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How to Be a Leader in Your Community

Meg Schlueter · May 30, 2022

Be a Leader in your Community Often when I have discussed McLeod For Tomorrow's leadership program, people assume that a requirement for this program is a certain kind of job, career goal, or level of influence in life or work. I think this is a bit of a misconception about what it really means to be a leader and how to be a leader in your community. Leadership is an Action You can be a leader in your community by running for city council, but …

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Navigating Conflict In Lester Prairie

Meg Schlueter · May 25, 2022

From the very beginning of the planning stages, Lester Prairie, the host for session 7 in March, was difficult. Challenges seemed to be around every bend, and the process of finding the right pieces to fall in together was less than smooth. Navigating conflict in Lester Prairie seemed to be necessary to put together a program day that focused on the community. For starters, the daychairs, who help plan the day, were volunteers as the previous …

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Living in the Middle of Everywhere

Meg Schlueter · April 5, 2022

Ben Winchester: Rewriting the Rural Narrative I am a glass-full kind of guy, especially when it comes to what is happening across our rural communities. The dominant narrative of doom, gloom, demise, and death is based largely on stereotypes or trends that happened to our towns over a half century (or more) ago. That is, our kids keep leaving, hollowing out our undesirable towns and leaving only graying residents to fend for themselves in the …

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Bridging Generations in McLeod County

Meg Schlueter · February 13, 2022

Session 5-- Glencoe GSL schools in Glencoe hosted the first program day of 2022. To start the day, Coborn's in Glencoe donated breakfast and coffee for the group to enjoy in the community room of GSL. Mark Larson, the city administrator for the city of Glencoe came and spoke about upcoming projects for the town. Mr. Larson is the first and only administrator for the city. He has served in this role for 32 years. Bridging Generations in McLeod …

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Becoming a Welcoming and Inclusive Community

Meg Schlueter · December 27, 2021

By definition, community means sharing characteristics, location, or some form of commonality that brings different people together. While many of us can claim different communities in one way or another, our towns and county are a big part of what brings us together. But what creates a welcoming and inclusive community? December 16th, 2021- Hutchinson, the Welcoming and Inclusive Community Remember when we had a thunderstorm, snow, and sleet …

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