I see that you are working on another class for LeadershipPLENTY! Excellent and I wish you much luck. I know that it will be great - you did such a nice job with the first class in your community. I would also encourage anyone reading this to get in touch with the organizers to consider the training.
P.S. Nice work on this blog!
Lynette Flage - ND Horizons Director
A group of avid local hunters and I will get together in February to try to improve the hunting experience for state as well as out of state hunters. We will try to compile a set of questions to learn about their likes and dislikes. We welcome comments and hope that many hunters will take time to answer our questions. It could be that a cleaning booth for deer and upland game maybe a wanted improvement. We do appreciate our hunters and will try to address any need that we may have overlooked.
One of our goals is to promote business and job growth in the Rolette area. In support of that objective, we are planning to produce an inventory of available business locations. There are numerous buildings or (portions of buildings) in Rolette that are available for a business to rent (or possibly buy) and get started with lower startup costs than building a new facility. The business location inventory will be posted on the Rolette web site when it is complete. If you have a property that would be suitable for a business to move into and would like it listed in the inventory, please contact Joellen Gilje. We will include pictures of the building and contact information for the owners.
A Gathering Place is being planed for Rolette. This place will be a “coffee house” style meeting place for all ages. One goal is to expand a current business of Rolette. A gather place is one of the Action Items from the Action Forum which is a result of the Horizon’s Study Circles. The Horizon Directors believe the the skills learned in the Leadership Plenty training can be used to make this action item a reality.
The “Block Party”, also call “National Night Out”, was a celebration for the city of Rolette. The Horizon’s Study Circles, Action Forum, Leadership Plenty and Community Vision were all beneficial process and we needed to Celebrate!
The weather was great and the people that attended were at cross-section of the Rolette community. Young, old, short, tall, talkers, game-players, picnickers and people watchers were all satisfied the the “Block Party”.
Bar-b-que was provided by Horizon’s with pot-luck for side-dishes and desert. The city park was full of citizens.
After eating, there was a short update on the “Community Vision”. Task Forces will be formed for Fitness, Economic development and a “Gathering Place”, which are the 3 actions from the Action Forum.
There were games for all ages from a fish-pond to a tug-o-war. The Turtle-Race was very popular. Community Bingo and Gift-certificates were also part of the evening. The treasure hut was fun, the volleyball net got used and the playground equipment was a big hit.
With trying to get the new leadership plenty class off of the ground. I am amazed at how much fun the first class was. Looking through these pictures has made it an inspiration to make this one as fun as the last one. Lets not be shy. We need more participants! Call Grace 246-3894, Tim Shirk 246-3752or Pete Solberg656-3678…Tell Everyone! Thanks for your help.
Our Rolette students have their artwork displayed in the world’s largest online student art museum, Artsonia. These talented artists have received 30 awards and rank in the top 10 in the state with over 160 entries so far this year. Our young artists (K-12) have a variety of talents, some excell in painting, some in drawing and others in design. They have been participating in this event since 2001. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill. Artsonia provides wonderful resources for kids and families. We are able to integrate classroom technology with family participation by enabling parents and relatives to view and comment on their children’s artwork on the Artsonia website. You may check out this website by clicking on the link provided here. www.artsonia.com I’m sure you will agree, our kids are pretty amazing and this shows signs of leadership for the future.
We shouldn’t be too amazed to see such wonderful talent from our community as several adult artists have shown considerable talent in the Rolette State Bank’s recent exhibit. The Rolette Art Club gathered many exciting pieces for display during the Christmas holiday and the Centennial Murals on Main Street are further evidence of their talents. Apparently, talent prevails and Art is closing the generation gap!
They blend into the woodwork as their much needed help is appreciated and welcomed by those who benefit from them. Every so often I hear someone say I didn”t realize they had been volunteering all those years and I said i didn’t know that either. So if you bump into Jim on the street thank him for playing his fiddle at the nursing home weekly or Rocky who plays his quitar and sings at nursing homes regularly. Anyone we can think of who goes the extra mile is worthy of our praise because they continue to make this town a wonderful place to live.
With the new start of leadership plenty in the begining stages, this question has cropped up often lately. I am not sure of how the actually official grant got started but I do know that you can blame or give kudos to Joellen Gilje. Here is her picture and feel free to let her know how you think this process is going. Along with that I really cant let her hold all of the blame… she has a board of director for Horizons… are you can ask her who they are. Ha! Ha! Can you feel me passing the buck? I am one of the directors and please feel free to express your opinion to me as well. We can only change things if we know the are broken or not liked. Take some time and visit with us.
With all the hard work everyone has been doing I thought a little reflection would be nice. Here is the group of 4Hers and the two adult volunteers (Sue Best and Lois Hesford) who spearheaded one of our goals. They were caught in the act of painting the Town. Using fluorescent paint and templates, our swifty walkers painted the fluorescent grins around town on the predetermined path. The kids quickly dubbed it the “smile mile”. After a quick hot trip around town and a stop at Pastor and Lois Hesfords house for refreshments, the mile was marked. Karen Armstrong graciously plotted out the map and made brochures. These brochures can be found at the mall in town. Thanks to the quick thinking of these fine people we have a safe, user friendly by all walking path in town. If you see these folks please stop them and give them a heart felt “ Thank you!” they certainly deserve it.