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*QUICKTIME *iPhone cell DigElog would like to welcome aboard a new sponsor in the Land of ROCORI . It's Cozy Corners Campground located on Long Lake on the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes that connect Richmond on the west with Cold Spring on the east. At Cozy you can still pitch a tent for the weekend or you can park your mobile trailer for the entire season. This year Cozy added a new screened in porch to their spacious bar and dining area. The kids and entire family will enjoy Cozy's indoor heated pool and the adjacent game room.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this story Duane Kuss, DigElog Network Creator, investigates a problem that could affect anybody that pays with a credit card at the gas pump. DigElog ROCORI was on location at the Holiday Station in Cold Spring to discuss an issue that was brought to our attention by the St. Cloud Police Department. Here's the document that was circulated on the internet by St. Cloud, MN Police. ********************************* Subject: Paying @ the pump This email is from the St. Cloud Police Department. Please read if you use your credit/debit card when purchasing gas at the pump!!!! With the price of gas and people getting desperate, this is likely to occur more often. A party used her credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump. She received her receipt. However, when she checked her statement,there were two $50 charges added in addition to her purchase. Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not press the 'clear' button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to use her card to purchase his/her own gas! To keep this from happening, after you get your receipt, you must press the 'CLEAR' button or your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card. Have a good day. Joe Cordie St. Cloud Police Dept. Crime Prevention Unit/Crime Free Programs Coordinator Phone # 320-650-3681 Fax #320-650-3781 ********************************* In this investigative report you will hear from Holiday Station owner, Marlyne Molitor as she discusses how older gas pumps could leave you and your bank account vulnerable. Watch this story and learn how you can protect yourself.

*QUICKTIME *Phone As part of DigElog ROCORI’s Hometown Pride Days coverage, we had a chance to get out and capture the sights and sounds from a Minnesota band, Wildwoods. In this story you’ll see a full length cover of the classic song, All Shook Up. Stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for more musical performances as we bring you exclusive coverage from the Blue Grass festival later this week.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In part three of our exclusive interview with Cold Spring Elementary Principal Jerry Sparby, Jerry discusses some of the issues that face today’s youth. He also describes some of the changes that he has seen in children over the years. While he doesn’t think the overall nature of children has changed, he does think some of their tendencies have evolved. It is because of these changes, parents must also take a close look at how they connect with their children. Although Mr. Sparby will be leaving the school district, his love and dedication to the families he served will not be forgotten. ****************************************************************** SEE PART ONE If you are trying to save money on combined auto and home insurance, be sure to check with Tom on what State Farm® has available. Remember, take care of your family's tomorrow by making plans today. Like a good neighbor, State Farm® is there. Conveniently located in downtown Cold Spring, give Tom a call at 320-685-3672. View other stories sponsored by Tom Graham Insurance Agency Inc.

*QUICKTIME *Phone As we show you another one of the many festival stories we’ve covered this summer, none may be as unique as this story. At the annual Sauk Rapids Food Fest, DigElog ROCORI had a chance to catch up with Minnesota strong man, Danny King. King competes in the 175 lb strong man division, but don’t be fooled by his “low” weight. Some of the lighter participants at this competition can lift over twice their own body weight! Watch this exclusive interview and see all the highlights from this event.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this edition of the ROCORI update, Larry Lahr tells us about the Walk and Wheel Loop that has recently been installed in Cold Spring. He talks about a number of issues that involve the Loop... all of them positive. The topics range from community health awareness to city funding of the project. Rena Weber tells us about Rockville’s festival coming up at the end of August, Rockfest. It will kick off on the 22nd with the Rockville Pageant, and it continues through the weekend. Some notable events are the pageant, the opening ceremony on Saturday, the cow milking contest, the motorcycle show, the first annual Rock-Run, and of course the parade. For a detailed list of events, stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI or stop in to Rockville City Hall. www.rockvillecity.org

