The structural changes I have noticed in the last year in Tyndall is 5 new businesses on Main Street. We have added a new cafe, 2 businesses which sell memorials, a resale shop and a youth center. These new businesses deal with a wide scope of people from senior citizens to youth and allow for the people of the community to stay in town for their needs.
What would the residents of Tyndall and the members of the business community like to see in new small businesses on Main Street or on the highway? Do we want to have more business on the highway, or do we want to concentrate on downtown? We have a couple of “holes ” on main street that we can fill up. We know we have a low-income housing issue - got any ideas on that ( maybe employing our local contractors ?) Do we know an alumni or former resident who would love to relocate to a smaller business community? Our Horizons committees have worked hard the past two years-since August of 2006- to come up with improvements. We greatly appreciate those of you who have participated in the meetings and planning sessions and shared your ideas, but we could use more. Our economic future depends on your entrepreneurial bravery!!!! If you have an idea or opinion, leave a comment here!
What is everyone doing with empty printer ink cartridges? I go through quite a few of them during the year and recently was made aware of an individual in a nearby city who collects them and the money from recycling them is donated to the swim team…..I think we could do something like that for the Cavalier Corner or the Bargain Shoppe. ( Remember that the money earned at the Bargain Shoppe is donated back into the Tyndall community after expenses ) If anyone knows of an address or company that facilitates this type of recycling let me know. There are several places that the cartridges could be collected. If this is already being done, we should still know about it so residents and businesses can contribute. Leave a comment or information here!
How has community leadership expanded since we began Horizons and are more people in the community involved in leadership positions? These are some questions we have been asked to address and we would like some comments from all out there!
Are we training new leaders ? There is a project being researched right now about teaching LeadershipPlenty to our juniors and seniors at Bon Homme High School. I can tell you that this would not be happening at all if we had not participated in the Horizons project. We have certified leadership trainers now in our community that are able to do this. Do you think this is a good idea? Post your comments and tell us what you think.
I recently attended the workshop in Tripp covering entrepreneurship and economic development, facilitated by Horizon’s Carla Trautman and Keri Freuchte. The speakers were from the SDSU economics department-Dr. Larry Swain ( entrepreneur) and Dr. Jerry Warmann ( Economics Department). Dr. Swain talked about co-ops, co-ordinating with other communities on an idea for enterprise, and combining businesses ( partnerships ! ) We have heard a lot about partnerships in our months of Horizons meetings. It is important! And we found out that we already partner alot already when we were not even aware of it! ( For example, some businesses partner on advertising ) Are we partnering with low incomes in mind? Yes-Tyndall is leading the way as our new youth center and the bargain shoppe are partners with success. What other ways can you think of that we are partnering with poverty issues in mind. Comment here at this posting!