The Hunters Area has successfully completed the entire Horizons Program and it's time to celebrate that accomplishment.
Join all seven communities in Northeast Washington for dinner and desert.
Tuesday June 24th
Kettlefalls Senior Center
605 Narcissus Rd
6 to 8 pm
We will be inviting local dignitaries to join us in celebration.
As always, gas cards and child care will be available.
Please RSVP to the Extension office (684-2588) by June 20th if you would like to attend.
Welcome to Hunters WA Horizons Community Blog! Improving Leadership aimed at reducing Poverty in rural and reservation Communities, From Rice to Fort Spokane
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Hunters Strategic Plan
Each Community's journey through the Horizons Program focused on Community Leadership to Reduce Poverty. To view your Community's Stratecic Plan, visit Horizons II Community Information page, using the link below. Once there, click on your community's link and then on the link for a copy of the Community Strategic Plan.
Top 3 Areas of Concern from Horizons Surveys
#1 Improve Economy - 60%
#2 Youth Activities - 44%
#3 Health Care - 42.5%
#2 Youth Activities - 44%
#3 Health Care - 42.5%
Ideas to Improve Economy #1
Community-based Transportation
Child care facility
Red Cross Certified babysitters
Adult education accessibility
Food bank expansion
Computers for public
Swimming Instructor
Life Guards
Hire people from our community- not from outside
Child care facility
Red Cross Certified babysitters
Adult education accessibility
Food bank expansion
Computers for public
Swimming Instructor
Life Guards
Hire people from our community- not from outside
Ideas for Youth Activities #2
Portable BBQ on Trailer for fair, family orientated activities, park events, game events
Community Center (play, meetings, fund raisers) a place for kids and adults to go and do things
Skateboard park where kids could go every day
Movies at school gym
Pool - swimming lessons, exercise, hydrotherapy
Better playground equipment in park
High school seniors on school board
"community watch" call program with senior companionship
Community resource directory
Grange utilization - community center
Community Center (play, meetings, fund raisers) a place for kids and adults to go and do things
Skateboard park where kids could go every day
Movies at school gym
Pool - swimming lessons, exercise, hydrotherapy
Better playground equipment in park
High school seniors on school board
"community watch" call program with senior companionship
Community resource directory
Grange utilization - community center
Ideas for Health Care #3
24-hour on-call nurse to help give information/medical advice
Pool: hydrotherapy, exercise to combat obesity
Meals on wheels
Health Clinic
Have someone be here in fall season to give everyone flu shots, so our elderly won't have to travel so far to get them!
Pool: hydrotherapy, exercise to combat obesity
Meals on wheels
Health Clinic
Have someone be here in fall season to give everyone flu shots, so our elderly won't have to travel so far to get them!
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It was with a great deal of surprise and deep sadness that Anita and I received the news of the passing of Christine Stanton last evening. We both feel very fortunate to have gotten to know Christine and the rest of the Hunters community through our work with the Horizons Grant. We are certain that her good influence, hard work, and beautiful smile will be missed by all in Hunters and the surrounding area. We also hope that Christine's enduring spirit and exemplary attitude will be an inspiration to everyone in carrying on with her community leadership responsibilities. But, most of all, we want to convey our heart-felt regrets for the loss of Christine to her friends and family to whom we send our love.
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