*QUICKTIME *Phone In our third year of coverage at Hometown Pride Days, DigElog ROCORI has witnessed, as well as captured the tremendous growth of the Red River Run. In this story, you’ll get a chance to see the participants of the 1k, 5k, and 10k run. You’ll also hear from a couple of the participants. One of them has been doing this for years and the other participated in the Red River Run for the first time, but boasted that she’d surely come back and do it again. Thanks to all that help out with this fantastic event. Be sure to come out and support the first annual Rockfest Rock-Run on Saturday August 23. For more information on Rock-Run stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI. ********************* Check out previous year's coverage of this great event. Click of Story Graphic Below:

Leroy Glazier, 66 Sauk Rapids April 14, 1942 - July 24, 2008 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, St. Cloud for Leroy Glazier, age 66, of Sauk Rapids, who died Thursday at St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud. Rev. Tony Oelrich will officiate and burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sauk Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Monday at the church in St. Cloud. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids. Leroy was born April 14, 1942 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada to Gilbert and Clara (Aucion) Glazier. He married Cynthia Herbst on November 19, 1977 in Huron, SD. He has lived in Sauk Rapids all his married life and prior to that lived in Canada. Leroy was a Musician and also worked construction for Dave Schendel. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church where he ushered. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia of Sauk Rapids; children, Tanya Meyer of Lonsdale, MN, Erin (Weston) Knutson of Becker; grandchildren, Dacotah, Skylar, Kain and Bailey; sisters and brothers, Corrine Doirion, Gil Glazier, Kenneth Glazier, and Linda Scott all of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Ralph Glazier, Glendon Glazier, and Ann Paul all of Oshawa, Ontario. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Ronald Glazier. ******************************************** *QUICKTIME *Phone It was back in 2005 that DigElog did an exclusive interview with Leroy Glazier and the custom made guitar he uses hand made by his brother. It was the day Leroy was inducted into the Midwest Rock Country Hall of Fame, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. When you view this story you'll be immediately impressed by Leroy's pleasant and caring demeanor. This was a caring and loving man that truly enjoyed music and the people he played for. This story has been copied on numerous video distribution websites and based on our rough statistics it's been seen literally thousands of times online. We take great pride in publishing this story one more time in honor of this great man and the contribution he made to the world around him. We'll miss your music Leroy... and we'll miss you! Duane Kuss DigElog Network Publisher ************************************************* By BEN COHEN, Star Tribune Leroy Glazier entertained fans in the St. Cloud area for 40 years, playing traditional country-western and jazz. “His playing was so unique, clean and professional,” Nashville singer and recording artist Art Essery said. Glazier, 66, died of pancreatic cancer. The Sauk Rapids man was much loved by audiences and fellow players for his classic country-western tunes. Guitarist Leroy Glazier of Sauk Rapids, Minn., entertained fans of classic country-western music in the St. Cloud area for 40 years. Glazier, who had played gigs in the Midwest, the Southwest and Canada, died of pancreatic cancer on July 24 in St. Cloud. He was 66. The Bathurst, New Brunswick, native jammed with the likes of George Jones, Tommy Cash and Ray Pryce when their tours came to Minnesota.SEE TOTAL STAR TRIBUNE ARTICLE ************************************************* By Kevin Lange, published on Steel Guitar Forum This is a tough one for me. It may get a little long, for that I apoligize. My old friend Leroy Glazier and his family are having to deal with a struggle that nobody should ever have to go through. This past December, Leroy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After extensive surgery in January, the cancer was thought to be in a remissive state. Then in May of this year, Leroy found out that the cancer had returned to his pancreas and liver. As you can well imagine, Leroy and his family have experienced very high medical costs, and those costs will continue. So a benefit gathering has been planned for Sunday August 10th at Dusty's Bar LEROY GLAZIER BENEFIT . Sunday, August 10th, Dusty's Bar... east St. Cloud. The above is some information taken off the poster for the benefit, now let me add a personal comment. Leroy has lived, worked and performed in the central Minnesota area for almost 40 years. I have know him for close to 35 of those years, and a more generous man you will not find anywhere. He has always been willing to sit down with someone to pass on musical advice or information, or just visit for a while. Leroy Glazier is always one of the first to step up and donate his time and talents when they are needed, so now, how about we return to favor. I know many of you are familiar with Leroy's work from the Midwest Country Show on RFD-TV. Some of you like myself have been fortunate enough to enjoy his talents and personality in person on the same stage. Leroy does not have a computer, so if you would like, you can pass along any well wishes and comments on this post, I will print them off, and make sure Leroy gets to read them. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers for Leroy and his family. Kevin Lange http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/index.php

