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<DIV>Might I suggest Rockets. <A href="http://www.tripolimn.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.tripolimn.org</FONT></A>. BTW, we'll have a booth at MAKE day.</DIV>
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<DIV>The low powered models are fairly cheap (and some are even free). The high power stuff can get a bit expensive, depending on what you want to make.</DIV>
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<DIV>If any of you have ever seen the TV show Make TV you may have seen my ugly mug in the opening of the show holding a rocket and saying "I make rockets". Well this Saturday, Make magazine/TV is hosting make day at the Science Museum in St. Paul and Tripoli MN will be there promoting our group. Check out <A href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/tripoli_minnesota_at_make_day.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/tripoli_minnesota_at_make_day.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890</FONT></A> for the details. We are hoping to pick up a few members for both TRA and Tripoli MN alike. The event starts at 10am so if you’re in town stop by and check it out. <BR><BR>Dave Leininger<BR>Prefect Tripoli MN, TAP<BR><BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: courier">--- </SPAN><BR style="FONT-FAMILY: courier"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: courier">Wayne
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Brian Lawrence <blawrence@qwest.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Curtis Griesel <cwgriesel@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:33:20 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [tclug-list] OT - Make:Day at Science Museum<BR></FONT><BR>Curtis,<BR><BR>If you start something let me know, I have three boys who would be<BR>interested. I've tried groups like Lego League and 4-H but they are fairly<BR>expensive and don't have that "build it yourself" mission. I might have a<BR>location in Coon Rapids that the group could use on a regular basis.<BR><BR>Brian<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org"
ymailto="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A><BR>[mailto:<A href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" ymailto="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A>] On Behalf Of Curtis Griesel<BR>Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:11 PM<BR>To: Scott Dier<BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT - Make:Day at Science Museum<BR><BR>I guess you're right. Special events of this scale have to charge a least<BR>$10 per head, plus sponsorship, just to cover space and liability costs.<BR><BR>I guess what I'm aiming for is more neighborhood-based meetings, maybe held<BR>in homes, churches, or libraries. I'll be trying to organize some myself<BR>with some neighborhood kids. But once you start down that road, you start<BR>to think: Why do I have to re-invent this? Isn't
there some kind of<BR>organization I can hook up with that has already done the leg work, that I<BR>can just join in and participate?<BR><BR>Maybe in true Maker spirit, I just have to make the group myself. I just<BR>wonder if it could be done better if some broader organization existed for<BR>this type of activity.<BR><BR>Curtis<BR><BR>On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Scott Dier <<A href="mailto:scott@dier.name" ymailto="mailto:scott@dier.name">scott@dier.name</A>> wrote:<BR>> If it weren't tied to that space they could hold it somewhere else <BR>> like a convention center or hall on one of the college campuses, but <BR>> even non-profit stuff I've gone to still charges about $10 a person in <BR>> these kinds of spaces, and still has to get sponsorship to make it <BR>> even. The SMM space is superior to a lecture hall or common space on<BR>campus, IMO, too.<BR>> Space (and insurance) isn't cheap,
sadly.<BR>><BR>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Curtis Griesel <<A href="mailto:cwgriesel@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:cwgriesel@gmail.com">cwgriesel@gmail.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR>>><BR>>> First, I'd love to make it to SMM on Saturday to see these "Make"<BR>>> experts display their stuff. But I can't really justify the $60 for <BR>>> 4 hours of entertainment that this would give my wife and 3 kids -- <BR>>> $47 for tickets, $10 for parking, and some change for snacks. "Make" <BR>>> is supposed to be about doing free stuff yourself. Something about <BR>>> paying $60 to watch someone else do it seems to be a little misguided.<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Scott Dier <<A href="mailto:scott@dier.name" ymailto="mailto:scott@dier.name">scott@dier.name</A>><BR>><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota <A
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