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Embracing the Past, Making Our Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Embracing the Past, Making Our Future Ashley, North Dakota, a community of about 820 people, has an older than average population — every other resident is at least 65 years old. But rather than retire and expire, the people of Ashley, with dogged enthusiasm, have made a commitment to nurture new leadership and to sustain […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Eldercare, Fishing, Hunting, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Promoting History & Culture, Rural Business Development, Tourism and Recreation

International Falls: A Peaceful Place

June 29, 2012 By admin

International Falls is Going Global On the historic main street of International Falls stands a beautiful building that may have a big future. Today it is a vacant school, known as the AB/Backus building, but the people of International Falls hope it will become a community center, buzzing with the sounds of people and computers […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Center, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Family Entertainment and Activities, Internet and High-tech, Lifelong Learning, Minnesota, Northern Minnesota, Program - community, Program - government, Program - university, Public Planning

A Community With a Can-do Spirit

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Community With a Can-do Spirit As you drive into eastern South Dakota, the prairie extends forever. There is vegetation the color of Black Hills gold. The sky is a brilliant blue. Pheasants, the peacock of the prairie, cross in front of you. Cattle graze. If you are traveling at night, the sky is hung […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Planning, South Dakota, Youth, Youth Leadership

Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People

June 29, 2012 By admin

Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People Hot Springs, Montana, is tucked away between the beautiful Salish and Cabinet Mountain ranges in western Montana on the Flathead Reservation of the Confederated Salish, Kootenai, and Pend D’Oreille peoples. Many of the residents in this tiny community of 500+ people are local Salish/Kootenai tribal members. Others […]

Filed Under: Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Creating a More Localized Food System, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Green Products, Healthful Products, Montana, Natural and Cultural History, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Organic, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Tourism and Recreation, Women-owned Enterprises

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