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== Suggestions for future socials ==
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If you like the idea, please let us know!


-New Years Eve party
(none currently)


-Intro to curling (this would have to be at least a half day trip to Owatonna)


-Bowling


-Paintball
[[PastSocialMeetings | Past Social Meetings]]


-Canoe trip (this would have to be at least a half day trip to the Root River)
=== Suggestions for future socials ===


-Ice cream social
If you like the idea, please let us know!
 
-Picnic


-Frisbee golf
'''Outdoors'''


-Whistle Binkies / Westfire / Beetles / other locations with adult beverages but still smoke free
* Jon Tolllefson suggested a good idea for a future Klug/Pc club social...he says we should have a klug/pc club social this summer where people bring out their RC planes and helicopters to demo Tim added to that remote control cars/trucks, boats and quad copters....might be limited where we can do it if we actually do planes though but the plane people would know.
* Sledding (but where? (judd hill and eastwood park are official sites in roch for sledding, stewartville has a sledding hill))
* Snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing at [http://qhnc.org/index.html Quarry Hill].  They also rent equipment. (Nerstrand Big Woods state park also has showshoes for rent)
* Paintball
* Mini golf
* Canoe trip (this would have to be at least a half day trip to the Root River)
* Ice cream social
* Kite flying and rocket launching (wind will allow for one or the other)
* Picnic
* Frisbee golf
* Walk
* Roadside or river litter cleanup
* Geocaching - perhaps we can borrow some devices and have several practice caches set up, or perhaps we can team up to find some more challenging targets.  Probably also a multi-hour social.
* Orienteering [http://www.mnoc.org/schedule.shtml event] or [http://www.mnoc.org/poc.shtml practice] field trip
* Snow tubing and/or skiing ''at Steeplechase (No good, Steeplechase is closed for 2007-2009 seasons'')
* [http://www.podcacherforums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1910&sid=80c78e29b20c0c1854d7cbb01b71d5b2 WWFM] (World Wide Flash Mob), the next one is Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
* [http://www.jordyjohns.com Stone House Stables] trail rides (yes, horses), $30 for a ride that's 45-60 minutes


-Walk


-Xgames
'''Indoors'''


-Movies, such as Deja Vu
* Goonies Comedy Club
* Bowling
* Whistle Binkies / Westfire / Beetles / Whisky Bones / other locations with adult beverages and now smoke free!
* [http://www.pwnedgamecenter.com/ pwned game center] gaming night (did 12/08) or Area 51 Gaming
* Movies (upcoming sci fi movie releases include Watchmen, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek XI, Terminator IV, Transformers II, or whatever you have to suggest)
* Documentaries:  "Revolution OS"
* Discussion of experience of being an election judge, next time we meet someplace that's not too loud
* Board and card games.  Some members are fans of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roborally Robo Rally] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_card_game Munchkin]
* Ice skating at the Rec Center, skate rentals available
* RC helicoptor/plane flying at the Rec Center.  Tuesday nights, 7-10 pm.  Bring your own UFO.  Free.
* Rube Goldberg device, built out of whatever we brought.  Include Diet Coke and Mentos?
* Potato guns!
* Baking [http://www.flickr.com/photos/27064046@N00/sets/72157603857787202/detail/ geeky cookies]
* Take an introductory archery session at [http://www.archeryhqmn.com/ Archery Headquarters]
* Museum field trip:
**Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul
**Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre in Davenport IA for the May 23 - Sept. 8, 2009 GPS Adventure exhibit. Details on what the exhibit would be like can be found here http://www.minotaurmazes.com/mazedetail.html?maze=19
* Leonardo's Basement has adult projects at [http://www.studiobricolage.org/ Studio Bricolage] (Jan topic was build a jacob's ladder and other high voltage projects )
* March field trip to Milwaukee - [http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ Midwest Gaming Classic].  Apparently they've got electronic gaming (arcade, computer, pinball, etc), a museum, table top gaming.  Kids <=10 are free.


