Bison, SD

I just wanted to take a minute to write about a new page I created.  It maybe can create a little more knowledge and awareness about the level of poverty in Bison.  This page shows us in graph format the occupations, education, income, marital status, racial diversity (or lack of) and ages in the Bison area compared to the entire state of South Dakota, and also to the United States.

It also includes a map of Bison.  This is an interesting page.  Please check out the page, it is listed on the right as “Bison’s Demographics”.

Bison area residents have been working fervently for some time now.  The results are starting to show.  Our big Celebration Event was a success!  The night was put together to share with community members, what the Bison Strategic Planning Committee has been up to.  Members of this committee were well diversified with young adults, as well as young and older parents and teachers that included:

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If you want to learn how to surf, e-mail, chat what ever it may be, come join us on Wednesday nights.  We will have a lot of fun and you will be learning new and exciting things!   We will continue to meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month in the Bison Bar (where we have free wireless internet). Hope to see you there!!!!

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I have created a slide show of the business, schools and religious organizations that our community has to offer.  Click the link above to take a tour with me.

The Horizons II has brought to us more of an understanding of the situation of run down buildings in Bison.  We no longer look at run-down buildings, and think that it is completely from a lack of care.  We have come to the realization that a lot of this is due to our economy and the situations that some of our citizens are in.  When there is an elderly person in town living on $500/month, that has to save to buy herself a new $15 remote control……it makes you think about it a little more.  We are looking into the “South Dakota Paint” project, setting up clean-up days, and coordinating local people with their resources to Clean up the town.  Let’s not dwell on the negative….let’s get busy and help them to clean up our town!  Check back with us to see how we are coming along.

The 2nd of 3 Strategic Planning committee meetings met at the Main Street Bakery on Tuesday, November 13th at 5:00.  We completed our Vision and Mission Statements.  We had a very diverse group working together on our Vision and Mission Statements.  We wrote this to show what we envision Bison to be in 2008.  We also wrote our goals.  All this after a wonderful meal that was, again, provided by Theo Larson.

Dan Kvale, PA-C, Bison Community Clinic

Bison Community Clinic was selected as the one and only recipient (NATIONWIDE) of the 2007 National Health Service Corps Award of Excellence.

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By Dan Kvale

The Horizons II project had about 75 participants at the Bentley Building last Saturday for the noon meal and prioritization of ideas. 

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Remember those “FUN” pre and post surveys that the Horizons Staff had you take during Study Circles and LeadershipPLENTY?

Believe it or not - it was for a purpose!  Those pre & post survey’s help us to understand how much your community learned about poverty and about leadership by your participation in those specified curriculums.

As a result, we have assembled a community profile with the results of the pre & post surveys for both Study Circles and LeadershipPLENTY.  Check out your community results by clicking on the links found under “Survey Data” on the right hand side of your community blog.