Please join us
Thursday, May 10th
for our
Chamber luncheon/meeting
. We meet at 11:30 at Wright Hennepin Electric in Rockford, with lunch and the meeting beginning at noon.
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An invitation to join a community conversation about our school district ...
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The task of this session is to:
A. Assess the state of the Rockford Area Schools; what the group feels is working well and what needs to be strengthened.
B. Identify meaningful, relevant and effective ways to…
… inform our whole community about the state of the schools and
… involve community members in identifying action priorities for the Rockford Area Schools.
C. Determine any role and activities for you to participate in our future.
Our meeting for community conversation will be held on
Monday, May 14, 2018 starting at 6:30 pm at the Rockford Middle School
. The members of the School Board will welcome our participants, but will not participate in the discussion for the evening. A neutral consultant will serve as a facilitator and scribe for the group as they participate in an honest dialogue and decision-making.
Let us know if you are interested in participating in our first community conversation. Please contact Rockford Area Schools District Office at 763-477-9165 or email
ehlersk@rockford.k12.mn.us
with your
RSVP
and/or any questions you have.
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6th Annual Serve Day Sign Up!
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We are gearing up for the 6th Annual Thousand Heart Crow River Serve Day on Saturday, May 19th, 2018!
Sharing love and faith by gathering and serving our communities to address Health, Habitation, and Hunger.
We have new projects and old project alike so feel free to signup for the one you like, the new project you are interested in, or both!
Click
HERE
to register. No need to create an account.
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Please join Rockford Memorial Day Parade and Services Monday, May 28
Parade starts at 10:00 am in front of the Rockford Middle School on Ash Street and ends at Elmwood Cemetery for Memorial Service.
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Meet the People
Elmwood Cemetary
Memorial Day, May 28
Immediately Following the Rockford Memorial Day Program
Come and meet some of Rockford’s ancestors, now interred in the Elmwood Cemetary. Short life stories will be shared at the gravestone sites of this year’s chosen remembered.
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At the Ames-Florida Stork House ...
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Annual Pie & Ice Cream Social
Hosted by Rockford Area Historical Society
Memorial Day, May 28
12 Noon to 2 PM
At the Historic Ames-Florida-Stork House
8131 Bridge Street Rockford, MN 55373
All are welcome!
On the menu: locally made pie, ice cream sundaes, root beer floats & more!
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Ice Cream Social and Hot Dogs
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Mark Your Calendars ... Join RG Chamber and the Great River Regional Library Rockford for their Kick Off to Summer Reading Program
on Tuesday, June 12 from 3-6
.
Magic Show starts at 4 pm
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Renewing Members:
RIVERWORKS
Thrift Store - The RiverWorks Store
Hwy 55/Walnut Street
(763) 477-5480
Food Shelf
8230 Cedar Street Rockford
(763) 477-6098
Rockford Education Foundation
PO Box 283
Rockford, MN 55373
Kelly Grimm, Executive Director
Youth With a Mission
8150 20th St SE, Buffalo, MN 55313
(763) 477-6777
Bill Fisher Realtor
8010 Hwy. 55, Rockford, MN 55373
(612) 369-5492
www.billfisherrealtor.com
Thank you!
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The Chamber is a voluntary organization of people with business, professional, andeducational interests working together towards enhancing and improving the economic, civic, and cultural interests of our communities.
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Go to
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/2018/h55/
to see the road construction map from MN DOT. Begins mid-June -
Motorists can plan for delays and roadwork on Highway 55 from Buffalo to Rockford in 2018.
On the map –
The orange color between Buffalo and Rockford – is a closed road to thru traffic. The 55 detour will be marked to go thru 25 in Buffalo, to 12 thru Delano and then back to Rockford on 92.
The purple circles are culvert replacements.
The green is periodic lane access closures.
Sign-up for project updates
Live in the area? You may want to subscribe to
project email updates
for the upcoming Hwy 55 project. We'll send you the latest news about traffic and detour changes.
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June Chamber Coffee Break at BANKWEST on
Thursday, June 14th at 7:30 am
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Rockford-Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce Board Members:
- Elizabeth Graunke, BANKWEST
- Paul Durand, Rockford Area Schools
- Nikki Nute, Stone Creations Landscaping & Design, Inc.
- Andrea Unger, Wright-Hennepin Co-op Electric Assn.
- Sharon Hertaus, Remax Consultants
- Lisa Rasmussen, The Hair Gallery
- Kris Strobel, Director at RAHS
- ROOM FOR ONE MORE!
Rockford-Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 413
Rockford, MN 55373
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