ROCHESTER, MN - Due to heavy runoff the level of Lake Zumbro is currently above normal summer pool elevation. This condition will persist until river flows in the South and Middle Forks of the Zumbro River fall to less than the hydraulic capacity of
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"Where Olmsted County News Comes First"
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Web resource prompts emergency prep through simple tasks
Mon, Apr 29th, 2013
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
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Through the connective portals in our increasingly interconnected world, the people of southeast Minnesota can tune in to broadcasts of natural disasters, violence, and destruction or failure of infrastructure. The images are there every day. It can begin to seem as though emergency situations only occur hundreds or thousands of miles away.
“One of the biggest obstacles we face is that people think it will never happen to them,” said Ken Jones, Rochester Deputy Emergency Management Director.
After coming to Rochester two years ago, Jones took a look around at what the city was doing to prepare citizens to cope with the worst of situations.
Not finding a consistent, coordinated program, Jones suggested that Rochester embrace “Do 1 Thing” (www.do1thing.com).
With a core program consisting of receiving a monthly email for one year - each containing a menu of simple activities that can be done to increase emergency preparedness in a specific area and asking the participant to choose one to accomplish – the program is hardly rigorous. It is precisely this simplicity that makes the program successful, said Jones, who helped to develop “do 1 thing” in partnership with the aid of dozens of organizations while working in emergency management in Lansing, Michigan.
“It’s about small steps and breaking it up,” said Jones, noting that more intense training often lends diminishing returns as minds close up shop when confronted with too much information.
The program was recently recognized by the Center for Disease Control Foundation, as a program among the seven most effective programs in the country in promoting a “whole community approach to emergency management.”
“We’ve found that when an emergency hits, people are prepared,” said Jones. “They might not even know that they are prepared. It’s not like you get a badge at the end, but you have taken simple, manageable steps to become prepared for the situation.”
Some of these steps might include something as simple as purchasing a gallon of water to be stored in the basement, or talking with your neighbors before you go on vacation to make sure they have your contact information should an emergency arise in your home while you are gone.
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“One of the biggest obstacles we face is that people think it will never happen to them,” said Ken Jones, Rochester Deputy Emergency Management Director.
After coming to Rochester two years ago, Jones took a look around at what the city was doing to prepare citizens to cope with the worst of situations.
Not finding a consistent, coordinated program, Jones suggested that Rochester embrace “Do 1 Thing” (www.do1thing.com).
With a core program consisting of receiving a monthly email for one year - each containing a menu of simple activities that can be done to increase emergency preparedness in a specific area and asking the participant to choose one to accomplish – the program is hardly rigorous. It is precisely this simplicity that makes the program successful, said Jones, who helped to develop “do 1 thing” in partnership with the aid of dozens of organizations while working in emergency management in Lansing, Michigan.
“It’s about small steps and breaking it up,” said Jones, noting that more intense training often lends diminishing returns as minds close up shop when confronted with too much information.
The program was recently recognized by the Center for Disease Control Foundation, as a program among the seven most effective programs in the country in promoting a “whole community approach to emergency management.”
“We’ve found that when an emergency hits, people are prepared,” said Jones. “They might not even know that they are prepared. It’s not like you get a badge at the end, but you have taken simple, manageable steps to become prepared for the situation.”
Some of these steps might include something as simple as purchasing a gallon of water to be stored in the basement, or talking with your neighbors before you go on vacation to make sure they have your contact information should an emergency arise in your home while you are gone.
“The reality is that too many people are not prepared for emergency situations, some might not be aware, some migh .....
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Lake Zumbro Spring and Summer pool
Mon, Apr 15th, 2013
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Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
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Help Make Rochester A Little Bit Better! registration now open
Mon, Apr 1st, 2013
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Did you know that over 70 tons of litter has been picked up by volunteers in the past 6 years of A Litter Bit Better! events? Not only have these efforts removed trash from the environment, but it has also prevented litter as clean environments disc
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Holy Carp! and ZRP Water Ways Speaker series discuss Aquatic Invasive Species
Mon, Feb 18th, 2013
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Two Rochester events, Holy Carp! and ZRP Water Ways Speaker series bring national invasive species expert Dr. Peter Sorensen to discuss Aquatic Invasive Species in March.
Aquatic invasive species, carp, zebra mussels, milfoil and a host of others
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Winter activity continues in Rochester
Mon, Dec 24th, 2012
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Outdoor ice skating rinks are scheduled to open Dec. 26, sledding continues at Judd and Schmidt parks and ski enthusiasts like the Rochester Active Sports Club (RASC) cross-country ski team are excited to hit the trails.
The Rochester Active Sport
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Lake Zumbro Hydro Drawdown draws near
Mon, Oct 22nd, 2012
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
ROCHESTER, MN—The level of Lake Zumbro is scheduled to be lowered from normal summer pool (Elevation 919.7 dam datum) to the winter pool beginning on or about October 29.
The drawdown to winter pool normally takes approximately a week to complet
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Help make Rochester a litter bit better! Registration now open
Mon, Mar 19th, 2012
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Old tires, a Richard Nixon mask, a refrigerator, and a broken flute case. What do these things have in common? They are just a few of the odd things found in Rochester during the last five years of litter clean-ups during the annual Help Make Roches
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“Horses offer personal empowerment” - it’s called Hope Ranch
Mon, Mar 12th, 2012
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Posted in Rochester The Great Outdoors
Hope Ranch, founded by Kit Muellner in 1999, is a private mental health facility and ranch, dedicated to providing equine assisted psychotherapy and equine assisted growth and learning opportunities. “It was always my career goal to combine my men
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