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The wait is over! The much anticipated playground equipment for the Kendrick City Park was installed over the holiday weekend and is now ready for children to enjoy. The new play structures were funded through private donations, grants, and fund raisers.
Economic Development has been quite active in our community for some months sponsoring monthly community wide sales events that bring in outside customers and repeat business for our community which = more money spent locally. We offer a low advertising rate by combining participating businesses in one advertisement which has pleased all concerned. We also feature breakfast cooked and served for participants who wish it.
Starting on May 10th, the Kendrick/Juliaetta Area Farmer’s Market will gear up and add to the community’s economic, social, educational and recreational diversity by providing a place for local residents to buy and sell fresh produce, plants & handiwork, feature musical entertainment, educational interactive workshops such as flower arranging & plant pot painting, food & recipe information, etc. We will participate in the Idaho Preferred program and have an onsite food handler certification.
Our last sale which occurred on Saturday, April 19th was a huge success with participants reporting brisk business. Our participating organizations & businesses at the moment are:
Kendrick Grange #413, Kendrick Hardware, That Place, The WhatNot Shop, Culpepper’s, Aunie’s Antieks and the Lighthouse Bakery & Coffee Shop.
We are actively looking to add other organizations and businesses. If you or anyone that you know would like to join in the fun please email jana_townsend@yahoo.com or call 208-289-5313.
We are working on brochures, signs and banners to promote our community.
Reflective Questions:
mountainmama: Our community is going to keep up the good work that has been started through the push Horizons has given us.
The Community Communications Action Team will publish their 4th newsletter that is mailed to every postal customer in the Kendrick-Juliaetta and 7 Ridges community. The response has been good to the newsletter from people wanting to include information for it. This time we are going to make a concerted effort to get feedback on what those receiving it think about it. We are going to take personal polls and report back to the Team what we find out. We are also checking with businesses to see if they think it is valuable enough to support through sponsorship. We are determined to continue it if it is viewed as a good communication tool.
The Bridge Builders are starting to step back from Pug Marks CSI a little and let it operate with its new Board of Directors (adults) and Advisory Board (youth). Pug Marks CSI applyed for and received non profit status from the State of Idaho. We are finalizing our by laws in preparation for filing for 501(c)(3) status. Without the help of the Bridge Builders Action Team this community service group would still just be a dream of mine. Bridge Builders has plans to do a Foxfire type project of having youth interview people in the community and publish in some form the resulting stories. They are also currently partnering with ACTION to bring training to our community on intergenerational communication and on how established groups in the community can make youth a part of their program.
The Leadership Development Action Team has also been instrumental in the start up of Pug Marks Community Service Incorporated. The service projects and random acts of kindness planned by the group all need a project leader. Leadership Development is helping to insure that those leaders have the skills they need.
The Economic Development Action Team has been very active in promoting our community by organizing monthly sales highlighting our antique stores, the Grange sale, and new bakery. They are attempting to feature artists in the future. They are also working with the established Farmer’s Market to provide more on Saturdays starting on May 10. They are looking for people or groups interested in providing an activity or demonstration during market hours. Musicians would be welcomed. Buying some banners and signs is on the agenda for the very near future.
Through the efforts of each of these Action Teams people in the community are being kept better informed and better served. The Community Newsletter lets everyone know what is going on and what is new in the community. The Bridge Builders continue to work at bridging the gap between young and old and through them Pug Marks CSI was made possible. Pug Marks’ latest service project had 6 adults and approximately 14 youth working together sweeping the sidewalks of Kendrick. (Juliaetta had 3 adults and 2 youth sweep there last month.) By advertising in the Money Saver, the Economic Development Team has brought traffic into town. And Leadership Development is making it possible for those who have never taken a leadership role to have the skills and support to make them successful.
Communicating Beyond Men are from Mars & Women are from Venus
In addition to males and females having unique communication requirements it is now recognized that each generation has a preferred “communication package style”. By being informed and sensitive to what makes each generation unique, people of all ages can more effectively contribute as they work happily side by side to accomplish their common goals.
