Here we are, at the end of a road that began many months ago. On this road we have traveled, we saw improvments, change, and community pride.
This program has been an amazing trip for me. I have learn so many things about poverty. Hoping some day it will help me save the world, hahaha!
It has been great working with all of you, and you all have done a great job! One Day At A Time! Tracy
Horizon’s has kept us busy for 18 months and there were times when the end didnt seem in sight and now today, the 18 months are done. And now we have to look back and see all that we have done. We will see that there were things that we wanted to do and they didnt get done, and there are many things that we did get done. So they weren’t big things, big projects etc. but we did do a lot of ‘things’. And if all we did was to keep a positive attitude and work together and encourage each other and the town, well, that was something that cant be measured. I know that I learned a lot, I attended a lot of events, I know that I benefited from all these 18 months of activities. And I know there were others who did also. So, let’s celebrate, and then let’s keep on doing what we can for our town and community. Thanks Horizons for all that you did and gave our community of Cando.
This is the last week to sign up for Art Camp! Please do by July 1. Lots of great classes will be offered including:
Art Camp will be held at the Cando Art Center August 4-8 with artist Ali LaRock. Wear an old shirt or paint smock to class. Call 701-968-3655 for more information.
Dear Bloggers:
With our pride of our community, we have a better understanding, of our mission to inprove in knowledge and awareness, to help the development of our community.
We have just been informed, that our community horizon group, has been awarded a computer and printer, for all our accomplishments to this program.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
The word is just in … Tuesday evening after the Primary Election. The residents of the City of Cando voted to increase the mill levy for the Library from 4 to 12 mill so the Library CAN STAY OPEN!!
THANKS to ALL who support us in ANY way, Horizons group included!!! It seemed we were looking into the dark hole of Poverty, but have seen hands held out, and we will do what we can to purchase the books, materials people want, making Cando, its residents and those in the surrounding community richer in knowledge and relaxation.
This evening we finished transplanting 2 acres of cabbages (at Johnstons). It has been more drawn out with the rains we’ve had, but rain is better than drought! Also several kinds of squash were transplanted, both slicer and pickling cucumbers; even a few watermelon and cantelope. Now, we hope some of that will be ready before tooo long. Mike Parker’s cabbages will be ready to transplant next week, weather permitting!
The Farmers Market here in Cando, at the City Park, is to start the first Thursday after the 4th of July; that would be July 10. It was decided at a meeting the last part of April by vendors who could be there that we would change the hours from 5-7 PM so that those who work until 5 would have a better chance to get what they want. No sales will be made before 5. Another change is that a person can have half a table for $5.oo; a full table is $10.oo and those who don’t have many products felt they lost all their profit with a full table.
According to Market Manager Joleen Johnston, we will abide by ALL market standards (this excludes the sale of pickles, eggs, processed meat, salsas and a few other things), and prices are to be fairly even. Jams, baked items, and hand crafted articles are acceptable. The last Market Day (Sept 25)will be more like a flea market, allowing “home-party type products or individual consultant items”.
There will be door prizes each week, one name drawn from the list of those attending. For more information, see the article Joleen is putting in the Towner Count Record Herald soon. If you want to be a part of this activity contact her (Joleen Johnston) at 701-968-3035 or e-mail her at jmjohnston@gondtc.com
Children from our community went to bible camp at the Cando Lutheran church on May 27th to 30th. About 30 children enjoyed games, snacks, crafts, songs. The bible stories they learned were about serving your family and friends, serving your community, and serving Jesus.
On the last day of camp, Parents, friends grandparents joined the children for a celebration. The children sang songs about what they learned. It was one of the best times, I had with my children. They had a blast! My children, ask me just the other day, when can we do that again? There were many volunteers, that help with the event. Thank you and good job!
Maybe I should have said, I got a shot but I wanted your attention. Several times I have been told that I should get a tetenus shot as I garden and work in the soil and do other ‘dangerous’ things. Cando has a public health office and nurse in the Memorial Building and so it is so convenient to just stop in and get ’shots’. This is a real money saver as if you go to the clinic, well, you know what the fees, etc are there. This is where families can take children for the required ’shots’ and the costs are reasonable. NO, it didn’t hurt and no I didn’t have any discomfort the next day. I am grateful that Cando has this service available for everyone.
Cando has to have the most beautiful welcoming view of any town in spring! All along the west side of town, along highway 281, from one end of the town, north/south, the highway is lined with the beautiful blooming white snow crabapple trees! They are as white as snow! These were planted years ago by the Cando shade tree committee volunteers.
The Shade tree committee continues to work to beautify Cando. A block long row of old evergreens had to be removed as they were old and diseased, and now the Shade tree committee volunteers are working at clearing away the old roots and preparing the way for over 40 new trees to be planted. It’s a fun group of people who like trees and aren’t afraid to put in some time and work, knowing that the trees planted will grow in beauty in the years to come. We have only to look at that long street of Snow crabs. What a sight!
There is someone new in town this spring!!! And not everything wants it here… it’s a turkey vulture! Now, not everyone wants to see a turkey vulture but some people do. Two years ago, I heard there were vultures at a town over 50 miles away and I wanted to go there and see it. Now, I hear that unpleasant ‘noise’ that it makes as it flys over town, often escorted by smaller birds, trying to drive it away, I know that the ‘old buzzard’ is flying over again. Not all birds are cute little song birds but having a buzzard in town is something new for Cando. We are working on getting a birder group going again and getting on a birding trail, all these work to bring interest into our Cando. I was hoping that we could come up with a unique bird,,, never thinking we would get a buzzard.