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Join the Cold Spring Maennerchor on a trip to Greece

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Welcome!

 

You are invited to join the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor on this voyage of discovery to classical Greece and the isles of the Aegean. In the 2012 Sing With The Gods Tour of Greece you will ravel back to the ancient civilization that formed the roots of the Western World. Discover Athens, the Parthenon, and the crooked narrow lanes of the Plaka. Visit monasteries perched on enormous rocks in Meteora. Marvel at the archaeological sites of Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus and Delphi as you explore the Peloponnese Penninsula. Travel the seas as you visit the jewels of the Aegean - Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini. Attend concerts by the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor in local and historic venues. Enjoy this eclectic adventure and return home with memories to last a lifetime.

CLICK HERE for the official Maennerchor "SING WITH THE GODS" Tour

 

Travel Dates: September 15 - 29, 2012

 

Estimated Tour Costs:

• $4197.00 per person in twin accommodations 
• $800.00 supplement for single accommodations

Tour Inclusions:

• Round-trip airfare from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Athens
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel staff to assist with airport check-in on group departure day
• Professional English-speaking tour guide from arrival through departure, one guide per coach
• Touring by deluxe air-conditioned motor coach
• Nine (9) nights accommodations in 3-4 star hotels, double rooms with private bath
• Four (4) night Greek island cruise, double inside cabins with private bath
• Current port taxes
• Breakfast daily at hotels; three (3) group dinners on land tour; all meals on board ship
• Sightseeing and admissions as listed in the itinerary
• Attend three (3) performances by the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor
• Complete travel document packet two (2) weeks prior to departure

Please take a moment to review the tour itinerary, travel information, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel Terms and Conditions before you register. Click the "Register" tab above when you are ready to submit your information to join this exciting tour. If you have any questions, please contact Carlson Wagonlit Travel at (800) 533-0324.

 

Please submit your online registration as soon as possible to reserve your space on this exciting tour. We look forward to sharing this adventure with you!

CLICK HERE for more information...  "Maennerchor Sing With The Gods Greece Tour"

Cold Spring Area Maennerchor Greek Performance Tour Proposed Itinerary

(Below is a brief outline of the tour itinerary. For a detailed itinerary, click HERE.)

Day 1 - Saturday, September 15, 2012 
Departure day - travel overnight from your home city en route to Athens, Greece. 

Day 2 - Sunday, September 16, 2012

Arrive into Athens. Meet your guide and travel by motor coach to Nauplia. Visits to Corinth and Mycenae en route. Overnight in Nauplia.

 

Day 3 - Monday, September 17, 2012

Tour Epidaurus and visit Nauplia. Cold Spring Area Maennerchor performs the first concert of the tour in Nauplia.

 

Day 4 - Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Visit the Palamidi Fortress in Nauplia and a local winery with wine tasting.

 

Day 5 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Travel to and tour Delphi. Continue to Kalambaka for overnight.

 

Day 6 - Thursday, September 20, 2012

Visit a monastery in the Kalambaka area. 

 

Day 7 - Friday, September 21, 2012

Visit a second monastery in the Kalambaka area. Travel to Larissa for overnight and second concert of tour.

 

Day 8 - Saturday, September 22, 2012

Travel from Larissa to Athens. Stop at Thermoplylae en route. Overnight Athens.

 

Day 9 - Sunday, September 23, 2012

Touring in Athens: the Acropolis (site of the Parthenon) and the National Archaeological Museum.

 

Day 10 - Monday, September 24, 2012

Board cruise ship for four-night Mediterranean cruise. The Cold Spring Area Maennerchor will perform a concert aboard the cruise ship. Today's port of call: Mykonos, Greece.

 

Day 11 - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Today's ports of call: Kusadasi, Turkey, and Patmos, Greece.

 

Day 12 - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Today's port of call: Rhodes, Greece, for a full-day visit.

 

Day 13 - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Today's ports of call: Crete and Santorini, Greece.

 

Day 14 - Friday, September 28, 2012

Cruise returns to Athens. Overnight Athens.

 

Day 15 - Saturday, September 29, 2012

Morning departure for your home cities, where you will arrive later tonight.

ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'L NEED TO SIGN UP FOR THIS GREAT TRIP

Glacial Lakes & ROCORI Trail Pavilion Ground Breaking Ceremony

1:00 pm, October 18, 2011
Richmond, Minnesota  USA

 

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Today a key group of community leaders and committee workers conducted a ground breaking ceremony at the soon to be Glacial Lakes Trail Pavilion in Richmond.  In this story you'll hear from City Mayor Jim Hemmesch, Civic & Commerce President Patti Plantenberg, City Parks Director Kevin Mooney and Pavillion Project Chairman Sheldon Lang.  Work on the pavilion began today with the intent the facility will be ready for the completion of the Glacial Lakes Trail and the start of the ROCORI trail that will begin next summer.

FRIDAY Night: ROCORI Varsity Football vs Sauk Rapids-Rice @ ROCORI/Cold Spring, MN

Friday, October 14, 2011
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

ROCORI Varsity Football... "LIVE BROADCAST" Saturday, 3 PM

Saturday, October 8, 2011
3:00 PM game after Friday night postponed because of lightning.
ROCORI Varsity Football vs Alexandria in Alexandria
Alexandria, Minnesota USA

How Steve Jobs Touched My Life

Steve Jobs
1955-2011

Earlier this week Steve Jobs passed away at the young age of 56.  Special tribute will be given here to Steve today because in many ways, the world of DigElog would never have existed if it wasn't for his vision, creativity and technological influence.  

Let me begin by referencing another mentor of mine:

The story of Steve Jobs is an amazing one. He turned a few hundred dollars of spare parts into one of the most valuable companies in the world while revolutionizing one industry after another. In so doing, he was a prime example of the empowerment of the individual while in turn empowering everyone else. He showed the power of marrying science and art and democratized the tools of creativity. Jobs was truly a unique and remarkable innovator who has enriched all of our lives and we are all immeasurably saddened at his passing.

— Ray Kurzweil

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Steve Jobs' 2005
Stanford Commencement Address

• Our Stories Intertwine Back In 1982
  The two Steve's had already invented the Apple II in 1977, but I personally get involved when I purchase a Apple II Plus with 64k of RAM and dual 5.25" floppy drives, for my Drywall Distributing company in 1982.  I find myself learning basic programming at the local community college and becoming a VisiCalc enthusiast applying spreadsheet technology to everything from product inventory to payroll in my small company.  I also discovered a "Family History" software that pushes me to dig deeper into my family heritage and to document it on my Apple II Plus.

• 1984 Steve and Apple Introduce Macintosh
  I see the Super Bowl commercial like the rest of the world and immediately decide it's something I want to learn more about.  The local community college buys a couple first edition Macs for their computer lab and I get some immediate hands on experience that simply dazzles my imagination.

• 1985-6 Steve is forced out of Apple but the Mac explodes into the publishing industry
  Although Steve's direct involvement with Apple will take a 10 year hiatus, his dream and vision of the Macintosh inspires me to become a Public Information Director for the local community college with a brand new Mac 512 and a Laserwriter Plus on my desk.  Over the next 12 months I produce camera ready copy for publishing in the local newspaper and I publish one of the very first camera ready college catalogs (100 plus pages) using Ready Set Go 1.0 publishing software.

• 1987-8  Steve has now started both NeXT Computer and Pixar Annimation Studios
  My Mac experience has prepared me for my next life encounter.  I join 6 other brave young lads in taking a bankrupt Team Electronics store and turning it into an "Apple Only" computer store.  At the time, the seven of us knew more about Apple products that any 7 employees of Apple did, because we not only sold the product but we trained it and supported it.  Our crazy idea was a success and the fundamental company that was started back then is still alive today.

• 1989 While Steve is busy making animated movies, I'm proving the Mac to be a business machine
  The driving force for any computer is its software.  I choose the niches of Accounting and Data Base development as my areas of growth and opportunity.  I become a consultant in both Accountant Inc. and Filemaker Pro software.

 

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"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

- Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

 

2011 ROCORI Homecoming Variety Show: NO PUN INTENDED

Monday, September 26, 2011
ROCORI Homecoming Variety Show
ROCORI HIGH SCHOOL GYM
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

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Local ROCORI music group called "No Pun Intended" performs a song by Blink -182 called "All The Small Things".

***** THIS STORY SPONSORED IN PART BY...

Sponsored by Tom Graham and State Farm Insurance in Cold Spring, Minnesota
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ROCORI Homecoming Game vs Fergus Falls Otters... watch it here!

Saturday, October 1, 2011
ROCORI Spartan Varsity Football
Cold Spring, Minnesota  USA