Archive for the ‘Horizon’s’ Category

Economic Development Alive and Well in the KJ7 Ridges Community!!!

Friday, April 25th, 2008

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.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, There Is A New Live Newsletter In Town!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

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.

Upcoming Workshops for Idaho Nonprofits

Friday, February 8th, 2008

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
Email:
info@idahononprofits.org

Phone: 208-424-2229

Fax:  208-424-2294 

Idaho Nonprofit Development Center
1509 E. Tyrell Lane, Suite 100
Boise, Idaho 83706
 

Summit Sum It Up

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

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.

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Our Community Wants You to Come

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Dotting the signs. Do you remember the Visioning Rally? What we agreed we needed to work on? How we need to get all our arrows pointing the same direction?

Well, we want everyone who was there to know that there are people still working on this, and making progress. But, we could use more input. If you could find time in your busy schedule to come and check out what has been happening, those moving forward can tell you what we have accomplished, and where we are going from here. The place to do this is the Live News Letter. The following article gives more information.

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There will be a “Live News Letter” meeting the third Thursday, January 17th, 6:00 P.M. at the Kendrick Senior Center. Bring some finger foods, to go with our refreshments.

Everyone is invited to join us in making our Kendrick-Juliaetta & 7 Ridges Community everything that it can be for the present and the future.

Action Committees will break out into individual workshop sessions and than come back together as a whole group to share their up to date progress on the KJCDA Horizons program.

We have four Team Groups working on designated poverty needs recognized during our Amazing Race Rally. Group I Communications, Group II Building Bridges, between young and old, Group III Leadership Development, Group IV Creative Economics. The progress these teams make will create an opportunity to be eligible for the $10,000 grant funds provided by Northwest Area Foundation.

There is the learning and capacity building funds made available by the University of Idaho, limited to the implementation of the NWAF Horizons Program that we have available. This helps with the expenses acquired putting our programs together. When there is a financial need for child care, mileage, training, work shops and other designated options they are available through this resource.

It is never too late to become involved with our local Horizons program, even if you cannot devote time for the full schedule of meetings, don’t hesitate to attend when you can your participation is important.

Updated documents on activities that have taken place can be found on our www.kendrick-juliaetta.org website. We also are asking for your involvement on our blog http://kendrickjuliaetta.communityblogs.us let us know what you like about our Kendrick-Juliaetta & 7 Ridges Community.

Contact person is Lillian Howerton 208 289-4567

4…3…2…1…Launch! It’s Successful!

Monday, October 29th, 2007

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.

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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

Our Amazing Race Participants

Monday, October 15th, 2007

We owe a big “Thank you!” to all Our Amazing Race paricipants. They helped us get the word out about the Visioning Rally.
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The Kendrick-Juliaetta & 7 Ridges community is a beautiful and wonderful one. The Visioning Rally can help us to come together to make it even better.

The businesses that are participating in our race are:
038 *Aunie’s Antieks
038*Farm Bureau Financial Services
043*First Bank of Pizza
041 *The Harvest Lighthouse Cornerstone
043 *Honey-Cut & Co.
034*Juliaetta Community Library
036 *Latah Federal Credit Union
033*Phil’s Food City

Thank you for your participation!