*QUICKTIME *Phone On July 25th, the second annual Hometown Pride Days Royalty Pageant took place at the St. Boniface Parish Center. In this story, you’ll hear from pageant coordinator Michelle Nyberg as she discusses some of the “behind the scenes’ efforts that it takes to put on the pageant. She also speaks about the wonderful sponsors, parents, and children that reside in Cold Spring, and how their community volunteerism goes far beyond this pageant. Their efforts truly give us a reason to celebrate hometown pride. ****************************** SPONSORED BY:

*QUICKTIME *Phone (6 min. story) In this story you'll meet all the contestants in this year's 2008 Richmond River Lake Days Junior Royalty Pageant held at the Civic Center in Richmond. Organizers Carole Euerle and Jennifer Keul give us an inside glimpse of what makes this annual event such a success for the girls and boys who participate. There were 15 participants in the pageant this year and the winners included Ethan Thompson chosen as King and Jaden Philippi was selected as Queen.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In our third installment of Richmond’s River Lake Days coverage, you’ll get a chance to see a group of individuals with a unique talent. Just twenty-five minutes down Highway 23, the Granite City Cloggers hail from St. Cloud, MN. They are a group comprised of individuals from as young as three years old up through their sixties. For more information about the Granite City Cloggers, visit their web site @ www.granitecitycloggers.com. ****************************************** THIS STORY SPONSORED BY... Located in Richmond, Plantenberg Food Pride is a 4th generation family owned grocery store. Plantenberg's prides itself on fresh, quality foods and friendly customer service. Click Here to Learn More About Plantenberg's & Sponsored Stories

*QUICKTIME *Phone As our exclusive video story coverage of Richmond River Lake Days continues, DigElog ROCORI brings you the professional skateboarding performance that was held at the Church Grounds. This group of skateboarders hails from the western suburbs of Minneapolis, MN. As the Friday night festivities went on, folks that came out to watch the Jolly Jammers funneled over and caught the skateboarding demonstration. These performers may be young, but they’re extremely talented. Enjoy the show and as always, stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for more coverage from Richmond River Lake Days. ****************************************** THIS STORY SPONSORED BY... Located in Richmond, Plantenberg Food Pride is a 4th generation family owned grocery store. Plantenberg's prides itself on fresh, quality foods and friendly customer service. Click Here to Learn More About Plantenberg's & Sponsored Stories

*QUICKTIME *Phone Here's another act from the Friends of the Library Variety Show that took place earlier this year. In this act we'll hear the lovely Karla Reichel sing a medley of songs. She is accompanied by Jeannie Schoephoerster on violin and Craig Kimmerle on piano. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. ********************************************************************************************** SEE PREVIOUS TALENT SHOW ACTS:

*QUICKTIME *Phone Richmond River Lake Days began on July 18, and DigElog ROCORI was there to catch all of the action. In this story you’ll see a performance by a Minnesota Band, the Jolly Jammers. You’ll also see many of the sights and sounds from Friday Night. Stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for more coverage from Friday nights events as well as many of the other weekend festivities.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this story we hear from Jim Eiynck, a Cold Spring chamber of commerce member as well as the Chair of the 2008 Chamber Golf Tournament. Jim tells us about this fabulous event that serves as the only major fundraiser the chamber holds all year. Many teams signed up for the event and although the weather was a bit hot, a nice breeze welcomed the players onto the course. All of the proceeds of this event go to the chamber and are then allocated in ways that seek to better the Cold Spring area. Many thanks go out to all that helped with this event, especially Rich Spring Golf Course. The Cold Spring Chamber numbers just under 100 members and continues to grow each and every year.

