These Four Rural Towns Are Using Creative Placemaking to Thrive
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Fergus Falls, MN, population 13,450. Springboard has developed a four-part framework for implementing creative people power in communities. It goes like this: First, support artists to make a living. Second, have artists at the table, especially in community engagement. Third, make hubs and homes for creativity.
Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold - The Daily …
WEBDec 3, 2021 · An unsettling encounter on a road in rural West Virginia was a beginning of a rural legend and a personal tragedy for the man involved. by Liz Carey December 3, 2021. Things always seem mysterious on chilly fall nights in the country. For Woodrow Derenberger, his mysterious encounter with an almost human grinning man on the backroads of West ...
Mountain Talk - The Daily Yonder
WEBJul 19, 2010 · Mountain Talk. In Appalachia, we know where you’re from by the way you talk. by Betty Dotson-Lewis July 19, 2010. In the corner of Appalachia where Tennessee meets Virginia, where this photo was taken, dialect is more southern. Mountaineers like to talk and you can tell what part of Appalachia people come from by the words they use.
Revisiting the Van Meter Visitor, as Its Festival Takes Shape - Daily ...
WEBAug 6, 2021 · Called the Van Meter Visitor, the pterodactyl-looking creature first appeared in the small rural town in 1903, according to legend. Over the course of five nights in September and October that year, several of Van Meter’s most upstanding citizens reported seeing a half-human, half-animal creature with enormous bat wings fly above the city.
Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
WEBApr 10, 2024 · According to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, the estimated population of North American Amish in 2023 was 384,290 (6,100 in Canada), a 116% increase from 2000. Statistics show that the population nearly doubles every 20 years. Unlike some other Christian denominations, Amish communities don’t ...
Beau of the Fifth Column Talks Media, Democracy, and Small …
WEBMay 20, 2022 · You’re there for his voice. Beau of the Fifth Column was our latest guest on Everywhere Radio. For this episode, Beau spoke with Xandr Brown, multimedia producer at the Daily Yonder. A portion of the conversation first aired as part of the Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual festival that took place on May 10 and 11, 2022.
The Spirit of Christmas Lives Year-Round in North Pole, Alaska
WEBDec 22, 2022 · In North Pole, Alaska, you’ll find a man legally named Santa Claus, an academy for reindeer, and a post office that handles letters carrying the Christmas wishes of children around the world. North Pole, Alaska, population 2,100, fully embraces its role as the home of Santa Claus. The roads have names like Mistletoe Lane and Kris Kringle Drive.
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The Yonder Report - A weekly audio newscast for rural America
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Yonder Report is a short, fast-paced roundup of rural news, featuring a wide variety of rural voices. You can listen to the latest episodes here or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.The Yonder Report is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and more. It can also be heard on radio stations across rural America.
Q&A: 23-Year-Old Rural Organizer Anderson Clayton on Making …
WEBJul 23, 2021 · I first wrote about Anderson Clayton in March, after she worked with RuralOrganizing.org to survey 70 rural progressive organizers in 31 states on their takeaways from the 2020 election. One of the key lessons of that report was this: if Democrats want to stage a comeback in rural places, they …
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