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| | === Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th === |
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday November 14th ===
| | Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester. [https://k-lug.org/images/3/38/Summit_Pointe_Park_parking_and_trash_cleanup_boundaries.jpg Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map]. |
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| Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74669658823?pwd=PbdqDa8VdgUaDECGQDc62XaFujq1oH.1 here.]
| | Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline. Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight. |
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| Agenda
| | As usual we are [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBM2PG teaming up with the geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage. |
| -Sharing your new tech discoveries
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| -Socializing
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| -Choosing a December board game night (Friday December 6th, Friday December 13th, Saturday December 14th)
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| Also, thank you for your efforts at our fall trash cleanup. The Public Works Department gave these summary measures of the city-wide efforts: "Over 620 pounds of litter was collected by A Litter Bit Better volunteers during the fall event. An estimated 1.179 volunteers picked up 64 sites that covered many locations around Rochester." This was 12 loads of trash, removed from our environment!
| | === Outdoor Social: Saturday April 25 === |
| | In celebration of [https://nationalkitemonth.org/ National Kite Month], bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them. |
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday October 10th ===
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| Yes, timing worked out that you'll see us twice in the same week.
| | Location: [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Redwood+Ln+SW,+Rochester,+MN+55902/@43.989365,-92.4843012,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87f758cbe6ddd805:0xcbd56f452d52bbef That park by Steve Fox's house], officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW. |
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| | This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated. The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites. |
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| | Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out. Bring your own kites. If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage. Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream. |
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| === Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf === | | === Virtual Social: Thursday April 9th === |
| https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester
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| https://krocnews.com/rochester-mns-largest-mini-golf-course-is-about-to-open/
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| === Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter === | |
| -Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.
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| -Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
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| -Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.
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| -Liquid nitrogen ice cream. This needs a non-Tina organizer. Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes. We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.
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| === Pending potential presentations ===
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| Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize
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| | Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72423514673?pwd=nxbyWzSz7nbG2J2n2KMtfIUFaGVHaz.1 here]. |
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| === Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Monday October 7th ===
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| This is the first time Rochester is running a fall edition of Litter Bit Better, so we're going to go clean up a second time this year. Pine Ridge Estates Park, which you may recognize as where we have previously ice cream picnicked, and flown kites. [https://www.google.com/maps?q=N+43%C2%B0+59.280+W+092%C2%B0+29.070+(GCAYC0F)+ Map]
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| Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. No shoreline, yes woods (mowed park + woods = 5.1 acres), and you might want a headlamp.
| | === Outdoor Social: TBD, Friday March 13th - Sunday March 15th === |
| | Plan to do some [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2026/02/pi-day-2026-3-14-sweet-ways-to-celebrate-with-three-new-souvenirs-to-earn/ puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th]. Tim will be leading this one. |
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| As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAYC0F_15-andahalf-cito-and-rochesters-litter-bit-better geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday September 12th === | | === Virtual Social: Thursday March 12th === |
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| === Outside Social: Thursday September 5th ===
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| Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 a map].
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| === Outside Social: Friday August 30th ===
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| Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 a map].
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday August 8th ===
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| | Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Aaron is running this meeting for us, so let him know. Also, plan to do some [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2026/02/pi-day-2026-3-14-sweet-ways-to-celebrate-with-three-new-souvenirs-to-earn/ puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th] with the crew, bring your calendar and your solved or stuck puzzles to share. |
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday July 11th === | | === Virtual Social: Thursday February 12th, 2026 === |
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| === Outdoor Social: Thursday June 27th, 11:45 am ===
| | === Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 8th, 2026 === |
| Lunch at RochesterFest. We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.
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| Food trailers are supposed to be open by noon, 11:45 am will give us a little better chance at getting parking.
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday June 13th === | |
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
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| === Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
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| Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.
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| Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].
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| === Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
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| 6:15 - 7:30 pm
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| Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.
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| Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.
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| As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
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| === Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th ===
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| Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.
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| Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74567357951?pwd=nQjQHcz7eKjaZ5YaHS2UGrat5UVUCv.1 here].
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| === Virtual Technical Meeting: To be rescheduled === | |
| Acu Dorin will present on opensource AI software and an effort he and some other folks have made to create a private version of a chatGPT like AI interface
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| === Outside Social: Friday March 22nd, 6 pm ===
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| Geocaching! The March equinox is an excuse to [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2024/03/celebrating-the-march-equinox/ find 3 geocaches during the week of the equinox]. If you've never geocached before, this is a great time to join us. Wear your hiking shoes, long sturdy pants, and otherwise dress for the weather.
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| We will chase 3 multi-caches that start to the east and north of St Marys Hospital
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| https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6G6R5
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| https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XDH0
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| https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XEQV
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| If we have any DNF's, first choice replacement will be:
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| https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC56K4K
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| I skimmed through the logs, and none of our regulars seem to have found these, so hopefully everyone will qualify for the achievement.
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| There is a limited quantity of 2 hour parking in St. Marys Park proper. However, the neighborhood parking permit restriction opens back up starting at 5:30, so by starting at 6 pm you should be able to park on the street (and not be competing with employees for spots) for the duration of our explorations.
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| === Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday March 14th ===
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| Speaker cancelled due to illness, will reschedule.
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| Tim Massaro will come to our rescue, and will present on his Partyrock/Blackrock hackathon project, as well as brainstorming some future socials.
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| === Outside Social: Saturday February 24th ===
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| It's supposed to be dry all week, there's no snow to fight with, the disc golf holes are present, and Saturday's forecast is for sunshine and a high of 46. So let's play disc golf!
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| === Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday February 8th ===
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| Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.
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| === Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday January 11th, 2024 ===
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| Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.
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| And KLUG officer elections.
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Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester. Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map.
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline. Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight.
As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
Outdoor Social: Saturday April 25
In celebration of National Kite Month, bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them.
Saturday April 25th
2 pm
Location: That park by Steve Fox's house, officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.
This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated. The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.
Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out. Bring your own kites. If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage. Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream.
Virtual Social: Thursday April 9th
6 pm
Meeting link here.
Outdoor Social: TBD, Friday March 13th - Sunday March 15th
Plan to do some puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th. Tim will be leading this one.
Virtual Social: Thursday March 12th
6 pm
Meeting link removed.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Aaron is running this meeting for us, so let him know. Also, plan to do some puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th with the crew, bring your calendar and your solved or stuck puzzles to share.
Virtual Social: Thursday February 12th, 2026
6 pm
Meeting link removed.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 8th, 2026
6 pm
Meeting link removed.
KLUG officer elections.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
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