*QUICKTIME *Phone The Great Northern Theatre Company, a non-profit community theatre company in Cold Spring, will present their 17th summer production with Meredith Willson’s The Music Man at Glanville Smith Auditorium at Rocori High School. Performances will be in air-conditioned comfort Thursday–Saturday, July 31st – August 2nd, and the following Wednesday–Friday, August 6th – August 8th. Tickets are on sale at the box-office every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30pm thru July 29th and each performance night from 6 to 8pm. Order tickets by calling (320) 241-GNTC (4682). Check out all of the details about the show – including pictures and biographies of the cast and crew - by visiting our web site at www.gntc1.com. Directed by Vicki Meyer and featuring Scott Harris, Elizabeth Schultz, Karla Reichel, Calvin Kalthoff, Ron Woods, Sherri Ask, and many children and entire families, this well-known family show includes many familiar songs including Goodnight, Ladies, Shipoopi, Til There Was You, Ya Got Trouble, Gary Indiana, The Wells Fargo Wagon, and Seventy-Six Trombones. Make plans now to see some of the great talent our community has with GNTC’s THE MUSIC MAN.

*QUICKTIME *Phone This edition of the ROCORI City Update, Larry Lahr reminds Cold Spring citizens about the “do’s and don’ts” of Hometown Pride Days garage sale signage. For those of you who missed last weeks city update, Larry discussed some of the events that are coming up next weekend (July 25 & 26th) for Hometown Pride Days. You can also see a full-length feature story on Hometown Pride Days that was sponsored by the planning committee. Rena Weber gives us a very brief update this week about the status of Rockville’s “electronic initiative.” So far so good as there have been no complaints about the council packets being shifted to online instead of paper. The other updates Rena shared are in regards to an informational meeting that will be held later this month about Rockville potentially installing wind turbines. Lastly, the city will be doing nitrate testing for residents who have their own private water wells at the end of August. For more information on the testing feel free to call city hall. Lastly, in the Richmond update we simply want to remind everybody that DigElog ROCORI was out at the annual River Lake Days. Later next week you can see all of the events that we captured. Some of the events include musical performances, a skateboarding demonstration, the Granite City Cloggers, and of course everyones' favorite, the parade!

*QUICKTIME *Phone All right folks it’s that time of year again. The ROCORI festival season started last weekend with Richmond River Lake Days, and this week Cold Spring hosts its annual get together, Hometown Pride Days. In this story you’ll hear from members of the Hometown Pride Days Planning Committee as they tell us about many of the exiting events that will be going on in downtown Cold Spring the weekend of July 25th and 26th. You’ll also hear from Gene Hesse, an active volunteer at the Cold Spring Legion. As always Hometown Pride Days offers a plethora of events, and theres something for everybody to enjoy so grab the friends and family, and come on out to enjoy the festivities. SEE FRIDAY VIDEO and COMPLETE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

*QUICKTIME *Phone Here's another act from the Friends of the Library Variety Show that took place earlier this year. In this act we'll see multi-talented Vicki Meyer sing a medley of songs from 'Phantom of the Opera'. Vicki is accompanied by Jeannie Schoephoerster on violin and Craig Kimmerle on piano. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this lovely Andrew Lloyd Weber music. ********************************************************************************************** SEE PREVIOUS TALENT SHOW ACTS:

