Welcome to a snowy April! Don't miss the Rockford-Greenfield Expo this month. It's going to be a good one! Please read all the way to the end. So much good stuff to share! | |
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Come visit the Rockford Area Historical Society at the Community Expo!
Saturday, April 15th from 9-noon - stop by the Rockford Area Historical Society booth to see and hear about our interesting Rockford history!
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Thank you, Rockford/Greenfield area for once again helping RiverWorks meet not just one, but four matches. The funds raised will help us to continue to help families in our community. We continue to see more first-time families come to the food shelf, and currently 40% of those we serve are children. Thank you so much for joining in on the March Matching Madness!
Blessings, Denise Kesanen, Executive Director
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Note date is April 5th. RSVP today! Click HERE. | |
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Holy Week at Riverwood Covenant Church:
Friday, April 7th:
Good Friday Service - 7 pm
Prayer Vigil - 8 pm-12 am
Saturday, April 8th:
Easter Egg Hunt - 11 am-1 pm
Balloon animals, face painting, carnival games, and drawings for family prizes.
Food will be available for purchase from the Good Eats by RiverWorks food truck.
Prizes for finding the Golden Eggs! There will be a special section for smaller children.
Sunday, April 9th:
Easter Sunday Services - 9, 10, & 11 am
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WRIGHT-HENNEPIN TO HOST 86th ANNUAL MEETING
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) will host its 86th Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Reliability You Can Depend On.” The meeting will be held at WH’s Rockford headquarters, located at 6800 Electric Drive.
The meeting returns in full-scale for the first time since 2019. Registration will begin at 4 p.m., with a complimentary pork chop dinner served from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m. Multiple informational booths will be available for members to enjoy, along with plenty of activities for all ages, including the return of Bingo. A local Girl Scout troop will provide activities and crafts for children ages 2-10 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. All children registered in the children’s area will be entered to win one of four children’s bicycles.
The business meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and is expected to run for one hour. WH’s 2023 Annual Meeting will include a financial report, WH and WH Holding leadership reports, and results of the Board of Directors elections for Districts 2, 5 and 7. A grand prize drawing of a 2013 Ford Fusion retired from WH’s fleet will immediately follow the business meeting. Members are automatically registered for the grand prize given away at the end of the business meeting and must be present to win. All registered members in attendance will receive a free pound of butter following the conclusion of the business meeting.
Free parking is available at WH headquarters, the Rockford Mall, Our Father’s Lutheran Church, and the Industrial Park. Shuttles will be available to bus members to and from the event.
Members who are interested in watching from home can view a livestream at https://vimeo.com/event/2807379. Livestream viewers may enter to win one of two $50 bill credits.
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility that provides power to rural Wright County and western Hennepin County. The cooperative has been a corporate citizen to the area since 1937 and currently serves more than 58,000 electric accounts. It is headquartered in Rockford, Minn.
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Flag-raising dedicates Rockford Veterans Memorial on 4/22/23
The American flag will rise above the Rockford Veterans Memorial for the first time on Saturday, April 22 at a 10 a.m. dedication ceremony.
The Rockford Lions Club and its Memorial Planning Committee designed the site to be a reunion and recognition site for all local veterans -- whether serving currently, formerly or fallen. The Memorial embraces all six branches of the U.S. military, including the Space Force that was established in 2019.
All are invited to participate in the patriotic dedication culminating in the flag raising. Elected officials and military representatives will join residents and donors in celebrating the Veterans Memorial’s completion. Refreshments in the Lions Building follow the ceremony.
The Rockford Lions Club funded the initial design and staffed a planning committee that worked throughout 2022. Fundraising support from local businesses and residents met the project’s goal in early 2023.The project is a collaboration between the Lions Club and the City of Rockford.
Rockford Veterans Memorial anchors the north end of Riverside Park on County Road 20 in Rockford. Adjacent parking and handicap accessibility make it an inviting destination.
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Spring has officially arrived!
The ice is almost off the area lakes. Is your vehicle ready for summer road trips?? Are you ready to pull your boat to the lake? How about that camper you have been waiting all winter to get back into? Are your tires in good shape.
Call us at West Hennepin Auto & Tire 763-479-6395 to make an appointment to get your vehicle in tip top running condition so you are ready for all of your summer adventures.
West Hennepin Auto & Tire has been serving the West metro area for over 31 years. Come see us for all of your driving needs.
West Hennepin Auto & Tire
763-479-6395
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At Rapha Farms we have goat kids again. We have started filling our freezers with milk for another year of soaps!!
Our big news is that we are preparing to master batch this year, taking our batch from 50 to 400 bars!!!
Rapha Farms
raphafarmsmn.com
763-242-6427
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Check out the deal for RG Chamber members!! | |
Well-deserved donation to Thousand Hearts Serve Day 2023 from the Rockford-Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce! | |
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Congrats to Wright Hennepin Electric!
RG Chamber STAR Member of the Month.
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Mark your calendars ... don't miss the happy hour! | | |
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April Recipe - thank you Annette & Chuck Tryon!
Overnight Baked French Toast
½ c brown sugar
½ c butter
½ c real maple syrup
1 loaf French bread
5 eggs
1 1/2c milk
1 tsp vanilla
Melt together the brown sugar, butter, and syrup. Pour into a greased, 9 x 13 pan. Slice bread about 1 ½ “ thick and cover bottom of pan (squeeze small pieces into gaps). Mix eggs, milk and vanilla, beating well. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Uncover, bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Let sit about 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with Blueberry Sauce. Serves 8 easily.
Note: I take out of fridge about 30 to 45 minutes before baking.
Blueberry Sauce
2 c fresh or frozen blueberries
1/3 c water
¼ c sugar
2 TBS lemon or orange juice
1 ½ TBS cornstarch mixed with 2 TBS water
1 TBS butter
Combine the blueberries, water, sugar and lemon juice in saucepan; bring to boil over med. heat. Lower heat and simmer gently.
Stir in the cornstarch mixture and stir until sauce begins to thicken and coats the back of a metal spoon. Add butter, stir until melted. Serve warm.
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If you have not renewed your Chamber membership, we sincerely hope that you will continue to support the Rockford-Greenfield Chamber of Commerce by your continued support and membership.
“The Chamber is a voluntary organization of people with business, professional, and educational interests working together towards enhancing and improving the economic, civic, and cultural interests of our communities”.
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Check out the Rockford-Greenfield Community Calendar
There is now ONE spot for events in the community to be found. Annual events, special events, etc.
Find it here: Rockford-Greenfield Community Calendar
For those interested, send us your events to be entered. After approval, events will be entered the first and the third Monday of every month.
If you have something to add to the calendar, please include Title, Description, Location (optional), Date, Time and Duration
Any events, questions or comments email rockfordgreenfieldchamber@gmail.com
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