WE DID IT!!
After many hours of volunteer work and diligence, we graduated from the Horizon II project. We celebrated by having a potluck meal at our city park along with delicious cake for dessert. After the meal, Dr. Gary Lemme, Dean of the SDSU’s College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, offered his congratulations to our community for completing the 20-month Horizon project. Next, several of our community Horizon members spoke and gave updates on the projects/goals that have been started here in the Murdo Area.
We saved the best for last and had Dan O. and Kari F. share their perspectives of our accomplishments throughout the project. Several awards were earned for the community through our work in Horizons II. A digital camera was earned in the first stages of the Horizon II project for work that was initially done on our blog. Throughout the past 20 months we fulfilled the requirements for the blog and earned the laptop computer and printer. All of these items are being kept at the city office and can be checked out to use by anyone in the community. Two metal signs stating that Murdo is a Horizon Community were given to the community. These signs will be placed at the east and west edges of town for people to see as they first come into Murdo. The final award was the HUGE check for $8,500, which is the rest of the funds offered by the Northwest Area Foundation for participating in the Horizons II Project. The Murdo Area has gained so much from this partnership with Horizons, SDSU, and the Northwest Area Foundation. Many citizens have gained a wealth of knowledge through leadership plenty trainings and other trainings that have been held over the past 20 months! GOOD JOB FOLKS!! 