Family Calendar
To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.
Saturday, Jan. 12
Spaghetti dinner by the Rosemount Knights of Columbus, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m., in the social hall at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount. Free-will offering will be taken. Proceeds will go to The Roch Benefit Fund. The Roch Hannasch story can be viewed at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/Roch.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Informational meeting for Team In Training (TNT), benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 6:30 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville. Receive training to run or walk full and half marathons, or complete triathlons, century (100-mile) bike rides, or even trail runs, all while raising funds to cure cancer. Learn more about TNT at www.teamintraining.org/mn. RSVP: http://www.teamintraining.org/mn/firsttimehere/tellmemore or (763) 852-3042. Walk-ins welcome.
Saturday, Jan. 19
Journey to Financial Freedom seminar, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Woodcrest Church, 525 Cliff Road, Eagan. Registration required. Information: (651) 681-9800 or www.woodcrestchurch.org.
Family Winter Walk, 10 a.m. to noon at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Cost: $5 per person or $15 per family.
Sunday, Jan. 20
Free practice ACT test, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sylvan Learning, 170 Cobblestone Lane, Burnsville. Bring a calculator. Reservations: (952) 435-6603. To receive test results, parents must be present at a follow-up appointment.
Blood drives
The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information.
• Jan. 11, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan.
• Jan. 11, 2 to 7 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan.
• Jan. 12, 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.
• Jan. 16, 2 to 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville.
• Jan. 17, 2 to 7 p.m., Community of Hope, 14401 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount.
• Jan. 18, 1 to 6 p.m., Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan.
• Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount.
• Jan. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Byerly’s, 1299 Promenade Place, Eagan.