2007 Hometown Pride Pageant *QUICKTIME *Phone As part of Cold Spring’s annual celebration for Hometown Pride Days, the community holds a Hometown Pride Days Royalty Pageant. The story above captures the 2007 event and below you'll find more information about the 2008 candidates. Cold Spring’s 2008 HomeTown Pride Royalty Candidates: Petite Princess Candidates: MacKenzie Hromatka is 7 years old and is the daughter of Joe and Lisa Hromatka. She enjoys reading, Girl Scouts, figure skating, four-wheeling, playing with “webkinz”, arts Her favorite thing to eat is carrots and dip. She would like to become a Veterinarian when she grows up because she loves animals. Her sponsor is Joe Hromatka, Dad and Company Construction, LLC. Kendra Kalthoff is 7 _ years old and is the daughter of Lori Ann Kalthoff and Tony Waldron. She enjoys swimming, reading, bowling, fishing, biking to parks, playing with “Petshops”, going to the movies, and having a friend over. Her favorite food is apples. She wants to become a teacher when she grows up. She is sponsored by Ralph Hansen of Hansen’s Tree Service. Magdalen ( Maggie) Linz is 6 years old and is the daughter of Paul and Kara Linz. Maggie enjoys Tae Kwon Do, Tee ball, reading, coloring, playing WII, and playing with friends, especially outdoors. Her favorite thing to eat is strawberries and she wants to be an artist, a Mom, and a CSI agent when she grows up. Her sponsor is Micah She enjoys Math, swimming, watching TV, playing outside, making things that were never made before, drawing, and playing with her sister. Her favorite things to eat are: ice cream, pizza, and Chinese food. She would like to become an artist when she grows up. She is sponsored by Dr. Mary Jo Femrite, Lakes Eye Clinic. Junior Princess Candidates: Estella Mueller is 9 years old and is the daughter of Glenn and Jackie. She enjoys being creative through art, Tae Kwon Do, Cheerleading, reading, playing with friends, and watching movies. Her favorite thing to eat is steak. She would like to become a firefighter when she grows up so she can save lives. Her sponsor is Drs. Milbert and Bicknell. Ariana Giller-Schurman is 9 years old and is the daughter of Tracy and Brian Schurman. She enjoys History, Girl Scouts, swimming, theatre, biking, playing outside with her brothers, and making stuff with paper. Her favorite thing to eat is chips with cheese. She is sponsored by Cold Spring Bakery. Autumn Schmitz is 9 years old and is the daughter of Wendy She enjoys art, Just for Kix dance, baseball, Missionettes, reading, cooking, watching TV, crafts, puzzles, and fishing. Her favorite thing to eat is chicken nuggets. She wants to become a Veterinarian, a Chef, or an artist when she grows up. She is sponsored by Brad Matuska, Mississippi Topsoils. Laura Werner is 12 years old and is the daughter of Leslie Clement. She enjoys math, doing crafts, playing the violin, drawing, collecting coins and other items, watching TV, and bird watching. Her favorite foods are pasta, beef, and pickles with sugar on top. When she grows up she would like to get a B.S. degree and work with wolves or at a zoo, and write in her spare time. She is sponsored by Cold Spring SuperValu. Queen Candidates: Victoria Konop is 16 years old and is the daughter of Steve and Julia Konop. She enjoys history and learning about her family’s past, art, being on the computer, volleyball, going to the movies, scrapbooking, spend time with family and friends, and she loves to help and play with kids. She loves food, but if she has to pick a favorite it’s pizza and French fries. When she grows up she wants be an Art teacher, get married, and give her children a great life, just like her parents have given her. Her sponsor is Red River Inn/My Dinner Connection. Amanda Weber is 15 years old and is the daughter of Greg and Linda Weber. She enjoys Art - drawing, Track Her favorite things to eat are spaghetti and ice cream. When she grows up she wants to have successful career in the fashion industry, get married, and raise a family. She is sponsored by Styles Plus Salon & Spa.

