazes are lead free, 100% friendly to the
environment and completely safe for kids and adults.

Visit Color Me Mine's website,
www.rochester.colormemine.com for more information on
birthday parties, ladies night out events, Mom & Me classes
and more!



COLOR ME MINE COUPON
$5 off at Color Me Mine when you mention this ad. Limits
may apply. Not to be combined with any other offer or
party. One coupon per customer, per day, please.



MOM-CAMP - What a deal! What a discount!
MomTalk. com is excited to present Mom-Camp '08-- coming to
the Depot Minneapolis February 8th and 9th. And, as our way
of introducing ourselves to you, we're offering you a 50%
discount.

Rochester moms like you deserve a big thank you for all you
do every day for your family. How about taking some time to
join hundreds of other women for a day and a half just for
you? Macy's shopping party, fashion shows, lots of cool
giveaways, comedy, wine, and speakers to brighten your
outlook, energize your spirit, teach you new stuff, and
spark new interests.

And did we mention pampering? Enjoy complimentary mini-spa
services throughout the day like massages, paraffin
treatments, bang trims, hair color consultations,
bra-fitting, brow waxing, and more. Register now, using
discount code ab08mc and receive a 50% discount. And boy,
do you deserve it! Get the details and register at
Mom-Camp.com



MOM-CAMP GREAT GIVEAWAY
Mom-Camp is offering a great Great Giveaway! One lucky
ROCHESTERfamilies.com reader will win four free
registrations. That’s one for you and one for each of three
friends. Book a hotel room for only $100 (they sleep four)
and have a girls weekend out for only $25 a person! To
enter, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Monday, Jan.
28. Make sure to put Mom-Camp in the subject box. A winner
will be drawn randomly and announced in next Friday’s
newsletter. Good Luck!

 

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), Tim & Sandy Williams, Coldwell
Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) and Color Me
Mine (www.rochester.colormemine.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.



ADVERTISE HERE
Is your business looking for an effective way to reach out
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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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.

Does your group, organization, or business have a website
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.