Troy, ID

Let’s thank Shishona Thurston for making the effort to travel all the way to Boise in May to get certified to write grants for Troy’s community work. Troy Horizons paid for her registration and travel expenses to do this. Michele Vachon is working with Rune Frossmo, the owner of the Old High School, to find grant money for the renovation, and now Shishona will be able to help her.

Shishona has also helped organize work parties at the Old High School and a community meeting on June 12th with facilitator Jim Witham to help the entire community (different organizations and segments of the population) think about how they want to use the Old High School. Moreover, working with the Troy Historical Society, she helped put together a T-shirt for this amazing project (coming soon), so that everyone can show their pride and commitment to making this vision a reality!

Thanks Shishona!

I received this forward from my mother-in-law.  I spent the whole day at a Washington and Idaho Horizons networking meeting in Post Falls and after reading this tonight, it got me thinking.  Please read through to the end and post your answer to the query. 

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a
well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the
well needed to be covered up anyway;
it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and
help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
donkey realized what was happening and cried
horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he
quieted down.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds
of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well
is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
of the deepest wells just by not stopping,
never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.Remember the five simple rules to be happy: Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.Live simply and appreciate what you have.

Expect less.NOW ………… Enough of that crap . The donkey later came back,
and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him.
The gash from the bite got infected and
the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock. MORAL FROM TODAY’S LESSON:When you do something wrong, and try to cover
your ass, it always comes back to bite you.After you’ve read this story, think about Troy.  Would you characterize Troy as the Donkey or the Farmer?  Does Troy deal with what its situation is and figure out solutions or does it try to cover up?  Which category would you say the citizens of our community are in? Do you think that we preserve our old things or get rid of them?

I show my community spirit and pride by getting involved in activities, such as Horizons and the Old HS project.  I also feel that making our new house, the old Hospital, look attractive and presentable also shows this.

How do you show your community spirit & Pride?  What outlets for showing this would you like to see here in Troy?

Heidi Reierson and Julie Redford, who have been key contacts for Troy Horizons are both moving out of the area.  They will be greatly missed!  The new contact information is now:       

Shishona Thurston         604 S Main, Troy, ID 83871    (208) 835-5049   shishonathurston@hotmail.com

If you would like to get involved with Horizons or have ideas for projects we can work on, please contact me!

If you need help getting going with blogging, this beginners blog manual is a great source!  blog-manual.pdf  For additional help, look to the top left of your screen where it says “My Account”.  Hover your mouse over this and there will be a drop down menu.  Move your mouse over “Support” and click once.  This will take you to the WordPress Support website where there is lots of good information on how to blog on this website. 

Good Luck!  Remember, you can’t break anything, so don’t be afraid to try things out.  Any questions, please email me:  Shishona Thurston shishonathurston@hotmail.com 

Troy, ID - Archive - Welcome to Troy’s Community Blog!

Did you know that Troy has a new website? Thanks to lots of knowhow and volunteer time from community member Bob McCullough, and financial support from Troy Horizons and the Northwest Area Foundation, we now have a new website where you can go to get important community information. You can visit the new site at: www.troyidaho.net

Please visit this link to share your opinion on Troy’s water shortage and what the City of Troy should do about it:

http://www.troyidaho.net/survey.pdf

Your opinion counts, so please be sure to participate!

Action Plans!

Each of the Troy Horizons Action Teams has created a plan of action to guide future work goals for their team. These plans lay out short term goals, long term goals, potential resources, and anticipated impact for the work the team plans to accomplish. You can view these goals by clicking on the appropriate team name in the Pages menu to the right of this post.