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Maroney Commons: “Uncommon innovation” made common

December 28th, 2011

It’s old news now, but worth repeating. The Maroney Commons, a conference and training center in Howard, SD, recently received the 2011 Rural Smart Growth Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Smart Growth is a set of community design and transportation principles that govern the sustainable development of communities. In many ways, these principles are the vanguard against the urban sprawl that plagues our country. But the principles have impact in many other areas; hence the reason it makes sense to honor a rural project, where sprawl isn’t as much of an issue. The Maroney Commons, a project developed by the Rural Learning Center, received this recognition for numerous reasons: First, it was built on Howard’s Main Street, rather than on undeveloped land outside of the town’s center. Second, it was designed through a process that engaged local citizens; community members provided input through a series of meetings on what they thought the project should look like and be like. And third, the Commons was built to LEED Platinum standards, making use of building materials from old, dilapidated buildings and state-of-the-art renewable energy. To learn more about the project, I would encourage you to check out the facility's website and watch the EPA video embedded below.   I’d also encourage readers to watch the Keloland television news story about the award. Titled “Uncommon Innovation,” it highlights the potential of innovative thinking as an economic development strategy. As reporter Perry Groten states:

So many small towns struggle to keep jobs. But by going green, the Maroney Commons could become a high-tech hub that employs a strategy of recycling to revitalize the rural economy.”

 

The economies of urban and rural economies alike are being driven by innovation. As we’ve talked about previously, rural communities need to reimagine and reinvent themselves. They need to develop and tap into new competitive advantages -- or they won’t have a reason to exist. That doesn’t mean that every rural community needs a conference center like the Maroney Commons. But Rural America would be a stronger place today if more communities made “uncommon innovation” more common.    

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Maroney Commons & 3 Reasons Rural Rocks

August 22nd, 2011

During the Grand Opening for the Maroney Commons last week, I was reminded of numerous #ReasonsRuralRocks.  (Read “Reasons Rural Rocks” to learn the #ReasonsRuralRocks project.) Before reading my list, I would encourage you to watch the recording of the ribbon cutting ceremony, which I’ve embedded below.  Perhaps some of the dignitaries will inspire you to add your own #ReasonsRuralRocks to the list.

Video of the Grand Opening Celebration

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3 Reasons Rural Rocks

Because time is short, I’ll highlight only three of my reasons #ReasonsRuralRocks.  Feel free to add yours. 1) Rural people are great at help you clean up following an event. After the ceremony ended, everyone was invited to tour the new facility and enjoy some refreshments. Rather than partake in the refreshments, however, many audience members jumped in to help staff members who were clearing the chairs from Main Street so that it be reopened. Their help saved us a ton of time. Maybe this same volunteerism happens in urban areas as well, but it is always refreshing to receive unsolicited help. 2) Life in rural communities is rich in community life. I often tell people that I love homecoming parades in small towns because they epitomize the strong social bonds that exist in rural communities. Events like the Maroney Commons grand opening are very similar. People from all over the region joined local residents in the celebration and rekindle old friendships. There’s nothing better. 3) Where else can city dwellers go to enjoy a beautiful, starry evening in a cornfield?  Later in the evening, I met some visitors from a city on the East Coast who were in town for the event. None of them had ever walked through a cornfield. And as strange as it may sound, one of the guys explained that it was on his “bucket list.” In an effort to accommodate him, a friend helped us get permission from a landowner to walk through his field. I then joined the group on their walk through the cornfield, presumably to make sure they didn’t get lost. I probably didn’t enjoy the walk as much as they did, but meeting new friends was awesome.  

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Maroney Commons Celebration: In case you can’t make it

August 18th, 2011

It’s a big day at the Rural Learning Center. It’s the grand opening of the Maroney Commons. The idea for building this conference-training center emerged when Randy Parry began dreaming about building a conference training center for rural communities.  That was over a decade ago.  The dream has endured many starts and stops. And the end product is very different from its beginnings. We’ve neglected to keep people informed about the facility and the grand opening. Our excuse? Time. I just got back from a 3-day Native American cultural learning experience with our GoTeachSD partners.  And the RLC Staff? Well, they have the real excuse; they’ve been working day-and-night to make sure the facility opens on time.

Come Join Us

The celebration begins today at 1:00 pm central time. If you can’t make it, feel free to join us online. We’ll be livestreaming the event from the Commons’ website, beginning at 1:00 pm. (Update a recording of the even can be found here.) And you can follow the Twitter conversation using the #maroneycommons hashtag. And if you miss both the livestream and the Twitter conversation, you can watch the sneak peak video below.  

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Maroney Commons: What is it?

