Weekly Announcements

OCBA

• The inaugural Bar meeting of the year is set for Thursday, September 16, at the Rochester Golf & Country Club.
  • For golfers, tee times start at 2:00 p.m. and will be scheduled based on preference (if any).
    • Fee is $55 per golfer and includes use of a cart.
  • For non-golfers, social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; meeting will start at approximately 6:30 p.m.
  • We are monitoring CDC guidelines and will keep everyone posted if plans change.
  • Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com with any questions or to register your golf team.
• Invoices for annual membership dues were sent last week.  
  • Please mail your check to P.O. Box 541, Rochester, MN, 55903-0541.
  • Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Olmsted County Drug Court

• The annual Friends of Drug Court family picnic and kickball tournament are this Saturday, August 28, starting at 9:30 a.m.​
  • Free food and entertainment are available for all, regardless of whether you're playing.
  • Contact Joe Vogel at 507-328-7213 or vogel.joe@co.olmsted.mn.us to register or if you have any questions.

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The Infinity Project 

• Bar Colleague Ava Cavaco emailed the following information about a FREE CLE scheduled for 5:00 p.m. TONIGHT that offers one EOB credit:
  • The Infinity Project’s mission is to increase the gender diversity of the state and federal bench to ensure the quality of justice in the Eighth Circuit.  The program will include a one-hour panel discussion featuring Judge Susan Richard Nelson, Judge Jamie Cork, and Judge Terri Yellowhammer. Then the program will head into small-group breakout rooms for a 30-minute Q&A session.​
• You can learn more about the Infinity Project here: About | The Infinity Project.
• You can register for the event here: From Graduation to Gavel: Learn about the Path to the Bench! | The Infinity Project.

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