*QUICKTIME *Phone All right folks it’s that time of year again. The ROCORI festival season kicks off this upcoming weekend with Richmond River Lake Days, and next week Cold Spring hosts its annual get together, Hometown Pride Days. In this story you’ll hear from members of the Hometown Pride Days Planning Committee as they tell us about many of the exiting events that will be going on in downtown Cold Spring the weekend of July 25th and 26th. You’ll also hear from Gene Hesse, an active volunteer at the Cold Spring Legion. His message is one that all members of the Cold Spring area can take pride in as we celebrate Hometown Pride! As always Hometown Pride Days offers a plethora of events, and theres something for everybody to enjoy so grab the friends and family, and come on out to enjoy the festivities. *************************************** Friday, July 25th 2008 Community Breakfast 7:30am-10:00am (Held at St Boniface Parish Center)Free Will Offering to the Beautification Projects Sponsored by Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce ---------------- Community Wide Garage Sales (watch the Record) ---------------- Beer Gardens and Food Stands 12 Noon Downtown Legion Area ---------------- Cold Spring Business Center Carnival 9:00a.m-12:00 Noon (Held at Cold Spring Business Center) ---------------- Loveable Pet Contest 12 Noon (held at Vet Clinic) Sponsored by Cold Spring Vet Clinic ---------------- Cold Spring Brewing Tours 12 Noon - 4:00 pm Sponsored by Cold Spring Brewing ---------------- Cooper Dance Party 12 noon- 5 pm Sponsored by Gold’n Plump ---------------- Free Face Painting Downtown 9 am-5 pm Sponsored by Rocori Art Club ---------------- Medallion Hunt 1:00pm (Clues posted at American Family) Sponsored by American Family Insurance ---------------- Big Wheel Race 1:00pm (Held in front of State Bank Parking lot) Sponsored by State Bank of Cold Spring ---------------- Friends of the Library Book Sale 11am-5pm (Held at City Hall-City Council Room) ---------------- Kids Bakery Challenge 2:00pm (Held Downtown) Sponsored by Cold Spring Bakery ---------------- Kickball Tournament (Held at Cold Spring Ball Park)Sponsored by Rocori Area Dollar for Scholars ---------------- Hometown Pride Royalty Pageant 6pm (Held at St Boniface Parish Center) ---------------- WaterBall Fight 7:00 (To be held by Winners Sports Bar) Sponsored by Cold Spring Fire and Rescue ---------------- Live Music Wild Woods 8:30pm-12:30am (Located in American Legion Parking Lot) Sponsored by Hometown Pride Committee Tickets $5.00************************************ Saturday, July 26th 2008 Car Show, Classic Snowmobiles, and Tractors 7:30am- 3:30pm This event will be held on the grounds behind Rocori Middle School -------------------------- Community Wide Garage Sales (watch the Record) -------------------------- Friends of the Library Book Sale 10am-1pm (To be held at City Hall City Council Room) -------------------------- Red River Run (8:00am10k) (8:10am5K) (9:30am 1K Kids FunRun) Rocori High School Sponsored by Jimmy’s Pizza, , Cold Spring Bakery, Cold Spring Granite, Cold Spring Brewing, JR Jaycees, , Kurt and Pam Karls Edina Realty, Central MN Credit Union, Cold Spring Chiropractic, Dents Unlimited, , Mies Outland, Creative Engraving, Guggenberger Appraisal Services, 98 Country, Granite Tops, Erkens Water, Tri County Abstract and Title Guarantees, TC Basketball Academy, Trendsetters Boutiques, Loomer Enterprises, Rengel Printing, Westwind Woodworkers, River Of Life -------------------------- Inflatables—9 am – 1 PM (?)-------------------------- Free Face Painting (near the craft show) 9 am-3 pm Sponsored by Rocori Art Club -------------------------- Turtle Race 10:00am (held by Legion)Sponsored by Cold Spring Floral and Jimmys Pizza -------------------------- Coin Hunt 11:00am-12:00noon (held by Legion)Sponsored by Kraemer Trucking ages 3-12 -------------------------- Sidewalk Sales-------------------------- Craft Sale 9am-3pm ( Held on Main Street, West of State Bank) Sponsored by Hometown Pride Committee-------------------------- Beer Can and Memorabilia Show 9am-3pm (Held by Cold Spring Brewing) -------------------------- Bingo 10:00am-12 Noon (held in Legion Parking lot)Sponsored by Assumption Campus and Cold Spring Area Historical Society -------------------------- Cold Spring Brewing Tours 10am-5pm Sponsored by Cold Spring Brewing -------------------------- Kickball Tournament 9:00am (held at Cold Spring Ball Park) Sponsored by Rocori Area Dollars for Scholars -------------------------- Music Hermie,and The Frances Olmschield Band 12 Noon -3:00pm Legion Parking LotSponsored by Hometown Pride Committee -------------------------- We Care Pride Ride 2:30pm Gathers by the Winners parking lot until ride starts Local Food Shelf Benefit Ride -------------------------- Fire Fest Concert (To be held at Cold Spring Brewing Distribution Center )Sponsored by Cold Spring Fire and Rescue Gates open at 5:00pm Shane Wyatt 6-8:00pm Joe Nichols 9-11:00pm Tickets $25.00

