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A Community of Peers in a Big-Hearted Town

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Community of Peers in a Big-Hearted Town Ask anyone why they choose to live in Elgin and you will hear the same reply over and over: “It’s the people.” A longtime Elgin resident says, “We’re a big-hearted town.” Present-day Elgin sits in a location once known to the Nez Perce as Lochow Lochow, “lovely […]

Filed Under: Community Center, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Family Entertainment and Activities, Oregon, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development

A Forward-Thinking Community

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Forward-Thinking Community When you’ve found something valuable, the saying goes, exclaim “eureka!” When the German-Russian immigrants settled in this wide expanse of prairie in the 1880s, they changed the original St. Petersburg name to Eureka, befitting the agricultural powerhouse and prosperous community that it had become as the largest wheat growing region in the […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Community Development and Design, Family Entertainment and Activities, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, South Dakota

Pottery and Pumpkins: Partnering for Prosperity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Pottery and Pumpkins: Partnering for Prosperity “Can’t get more landlocked than Beach, North Dakota,” grins an area resident. That and the name bring a smile to one’s face. Such positive community spirit fuels partnerships and pertinence among Beach’s 1,100 residents. New lines of communication, particularly between youth and older residents, have blossomed through the formation […]

Filed Under: Business Retention and Development, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Family Entertainment and Activities, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Youth, Youth Leadership

Community Collaboration: The Mother of all Event-ion

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Collaboration: The Mother of all Event-ion “While appearing like a small town,” explains one Sidney, Montana resident, “it functions as a regional center, meeting the needs of many with a wide range of services and products.” As a major hub for the region, Sidney’s small-town atmosphere, affordable housing, practically non-existent crime, and family-friendly lifestyle […]

Filed Under: Community Center, Community Development and Design, Family Entertainment and Activities, Montana, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Planning, Rural Business Development, Sustainable Regional Economy

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