RNeighbors News – Page 43

2010 Fall RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

October 5, 2010

On Saturday, April 24, over 500 neighbors, youth, and other community volunteers worked together to plant 500 trees in one morning, a record number of trees in one planting for the RNeighborWoods program. Currently there are 27,720 vacant boulevard tree spaces throughout Rochester neighborhoods, out of a total of 56,779 spaces. The city is currently at less than a half of capacity and each year 500-900 boulevard trees are removed to disease or damage. RNeighborWoods is doing our…

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General Election Candidate Forums

September 30, 2010

Heintz Center RCTC 1926 Collegeview Road East Forum Partners: League of Women Voters Rochester, Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Rochester Post Bulletin, Rochester Public Library, Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester Area Council PTSA, RNeighbors, and the Washington Neighborhood Association. Tuesday, October 12, 2010 City & County 6:30-7:05 pm: City Council Ward 3 7:10-7:45 pm: City Council Ward 5 Rochester Mayor – Cancelled 7:50-8:25 pm: Olmsted County Sheriff 8:30-9:05 pm: Olmsted County Commissioner District #4 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 School…

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Fall 2010 RNeighborWoods Tree Grant

September 29, 2010

Congratulations to the Homestead Neighborhood for being the winners of the tree grant for fall of 2010. Their neighborhood came together on October 9, 2010 at 9 am and planted 20 new trees. Here’s text from their grant appliation: “Our neighborhood was established in the 1940’s and is a small quiet neighborhood tucked between OMC hospital, Homestead park and the RCTC campus nature preserve. Our neighborhood is aging, and much of our tree stock is reaching the end of it’s life….

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Welcoming RNeighbors’ New Minnesota GreenCorps Member!

September 28, 2010

Hello, my name is Brittany Stewart and I am so excited to be joining the RNeighbors team. Just to tell you a little bit about myself I am from Kansas City, MO and found out about the Minnesota GreenCorp, which is apart of Americorp(www.nextstep.state.mn.us/res_detail.cfm?id=4175), through the career center at school (Gustavus Adolphus College “go gusties!”). My favorite colors are green and purple and I love to eat/try all kinds of food. My hobbies include reading, watching movies, listening to music, and knitting (a new pass-time…

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2010 Fall Citizen Forester Training

September 3, 2010

When: Saturday, September 11, 2010. 8 am to 2 pm.. Where: Quarry Hill Nature Center Community Ed Class Number: 8644.131 Price: $15.00 Become a part of the Rochester urban forester team through this course led by the City of Rochester Forestry Division and RNeighborWoods. This class is packed with tree education, climbing, and planting. You’ll be an active participant in learning tree planting basics, care, basic arboriculture, urban forest advocacy, and hands-on activities. Discover techniques that will give you the knowledge to…

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Energy Assistance

September 2, 2010

The Energy Assistance Program for Olmsted County, and statewide, will be starting soon. Low income households will be determined if eligible. Home owners and renters are eligible, along with self-employed people and seniors. To request an application call 507-328-6508, or go online at www.co.olmsted.mn.us and search for Energy Assistance.

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Robert DeYoung

August 30, 2010

Written by Taryn Upmann, RNeighbors Summer 2010 Intern Photo: Standing on the Goose Egg mural prior to summer 2010 painting is Taryn Upman, RNeighbors Intern; Robert DeYoung, Northrop staff; Greg Wimmer, muralist; and Cassie Runke, RColorful Corners Chair. This year our RColorful Corners program worked on refreshing and creating new artwork on neighborhood intersections across the city. It takes much time and coordination ahead of time in order to get the paint where it needs to be. Thankfully, we have people who work…

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Board Member Spotlight – Heather Peterson

August 30, 2010

In order to thank all of the board members for their hard work and dedication, RNeighbors decided to devote a section of our website and newsletter to different RNeighbors board members. Heather Peterson City of Rochester Public Works & RNeighbors Board Member When you started out did you think you would spend your life in Rochester? Not Really. I am not a winter or cold weather fan so I did not plan on staying in Minnesota but Rochester is…

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RColorful Corners Paints a Tree of Knowledge

August 18, 2010

A brand new mural now graces the streets of a NE Rochester neighborhood. The Tree of Knowledge street mural was finaly painted after a month of sweltering humidity and storms that caused the paint date to be postponed several times until August 14. Thankfully neighbors and volunteers alike braved the heat throughout the day and brought this mural to life. With their help, this new tree now blooms on the corner of 17th St and 2nd Ave NE, just across the street from…

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National Night Out 2010

August 18, 2010

National Night Out, a nation- wide annual event, took place this year on Tuesday, August 3. Around 40,000 people signed up to participate in this year’s neighborhood parties, breaking Rochester’s goal of 30,000. This year’s record setting Night Out took place in neighborhoods all across Rochester. This event is organized by Crime Prevention of the Police Department. The RNeighbors crew stopped by seven different parties this year, bringing door prizes, ordinance booklets, and “How to make a difference in your neighborhood” flyers to…

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