On Thursday April 17th beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Kendrick Senior Center, the Kendrick-Juliaetta and the 7 Ridges community is invited to a free meal, a training session titled “Bridging the Generational Gap” which will then be followed by community sharing and planning time. Multiple levels of communication will occur in this fast paced two and a half hour block of time.
Mauri Knott, a University of Idaho 4-H Program Coordinator will present at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17th a dynamic one hour “family friendly” informational training titled “Bridging the Generational Gap”. In addition to exposing the generational communication styles, Mauri will share what drives each generation to succeed and how all the generations can effectively share their rich mixture of skills and experiences. One can daily use the relevant information that will be presented.
This session’s format and new partnership between A.C.T.I.O. N. and the Kendrick-Juliaetta & 7 Ridges Live Newsletter group has come out of the re-scheduled mid-March day-long Saturday session. The Third Thursday of each month will continue to be the time to attend diverse community-wide trainings which will be sandwiched between a meal ( 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.) and the Live Newsletter organization sharing time and Horizon’s committee breakout group meetings (7:00 – 8:00 p.m.). All events are free at this time because of contributions from the Latah County Youth Advocacy Council and Horizons. For more information, suggestions for speakers or topics and child care options, contact Polly Taylor Dennler at 276-4302 or Chris Kowrach at 289-4799.
On Saturday, February 16, five Kendrick business owners joined with Kendrick Grange #413 in presenting our monthly sale! It was a huge success bringing in outside buyers and browsers including repeat business!!
Those five businesses are Aunie’s Antieks, That Place, The WhatNot Shop, Kendrick Hardware and The Cornerstone Harvest Lighthouse Coffee Shop & Bakery.
Our next monthly sale will take place on Saturday, March 15! We look forward to adding to our growing roster of participating local businesses! If you would like to participate, please contact Kendrick Grange #413 members at 208-289-5313 or email jana_townsend@yahoo.com. We welcome you!
The northern Idaho Horizons communities met at the Long House in Worley for The Idaho Horizons Summit: Bringing Communities and Partners Together.
The communities of Bonners Ferry, Silver Valley, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, St. Maries, Up River (Fernwood, Clarkia, Emida), Bovill, Troy, Elk River, and Kendrick-Juliaetta presented progress reports during the summit.
On Saturday, January 19, Kendrick Grange #413 in collaboration with Aunie’s Antieks, That Place and The WhatNot Shop were successful in drawing shoppers into town for our first monthly sale of the year. It was a rousing success bringing in many more customers and browsers than anticipated! All of the businesses and organizations involved benefited from the event as well as other local businesses as several shoppers stopped to eat lunch or have coffee while in town.
This group plans to continue holding monthly sales. Any local business owners who wish to participate by joining in the fun while building their customer base are encouraged to call 208-289-5313 to get in on next month’s advertising.
October 28, 2007 found a group of actively concerned and involved citizens gathered at the Senior Center in Kendrick for our Vision Launch.
Elizabeth Carney, who is our link to the resources available to Kendrick-Juliaetta and the 7 Ridges through the U of I, led us through the Launch.
We broke into 4 major areas of concern identified by the 211 participants at the Visioning Rally held October 17, 2007.
All community members and concerned citizens are invited to join one (or more) of the formed groups. Any of the groups would welcome new faces and ideas.
The groups have specific focuses and have set their first, and in one instance even their second, meeting time and place.
group focus — meeting time — meeting place — co-chairs
Community Communication
Nov 6, 11:30 am, Battles & Ells, PA
co-chairs: Connie Reid
Community Center
Nov 1, 6:00pm, KHS library
co-chairs: Kristina Alexander
Josi McConnell-Soong
Leadership Developement
Nov 6, 7pm, Grange
co-chairs: Bob Hassoldt
Jana Townsend
Economic Developement
Nov 14, 6:00pm, Senior Center
co-chairs: Burt Brocke
Robert Blair
To find out more about the Action Teams, such as their Work Plan and Latest Info, look under “Pages” in the right hand column.
If you would like more information, you may contact any of the above named individuals, or leave a comment here or write to our email address kjand7r@gmail.com