August 17th, 2011

“What is that huge, new building being built on Howard’s Main Street?” That’s a question I’ve fielded more than once in the last year. I usually respond by telling people “It’s the Maroney Commons (or a previous iteration of the name), and it’s the culmination of a decade-long effort to build a place where rural community leaders can gather to work on the future of their communities.  It’s also a place that will offer workforce development training for people looking to enter the renewable energy fields." If no questions immediately emerge, I follow up saying, “It  will house a restaurant, hotel, and conference training facility, and cost over $6.5 million to build.” Unfortunately, this description is inadequate, but it usually starts a conversation. Joe Bartmann, President of the Rural Learning Center, does a much better job of explaining.  For that reason, I asked him to flesh out the details of the project in the video below.    

A bold vision

Joe’s right.  It is a bold vision.  But that type of thinking is not new to Howard and Miner County.  It was just ten years ago this October that Howard launched its efforts in the wind energy field by becoming the first municipality in South Dakota to own and operate wind turbines. Sitting on the edge of Howard on Hwy 34, passerbiers will see two wind turbines that helped launched a growth in jobs for the region.  They also serve as a symbol for how the community is attempting to reimagine its future. In many ways, the construction of the Maroney Commons is a continuation of that effort.

Why is that important?

Last June, Karl Stauber penned two articles in the Daily Yonder calling for a New Rural America.  In these articles, he cited Miner County as one of the communities working towards that goal.  (read them here and here.) While there’s a lot to learn from Karl’s comments, what struck me was his belief that rural communities need to continually reinvent their competitive advantage.  Agriculture alone cannot provide a future for our small towns.  Equally important, he goes on to say that the speed at which communities need to reinvent themselves is accelerating.  He writes:
Historically, communities had to create a new competitive advantage every 50 to 70 years….  Today the cycle is every 10 to 15 years, which, in reality, means that communities must be continually reinventing their economies.”
Building the Maroney Commons is a bold vision for the Miner County community and not without its risks.  But rural communities everywhere have to dream big.  They have to find ways to reinvent themselves.  And if Karl is correct, they must do it every 10 to 15 years. As I wrote the other day, Howard will celebrate the opening of the Maroney Commons on Thursday at 1:00 pm. More information can be found here.  We hope you will join us.

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Holding conversations about rural places in rural places

August 15th, 2011

In June 1997, I travelled to Matfield Green, KS for a weeklong summer workshop on place based education.  Matfield Green is located in the scenic Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas.  Wes Jackson, founder of the Land Institute, and several of his friends had purchased the lumber yard, the school, and several old homes in the community.  With a population of well under 100, Matfield Green epitomizes the decline of Rural America.   The workshop was simply awesome.  Rather than sit in a university classroom and listen to a professor lecture about teaching methodologies, we experienced the process of place based education first-hand; each professor used the natural and cultural surroundings of the Flint Hills (i.e. – the place) to teach us about the concepts of place based education.  It was learning by doing, and it definitely stuck with me. Like most conferences and training sessions, the experience was also shaped by the conversations with other participants. Each evening, impromptu conversations with other rural educators helped deepen my understanding of both education and life in rural communities.  Over the years as I’ve reflected on that week in Matfield Green, I have realized that my experience was shaped by the fact that the training was held in a small town and not a conference center somewhere else.  I truly believe that the conversations that week would have been very different had they taken place in Minneapolis, Kansas City, or some other urban place.  In fact, since that time,  I’ve taken offense to the barrage of conference invitations to discuss rural issues while meeting in urban places.  I mention this today because later this week, the Rural Learning Center will be holding a grand opening for the new Maroney Commons.  It’s a six million dollar conference and training facility that is being built in Howard, SD.  It will make it much easier for rural leader in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa to hold conversations about rural issues while meeting in a rural place.  We’ll share more about the facility throughout the week, but I want to extend an invitation to anyone who hasn’t already heard about the event so that they can attend.

Date:  Thursday, June 18 Time:  1:00 pm Place:  Main Street, Howard, SD

For more Information contact 605-772-5153.

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August 19th, 2010

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The statement raised an interesting idea:  Do young people need to write a book in order to appreciate their hometowns? 

Although that question is a bit out there, Zopiclone in usa, Rx free Zopiclone, it might not be as farfetched as one might think.  I've actually witnessed first-hand how young people can develop a connection to their community through writing activities. 

 

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Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Mary Stangohr, buy cheap Zopiclone, Delivered overnight Zopiclone, a talented English teacher at Howard H.S. (SD) embedded place based education in her classroom.  In one of her units of study, Zopiclone over the counter, Zopiclone price, coupon, Mary had her students read Broken Heartland by Osha Grey Davison, a book detailing the impact of industrial agriculture on rural communities. 

