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April 2nd, 2010

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(Thanks to Ryan Phillips at TIE for producing my interview of Jonathan)

The goal for "I Feel Fridays" is to encourage people to share stories about experiences that have generated an emotional response for them during the past week. We're initiating this effort because we'd like to hear the stories that are impacting people who are passionate about rural places. We hope the stories will help communicate how we feel about rural places to people who may not share our passion.

Here's how it works. I (or someone at the Rural Learning Center) will post a story each Friday about an event that occurred in our daily lives during the last week. We'd like the story to have a rural context, but anything's game as long as it generates a feeling. And to highlight the emotion, purchase Mefenamic online, Mefenamic to buy online, we'll try to start the post with "I feel..." or "I felt...."

But we don't want the stories to be just about us. We want to hear what you're experiencing as well. For that reason, we'll invite readers to share a story from their lives. Long or short, buy Mefenamic without prescription, Mefenamic price, coupon, just share your story as a comment.

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April 1st, 2010

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Most of us recognize that what we've been doing in small towns for the last 50-80 years hasn't been working. So why shouldn't we try stepping out into new experiences? That, in part, purchase Ditropan online, Next day Ditropan, is what motivated me to do these interviews. I'm never going to become Tom Brokaw, but hopefully, where can i buy cheapest Ditropan online, Buy no prescription Ditropan online, by stepping out into new experiences, I will continue to grow and develop new ideas. Hopefully, Ditropan discount, Buy Ditropan from canada, along the way, my new experiences will lead to successes and failures that all rural communities can learn from, Ditropan for sale. Ditropan to buy online,

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Of the three "Building Trust in a Connected World" presenters, I was the most familiar with Chris Brogan. I discovered his wisdom when I first began the process for developing ReImagine Rural, online buy Ditropan without a prescription, Ditropan in australia, and I really started paying attention to him based the connection he had with Small Biz Survival blogger, Becky McCray. (And thanks for the introduction Becky, Ditropan medication. Free Ditropan samples, Chris is incredibly gracious and down-to-earth, as were Mitch and Julien.)

Chris nails his description of why "I see you" is so important today. We're all tired of people not recognizing us for who we are. Rural leaders seeking to promote their communities can't just rely solely on traditional marketing because it's a one-way conversation. We need to build relationships that recognize people for being unique and make each person feel special.

And this brings us back to how we treat each other in our day-to-day, face-to-face lives. Chris suggests an opportunity is present for rural communities to tap into people's increasing desire for human interaction; it's supposedly something we're good at, cod online Ditropan. Buy Ditropan from mexico, But is it.

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"Chris" received a gold star for his comment on my last post Buy Cloxazolam Without Prescription, . While referencing the social media presentation Lindsey and I gave to Miner County residents, Chris highlighted the OTA Sessions conference being held in Sioux Falls, SD on March 25th and 26th.

The conference looks so enticing that Lindsey and I rushed to sign up. It looks so valuable that I'm calling on other passionate supporters of rural communities to attend.

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"The OTA Sessions are a chance for all of us Midwesterners to shatter the perception that creativity and thought leadership live solely on the east and west coasts."

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We've been talking a lot about that term lately. I've questioned the idea of banishing the term from our vocabulary because it negatively portrays the reality of rural population movements. We've also been talking about how we can transform small, rural communities so that fewer talented young people leave, buy Cloxazolam online with no prescription. Cloxazolam in us, (See this post titled "Can South Dakota's small towns be cool")

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This morning, I hopped onto Facebook to find an update from Mark Rembert at Energize Clinton County who recommended people support a project in the Pepsi Refresh grant contest called Studio H. Learning of the project has inspired me to include the video explaining the project below.

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Without drawing much attention to it, I've talked about community wind before. In a nutshell, community wind involves local ownership of wind turbines. The electricity produced by the turbines is usually sold to area utilities.

This model flies in the face of traditional wind farms, where a company builds and operates large wind farms. Because wind energy is the focus of their business, these companies develop both the expertise and economy of scale that drives down the cost of production.

But the downside to the traditional model is that it is dependent on the development of new transmission lines and causes a greater share of the financial impact from the turbines to bypass the local economy.

Why aren't there more community wind projects?

