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FFA Baby Animal Day - Spring 2009

The annual FFA Baby Animal Day in Cold Spring was held for Cold Spring Elementary students. FFA members from Paynesville and ROCORI showed the kids cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Meet many of the members as the share with us their FFA stories.

IMPORTANT! ROCORI Watering Ban Update

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This story is about the ODD-EVEN Watering Bans that are now instituted in both the cities of Cold Spring and Rockville.  Because of the dry conditions we have experienced all summer the cities of Cold Spring and Rockville are forced to take water conservation steps.  To do this an odd numbered homes should water on the odd days of the month (ie:  301 1st St. would water on Aug 7, 9, 11, 13 etc) and even numbered homes should water on the even days of the month (ie:  302 1st St. would water on Aug 10, 12, 14, 16... etc.)  There is no watering ban in Richmond.

City of Cold Spring Telephone 320-685-3653.

Rockville City Hall at  (320) 251-5836.

City of Richmond            320-597-2075.

Rock-Fest Cow Milking Contest 2007

The weekend festivities continued with Rock-Fest’s annual cow milking contest. The competition was split into two divisions with adult and children’s brackets competing for their very own porcelain cow trophy. This story features footage from all aspects of the show and also includes some reminiscing from a community member that used to milk cows with his brother back on the farm.

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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!

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Rock-Fest Bechtold Farm Tour

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In this ROCK-FEST 2007 story we'll take a tour of the Bechtold Dairy Farm and located just northwest of the Rockville near the new County Park. The Bechtold family milks about 350 cows twice a day and it truly is a family business.  The dairy farmer is one of America's fading professions. This story takes us right into the milking parlor where all the action takes place every day, 365 days a year.

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Mark it on your calendars now, 2008 Rock-Fest will be held on July 11th and 12th.  Click on the link below to follow any Rock-Fest news

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A 1933 All Terrain Vehicle – International Harvester F-12 Tractor

The year was 1960 and Daune Kuss was faced with the challenge of how to most practically navigate his woodland property in northern Minnesota. After years of dragging deer out of the woods using raw muscle and sweat, he knew there had to be a better way. The solution... a 1933 International Harvester F-12.

A tractor that started with a crank and ran on everything from kerosene to fuel oil. A tractor that could run over 4" Aspen trees and create its own trail through the woods.  And here's the rest of the story... the tractor is still running and in use today.

Searching for Santa's Reindeer

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Have you ever asked yourself about how Santa gets his reindeer?  Well we ran into Donnar and Blitzen while they were pulling folks around just outside the historic Salem Church out in the country north of Paynesville, MN.  In this story you'll learn about what its takes to raise and train a reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh.

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!

"NEW!" Farmers Market in Cold Spring

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The "Land Of ROCORI" has a new Farmers Market that just opened last week.  Every Wednesday, from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm, the parking lot of the Quarry Cinema in Cold Spring turns into a place of local commerce.

This story interviews the market manager and a series of vendors.  Opening day  of the Farmers Market was a fantastic success with hundreds of people attending from all around the area.  Nine vendors sold their local agricultural goods and many of them sold out of product before the day was done.

Meet Clif Mitchell - A "Land Of ROCORI" Icon

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When Cliff Mitchell took his first radio job at KASM Albany in 1952, he may not have known how long he would stay at the station. But fifty-three years later, he's still there, and still going strong.

Recently Cliff was in the "Land Of ROCORI" as a part of the "Agritalk" radio program.  Cliff's effort that day prompted this story which is a mini tribute to the contribution he has made to so many folks over his 53 years of radio broadcasting.  Cliff has truly become an "ICON" in the area.

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