Progress being made
Eleven people gathered on April 30th to guage progress on community projects.
Great progress is being made on establishing a community foundation to benefit Prairie County. The directors of Friends for Cherry Creek Dam met in March to change their bylaws and name to Prairie Benefits. Officers and a board of directors were also elected. Prairie Benefits will work with the Montana Community Foundation to manage the funds. Prairie Benefits will provide an opportunity for ongoing funds for community projects.
The Prairie County Commissioners are working with Julie Jones of Singletree on an assisted living facility in Terry.
The value-added ag committee reported that they hosted a forum for ag producers on April 23rd that focused on the ethanol industry, raising natural beef, and backgrounding systems for calves. The need for continued education on ag diversification opporutunities such as camelina production was noted.
Another meeting is planned for June 4th at 5:30 p.m.