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this edition of the ROCORI City Update, Larry Lahr reminds Cold Spring citizens about the “do’s and don’ts” of Hometown Pride Days garage sale signage. For those of you who missed last weeks city update, Larry discussed some of the events that are coming up next weekend (July 25 & 26th) for Hometown Pride Days. You can also see a full-length feature story on Hometown Pride Days that was sponsored by the planning committee. Rena Weber gives us a very brief update this week about the status of Rockville’s “electronic initiative.” So far so good as there have been no complaints about the council packets being shifted to online instead of paper. The other updates Rena shared are in regards to an informational meeting that will be held later this month about Rockville potentially installing wind turbines. Lastly, the city will be doing nitrate testing for residents who have their own private water wells at the end of August. For more information on the testing feel free to call city hall. Dan Coughlin could not join us this week but he wanted all the citizens of the ROCORI area to know that Richmond is hosting their annual River Lake Days this weekend. You can see a promotional video for River Lake Days that features footage from last years events. We hope you all can make it out and enjoy the festivities.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In part two of our exclusive interview with Cold Spring Elementary Principal Jerry Sparby, Jerry discusses the path that led him to coming to Cold Spring, MN. He shares the transformation that took place in the early days of his joining the ROCORI school district. He looks back at the past very fondly. Although Mr. Sparby will be leaving the school district, his love and dedication to the families he served will not be forgotten. Stay tuned for part three of his amazing story. SEE PART #1 OF JERRY'S STORY * If you are a parent, grandparent or concerned adult who has to work with or raise kids, this is a 6 minute interview you won't want to miss. Jerry Sparby hits the mark here by providing concise recommendations that he spent 37 years wrapping his arms around every day. ********************************* This story has been sponsored by Tom Graham, your Cold Spring State Farm agent. If you are trying to save money on combined auto and home insurance, be sure to check with Tom on what State Farm® has available. Remember, take care of your family's tomorrow by making plans today. Like a good neighbor, State Farm® is there. Conveniently located in downtown Cold Spring, give Tom a call at 320-685-3672. View other stories sponsored by Tom Graham Insurance Agency Inc.

*QUICKTIME *Phone This weekend is filled with activities for all ages. City wide garage sale, Sidewalk sales, Golf Tourn., Food Stands, Bingo, Pedal tractor pull, Bungee run, Train rides, Horse and trailer rides, Kids money hunt, Arts and craft stands, Live Music, Grand Parade and Fireworks. (Click on brochure panels below to see enlarged version) Download 2008 Page 1 Download 2008 Page 2 & 3.pdf ******************************************* 2007 Video Story Highlights:

*QUICKTIME *Phone It's now been over 3 years since Duane Kuss, creator/inventor/publisher of the DigElog Network began an experiment with publishing videos to an online blog. It was during the summer of 2005, Duane first created his own personal video blog called, My Stories Of Life Since that time the DigElog Network has published over 1,600 video stories online. This story has us joining the Kuss family as they embark on a visit to Walnut Grove, MN. The story is unique from a technical perspective in that Duane incorporates the use of video off of a digital still camera as a part of your Walnut Grove online experience. Even the footage you'll see here of the community play held each evening during the summer was captured using the same digital still camera. Here's how the story was titled back on July 13th, 2005 Laura Ingalls Wilder lived 1.5 miles north of Walnut Grove along the banks of Plum Creek from 1874 to 1876. Charles and Caroline Ingalls settled on the property in May 1874 declaring their intent to homestead it. Laura later in life would write a series of books that included, On the Banks of Plum Creek . Take a mini video journey back into the life and story of Laura Ingalls Wilder. My lovely wife Bette read the book to the rest of the family before we headed down to Walnut Grove and the Wilder Pageant . This became a wonderous step back in time for the entire family.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this story you’ll hear from Chris Hoffman, a member of the Cold Spring Fire and Rescue Department. The Department made their annual trip to the Sauk Rapids Food Festival just across the river in hopes to repeat as waterball champions. Waterball is a friendly competition where opposing fire departments line up across one another and try to push a basketball that is hung from a cable across to their opponents side. It is similar to tug-o-war but with hoses. In this story you’ll also hear some news about the upcoming waterball competition during Hometown Pride Days as well as the Firefighters fundraiser concert at the Gluek Distribution Center. For more information on these events, look for the yellow flyers around Cold Spring and as always, stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI.

