Chase/Perkins HTC Meeting notes 1-25-07 in Grant

Chase/Perkins HTC Site Notes – January 25, 2007

Location: Southwest Community Betterment Office -- 11:30 to 1:00

Present:
Shaun Meyer, Tim Moore, Amy Thelander, Ann Burge, Deb Kuenning, Jana Jensen, Kevin Poppe, Kathy Schilke, Leslie Carlholm, Val Foster.


Leadership – 19 participants, one had to bow out (___ juniors from each HS)
- will attend Legislative Day in Lincoln Feb 1st
- April 17th will be graduation
- going well with new format

First Impressions – Ann Burge and I to set up with a community for Grant and Imperial

Perkins County

Youth – Tim Moore and Amy Thelander, Ryan Henricks (instructor at Perkins Co HS)
- Youth Voting Project rec’d recognition from Secretary of State
- Perkins County Youth Council – 27 kids at first meeting
- 5 Committees: publicity, recruitment, fundraising, social, community service
- Working on Kick-off project, maybe revitalize old theatre, set up as a business for the kids to operate and learn e-ship
- Youth Council will be doing Class Olypmics
- Would like to do Priceless Preteen Leadership Program, summer camp, (Val Foster)
- Deb Kuenning, extension educator for Keith, Perkins, Arthur was present, we
Mentioned the new 4-H curriculum and I told her I would have Craig Schroeder contact her


E-Ship/Business
- Ethanol plant at Madrid, 188 million gallons, $215 Million dollar project
- Madrid is offering a free lot program to encourage folks to build there
- Adams Bank has land to build duplexes on and is looking for someone to work
with
- Chamber is getting involved in the welcoming new employees, may do a welcome event with support of ethanol plant
- They said the impact would be $100 million a year, Madrid’s two restaurants are serving over 150 meals at noon.

Philanthropy
- working toward meeting the Hunt Challenge Grant, have raised $40,000 + but
need to reach $75,000 by the end of March

Chase County

Youth
- Youth assisted with LB 840 success
- Dialogues Across NE was a huge success, working with existing team and may expand members
- Mr. Jason Speck is teaching E-ship classes in his Vocational Ag classes
- Leslie is working on a Youth E-Ship Day for all high school in Chase/Perkins counties called, Discover – Decide – Deliver
- NEED email for Kimberly Cook, extension educator for the Southwest 4

E-Ship/Business
- Proposed ethanol plant in Wauneta and also 2 near Imperial
- BR&E survey was a yes
- Leslie will be writing a BECA grant for funding to offer five workshops/classes
in the following areas to both businesses in both counties:
§ business transfer
§ customer service
§ shop local campaign
§ e-commerce
§ marketing/advertising
approximate budget is $4000 for each workshop/class = $20,000
$10,000 local match is almost committed
- We talked about getting someone to come in and present ways to work with the fact that Walmart is coming to Ogallala and how to prepare the business
community for that.

Philanthropy
Imperial CF is working hard to get the Hunt Challenge complete by their Annual
Meeting, March 24th. They will be awarding their second round of grants.

Leslie believes she has people from Wauneta interested in the HTC program, Ted and Joyce Grimm

Shaun Meyer Report
Gave a report on her trip to the HTC academy in Lincoln. She handed out a two
page summary and also talked about her experience. She has asked to help with
the youth pillar. Shaun, THANK YOU for taking the time to attend the academy
and welcome to the HTC Program. (Ann thanks for taking care of all that!)


Other issues discussed:
- Housing, the lack of it for all the employees coming in to work in the ethanol plants and how we must try to get them to land in Chase and Perkins counties