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Team Milking Contest ... ROCK-FEST

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This is an event that took place at ROCK-FEST last weekend in Rockville, MN.  Four teams compete to see who can get the most milk out of "Molly" the cow in 30 seconds.  This makes for some great fun and you'll be surprised how much milk one team got in the bucket in just 30 seconds.

Gluek Brewery Team

Wild Country Radio Team

ROCK-FEST Team

Beemer Family Team

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The Cold Spring CO-OP Creamery is your best local source for both bag and bulk bird seed.  If you need dog or cat food they have 3 different kinds at a price to meet your budget.  If you need to fertilize the lawn or garden and maybe get rid of some of those pesky weeds, once again your friendly Cold Spring CO-OP is the place to go.  And don't forget they have just what you need to feed that favorite horse of yours too!

LeRoy Anton Pauls (Obituary)

LeRoy Anton Pauls

Age 76

Richmond

March 8, 1930 – July 12, 2006

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2006 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, MN for LeRoy A. Pauls, age 76, who died Wednesday, at his home. Burial will be in the St. Nicholas Parish Cemetery.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements with the Wenner Funeral Home, Richmond, MN.

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Inez P. Meier (Obituary)

Inez P. Meier

Age 89

St. Nicholas

April 23, 1917 – July 12, 2006

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2006 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN for Inez P. Meier, age 89, who died Wednesday at St. Benedicts Center in St. Cloud, MN. Burial will be in the St. Nicholas Parish Cemetery.

Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Sunday and from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Monday morning at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m.

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UNIQUE VISITORS SURPASS 15,000

Today, DigElogROCORI had its 15,000th visitor view our on-line video magazine since September 1st, 2005.  That's an average of 48 Unique Visitors each day for 314 consecutive days.  Unique visitors are counted based on daily visits by unique individual computer IP addresses to www.DigElogROCORI.com.  If one visitor views 4 or 5 DigElogROCORI stories, they are still counted as one (1) unique visitor.

Rock Fest Queen Pageant 2006

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On Friday evening of July 7th, the annual Rock-Fest Queen Pageant was held at John Clark Elementary school in Rockville.  This was the kick off of a weekend jam packed with events and attractions. (See Events List)

Eleven candidates competed for three royalty honors including Junior Princess, Princess and Queen of Rockville.  View this story to see the exciting final results.

Rain Garden Planting @ LIONS PARK

          
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  This is a follow up to a story done last week called Rain Gardens @ Lions Park.  Here you'll see first had the process involved in planting thousands of wild flowers and grasses into a Rain Garden to provide both the appearance and filtering properties desired.  Lois Lieser, representing the City of Cold Spring, along with Greg Berg, with the Soil & Water Conservation District, describe the entire process of preparing for and working with volunteers to facilitate the planting.

This story includes many great shots of people from around the community who helped to plant the Rain Gardens over a two day period.  40-50 persons took part in the planting and did a fantastic job in the 80 degree plus scorching temperatures.  There were smiles on everyone's faces and the word fun could be heard floating through the group throughout the day.

Legislative Update: Senator Fischbach

      

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Local Senator Michelle Fischbach visited the Cold Spring Area Chamber in June and provided an update on this year's legislative session.  In this story Fischbach talks about how the Land of ROCORI came out in the areas of the bonding bill, education and trails... just to name a few.

 

It's ROCK FEST Week

Rockville, Rock-Fest, July 7-9

FRIDAY, JULY 7
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7 p.m. Pageant at John Clark Elementary School, Rock-Fest Grand Marshall announced.

SATURDAY, JULY 8
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LOCATION:  (Pleasant Lake and Grand Lake)
7:00-Noon Fishing Contest (Grand Lake & Pleasant
Lake)
Information/Registration - Corky @
Corky’s Gas & Bait 320-251-1567

LOCATION:  (Community Softball Park on County Road 8)
9:00  Kickball Tournament (9AM – 3PM) @ the softball park in Rockville 
Sign up @ Stoney’s Bar 320-253-2330
9:00 Beer Garden @ the softball park (9AM – 11:45 PM)
10:00   National Guard & Life Link Helicopters arrive @ school & softball field

LOCATION:  (Stoney’s Bar – Downtown Rockville)
1:00 Registration for Donnie Smith Ride in Show Bike Tour
Information/Registration contact Liza @ Stoney’s Bar 320-253-2330

LOCATION:  (John Clark Elementary)
10:00 National Guard & Life Link Helicopters arrive @ school & softball field
10:00   Craft Sale (10AM – 4PM)
11:00   Registration for Kiddy Parade
11:00 Tours Begin -- 7 separate Farm and City Historic Tours from 11AM – 3PM 
11:00    Registration for the Car/Sports Show
11:00 First clue for the Medallion Hunt
11:15   Kiddy Parade (parade route will be on the school grounds)   
11:30   Opening Ceremony 
12:00   Kids Train Rides
12:30   Cow Milking Contest 
1:00     Family Games
1:30     Big Wheel Races (kids must bring their own big wheels)
2:00     Kids Tractor Pull (sign up @ 1PM)
2:00     Shakespeare in the Park Play
3:30     Car Show Judging (Cash payout for all winners)
4:00     Live Entertainment
5:00     Outdoor Mass @ John Clark Elementary School Grounds

SATURDAY, July 8 (EVENING)

6:30   City Parade

8:00 Kracker Jacks Performance @ the softball park

Dusk    Fire Works 

8:30   Chaser Band will perform @ the softball park 
Special appearances and family events all evening  *PLUS* Elvis Presley to perform 

SUNDAY, JULY 9
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Granite Man Triathlon @ Pleasant Lake (Swim/Bike/Run) -
details & registration:  http://www.northcrestgym.com

8:00AM All City Brunch @ the Granite Edge Café
(downtown Rockville) (8AM-1PM)

1:00PM Truck Pull @ Pickups n’ Power Sports located at the Rockville Industrial Park
For more information 320-685-7310

EVENTS LIST (pdf)

 

Wendelin G. Walz (Obituary)

Wendelin G. Walz

Age 82

St. Joseph

December 23, 1923 – July 2, 2006

Services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2006 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud, MN for our loving father and grandfather, Wendelin G. Walz, age 82, who died peacefully Sunday evening at the St. Benedict Senior Community Center in St. Cloud. Fr. Dan Walz, his godson, will officiate. Burial will be at a later date.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Thursday in St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud. Arrangements with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring.

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Rain Gardens @ Lions Park

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The brand new Lions Park on the Sauk River in Cold Spring will soon feature something called Rain Gardens.  In this story, Greg Berg, a shoreland specialist with the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District talks about the construction of the Rain Gardens and their purpose in helping to prevent soil and nutrients from washing into the watershed.  Erosion is a serious problem in area lakes and streams.

This week included excavation and soil prep for the three rain garden sites.  Next week Thursday and Friday, local volunteers will assist in planting in each of the gardens a combination of native plants and water filtering vegetation.

If you would like to volunteer and help with next weeks planting:
Call Lois at the Cold Spring City Hall
320-685-3653.