Northwest Neighbors

The Northwest Neighborhood Association would like to invite you to our 2st Annual Halloween Festival. Children of all ages will enjoy games, prizes, and activities. We will have a costume parade at 6:10 PM so come dressed in your Halloween costume.

• Date: Thursday, October 25 2007
• Time: 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
• Place: Community Presbyterian Church
• Cost: Free!
• What:
  1. Games & Prizes
  2. Costume Parade
  3. Treats
  4. Face Painting
  5. Fun

Come for the fun and stay for the Quarterly Association Meeting that will follow at 6:30 PM at same location. See agenda details below.

Send any questions to: rochesternwneighbors@yahoo.com
-Bonnie Lodermeier

Guest Speakers:
Topic: 65th Street interchange

• Senator David Senjem
• State Representative Randy Demmer

Agenda:

• Welcome!
• Halloween Kids Festival!
• National Night Out – Summary
• Treasurer Report
• Update on Area Development.
• 2008 Officer Elections – President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
• We are looking for people to become involved in the neighborhood. Survey forms on front table.
• Newsletter
• Next Meeting: January 24, 6:30 PM at Community Presbyterian Church

-Bonnie Lodermeier
Northwest Neighbors

Trees make good neighbors. Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods group has planted 200 seedlings and 338 ball-in-burlap trees in Rochester. This fall the City of Rochester and RNeighbors is offering a grant for winning neighborhood(s) to receive up to 30 free boulevard trees.

Each application must ensure:

• At least 30 neighbors and one Citizen Forester will be available to help with the planting. The City Forester will oversee the planting.
• Planting date must take place during the week of October 15-19, 2007.
• Neighbors will commit to watering the trees for three full years.

All registered Neighborhood Associations in Rochester are eligible to apply for this grant and get brand new boulevard trees to shade their streets.

Applications will be accepted online through Monday, September 24, at 5 pm. Organize your neighbors and plant some trees!

The Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association would like to invite you to our our 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social to celebrate National Night Out! So come down to White Oaks Park for goodies, games, and greetings. Bring your neighbors and meet new ones there!

National Night Out is the first Tuesday in August set aside to focus on safety and crime prevention. The idea is to get neighbors to know each other and communicate with each other about what is happening on their block and in their city. Once we start talking, we can start building a stronger community.

What: Ice Cream Social
Date: Tuesday, August 7
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: White Oaks Park (Off of 55th St with the baseball diamond.)
Who: All neighbors within our association boundaries - West of Highway 52, East of 50th Avenue NW, South of 65th Street NW, and North of 55th Street NW
Cost: Free!

Also Come for:

• Door Prizes
• Games for the young and the young at heart!
• Story Teller Kevin Strauss will be delighting us with stories from 6:30 - 7:00 and 7:30 - 8:00 PM.
• Face Painting
• Tree tips and information from RNeighborWoods
• New School Referendum information
• Get Safety and Crime Tips
• An up close look at a Rochester City Fire Truck

Come join the fun, have a treat, and talk with your neighbors!

For questions, please contact via email Bonnie Lodermeier or phone at 280-0562.

On Sunday, August 26, 2007, from 5-11 pm, RNeighbors will be holding their first annual fundraising event to support important neighborhood projects, such as Litter Bit Better campaign, RColorful Corners street mural project, and the RNeighborWoods tree plantings. RLuau will be a unique celebration, highlighting the citizen and government leaders who work tirelessly to strengthen Rochester neighborhoods.

The Sandtrap Sports Bar has generously donated space for our tropical evening, which will include festive food, live and silent auctions. The evening will kick off with Rochester Mayor Alumni and Hawaii native, Chuck Hazama, teaching hula lessons. Headlining for the evening is prominent and hysterical comedian Scott Hansen, five-time winner of the Minnesota Comedian of the Year award. We’ll also be treated to rockin’ tunes from the Smokin’ Coyotes. Big Mark Clark from Laser 101.7 will move the evening along as Emcee and Auctioneer.
Tickets are only $25 each and can be purchased at The Sandtrap Sports Bar, Prudential Metrowide Realty, by contacting RNeighbors via email, or picked up at the RNeighbors office by appointment (call (507) 529-4150).

For all the details see the RNeighbors RLuau page.

Northwest Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda
April 26, 2007 - 6:30 PM
Community Presbyterian Church

• Rochester School Board Member Fred Daly
  Topic: Plans for northwest elementary school.
• Community Education – Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
  • CPTED is a crime control philosophy that attempts to apply physical design, citizen participations, and law enforcement strategies in a comprehensive way to protect neighborhood.
  • 6 class sessions in May
  • Darrel Hilderbrant Crime Pervention and CPTED Specialist
• Garage Sale – May 18 & 19. Sign up online with a description of what is for sale and your address.
• Neighborhood Pickup Day! — In partnership with RNeighbors “Help make Rochester a Litter Bit Better!”
  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Meet At:White Oaks Park (”Blue Park” along 55th St NW)
• Other 2007 Events
  • National Night Out – August 7
  • Halloween Festival – October 25
• Volunteer/Membership Signup
• Traffic & Development Issues
  • 55th St NW & W. Circle Dr. NW Intersection Move
  • 65th St. NW & Hwy 52 N Interchange
• Neighborhood Issues/Concerns
• Next meeting scheduled for October 26. Guest State Rep. Randy Demmer and bills (SF1900 and HF2195) needed for 65th St interchange.

Northwest Neighbors in partnership with RNeighbors “Help make Rochester a Litter Bit Better!” program, will be picking up our neighborhood.

Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Meet At:White Oaks Park (”Blue Park” along 55th St NW)

Assignments of area to pick up will be given at the meeting place. Garbage bags and refreshments also provided.

All are welcome! Organize your block and make an event of the morning! Help to clean up the neighborhood!

For more details contact Marla Berg at 280-8954.

-Bonnie Lodermeier
Northwest Neighbors

Help make Rochester a little bit better! During the week of April 21-28, 2007, volunteers from Rochester neighborhoods, businesses, groups, and individuals will be working together to pick up the litter in our community.

Schedule of Events

• Saturday, April 21
  8:30 am Opening program at the RCTC Fieldhouse
• April 21-27 Groups collect litter
• Saturday, April 28
  9:30 am RNeighborWoods tree planting on Elton Hills Drive
  11:30 am Closing picnic celebration at the softball field (2619 Elton Hills Drive)

See the Little Bit Better site for more details.

RNeighborWoods Mission

RNeighborWoods empowers and educates the community to grow a sustainable urban forest, benefiting the health, social, and economic aspects of Rochester neighborhoods.

Upcoming Events:

• Citizen Forester Training
  Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 & 25, 4-7 pm, (location TBD)
• RPU Arbor Day Celebration
  Friday, April 27, 11-1 pm, Central Park
• Elton Hills Drive RNeighborWoods tree planting
  Saturday, April 28, 9:30 am
  We’ll be planting Serviceberry, Tree Lilac, Adams Crabapple, and Ginkgo trees (in spaces that are not under the power wires).

For more details see the RNeighborWoods site. Volunteer and help keep Rochester clean and green!

-Bonnie Lodermeier

This Coffee & Conversation with our legislative delegation and local elected officials will focus on questions generated by you! Bring your questions and issues regarding any issue (education-early childhood, K-12, higher education, budget/taxes, health care, transportation, energy/environment, human services, etc.).

• Date: Saturday, March 24, 2007
• Time: 8 - 10 AM
• Place:RCTC, Heintz Center - Room HB117, (Use the H Entrance Door), Rochester MN

For more details check out the RNieghbors blog: Coffee & Conversation.