North Dakota

EVERY Horizons community has great stories to tell and time permitting, we would love to hear from everyone!  I do hope that you’ll share your stories on your blog because many people are now reading them! 

We did hear briefly from three communities to help tell the story of what is happening across the state.  Thank you to Kathy Stremick of Walhalla, Gloria Covert and Joann Rodenbiker of Rocklake and Alva Schoepp of Steele for their great updates.  It was an energizing part of the program and thank you all very much! 

At our Horizons celebration next summer, we plan to have stories from EVERY community involved so start thinking about how you might present what has happened in your community over the 18 month period.  I have the wonderful opportunity of hearing about many of them first hand through your phone calls, e-mails and press releases and share them with others often.  Please continue to share and think about how you’ll share in the future. - Lynette

Horizons communities are well supported across the state by NDSU, the Northwest Area Foundation, Sitting Bull College, multiple state agencies and our Lt. Governor, Jack Dalrymple.  We are all so proud of what you are doing!

Pictures include:  Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple, NWAF Interim President and CEO Kari Schlachtenhaufen, Sitting Bull College President Laurel Vermillion, and NDSU Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension D. C. Coston.

Sixty-seven individuals from all Horizons communities were trained across North Dakota to deliver the LeadershipPLENTY program.  They in turn delivered this to 625 participants in the 21 Horizons communities!  Many stories are coming from communities regarding individuals that went through LeadershipPLENTY and are now planning to run for local office, return to school for additional training and have increased confidence. Watch for more results soon.