Montrose, SD

I have always been one to try to find the positive in every situation.  In my mind, having a negative attitude didn’t make sense - it just made the situation worse.  I found out differently yesterday.

In speaking with a fellow Montrose-area resident about our Horizons project and the changes that we would like to see, some comments came up that really got me “fired up”.  When discussing the changes that I (and many others from the community) would like to see, I was told “that will never happen - not in my lifetime, and not in yours.  Too many people like this town just the way it is, why change things?  We never had that before, why do we need that now?” 

At first I was thinking that an attitude like that is part of the problem.  But after some thought it occurred to me - that may be just the thing to get us moving!  I know it gave me more determination to get things done.  It showed me that we need ALL types of people and attitudes to keep “Montrose On The Move”!

It was great to see more than 80 people show up this Sunday for the Kick-off Event of our last phase of Horizons. We had a great meal (thanks Irish Pub crew!!), an update on the Horizons project to date in Montrose, reports from our four action areas following the study circles, and an explanation of where we go from here.

 Better yet, we saw some new faces at the meeting and had some great new people sign up for the planning meetings coming up in October and November. It will be great to get the insight from a great mix of people. Thanks to everyone who came and helped make it successful. Thanks, too, to Martha, our Community Coordinator, for giving a good rundown of what’s to take place next and helping us stay on track!

 A big ‘thanks’ to our steering committee for their willingness to dig in and get this done, and to Dean, our school superintendent, for chipping in and helping set up and take down. As someone famous once said: “It takes a community….”

Amy was busy taking photos of the event with our new Horizons camera, so check back soon to see the Kick-off in action.