*QUICKTIME *Phone The Community Band treated the Cold Spring citizens to a wonderful performance as they helped 1st National Bank celebrate their “Customer Appreciation Day.” Watch the highlights from their performance as well as an interview from the Community Band’s conductor. **************************************************************************** This story has been sponsored by Tom Graham, your Cold Spring State Farm agent. If you are trying to save money on combined auto and home insurance, be sure to check with Tom on what State Farm® has available. Remember, take care of your family's tomorrow by making plans today. Like a good neighbor, State Farm® is there. Conveniently located in downtown Cold Spring, give Tom a call at 320-685-3672. See Other Tom Graham State Farm Insurance Sponsored Stories

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this story you’ll hear from Jerry Sparby (Mr.Hugs), the principal of Cold Spring Elementary for the past 37 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, DigElog ROCORI sat down with Mr. Sparby and asked him about his legacy in Cold Spring, his teaching philosophy, and some of the highlights of his career. In part one of his story, Jerry discusses his philosophy on children’s needs. He illustrates the importance of giving children choices as well as their need to feel connected to others. Stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for part two of this powerful interview. * If you are a parent, grandparent or concerned adult who has to work with or raise kids, this is a 6 minute interview you won't want to miss. Jerry Sparby hits the mark here by providing concise recommendations that he spent 37 years wrapping his arms around every day.

*QUICKTIME *Phone Late last week the Cold Spring Walk N' Wheel Loop Trail opened to the public and immediately had kids and adults of all ages using it. In this story you'll get to see some of the stages of construction over the past two weeks as well as the finished phase one part of the trail. Essentially the extreme east half of the trail is done with the west end being delayed to work in concert with the new addition construction that will soon be starting at Assumption Home. ******************************* FOLLOW THE EXCLUSIVE DIGELOGROCORI COVERAGE OF THE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT: ********************************************************************************* This story has been sponsored by Tom Graham, your Cold Spring State Farm agent. If you are trying to save money on combined auto and home insurance, be sure to check with Tom on what State Farm® has available. Remember, take care of your family's tomorrow by making plans today. Like a good neighbor, State Farm® is there. Conveniently located in downtown Cold Spring, give Tom a call at 320-685-3672. View other stories sponsored by Tom Graham Insurance Agency Inc.

*QUICKTIME *Phone In this edition of the ROCORI Update, the three city administrators discuss some unique items that are going on in their respective towns. ROCKVILLE Rena Weber tells us about a new tactic that the Rockville City Council is employing to help cut down city spending. The City Council Packets are now online and you can view those packets @ www.rockvillecity.org. This was done in an effort to cut down on delivery spending (specifically gasoline) as well as move the city in a more “virtual” direction where as in the future, all city documents will be online. COLD SPRING Larry Lahr gives us an update on the Hometown Pride Days festival which is coming up at the end of this month. For more detailed information, look for the yellow flyers that feature times and locations for all of the events. Also, stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI as we will bring you more information as the 25th of July gets closer. RICHMOND Lastly, Dan Coughlin gives us an update about the waste water treatment plant in Richmond. There has been substantial work to help reduce the amount of cost and pollution at the treatment center, and we are pleased to say that the project has been a success. Thanks to all who were and who are continued to be involved with that effort. As always, stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for all of your city update needs. ***********************THIS STORY IS SPONSORED BY...*************************** Click Here To Find Out More About The First National Bank Of Cold Spring