April Steering Committee Notes

Tri-C Partners 4 Progress
Steering Committee Notes
April 9, 2012

Tri-C Vision
A healthy community working towards a common good:
Building on untapped gifts, full potential of youth,
a sense of pride, and economic opportunities.
Pulling together for future generations.
Those Present: Fr. Benedict, Fr. Daniel, Sr. Sophia, Catharine Ginther, Jane Pappert, Kevin Lager, Rick Behrens and Mary Lee
Welcome & Reflections on Center for Rural Affairs piece:  Those who read the article felt it reflected with this group is trying to accomplish.  What does investment mean?  Most people feel that they are investing in some way.  How focused is our investment.  Good things happening in this last week or two: Easter with family and first communion.  Hope in the future—Family came to Abbey for Easter mass.                              
Action Team Reports – Steering Committee’s role is SUPPORT       

·         RAT met at 6:30 April 9, 2012 Discussed investment article.  Agreed this article should be read may all in the community. Reviewed our online discussion about involving youth.  Laura will check in to a youth at home mission. 

·         CART preparing for the second annual cleanup day. Fr. Daniel extended an invitation from Annette Weeks to attend the Northwest Enterprise Facilitation group’s meeting.

·         Tri-C Trails met to discuss other funding options.

·         BAT  met to discuss welcome signs and getting the business director into each community household.

Looking Ahead – Preparing for Phase 3 – Calendar
June 1 - Co-Conveners Named & Trained
July 1 (?) – Begin Phase 3 (Cost - $3500)  Members are currently seeking support from outside the community from companies that support rural communities.
Next Meeting  --- Monday May 7, 2012 at Clyde Convent 7:30 pm                                                                        

Bending and Reach Exercise/Gardening

The Conception flower garden surrounding the Conception sign is in need of tender loving care and some well placed roundup.
If you are a user of the walking track please feel free to do your stretching exercises such as bending and reaching to retrieve weeds at the Conception flower garden before your walk.

CART Cleanup Day

April 28, 2012
CART wants to thank the community for helping with cleanup day, either as a volunteer worker, contributor of trash or donations to help pay rent for the dumpsters or tipping fees.
It was a success.

CART Cleanup Day

March Steering Committee Notes

Tri-C Partners 4 Progress
Steering Committee Notes
March 5, 2012
Those attending: Fr. Benedict, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Joel, Catharine Ginther, Faith Goodwin, Jane Pappert, Hope Pappert, Melissa Wilmes, Mary Lee Meyer, and Rick Behrens.
Reflections: What inspired you about the regional conversation in King City?  Melissa was amazed at the work that has been done as the tri-fold of the second story.  Catharine impressed with the King City meeting. Fr. Daniel remarked about Anna Cook’s offer to help with input even at a later date.  Fr. Joel felt good about the whole meeting. Enjoyed the networking.  Hope liked the idea of them promoting us and we will promote them.  Mary Lee was impressed with the invitation that one or two of our group join the Northwest Tourism board. 
Hope reported that Jared Lane visited the Frost boys in CA and shared information about his experience.
*Need to exchange flyer information with King City. We need to find out when they have events to that we can support them.  Example—Living History Day.
Group reviewed the notes from the last meeting and looked at results of the six areas of the readiness survey for Phase 3. 
Also discussed was who is willing and qualified to act as co conveners? Fr. Benedict noted the lack of men on the Steering Committee.  It was also noted a lack of turnover with the group.
Action Team Reports:
Tri-C Trails team reported no money available from MODOT grants.
CART has scheduled an April 28, 2012 cleanup day.  Tri-C Coalition will pick up trash along the streets on March 23, 2012.  Fr. Daniel also had a copy of the business directory and the tri-fold of the second story.
BAT have been discussing habitat improvements.
RAT have been discussing ways to utilize under-utilized buildings and the possibility of a youth at-home mission.
Next meeting April 9, 2012 at the Abbey Dining hall.

Link Worth Reading

FR. Daniel sent me the following link.  This site has a number of articles listed in its right-hand side bar.
http://www.cfra.org/newsletter/2012/03/local-community-investment-key-rural-communities a good read for Tri-C Partners 4 Progress steering committee.

http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2012/02/24/post-office-closings-may-increase-rural-isolation-economic-disparity This one is about rural post-office closings

http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2012/02/17/many-jobs-may-be-gone-wind-energy-credit This one is about jobs wind energy has produced in rural areas.

Partners Regional Conference February 16, 2012

The Tri-C Partners 4 Progress steering committee has taken the next step toward owning their local process by  completing part of phase III in the progress towards the goals for the Tri-C area that have been the fruit of individual interviews, surveys, two community conversations, and a vision retreat. This past week we hosted a regional conversation for the folks of King City. This was accomplished by inviting members of King City community to a dinner conversation catered by Carrie Eiberger on February 16^th at the Eiberger building. 

This regional conversation was very beneficial to the Tri-C Partners 4 Progress steering committee.  Networking with like-minded individuals who believe rural Americans need to network to improve and maintain their rural heritage benefited both the King City group as well as the Partners. The King City Area and the TRI-C area agreed to promote each other's businesses.

Did you know that the Northwest Tourism group sponsors a day trip that includes the Clyde convent and the Conception Abbey?  A member of this group invited a couple of individuals from the Tri-C area to join their tourism group. What other attractions does the Tri-C area have that would cause a tour group to stop and observe?  What does the area have that could be improved to entice a tour group to stop and visit? For future planning, it might be worthwhile to brainstorm for some activity to take place on the day the tour group is in the Tri-C area. Possibilities would be to hold the Area Wide Garage sale on that day.

 Want to help brainstorm for ways to improve our rural corner of northwest Missouri? Contact one of the steering committee members:  Jane Pappert, Catharine Ginther, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Benedict, Sr. Sophia Becker, Melissa Wilmes, Hope Pappert, Faith Goodwin, Mary Lee Meyer, or Fr. Joel. Or contact a co convener of an action team.
Photos by Sr. Sophia at https://picasaweb.google.com/110976217958488668751/RegionalConference2012#