Category: Redevelopment Works
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Winds of Change
Published first on the Progress News, July 19, 2021 | Guest column by ORA President, John Philips Summerfest 2021 is over, and memories were made as families, friends and foreigners gathered and mixed as a community. If that was the intent, Summerfest 2021 was a roaring success. Hats off to Emlenton and all who worked… Read more
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Congressional Consideration
Published first on the Progress News, July 12, 2021 Local redevelopment was a bit more exciting than usual recently with a visit from US Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson! Congressman Thompson, who is a top proponent of rural redevelopment and is actively involved in policy related to agriculture, energy, healthcare, education, natural resources, and veterans affairs,… Read more
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Let’s Get Arty!
Published first on the Progress News, July 5, 2021 Redevelopment, at its core, is all about change – finding new ways of doing things or utilizing spaces to better serve local needs. Sometimes this means big change, like removing buildings, reorganizing structures, or rethinking entire systems. Often, though, Redevelopment is about the little changes, the… Read more
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Showing Some Love
Published first on the Progress News, June 21, 2021 This week I’d like to take a moment to show some appreciation for the folks in our area who are working toward a more robust and resilient community for ourselves, our children, and our children’s children, generations into the future. These are our critical community partners,… Read more
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Ready, Set, Paint!
Published first on the Progress News, June 14, 2021 If you don’t already have July 9th – 11th on your calendar, mark it now! Go ahead, I’ll wait… Okay, now that you’ve got it penciled in, start getting excited for the return of Emlenton’s own Summerfest! Thanks to the hard work of the folks at… Read more
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Published first on the Progress News, June 7, 2021 Following on from last week’s topic of our children and their truly wonderful ideas, I’d like to share one of those ideas this week in a bit more detail. Redevelopment, as you know, is a many-flavored fruit, and kids are excellent at not only noticing all… Read more
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Local Perspectives of the Younger Kind
Published first on the Progress News, June 1, 2021 Redevelopment work requires significant input and feedback from the community, so that those of us pulling strings together to weave the tapestry of our future know what sort of design everyone would like to see. There’s one segment of the community, however, which is often left… Read more
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River Roots Community Farm Ribbon-Cutting
Published first on the Progress News, May 24, 2021 It took two tries, but with the second snip of the giant scissors on Saturday, May 15th, the multi-colored ribbon was cut and the River Roots Community Farm was officially open for growing! The day was a joyful end to an extremely busy few weeks, and… Read more
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The Banners are Coming, the Banners are Coming!
Published first on the Progress News, May 17, 2021 The last year caused the postponement or cancellation of a lot of events and projects, including many we had lined up in local redevelopment. Some of those, like the school farm initiative, are finally underway (hooray!!), and others, such as kids’ kung fu classes, will be… Read more
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The Farm a Community Built
Published first on the Progress News, May 10, 2021 More than a year and a half ago, Dr. David McDeavitt and I had a dream: to create a space on school grounds that would allow everyone from our community to come together, sleeves up, working and learning and growing. Public school, home school, or well… Read more
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Behind the Scenes
Published first on the Progress News, May 3, 2021 Today I’d like to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of one of the most involved and hard-hitting parts of redevelopment work. This is an area that most folks don’t get the chance to experience, a hidden world of back-room meetings and urgent phone… Read more
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Springing with Possibilities
Published first on the Progress News, April 26, 2021 Spring 2021 feels like a breath of fresh air on so many levels. We still have a few snowstorms to deal with – both literal and metaphorical – but there is a definite sense of hope and potential floating around with all the pollen. For the… Read more