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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #159
September 12, 2008
Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
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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),
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com? Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Wednesday’s
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section
(www.postbulletin.com/opinion/columnists) where you can
read all about the Quarry HIll’s 19th Annual Fall Festival
(this is so much fun -- definitely check it out!). You’ll
also find information on NAMI’s KidShop (a workshop for
kids with a family member who has a mental illness), RMKC
Annual All-Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trials, PAIIR’s
Single Parent Support Group, Allegro School of Dance and
Music Open House, and First Steps’ "Success in School --
What All Children Need to be Ready” seminar.
Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM
(www.KROC.com), Friday mornings at 9:40 a.m. for a quick
ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of this weekend’s
family-friendly events.
GREAT GIVEAWAY - Northwoods Orchard
Just in time for fall fun, win a Family Admission (corn
maze, wagon ride, pumpkin) to Northwoods Orchard in
Oronoco. Four families will win, and will be announced in
each of the next two newsletters (9/19, 9/26). Email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Sept. 25 to
register. Make sure you put Northwoods in the subject box.
Thanks to Northwoods Orchard, www.northwoodsorchard.com,
for providing this Great Giveaway!
And the winner of the Northwoods Orchard Week #2 Great
Giveaway is Molly S. Congrats Molly! If you registered last
week, you do not need to register again to be in the
running for the Week #3 and #4 drawings.
GREAT GIVEAWAY - Tweite’s Pumpkin Patch
Another fun fall destination... Tweite’s Pumpkin Patch in
Byron. Two lucky winners will win two free Adventure
Passes. Passes include the u-pick pumpkin patch, corn maze,
wagon ride, storybook land, the enchanted forest, and lots
more. Another winner will be announced in next week’s
newsletter (9/19). Email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by
Thursday, Sept. 18 to register. Make sure you put Tweite’s
in the subject box. Thanks to Tweite’s,
www.tweitepumpkins.com, for providing this Great Giveaway!
And the winner of the Tweite’s Pumpkin Patch Week #1 Great
Giveaway is Erin M. Congrats Erin! If you registered last
week, you do not need to register again to be in the
running for the Week #2 drawing.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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 canceled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead (or
visit the host organization’s website) and confirm all
details.
Friday, Sept. 12
• First Steps, "Success in School" Seminar - Registration
Due Today
• Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Park & Rec Adaptive Div. Fall Classes - Reg. Due Today!
• Women's Ministry Fall Kick Off
Saturday, Sept. 13
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Allegro School of Dance & Music Open House
• DNA LifePrint Child Safety Event
• Storytime @ A Puzzled World
• Family Film @ Library - Mike Mulligan
• Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Mothers of Multiples Garage Sale @ Olmsted County
Fairgrounds
• Quarry Hill's 19th Annual Fall Festival
• Bison Feeding @ Oxbow Park
• Night Hike @ Chester Woods
Sunday, Sept. 14
• Quarry Hill's 19th Annual Fall Festival
• Love & Logic Class - Begins Today!
Monday, Sept. 15
• Open Gym @ Soccer World
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Kids Day @ Color Me Mine
• Harmony for Mayo
• GOAT Mtg. @ Library
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, Sept. 16
• Music Together - Fall Semester Starts Today!
• Storytime @ Great Harvest
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sports Bar & Grill
• 12 week NAMI Family to Family Education Course - starts
today!
• Grandparents Parenting Again Support Group Mtg.
• Circle of Parents Support Group Mtg.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
• Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Storytime @ A Puzzled World
Thursday, Sept. 18
• Hands-On-History @ Olmsted County History Center
• Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine
• Time Trader Launch Party
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's
• Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR
Friday, Sept. 19
• Hands-On-History @ Olmsted County History Center
• Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Ice Hawks Home Game
Saturday, Sept. 20
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• RNeighborWoods Citizen Forester Workshop
• Mayo High School Planetarium Open House - Comm. Ed.
• America on the Move Week @ The Y
• Prairie Hike & Seed Harvest @ Oxbow Park
• Storytime @ A Puzzled World
• NAMI KidShop Workshop for Youth
• Family Film @ Library
• Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Birds of Prey @ Oxbow Park
• Ice Hawks Home Game
Sunday, Sept. 21
• Join the Journey - Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
• America on the Move Week @ The Y
• RYV(olleyball)A Skills Clinic - starts today!
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