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=== Social:  Wednesday April 22, 2015 ===
Our April social will be the Litter Bit Better park clean up.


That's 6 pm on Earth Day (April 22nd), at Cascade Lake Park.
=== Technical Presentation: Thursday August 13th ===
Updates on the Med City Makerspace, by Tim Massaro.  Tim's slides can be found [https://k-lug.org/images/6/62/PcigAug13MedCityMakerspace_3.pdf here].


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001%2724.7%22N+92%C2%B029%2736.1%22W/@44.0235333,-92.4933667,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 Parking is approximately here] (or slightly further west, closer to the corner/park).  Geocachers get [http://coord.info/GC5P682 CITO credit].
6 pm


Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty.  We also have some kids that need wrangling, if anyone wants to help chaperone them to free up their parents for dirtier duties (this position isn't vital, as a nursing mom I usually can't wander too far away from kiddos anyway, but more assistance is always good).  If anyone has some waterproof boots for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.
Meeting link removed.






=== Lunch:  Thursday April 16th, 2015  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 9th, 2015 ===
=== Outside Social:  Friday July 24th ===
<strike>Speaker needed, please let Tina or Jon G know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.


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].


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
(I was going to have us go to the Byron disc golf course for something different, but they've apparently got wild parsnip on half the course)


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.</strike>
=== Virtual Social: Thursday July 9th ===
6 pm


Meeting link removed.




We do not have an April speaker.  We will instead go to Stewartville at the usual date and time, ie on the usual second Thursday (April 9th) at 6 pm.


-if weather appropriate, we will disc golf at Stewartville's Bear Cave Park, 6 pm (usual K-LUG meeting time).  Play until we run out of dry holes (parts of the park tend to be mucky in spring), until we run out of daylight (note), or until the kiddos wear out.  Then those interested can go out to dinner at the Pizza Ranch.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B051%2731.8%22N+92%C2%B029%2759.5%22W/@43.858822,-92.499856,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 Bear Cave Park parking]


-if weather inappropriate, meet for dinner at the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pizza+Ranch/@43.867606,-92.48926,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87f7564533a8f601:0x84f740738bc6192c Stewartville Pizza Ranch] at 6 pm.
=== Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest lunch, Thursday June 25th, 11:30 am  ===
They serve buffet pizza, chicken and potatoes, and salad.  [http://www.pizzaranch.com/menus/STEWARTVILLE  Website] claims buffet dinners are ~$10, and if I remember correctly kids are something like $0.65-$1/year.
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.  Gather around our organizer Mark.


(note) Probably not going to be the end condition, as civil twilight will be at 8:16 pm that day, nautical twilight at 8:52 pm, and the kiddos will be starving before then.
[https://www.rochesterfest.com/faq Rochesterfest FAQs] has some transportation & parking suggestions & miscellaneous information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight#Definitions






=== Virtual Social: Thursday June 11th ===
6 pm


=== Extra Lunch:  Thursday April 9th, 2015  ===
Meeting link removed.
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.




=== Outside Social:  Geocaching, Thursday May 21st ===
6 pm


=== Social: Saturday March 21st, 2015===
Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where [https://kroc.com/northern-heights-trail-new-hiking-trail-rochester-mn/ new trails went in] last year.
Maple Syrup day at Oxbow Park.  Free. Program at 1 pm.


Park east of [https://k-lug.org/images/3/32/Northern_Heights_geocaching_parking_202605.jpg Churchill Elementary School] on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot.  We'll walk from there through the two stages of [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCANZKD_northern-heights-park-technetium GCANZKD] in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9W5MG_two-of-a-kind GC9W5MG].


=== Lunch:  Thursday March 19th, 2015  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th, 2015 ===
Meeting link removed.
Pi(e) day celebration!


Lightening talks given by YOU!  Jon's goal is ~5 minutes per topic.  Speakers are welcome to take more than one topic if they so desire.  Please coordinate with Jon G so we don't duplicate topics or come up too short for a meeting.


- Dennis DeLorme : Setting up com ports under wine


- Thomas Gall : The first of the 96boards, the HiKey
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th ===
6:00 - 7:30 pm


- Jon Gullixson : sed recopies for quick results
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].


- Robert P. Nix : Bash under appreciated command
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.


- Robert P. Nix : Pocket-sized (and smaller) Linux computers
As usual we are [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBM2PG teaming up with the geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.




=== 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.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
Saturday April 25th


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
2 pm


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
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.


Also, PCIG elections.  Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
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.




=== Extra Lunch: Thursday March 12th, 2015  ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday April 9th ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.
6 pm


Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72423514673?pwd=nxbyWzSz7nbG2J2n2KMtfIUFaGVHaz.1 here].