A simple answer to the question is that people who try to develop their own wind projects don't know how to overcome the barriers that pop up in the development process. "Lessons & Concepts for Advancing Community Wind" attempts to address these issues by providing case studies of three community wind projects: City of Willmar, MN; Winona County MN; and Miner County, SD. These three projects were selected for review because each took a very different path to completion.

I've written about both the Miner County and Winona County projects before (see here and here). The "Lessons & Concepts" guide, however, digs in much deeper. It would have been nice to have had this guide back in 2001 when we developed the Miner County Wind Project.

And that's the value of the guide. It's intended to help people with little background in the energy industry build their capacity and understanding.

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Interview with Rachel Vochaska

We've been hearing a lot about Michigan in the news over the last year, but most of the news focuses on Detroit and the collapse of the automobile industry. What is happening in South Haven and other rural communities in Michigan?

While the South Haven area has a well diversified manufacturing base, it has been impacted by the collapse of the auto industry and the community has suffered a significant loss of jobs. Over a period of close to 24 months, Nobel International closed two local plants with 250 employees each. To our favor though, the diverse nature of manufacturing in the area coupled with a number of companies who are engineering innovative solutions provides us relative stability even in this downturned economy.

At the Chamber we are receiving numerous small business development inquiries and we are providing triage services to best meet the needs of local entrepreneurs. We have created an inventory of services and resources for those interested in starting a small business and based on the nature of the inquiry we are plugging folks into counseling services through SCORE and the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC). Enrollment has reached capacity at our local community college and Michigan Works. is providing a heightened level of assistance to those who have been dislocated or who are unemployed.

We are assisting our second stage entrepreneurs in a number of ways. We have provided leadership retreats through the Edward Lowe Foundation with the goal of encouraging peer learning and mentoring while developing leadership skills. We continue to engage about 12 companies in this leadership development process to the benefit of the region. We have connected in with the SBTDC who have deployed services through their Growth Group to help businesses with restructuring and identifying product diversification opportunities. We are working with our regional Procurement Technical Assistance Center to encourage businesses to consider diversifying their customer orientation by engaging in government contracting. Our residential companies are sticking in there, online buying Zanaflex hcl, Zanaflex in usa, staying loyal to the area, and doing what they need to do to ride the storm out.

Being a lake-side resort oriented community well located to Chicago and other metro areas, buy Zanaflex online with no prescription, Where can i buy Zanaflex online, the downturn in the economy has actually benefited many of our local businesses especially those in the hospitality industry (lodging and restaurants). South Haven is a cost-effective, fun loving destination for both regional and out-of-state visitors. We are working diligently in developing shoulder and off-season events and activities that will continue to draw people even during the slower months. We are gearing up our agri-tourism sector and beginning to package not just the great natural amenities associated with Lake Michigan - the lake, rx free Zanaflex, Buy Zanaflex without prescription, white-sand beaches, our river, buy Zanaflex without a prescription, Zanaflex in mexico, and the lighthouse, to name a few - but also the adventure of returning to the farm or even visiting a farm for the first time.

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As the Director of the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce, your job entails supporting economic growth and opportunities in the greater South Haven area. What are some of the initiatives you are working on that will help you achieve this mission?

The membership of the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce is truly representative of small business, buy Zanaflex online without prescription, Buy Zanaflex from canada, with 68% employing four or less employees and 85% of Chamber members having 10 or less employees. Services provided by the Chamber have been geared appropriately with small business development opportunities through programming and networking events being provided through the Chamber's annual program of work.

In addition these traditional services provided by the Chamber, in 2007 our Board re-defined our direction into economic development. We embarked upon a project to identify the resources and tools available to people interested in starting a small business. What we found out was that we didn't lack the services or products that entrepreneurs needed to get started and to even grow their business, Zanaflex in australia, Purchase Zanaflex, we lacked an effective system to inform entrepreneurs about what was available and then to deploy the resources they needed. We found that small business development service providers and entrepreneurial support organizations were acting in isolation, and as a result of these silos the customer (the entrepreneur) wasn't being well served. So we set out with a mission "to provide a supportive and systematic approach to small business development that will spur economic revitalization and encourage sustainability in Van Buren County", Zanaflex in india, Order Zanaflex online overnight delivery no prescription, marking the birth of BRACE: Business Resources & Counseling for Entrepreneurs!

