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Month: October 2009

University of Minnesota-Rochester

University of Minnesota-Rochester

The city of Rochester has several post secondary educational institutions providing services to our community. But is the educational curriculum provided diverse enough to attract a wide range of students? Hopefully Rochester is not losing talented post secondary students, an essential ingredient to our future, because we are only providing limited course curriculum and degree programs. Rochester is the third largest city in Minnesota, we need a fully accredited four year university that provides a wide array of courses in…

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ACT NOW Support the Southern Rail Corridor

ACT NOW Support the Southern Rail Corridor

The Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association (ESPNA) is very concerned, like most of Rochester, about the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DME) and Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad’s ever increasing profile within our community. We are alarmed by the speed of these huge trains in such a densely populated area. We need to act now, before November 1, in order to have any impact at all on the transportation issue that is now before us. Since the Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad acquired the…

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2009 Fall RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

2009 Fall RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

On Saturday, October 3, over 100 Slatterly Park neighbors, students, and other Rochester volunteers braved the cold and muddy conditions to plant 100 new trees in the southeast Rochester neighborhood of Slatterly Park. Our thanks to the below groups who supported the Fall 2009 RNeighborWoods tree planting. • Rochester Park and Recreation helped with the event coordination including tree delivery and hole digging. • Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) helped with funds for the trees. • Maier Forest & Tree helped…

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RLuau 2009

RLuau 2009

  Former Mayor Hazama led Hula lessons with the assistance of Mayor Brede.  The third annual RLuau brought City officials and neighborhood leaders together to benefit RNeighbors, the Rochester Neighborhood Resource Center. On Friday, September 25, over 250 people showed up in bright floral clothing to celebrate Rochester Neighborhoods, at the International Event Center. Three local bands performed throughout the evening including Nodding Wild Onions, Peter Solo and the D’Sievers, and After School Special. Media Sponsors that made the evening…

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