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Linda Fettig, Executive Director of the Nebraska Rural Development Commission, spoke to a group of Economic Developers from Northeast Missouri Wednesday night at the Father Buhman Center in Shelbina.

Economic Development representatives from all over Northeast Missouri were the Father Buhman Center in Shelbina on Wednesday evening to hear Linda Fettig, Executive Director of the Rural Development Commission of Nebraska speak.
   Fettig talked about working with Economic Development in the rural area. “We have a lot of towns in Nebraska with 300 or 400 people that we work with,” she said.
   She said towns, counties and states compete against each other all the time for many different things, but when the need arises, they can also work together for the beneift of everyone.
   Fettig mentioned the “Building Entrepreneurial Communities Program.” This is a program where communities have to work together with other communities on different programs. They are eligible for up to $75,000 in matching grants for different progams. She explained that when communities or organizations work together, everything works easier. Even you you don’t have the grant money, you can see if there is opportunity funding, the availability to see who you can partner with on things.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1542 0925 6/24/2009 hdl

The Shelbina City Council took little time in taking care of business Tuesday night during its regular council meeting at the Shelbina City Hall. In a meeting that lasted just over a half-hour, the council approved the City’s budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1.
   City Budget
   The council came into Tuesday night’s meeting prepared to make a decision on the approval of the new fiscal budget prepared by City Administrator Dennis Klusmeyer. After last Tuesday’s special meeting focusing mainly on the budget, the council was ready to approve the first two readings, and the final reading to adopt it into ordinance. It passed by a vote of 3-0. Councilman Buddy Ratliff was absent.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1543 0925 6/24/2009 hdl

The Shelby County R-IV School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, June 17 for the purpose of deciding a contractor for the “Safe Routes to School” project that will get underway later this summer.
   Board members Joe Snider made a motion to authorize Superintendent Rick Roberts to execute the contract and notice to proceed, with the base bid from Bleigh Construction of $125,969.67. This will be pending MoDOT’s approval of the bid. Board member Kyle Kendrick seconded the motion. It passed with a 4-2 vote with Scott Gough and Jay Collins voting no.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1544 0925 6/24/2009 hdl

Shelby County Economic Development Director Robert Harrington summarized the results from the recent business survey that was given earlier this spring throughout Shelby County.
   Harrington said one of the major concerns that was taken from the survey results is the work force in Shelby County. “Because of that we are really going to attack the issue and I’m going to go back and work with the Workforce Investment Board. We will try to set up a couple of assemblies in the school to talk about what they really need to do to be prepared to be in the work force,” he said. Harrington added that there are certain careers out there that are “not cool” to school aged children. “Those are the jobs that are out there and available right now,” he added.
   Harrington said there is a major need in nurses right now in the health care field. “You don’t hear a lot of people say they are going to go off and be a nurse. The pay for that job is nice. We want kids to know that just because it’s not a lawyer or a sports agent, that it’s still a good job.”
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1545 0925 6/24/2009 hdl

Those members who attended FFA Camp are pictured above.

The South Shelby FFA Chapter attended the Missouri FFA Leadership Camp at Camp Rising Sun, located in the Lake of the Ozarks. FFA Camp was held on June 15-19, 2009. Twenty-three members attended along with advisor Mr. Tim Larrick and Chaperone Mrs. Jeanna Rutter.
   The Missouri FFA Leadership theme of the year was You Decide 2009. The members who chose to earn their leadership medal were Jake Barry, Rhian Beldon, Drew Boling, Stacy Boling, Ethan Decker, Flossie Ellyson, Justin Ensor, Christian Gander, Hillary Greenwell, Taylor Jordan, Christy Maubach, Maggie Rutter, Nick Werr and Paige Wilt. To meet the requirements, the member had to attend 13 events, which consisted of You Decide 2009 Leadership Sessions, Contest Team, or Instructional Waterfront or Instructional Archery.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1546 0925 6/24/2009 hdl