Last week, you held Summit: 09 -- How Regional Cooperation Sustains Entrepreneurial Development. What is Summit:09 and why did you ask Randy to come out and speak at it?

Summit: 09 was a high caliber learning opportunity for community leaders, delivered overnight Zanaflex, Zanaflex medication, business people and citizens who have a desire to engage in making a difference (transforming Michigan!). With a focus on regional cooperation and entrepreneurship, our goal was to bring folks into the room to hear about what the Rural Learning Center (RLC) is doing and to continue to motivate the shift in working across borders in cultivating our talent - simply said, buy Zanaflex online without a prescription, Zanaflex from canadian pharmacy, coming together to grow our own. At the Chamber, we understand the importance of economic gardening versus the traditional economic model of hunting (recruitment and attraction). As a result, Zanaflex in canada, Zanaflex gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release, the Board of Directors has set a vision for our organization that focuses on entrepreneurship. We have lead the charge to develop a county-wide initiative that provides assistance to entrepreneurs in taking their dream to fruition. We are working collaboratively in establishing a supportive and systematic approach to small business development. When we heard about the work of RLC we were intrigued, and we knew that we had much to learn from the Miner County experience. Randy brought a humility to the topic and to summit, where can i buy cheapest Zanaflex online, Order Zanaflex from United States pharmacy, and our shared vision associated with the potential of rural economic development made him a perfect fit with our program and the direction we are heading.

We believe that it is greater than that though. Given both the similarities and differences between our communities, we are excited about embarking upon a journey to further develop our relationship with the RLC. We plan to advance our work by sharing intellectual property and resources via distance learning capabilities. Who knows, Zanaflex prices, Zanaflex over the counter, maybe Miner County and Van Buren County will become a great example of interstate cooperation given this new relationship between RLC and the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce!

What are some of the most important things you learned from the speakers at the conference?

Coming together with a vision and a plan seemed to be a central tenet of Randy's presentation. It was a good affirmation for us as we look at our own economic development efforts. Early on in our BRACE initiative we spent a lot of time sitting around the table identifying the direction and determining who needed to be involved. Eighteen months ago we conducted a very effective Appreciative Inquiry process that laid the foundation for our vision and our program of work (strategic action items), and next month we will re-visit the strategic planning process and determine our direction for the next 18 months.

As a result of Randy's presentation, Zanaflex tablets, Zanaflex to buy, we have 2 communities mobilizing efforts to work through the schools by using students to conduct a community survey. I loved Randy's Cashflow Analysis and remain hopeful that we can carry his survey process to the next level and show true benefit to our communities relative to buying locally.

With the good also come the tough times. Randy did a great job of not just showcasing the successes, he was also willing to reveal the struggles that Miner County and the RLC have experienced. The audience connected at a deeper level in recognizing and appreciating that we grow stronger and gain insight through this adversity.

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It is always fun to speculate on where new relationships will take us. Connecting with the folks in Van Buren County offers great possibilities. Where that goes is yet to be defined. At a bare minumum, however, saturday delivery Zanaflex, Real brand Zanaflex online, we all have an opportunity to learn from the entrepreneurial efforts being developed in Van Buren County. Through BRACE, it would appear that the folks in Van Buren County are ahead of most of us in this part of the country in their efforts to bring business assistance providers together and create a systematic approach to small business development. Hopefully, where to buy Zanaflex, Ordering Zanaflex online, we get a chance to continue that conversation.

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Monday was the official launch of the Pepin-Stockholm Community Dialogue Project, and I was privileged to be a part of that start. Sharing how dialogue transformed our community is just one of the ways we can help rural communities as they begin to reimagine their rural places.

I am excited for Pepin. The people there care deeply about their community (as evidenced by a great turnout of the "Key Communicators") and realize that talking and listening to each other about their future is the first step.

The presentation slides from the presentation, in addition to narrative about key concepts, are below.

Building Community Through Dialogue

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I think there are a few concepts that stand out as I think about starting the hard work of a community dialogue project in Pepin. They include:

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