new beginnings

CONGRATULATIONS..YOU HAVE JUST NAVIGATED SUCCESSFULLY TO THE KETTLE FALLS/MARCUS BLOGSPOT.

We exist solely as a resource for you to access information about your community, Kettle Falls and Marcus, and their respective suburbs. And you know who your are!!

This BlogSpot is a result of a partnership known as Horizons, WSU Extension Service, (Horizons.wsu.edu)and a non profit organization NW Area oundation
(nwaf.org.

Leadership Training has been the focal point for the Kettle Falls/Marcus' two representatives, pictured above. They are Lara Henry and Dorthea Pritchett.

The Horizon group grew out of study circles comprised of more than 60 of your neighbors who met for 5 weeks in February and March of this year, discussing and identifying causes of poverty and establishing goals to lessen the impact of poverty in our communities.

Our group was a small portion of a statewide project funded by the Northwest Area Foundation and administered by Washington State University Extension Service. There was a total of 23 small rural towns and communities represented, with persons from Republic, Kettle Falls/Marcus, Colville, Chewelah and Springfield attending the 3 day leadership training in Moses Lake on April 10,11,12. Additionally, one person from each group was trained in public relations, this blogspot being an outgrowth of that training, and will be used as a clearinghouse for information about our community, links to services for those in need of those services, and hopefully a forum for discussion about poverty and its causes and effects, plus a form of "Craigs List" whereas people with specific needs can connect with others who might have the tools or skills to meet those needs.