=== Planned Social:  February 2015 TBD ===
We had an impromptu social when three K-LUG families turned up at the WinterFest horse drawn sleigh rides at the History Center  :)


<strike>Our February social will be a movie outing, coordinated by Will, during the last two weeks of the month.  Movie, day, date, and time are all pending while Will tries to figure out who is interested and also while we wait for theater showing schedules to be released.  Watch the email list for options.</strike>  Did not happen due to anticipated movies of choice getting really bad reviews.


Speaking of the email list, it was brought up at the February meeting that not everyone is aware of the "Activities mailing list". This can be found in the leftnav bar. It's a separate opt-in email list from the regular technical list, and is utilized for letting more social K-LUGgers coordinate additional events (disc golf, movies, game nights, hiking, bar outings, etc) without pestering the larger list.  It's currently a low-traffic list, and all are welcome to join.
=== 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.




<strike>Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina or Jon G.


WinterFest has been a historic event to piggyback on.  Despite it starting January 29th, the official/detailed schedule of events isn’t yet released (that’s coming soon, supposedly, due to website issues).  Some potential options:
=== Virtual Social: Thursday March 12th ===
6 pm


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Meeting link removed.


Friday January 30th, 6-9 pm, $10/person candlelight ski, bonfire, cocoa, smores. Limited equipment rental, extra.
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.


Murder Mystery – theirs is $35/person, would we want to do our own?


Sunday February 8th, Cardboard sled race at Rochester Golf Club.  Last year it was $15/sled, but there was no mention of a spectator fee.


SocialICE – downtown ice bar.  Thursday February 19th through Sunday February 21st.
=== Virtual Social: Thursday February 12th, 2026 ===
6 pm


--
Meeting link removed.


Other ideas?
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Tina will be hosting her annual Chinese New Year celebration, anyone on the Activities email list is welcome to join in (invitation will be coming out in probably late January).  If you’re not on that email list yet, either join or come talk to Tina if you’re interested in attending.</strike>




=== Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 8th, 2026 ===
6 pm


Meeting link removed.


=== Lunch:  Thursday February 19th, 2015  ===
KLUG officer elections.
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 12th, 2015 ===
We're bringing back Dennis DeLorme, and hoping that he doesn't trigger another whiteout ;)
Dennis DeLorme on "UV Index Measurement in the Pacific".
--
We took a UV sensor with us on a recent cruise and did UV measurements under different conditions.
The talk will cover what the UV Index is and conditions that affect it. The next topic is how to measure it using a low cost sensor and available technology from my basement. (Your basement may vary, but there is nothing too esoteric.) I'll talk about the hardware and software needed. At the end I'll cover some things to consider for future expeditions.
--
Also, annual K-LUG elections, PCIG nominations, socials brainstorming, and a discussion of PCIG's future.
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
=== Extra Lunch:  Thursday February 12th, 2015  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.
=== Social:  Tuesday January 20th, 2015 ===
Laser Tag at Bowl-o-City on North Broadway.  Rally around Arhelger.
6:30 pm
$7/game
You can also go bowling, if you so desire.  Costs can be per-hour per lane ($18/hour), or per person per game.  The rate per game per person is $3.99.  It is an additional $2.99 per person for shoes.
=== Lunch:  Thursday January 15th, 2015  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
=== CANCELLED Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 8th, 2015 ===
CANCELLED due to white outs.
<strike>Dennis DeLorme on "UV Index Measurement in the Pacific".
--
We took a UV sensor with us on a recent cruise and did UV measurements under different conditions.
The talk will cover what the UV Index is and conditions that affect it. The next topic is how to measure it using a low cost sensor and available technology from my basement. (Your basement may vary, but there is nothing too esoteric.) I'll talk about the hardware and software needed. At the end I'll cover some things to consider for future expeditions.
--
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
Also on the agenda:  The annual K-LUG coup attempt (ie officer elections), and round 1 of PCIG officer nominations.  Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.</strike>
=== Extra Lunch:  Thursday January 8th, 2015  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.  A note since the previous lunch, it looks like the pita place may have closed.
I'm sure we'll have something eventually....  ;)






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Latest revision as of 00:33, 14 August 2026



Technical Presentation: Thursday August 13th

Updates on the Med City Makerspace, by Tim Massaro. Tim's slides can be found here.

6 pm

Meeting link removed.



Outside Social: Friday July 24th

Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.

(I was going to have us go to the Byron disc golf course for something different, but they've apparently got wild parsnip on half the course)


Virtual Social: Thursday July 9th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.



Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest lunch, Thursday June 25th, 11:30 am

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. Gather around our organizer Mark.

Rochesterfest FAQs has some transportation & parking suggestions & miscellaneous information.


Virtual Social: Thursday June 11th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


Outside Social: Geocaching, Thursday May 21st

6 pm

Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where new trails went in last year.

Park east of Churchill Elementary School on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot. We'll walk from there through the two stages of GCANZKD in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab GC9W5MG.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


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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