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How to buy the best Ham for your Easter feast!

Do you know what the 3 things are to look for when choosing the best ham at the grocery store or meat market? You should look for texture, color and fat content. In this video, 4th generation meat wizard Tucker Plantenberg, talks about the entire process from the moment the hog is butchered to the flavor and taste of the finished ham that you'll choose to buy.

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Songbirds Dreaming Of Spring | A Special Valentine's Video Just For You!

All the trees around Hermit Lake were painted with three inches of white over night.  This music video features Bette Kuss on the piano playing Adagio Cantabile.  Videography was done by Duane Kuss just as the sun was rising.  The music video is called "Songbirds Dreaming Of Spring".  Signs of spring reaching out asking for winter to end.  An appropriate meditation gift on Valentine's Day 2013.

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Attend “Christmas Eve in the Barn” Service

"Land of ROCORI" is invited to Attend “Christmas Eve in the Barn”
 
All community members are invited to experience the Christmas story in a new way by attending the 4th annual “Christmas Eve in the Barn” service on Friday, December 24 at 7:00 p.m.
 
This unique service offers a simple narration and re-enactment of the Christmas story amidst familiar Christmas hymns, handmade ice candles, hot apple cider, and the rustic atmosphere of an old barn.  Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately and bring blankets if needed, as the barn is not heated.
 
The “Christmas Eve in the Barn” service is located approximately 4 miles north of Cold Spring on County Road 2.  Signs will be posted.  For more information contact Peace Lutheran Church at (320) 685-7656.

Just 4 Miles North of Cold Spring on County Road 2.  Look for signs. East side of road.

Peace Lutheran Website

Christmas Memories, Lights and Music...

Christmas lights synchronized to Bob Seger's version of The Little Drummer Boy.
Visit www.neverenoughlights.com for more info.

Happy Martin Luther King Day

The DigElog Team would like to wish all of our supporters a happy Martin Luther King Day. Today we recognize one of the greatest human rights activists in world history. Doctor King was the lead spokesman for non-violent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination within U.S. law.

After King's death, the U.S. Congress voted on a Bill to make King's birthday a national holiday. The bill first came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979. However, it fell five votes short of the number needed for passage. At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King.

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Here is an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech." You can watch the speech by clicking the link below.

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

Click here to see Martin Luther King Jr.'s Famous "I Have a Dream" Speech

The Story of Honor Flight

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As we honor our veterans across America, DigElog ROCORI proudly brings you a story right from the heart of St. Cloud. Luke Cesnik, the president of the St. Cloud Freedom Flight chapter tells us about a program that the group has become involved with, The Honor Flight.

Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. We transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation—and as a culturally diverse, free society. Now, with over one thousand World War II veterans dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

Click here to visit Honor Flight website

Click the links below to view some of our past military-related stories

2008 Veteran's Day Part 2

2008 Veteran's Day Part 1

Jeff Howe Presentation

2009 Yellow Ribbon Ceremony at "The Old Glory Run"

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Plantenberg's Food Pride, located in Richmond, MN,  is a fourth- generation, family owned grocery store. Plantenberg's prides itself on fresh, quality foods and friendly customer service. Their custom meats are regionally famous.  Stop in to their store today and tell them DigElog ROCORI sent you in!

Click Here to Learn More About Plantenberg's Food Pride

Just for Fun: A Little Pumpkin Carving

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In the spirit of Halloween, DigElog ROCORI’s own Dustin Williams and his new wife Leeah carved pumpkins at their home. Leeah chose to carve her new last name into her pumpkin while Dustin chose to carve the WNBA logo in his. Watch the process as we sped up the tape. Nice work! If you have a picture of a great pumpkin design, send it to us on our facebook page . We’d love to see it.

Terror on 23

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DigElog ROCORI proudly presents Terror on 23. Last week, Terror on 23 Director Chris Chapman granted DigElog ROCORI full access to the haunted house in Cold Spring. Local service groups such as the Jaycees, ROCORI athletic groups, and The Great Northern Theater Company are heavily involved in the production and for their members’ time, each organization receives a share of the event’s profits. If you haven’t made it out to Terror on 23, it is a must see. Best of all, the entire haunted house is indoors, the cost is minimal, and the proceeds go to a great cause.

Click Here to Visit Terror on 23 Website

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DigElog ROCORI: Haunted House Visit Two Years Ago

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Two years ago:

"Halloween is here and DigElog ROCORI is proud to bring you this exclusive story. This week we had a chance to take a tour of Scareview Gardens 2 in Sauk Rapids. Scareview Gardens is a haunted house-fundraiser that donates all of their proceeds to local charities. This story features an interview with the founder and coordinator of Scareview Gardens, Chanda Gebhardt. It also features an inside look at some of the spooky sights the haunted house has to offer."

Be sure to stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for our upcoming feature video: Terror on 23! DigElog ROCORI is also giving away free tickets to Terror on 23. Become a facebook friend of DigElog ROCORI to learn more details. Click here to visit DigElog ROCORI'S Facebook Site. 

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Happy Easter

On Easter morn at early dawn
    before the cocks were crowing
I met a bob-tail bunnykin
    and asked where he was going.
"Tis in the house and out the house
    a-tispy, tipsy-toeing,
Tis round the house and 'bout the house
    a-lighlty I am going."
"But what is that of every hue
    you carry in your basket?"
"Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue;
    I wonder that you ask it.

"Tis chocolate eggs and bonbon eggs
   and eggs of red and gray,
For every child in every house
   on bonny Easter day."
He perked his ears and winked his eye
   and twitched his little nose;
He shook his tail -- what tail he had --
   and stood up on his toes.
"I must be gone before the sun;
   the east is growing gray;
Tis almost time for bells to chime." --
   So he hippety-hopped away.

Have a safe and happy Easter from your friends at DigElog ROCORI.