Kendrick and Juliaetta, ID

Juliaetta & Kendrick Fire Department News

Fire Chief Val Norris: Fire Chief Mike McGee

  The Fire Departments in the Kendrick-Juliaetta area are currently taking classes in the Essentials of Firefighting. This class is a sixty-hour class in the essentials of fighting fires, in addition to also updating existing certificates and other trainings during the year. Our mission is to provide Emergency Services Response, Public Education, and Fire Prevention for the preservation and protection of life, the environment and safety of the citizens and firefighters in an ethical, safe and professional manner.  We feel our community is fortunate to have a dedicated crew; we had a very busy season last year.  There were 36 calls that we responded to in all. All this takes time to prepare for and do when the calls come in. We are looking for volunteers to help us out in all aspects. We can use help in different areas not just in fighting fires. Your support is needed, so give us a call and tell us what you can offer to us in support of the departments. Examples of help needed would be: clerical, grant writing, filing, fundraising, and maintenance. Any help would be greatly welcomed. Contact Val Norris at 289-3066 or Mike McGee at (208) 816-6072. kvfd@tds.net Stay Safe.

Our blogging troubles today were undoubtably due to the fact that we were all on our blog at the same time. So… don’t dispair if you can only write in code. Try again later, and things should be better, with color and everything! Good luck to our new community bloggers. Thank you so much for training and your willingness to help out. If you have any questions, or if anyone reading this would like to blog, I am always willing to meet at the Juliaetta Library and help you out. Just leave a comment here. (To find out how to leave comment, check out the blog below titled “Using the Blog”.

We were challenged by computer code and training at the pictured location on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. As we attempt to add to the blog and get more practice, I’m sure it will become easier.

 The Strategic Planning for LCYAC (Latah County Youth Advocacy Council) was very productive. We split into groups, were given an assignment,  and had a great time hearing what the Student Ambassadors thought. We got everything accomplished that needed to be.

Here are the hard working groups!

These are the Student Ambassadors for LCYAC and their fearless leader, Andrea.  Don’t they look sharp!! 

Tues. pm - It was great to see the young men from Kendrick’s Boys Basketball team dressed up for their basketball game this afternoon. Several were downtown to stop by Phil’s for snacks. They all looked very sharp! Here’s wishing them the best of luck in their game this evening!

It seems as if there has been some shoveling going on during this winter in front of Kendrick’s Methodist Church.  When it snows the sidewalk and entranceway are being cleared in the wee hours, (and not so wee hours!).  Who is this  mystery man, this Midnight Shoveler?  Caught on camera for our audience here he is revealed!

 overview of the K-J Underage Drinking survey:

The vast majority (53 out of 67) of respondents expressed concern about the issue of underage drinking, and believe that it is a problem in our community.  There was some variance as to how widespread the problem is.  Regarding the role of advertising in young people’s decision to drink, 38 responded that it plays a significant role.  Many comments pointed directly to advertising during sports programs, depicting young, attractive people having fun while drinking.  As for the effectiveness of warning labels and posters, the majority thought that prevention posters (45 out of 67) were largely ineffective, and warning labels were only slightly more effective (numbers were fairly evenly scattered across the spectrum).  Respondents’ comments keyed in on three areas where efforts would have the most effect.  1- Use “scared straight” tactics, showing the results of wrecks (many specifically mentioned school assemblies for this) 2 - Increase/Enforce consequences for providing alcohol to minors  3 - Publish names of adults who provide to minors, along with fines, etc.  Ten respondents indicated a desire to know more, or be kept informed on the progress of this project.

Another opportunity to take a scrapbooking class: Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9am-Noon at the Juliaetta Community Church. The cost is $5.00 per person.  Both adults and youth are welcome, but we ask that children under 12 be accompanied by an adult.  Refreshments will be served.  Please bring a pair of scissors and your photos and pages you are working on. We will have the Accucut machine from Moscow. Phone Jan at 276-3658 or Randy at 276-4510 for more information and details on the project that will be presented.

one example of scrapbook page    
Juliaetta Community Church

Idaho Nonprofit Development Center

Strengthening Idaho’s Nonprofits

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INDC Workshops

Spring 2008 Brown Bag Workshops

Other Training Opportunities
around the State

Feb 20, Boise
AFP Idaho Chapter Spring Conference - The 7 Measures of Success: Moving your Organization from Good to Great

Feb 27-29, Boise
Serve Idaho Conference - 21st Century Volunteering: Challenges, Dreams and Opportunities on Service & Volunteerism

Feb 29, Mar 1, Post Falls
Bright Star Grant Consultants Workshops - Prospecting for Gold: How to Find Grants on the Internet

Apr 7-8, Boise
Idaho Children’s Trust Fund Conference -  Strengthening Families to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

Please submit your training opportunities to  dbloom@idahononprofits.org

Other INDC Resources 

Standards for Excellence  

INDEX

Online Resources

Idaho’s Nonprofit Sector Report 

How to Start a Nonprofit  

For more information call INDC at 208-424-2229 or email us at info@idahononprofits.org
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info@idahononprofits.org

Phone: 208-424-2229

Fax:  208-424-2294 

Idaho Nonprofit Development Center
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Boise, Idaho 83706
 

Want to learn to blog?

It is a wonderful way to keep connected to friends and family, to keep each other up on the latest news.

Lillian Howerton and Elizabeth Carney are planning a blogging training for our community. The proposed date is February 11, time and place to be announced.   The training date has been set for 3:30pm, Feb. 12, at the Elementary School Library. If you would like to learn how to blog, get in touch with Lillian Howerton.

Everyone trained will be encouraged to blog on this blog site, but it is not a requirement to take the training. You will find it a great way to share information with others, and it can be fun, and is not at all hard.

We hope there is a lot of interest in this opportunity to learn to blog. If the day/time do not work for you let Lillian know, as it is possible for another training to be held at a later date.

(If you would rather learn to blog in a one-on-one setting, leave a comment here*, as the current bloggers are more than willing to set up individual blogging training during Juliaetta Library hours of operation. If you haven’t heard this already, I am sure it is because we haven’t talked to you in the last couple of months, or it was merely an oversight.) *see post (that’s what they call these articles seen here) below titled “Using the Blog” to learn how to do this

Personal note: I am currently following the pregnancy of my son and daughter-in-law, along with the rest of the family and friends of these two wonderful people. We all get the excitement of the first sharing of exciting developments, because they haven’t had to tell the story a million times already. It is awesome!