When I was cleaning out a drawer yesterday I came across a paper that listed our 29 accomplishments in 2006-2008 when we were in the Horizons Program. This program was an 18 month community leadership program aimed at reducing poverty in small rural communities. I would like to share with you the impressive list of 29 accomplishments in 2 years.
- Anamoose Area Community Foundation-started with the $10,000 we received from participating in the program.
- Brunch at Anamoose Sr. Center first Sunday of month
- Welcome packages for new residents and hunters
- Community garden
- Farmers Market
- Improved cell phone service
- Dock at Antelope Lake
- Exercise classes, craft classes and BP clinic at Sr. Center
- Home rule
- Main Street beautification–
- Buildings painted on Main St.
- Pam Heim painted windows of old grocery store
- 4 flower pots placed on corners
- Fences put between several buildings
- Fall decorations on light poles.
- Computer classes-Intermediate and Excel
- Anamoose brochure
- Blog site started
- Joe & Ana wedding and first anniversary celebrations
- Dock put up on Antelope Lake
- Location of Skating Rink moved to southwest corner
- Happy Feet
- Community calendar
- Sent out Christmas letters promoting our community
- First woman on city board
- Recycling bins
- Involved kids with first Pumpkin contest
- Improved Anamoose website
- Worked on getting rid of old and diseased trees
- Clean up of community
- Added Ana to Anamoose sign
- Promoted Anamoose with articles in papers.
- Three committees set up: communications, housing and recruit, retain and new businesses.
- Renaissance zone started.
Since that we have paved our streets which was a huge accomplishment.
I took a couple of pictures of fall decorations to show that people still take pride in their yards and communities. A saying that I read a while back is a good slogan for Anamoose-“Give us a look, you’ll see the difference”.
Joe & Rose Weninger
Calvin & Mardi Helm
Bill & LaDonna Goodwin
