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Month: July 2013

2013 Fall Tree Grant Application Now Available

2013 Fall Tree Grant Application Now Available

Photo: On a very drippy Saturday afternoon, October 13, 2012, the RNeighborWoods team helped the Viking Village neighborhood plant 25 trees for their Neighborhood Tree Grant. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 4,651 volunteers to plant 5,420 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. Once again the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors is offering two grants for winning neighborhoods to receive free…

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Celebrate with RNeighbors – OAKtoberfest 2013

Celebrate with RNeighbors – OAKtoberfest 2013

Friday, October 4, 2013 6-9 pm $30 Ticket advance, $35 at the door Canadian Honker Events at the Ramada 1517 16th St SW Rochester, MN You are invited to be a part of this special night celebrating the vibrant neighborhoods in Rochester, sponsored by City Auto Glass. Email or call for tickets 529-4150. We’ll deliver! Download an event poster to share with your friends here. A plethora of German food will be served (see menu below). Each attendee will have…

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ARTigras 2013

ARTigras 2013

The Rochester Arts Council presents its 5rd Annual Free Arts and Cultural Festival in Mayo Park on Saturday, August 17st from 9 am to 6 pm, rain or shine! There is something for everyone at this family friendly festival, with its ARTiStage, ARTiKids, ARTiVillage and Food Vendors in the Park! ARTiStage (11:30 am to 6 pm)– Located in the Amphitheater of Mayo Park, behind the Mayo Civic Center, this segment of ARTigras kicks off at 11:30 am and continues until…

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Tour with the Masters

Tour with the Masters

July 24th 4-8:30pm Rain or Shine Tour 7 beautiful Gardens perennial, annual, and hosta glades inspiring water features garden sculptures by Andrew Arend antiques repurposed as garden art Golden Hills Educational Center tour Learn about companion plants for hostas straw bale gardening ornamental grasses turf grass management rain gardens urban bees, chickens, and geese Garden Tour Ticket Information Tickets and tour maps available for purchase at a cost of $5.00 per person, after 4pm on the day of the tour,…

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Survey on Native Plant Programming

Survey on Native Plant Programming

Native plants are popping up everywhere in our community and it is very exciting to see. Residents and guests are beginning to appreciate the beauty and importance of these native species. There are fantastic educational programs and events occurring in our area and it would be great to see that continue. The aim of this 5-10 minute survey is to understand what education is currently happening, what topics people would like more training on, and when the best time to…

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Volunteers Needed for National Junior Disability Championships

Volunteers Needed for National Junior Disability Championships

The National Junior Disability Championships will be here before we know it –July 6-13.  WE NEED TO FILL 170 VOLUNTEERS SHIFTS YET!!!  –and we hope you can help us out during this great event.  You can sign up to volunteer on-line at:  http://www.njdc2013.com/volunteer.html   **** No specific knowledge is required to work these events (swimming, archery, track & field) – there will be officials there to train you for what you will be doing ****   Here is some more information…

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