-Discussion of experience of being an election judge, next time we meet someplace that's not too loud
* '''Your suggestion here, please (or email Tina) '''


-your suggestion here, please


==Root River Canoe Trip==


Our next social meeting will be Saturday September 9th, meeting in the RCTC east parking lot (the big one) at 11:15 am, or at the Little River General Store in Lanesboro at 12:30 pm.  It will be a flatwater canoeing day trip on the Root River, bring your friends and bring your family!
=== Volunteer/service opportunities of potential interest to K-LUGgers ===
 
There's a lot of important work in this world that wouldn't get done if someone didn't decide to just step forward and do it for the joy of helping out.  Here's our place to share such work that may be of interest to K-LUGgers.  Please remove your listing after the activity is finished, or it may be removed for you.
 
Please sign up by '''Thursday at noon''' to indicate you're coming, and who you're bringing with you.


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| '''Name''' || '''# of canoe paddlers''' || '''# of canoe center sitters (small children)''' || '''#solo kayakers''' || '''# double kayakers''' || '''Carpooling as driver/passenger/either'''
| '''Name''' || '''Brief description''' || '''Ongoing, annual, single time event''' || '''Commitment timeframe''' || '''K-LUGger contact''' || '''Website'''
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| Tina Wood || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || Yes, either
| Litter Bit Better || Trash cleanup || Annual || 1-3 hours during Earth Week, mid-April || Tina Wood-Wentz || [http://www.rneighbors.org/?page_id=32 LBB in general], [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC2QAGV 2011 event organized by Tina]
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| your name here || ||  || || ||
| Entertainment Software Association grant for technology || Partnering with a library in Hobson City MO to bring more computers to their town || Single || unknown || Mark Diez (PCIG) || [http://www.k-lug.org/images/2/24/ESAFoundationGrantApplication2011.pdf ESA Grant application]
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| Your name here || x || x || x || x || x
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More information
I'm guessing that we'll want to catch the last shuttle of the day (we'll have to meet in Rochester 11:15 am for return at 6:30 pm.  To catch the earlier shuttle we'd have to plan to meet in Rochester at ~9:15 am for return at 4:30 pm, or ~7:15 am for return at 2:30 pm).  We'll meet at the Little River General Store to rent our canoes at 12:30 pm.  Be aware that the drive time to Lanesboro is estimated at a full hour, by Mapquest.  If there is a willingness to carpool, those people will meet at 11:15 am in the RCTC east parking lot.  If anyone is going to lobby for an earlier departure/return time, lobby early and loudly.
The river portion of the trip is estimated to be ~4 hours.  I recommend bringing a picnic lunch and beverage (save the alcohol for when you're not on the river, please).  Also remember that what you carry in should be carried out, so bring a way to haul out your trash.  The rental cost is $35 for 4-5.5 hours for a canoe, with additional charges for center-sitters 12 years or older.  Solo kayak rentals are $30 for the same time, tandems are an extra $10.  Tube rentals are not available.  I'd estimate our return arrival time as approximately 6:30 pm, unless people wish to go out for dinner together in Lanesboro before heading back to Rochester.  More rental details can be found at [http://www.lrgeneralstore.com/page3.html Little River General Store], and your Mapquest destination is 105 Coffee Street, Lanesboro.
Bring small enough change that you can work together with another paddler to share a canoe/kayak, if that's in your plans.  I know this will be a bit more costly than most KLUG socials, with canoe rental + gas + food, but I'm looking forward to it.  Submit your information here, or email it to Tina (who will post it for all to see).  If there are <2 canoes (4 paddlers) worth of participants signed up by Thursday at noon, the trip will be cancelled.  Thursday noon is the deadline because reservations must be made on Thursday.  If we get lots signed up, I may be able to negotiate a group discount, we'll see.  Email me if you have questions.
Recommended packing list
-sunscreen & sunglasses
-glasses guards
-bugspray
-water
-picnic lunch
-garbage bag
-weather appropriate clothes
-FULL set of dry clothes for in the car afterwards
-$$ (in cash)
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but ripples.

