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Huntin’ for extra special eggs
Youngsters race for the brightly colored eggs hidden at the Presho City park during the annual Presho Chamber's Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday, April 3.
The Greater Lyman Foundation Board of Directors have announced its first recipients of grants. Grants were given to the following non-profit organizations:
1. ROCS Senior Meals of Kennebec, Presho & Reliance.......................... $721 2. Merchants Memorial Park Committee of Presho................................ $200 3. Iona Community Center of Iona.................................................. $500 4. Johnson-Peterson Post 179 American Legion of Kennebec & Reliance...... $500 5. St. Mary’s Renovations of Reliance.............................................. $500 6. Reliance School & Community Museum........................................... $500
Total grants awarded amounted to $2,921, which was the total amount available for distribution according to GLF Chairman Herb Sundall.
The GLF Board, which consists of Sundall, Jim Fulwider, Randy Holmquist, Kim Halverson, Ron McManus, Neal Brakke, Wayne Monson, April Reis and Justin Jessop, received seven applications and were able to partially fund six of the seven. The only application not funded was one from an entity that is capable of raising its own funds by taxation. The Board of Directors has determined that initially they will not fund an entity which has the power to raise necessary funds by taxation, regardless of the worthiness of the project.
According to Sundall, all applicants were considered worthy requests and the Board’s only regret was that they did not have adequate funds to fully fund the requests.
GLF can only distribute the interest it earns on its funds. Next year the GLF hopes to double the awards granted this year. Currently the GLF has $134,725.67 in invested funds.
According to Sundall “the more money we are able to raise, the more in grants we will be able to award.” Persons who wish to make a donation are asked to contact a Board Member.
The GLF was established in 2006 to enrich and promote the future of the Lyman area.
The Reliance Horizons group recently completed the 18-month long training session of the Horizons III project and held a graduation celebration Tuesday, March 23 at the Catholic Church hall in Reliance.
Following supper, Kelly Roseland, Horizons III Community Coach, explained to those in attendance that she will continue to be available to work with the community of Reliance as they work towards achieving the goals set in their strategic plan.
Karla Trautman, SDSU Cooperative Extension Service Program Leader for Family and Youth/4-H, also addressed the group prior to awarding the Reliance Horizons III steering committee a check for $8,500 in grant funds. Last year, following phase two of the Horizon project, the first installment of $1,500 was presented. Trautman also delivered two signs to be installed on the out skirts of Reliance to designate the town as a Horizon Community.
Members of the Reliance Horizons Steering Committee included, Nathan Herman, Wayne Monson, Beth Herman, Janet Schindler, Ronald McManus, Ruth Ann McManus, Beth Bacon, Keith Herman, Lloyd Marken, Marla Patten, Gayle Raymond, Cara Bukacek and April Reis. This group of people were instrumental in bringing the Horizons program to Reliance and completing the requirements set forth in the three phase project to earn the $10,000 grant.
Approximately $13,000 in operating funds were awarded to Reliance throughout the 18-month project. Money that the group put back into the community through the purchase of food and prizes for events, plus items for the farmers market, repairs at the city hall building, and the welcome to Reliance sign.
Trautman estimated the number of volunteer hours recorded by the Reliance Horizons group during the project would be worth over $22,000.
The group also received a laptop computer and a digital camera, both items will be kept at the city building for use by community members.
According to Beth Herman, a member of the steering committee, the $10,000 grant will be used to improve the town’s infrastructure, one of the goals of the project. “We’ll buy gravel for the streets, and replace or install culverts in town also,” said Herman.
The group now moves into the sustaining phase; working on the five goals of their strategic plan which are listed below.
The Horizons program is a partnership between the South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service and the Northwest Area Foundation of St. Paul, MN.
Reliance’s Strategic Goals: 1) Create housing that is both affordable and quality. 2) Provide affordable childcare for parents/guardians in the Reliance area. 3) Improve quality of life by enhancing the local recreational opportunities, creating a more attractive community and supporting local food producers. 4) Create more quality business and employment opportunities in the Reliance area. 5) Improve public safety and quality of life by further developing community infrastructure.
