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Looking to the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Looking to the Future Bagley, a town of 1,300 in north central Minnesota with its own Lake Lamand, also serves as the gateway to Itasca State Park. Itasca is known as the source of the mighty Mississippi River, yet it’s equally famous for over 3,000 acres of old-growth pine. Community leaders in Bagley often describe […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Minnesota, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals

Community Responds to Calls for Communication and Collaboration

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Responds to Calls for Communication and Collaboration The picturesque small town of Orofino, Idaho, recognizes that a balance must be maintained between community development with its focus on quality of life issues for residents, and economic development with a focus on standard of living and opportunities for businesses. “We have more people stepping forward […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Idaho, Innovative Teaching, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Youth, Youth Businesses, Youth Leadership

Investing in Cross-Cultural Leadership

June 29, 2012 By admin

Investing in Cross-Cultural Leadership Welcome to Bridgeport, a sage-scented town of 2,200 in north central Washington’s apple and cherry country. Tucked in a crook of the Columbia River, Bridgeport is just a mile west of the Chief Joseph Dam. Bridgeport leaders are full of new ideas why their school enrollment has risen every month in […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Family Entertainment and Activities, Lifelong Learning, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Public Schools, Schooling, Washington, Youth, Youth Leadership

Taking Action Toward Change

June 29, 2012 By admin

Taking Action Toward Change Residents of Kamiah know firsthand the importance of having a plan, a strategic roadmap providing direction for the future of this rural north central Idaho community. Yet they also know that just like having a roadmap and a car with no gas, a community having a plan without leadership goes nowhere. […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Family Entertainment and Activities, Heritage Tourism, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Idaho, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Planning, Tourism and Recreation, Youth

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