Whether they agreed with the author's assessment or not, where can i buy Zopiclone online, Order Zopiclone from mexican pharmacy, the book connected with most students because they could see similar trends in agriculture happening around them.  In some cases, it connected on an emotional level as some students saw how these changes impacted their parent's farms, Zopiclone to buy online, Zopiclone in india, businesses, and places of employment.  It even opened the door for young people to talk to adults about issues that seldom get discussed, Zopiclone in uk. Zopiclone prices, But Mary didn't end the project with reading the book.  She brought in a community historian who shared engaging stories about growing up in the community.  She took students on field trips to places like to Vilas, where can i find Zopiclone online, Zopiclone medication, SD where students were able to visually experience what life was like in a town back in the 1920-30 before its population shrunk from 400-500 to 19 people today.  And then as a capstone, she required students to write a paper or produce a multimedia project that shared what they had learned, next day Zopiclone. Order Zopiclone from United States pharmacy,  

I'm not sure if student's scores on the grammar section of mandatory testing increased as a result of the project.  But I'm positive that the activity encouraged them to dig in and connect more deeply to the subject, and that certainly made them better writers, buy no prescription Zopiclone online. Buying Zopiclone online over the counter,  

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Beyond the value of helping students become better writers, the project had another impact; Mary's students came to understand their community better, order Zopiclone online overnight delivery no prescription, Buy Zopiclone online cod, and I think in many cases, to develop a deeper emotional connection to their hometown. 

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April 23rd, 2010

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I ran into Taylor on Wednesday when he was back serving as a "guest employee of the day" at his mother's coffee shop in Howard.   I tried engaging Taylor in a conversation about his career while he was taking my order.  But I cut the questions short as he fumbled over the keys of the cash register, Serevent from canadian pharmacy. Serevent over the counter, (Based on Taylor's performance operating the machine, I hope he's not working in a coffee shop like many other aspiring actors, where can i order Serevent without prescription. Buy Serevent online without prescription, :-) ) 

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South Dakota Public Radio aired a report yesterday focused on green job development in Buy Care-O-Pet Without Prescription, Howard, SD.  Individuals can listen to it here.

The story, reported by Charles Michael Ray, noted that the community stands to benefit from the creation of additional "green jobs" if the Climate Bill passes Congress.  It goes on to note that some community members fear that it will have an adverse affect on their livelihoods.  


What captured my attention, however, was a quote offered by Robert Mommaerts, who oversees the molding process for the wind turbine blades manufactured by Knight & Carver in Howard.  He said:

Not only do I enjoy my job but I enjoy the fact that I'm making a difference in the world by doing my job," Mommaerts says.  " I've always been interested in alternative energy and being able to actually help make it a reality is just that much more enriching for me, where can i buy Care-O-Pet online, Buy Care-O-Pet online with no prescription, " he says.

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It was the type of learning that doesn't come from a textbook and definitely can't be measured on a standardized test.  But equally important, it met two of the community needs:  it helped strengthen local businesses and increased tax revenues for the City of Howard.  In following year, order Vasaka from United States pharmacy, Vasaka in us, residents increased local spending by approximately 40%. 

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Collins answers his call for change by producing a litany of outstanding ideas for connecting schools and communities.  It's good stuff!  Not only do his ideas provide value to rural communities, but they also help build a bridge to the green economy and youth entrepreneurship. 

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First, realize that no single person is going to accomplish change on this level by him or herself.  A superintendent or mayor can help lead the change.  But I think it requires deep conversation with the entire community. 


Second, next day Vasaka, Where to buy Vasaka, find ways to prime the pump for conversation by making sure people are exposed to new ideas.  A good place to start would be with Collin's ideas. Ask people to read and react to them.


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That's Reimagining Rural Education. 

 

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A couple topics stood out for me in Bob's talk, and I'd like to share them below.

The Ingredients of Success


First, buying Chloroquine online over the counter, Buy Chloroquine from mexico, whenever one talks about the future of rural places, the conversation often turns to job creation and financial investment, purchase Chloroquine online no prescription. Chloroquine in india, As Bob eloquently describes, money is not the only ingredient; "Resources such as time and talent, Chloroquine from international pharmacy, Chloroquine medication, leadership skills, motivational conversation, Chloroquine in usa, Buy cheap Chloroquine no rx, and a rekindling of the spirit of hope is just as critical in places like Howard."

How true.

People sometimes think that the recent positive developments in Miner County have occurred because we were lucky enough to receive a sizeable grant from the Northwest Area Foundation, Chloroquine in canada. Order Chloroquine online c.o.d, While important, money alone would not have produced the same results, order Chloroquine from mexican pharmacy.

The Power of ReImagining Rural


Second, there's a power in reimagining the future of rural communities, Buy Chloroquine Without Prescription. Buy Chloroquine online without prescription, Having experienced 50-80 years of economic decline, rural residents in our part of the country have a tendency to look backwards and develop a feeling of hopelessness, buy generic Chloroquine. Buy Chloroquine online without a prescription, That hopelessness causes us to doubt the success of projects like the Maroney Rural Learning Center - like one reader of the Argus Leader's story wrote in their forum - even before the project has gets off the ground.

And that's why celebrations like this groundbreaking were so important, Chloroquine in japan. Purchase Chloroquine online,

Why Groundbreakings?


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Even though Dan lives 6 hours away from Howard, he made the trip back to Howard for the groundbreaking ceremony, ordering Chloroquine online. Chloroquine to buy, This prompted me to ask "Why?" His response is below.

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