ROCHESTER, MN – How can buildings become “smarter”? Join Southeast Clean Energy Resource Team (SE CERT) for a free event to find out!  On Monday, July 11th from 3 – 5pm, SE CERT will host a meeting at IBM’s Rochester facility to learn about the energy efficient, cutting-edge building management programs IBM has created.  Meeting attendees will learn about IBM’s energy program in Rochester, tour IBM’s Central Utility Plant, and see how one of the world’s largest corporations is implementing state…

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Healthy Sun Safety Habits! Although sunlight provides a sense of wellbeing and a good dose of vitamin D, you can still reap the benefits without being exposed to harmful rays of sunshine! It is important to remember that there are no safe UV rays, and wearing at least a SPF 15 sunscreen is essential. UV sun rays cannot be seen or felt and are capable of going through clothing and windows. UV can also be reflected off of sand, snow,…

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The RDFM is hosting a mid-week farmers market at the Kmart Parking Lot on 9th St SE, beginning Wednesday June 22nd, 2011. Many of our Saturday vendors will be participating, bringing fresh-picked locally grown produce to Market, as well as baked goods, meats from pasture raised animals, eggs, and specialty farm products. We expect to fill 15-20 stalls on opening day, and build as the growing season progresses. The Wednesday Market will participate in the same programs as those at…

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July 23, 2011 Enjoy a self-guided tour of some of the most beautiful and sustainable landscapes around the Rochester, MN area. The tour will also host educational activities to teach and inspire neighbors, neighborhoods, and businesses to incorporate “green” practices into their landscapes. More information on the tour. We need your help. There will be two 4-hr shifts.  Two people per shift assigned to one site.  You and a friend can sign up for the time of your choice.  We…

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Tuesday, June 14, at 15:13 hours Officers Roussell and Frissora were sent to the area of 22nd street SE regarding magazine (non-religious magazines) peddlers. They were able to identify the two peddlers on scene.  The two individuals they dealt with had no ID, no cell phones on their persons and said they didn’t know where they were staying; just that it was a campground an hour and a half out of Rochester.  They did not have a permit on their…

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 9 am–5 pm “This self-guided tour is an opportunity to see privately-owned gardens and speak with civic agencies, accomplished landscape designers, green pros and builders. The tour will also host education on incorporating “green” practices into landscapes, including raingardens, rain barrels and rain harvest systems. Profits will be donated to RNeighbors.” The event presents a rare opportunity to see privately-owned gardens and speak one-on-one with accomplished landscape designers, green pros and builders. The tour will also…

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The clinic is FREE and features instruction from Timberwolves players Wayne Ellington and Anthony Tolliver, and Assistant Coach J.B. Bickerstaff. There will also be a special appearance by Timberwolves mascot, CRUNCH. No registration necessary, any ages welcome. Just show up and have fun! Date: June 22, 2011 Time: 9:00am – 10:30am Location: Rochester Family YMCA Contact 612.673.8430 with any questions.

Welcome to Shelbyville is a glimpse of America at a crossroads. In this one small town in the heart of America’s Bible Belt, a community grapples with change. Set on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election, the economy is in crisis, factories are closing, and jobs are hard to find. When the local Tyson chicken plant hires hundreds of new Somali refugees, a flurry of controversy erupts as longtime African American and white residents struggle to integrate the newcomers…

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