Latest revision as of 17:28, 24 November 2014


(none currently)


Past Social Meetings

Suggestions for future socials

If you like the idea, please let us know!

Outdoors

  • Jon Tolllefson suggested a good idea for a future Klug/Pc club social...he says we should have a klug/pc club social this summer where people bring out their RC planes and helicopters to demo Tim added to that remote control cars/trucks, boats and quad copters....might be limited where we can do it if we actually do planes though but the plane people would know.
  • Sledding (but where? (judd hill and eastwood park are official sites in roch for sledding, stewartville has a sledding hill))
  • Snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing at Quarry Hill. They also rent equipment. (Nerstrand Big Woods state park also has showshoes for rent)
  • Paintball
  • Mini golf
  • Canoe trip (this would have to be at least a half day trip to the Root River)
  • Ice cream social
  • Kite flying and rocket launching (wind will allow for one or the other)
  • Picnic
  • Frisbee golf
  • Walk
  • Roadside or river litter cleanup
  • Geocaching - perhaps we can borrow some devices and have several practice caches set up, or perhaps we can team up to find some more challenging targets. Probably also a multi-hour social.
  • Orienteering event or practice field trip
  • Snow tubing and/or skiing at Steeplechase (No good, Steeplechase is closed for 2007-2009 seasons)
  • WWFM (World Wide Flash Mob), the next one is Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
  • Stone House Stables trail rides (yes, horses), $30 for a ride that's 45-60 minutes


Indoors

  • Goonies Comedy Club
  • Bowling
  • Whistle Binkies / Westfire / Beetles / Whisky Bones / other locations with adult beverages and now smoke free!
  • pwned game center gaming night (did 12/08) or Area 51 Gaming
  • Movies (upcoming sci fi movie releases include Watchmen, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek XI, Terminator IV, Transformers II, or whatever you have to suggest)
  • Documentaries: "Revolution OS"
  • Discussion of experience of being an election judge, next time we meet someplace that's not too loud
  • Board and card games. Some members are fans of Robo Rally and Munchkin
  • Ice skating at the Rec Center, skate rentals available
  • RC helicoptor/plane flying at the Rec Center. Tuesday nights, 7-10 pm. Bring your own UFO. Free.
  • Rube Goldberg device, built out of whatever we brought. Include Diet Coke and Mentos?
  • Potato guns!
  • Baking geeky cookies
  • Take an introductory archery session at Archery Headquarters
  • Museum field trip:
    • Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul
    • Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre in Davenport IA for the May 23 - Sept. 8, 2009 GPS Adventure exhibit. Details on what the exhibit would be like can be found here http://www.minotaurmazes.com/mazedetail.html?maze=19
  • Leonardo's Basement has adult projects at Studio Bricolage (Jan topic was build a jacob's ladder and other high voltage projects )
  • March field trip to Milwaukee - Midwest Gaming Classic. Apparently they've got electronic gaming (arcade, computer, pinball, etc), a museum, table top gaming. Kids <=10 are free.
  • Your suggestion here, please (or email Tina)


Volunteer/service opportunities of potential interest to K-LUGgers

There's a lot of important work in this world that wouldn't get done if someone didn't decide to just step forward and do it for the joy of helping out. Here's our place to share such work that may be of interest to K-LUGgers. Please remove your listing after the activity is finished, or it may be removed for you.

Name Brief description Ongoing, annual, single time event Commitment timeframe K-LUGger contact Website
Litter Bit Better Trash cleanup Annual 1-3 hours during Earth Week, mid-April Tina Wood-Wentz LBB in general, 2011 event organized by Tina
Entertainment Software Association grant for technology Partnering with a library in Hobson City MO to bring more computers to their town Single unknown Mark Diez (PCIG) ESA Grant application
Your name here x x x x x
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