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Third Annual Symposium on Small Towns

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Community Showcases

Plainview Area Community and Youth Center
Small Town: Plainview
Primary Contact: Sara Grover
Address: 346 W. Broadway, Plainview MN. 55964
Phone: 507-534-3244

Memories of Milan
Small Town: Milan, Minnesota
Primary Contact: Ron Anderson
Phone: 320-734-4411
Description: The city of Milan was recently highlighted in a special by Minnesota Public Radio. On display will be 16 feet of old photos, current projects, and a video showing Milan in the past and present.

A Capital Community: 2005
Small Town: New York Mills, Minnesota
Primary Contact: Jodi Ericksrud
Phone: 218-385-2213
Description: New York Mills was one of five communities recognized as a Capital Community by the Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa in 2005.

Glenwood Equine Center
Small Town: Glenwood, Minnesota
Primary Contact: Judy Oatman
Phone: 320-283-5444

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom
Small Town: Alexandria area, Minnesota
Primary Contact: Joan Larson
Phone: 320-846-7061

Managing Urbanization in Rural America: Community Outreach Partnership Center
Small Town: Morris, Minnesota
Primary Contact: David Fluegel
Phone: 320-589-6451
Description: This program is a unique partnership between the City of Morris and the University of Minnesota, Morris campus. The project focuses on housing, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development. The project is funded in part by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Outreach Partnership Center Program.

Village Emporium
Small Town: Wadena
Primary Contact: Carol Spearman
Phone: 218-632-8455
The Village Emporium is a shopping destination for the entire area and a stopping place for people passing through. It offers a wide range of useful and unusual items, some from across the globe. It encourages local entrepreneurship by providing accessible and affordable sales and display space for a variety of new businesses.

Clean Up the River Environment (CURE)
Small Town: Montevideo area
Primary Contact: Patrick Moore
Phone: 320-269-2984
Collectively marketing small towns in the Upper Minnesota River Watershed.

Fiber First
Contact: Jim Erickson

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