Strategic Doing WorkshopJanuary 17, NCRPC, Beloit

Zeb Larson Bake Sale FundraiserJanuary 19, 9am-4:30pmGuaranty Bank, Beloit

Heart Choices Paint PartyJanuary 19, Beloit

Oceans of Kansas, MC Historical SocietyJanuary 28, Beloit

Boost Ministries Praise & WorshipJanuary 28, 7-8pm First United Methodist Church, Beloit

Tie-Dye Taco TuesdayJanuary 30, 6pm, Down Under, Beloit

Beloit Chamber Annual BanquetFebruary 3, Beloit

LMC State Government/KS Issues Class SessionFebruary 6 & 7, Manhattan/Topeka

LEADERSHIP CALENDARVolume 8 • Issue 1 • Jan. - March 2018

Editor: Phyllis Shurts, Class IIIPage Design: Danielle Jeardoe, Class VIII Storywriter: Andrew Grabon, Class XIV

Storywriter: Vera Streit, Class XIV

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The Board of Directors of the Solomon Valley Community Foundation are pleased to hear about multiple Strategic Doing projects being worked on across the entire county. What an exciting time for our communities!

We have had several groups reach out to gain more understanding of the Strategic Doing process. We have decided to hold an optional workshop to outline how the Strategic Doing

process works and how it can help with our projects. This workshop is a time to ask questions, work through your projects, and meet as a group. We hope to provide some additional understanding from others who are familiar with Strategic Doing.

We will hold the workshop on: Wednesday, January 17th at 7pm at the North Central Regional Planning Commission - 109 North Mill, Beloit

Please note this is an optional workshop and not required for your project team. We know there are many projects moving forward on their own, but if you are in the need of some assistance or guidance this workshop is designed to help.

Please RSVP your attendance to Heather Hartman at 738-3000. Feel free to contact Heather with additional thoughts, questions or concerns.

Strategic Doing Workshop

The LMC October Session focused on justice, arts, and tourism. During the Nov. session the class learned about Agriculture and its Changing World, how to Diagnose the Situation, and Teambuilding.

Ed O’Malley, Wichita, has officially launched his campaign for governor last week with seven events across Kansas.

Earlier this year, O’Malley travelled around Kansas speaking to people, listening to their concerns and ideas. O’Malley held roundtable and town hall meetings across the state from Ashland to

O’Malley Brings Candidacy Tour to BeloitTopeka, Goodland to Overland Park, Hill City to Kansas City, and Parsons to Hays.

O’Malley said career politicians have failed to solve the big issues facing our state. To move Kansas forward, we need a governor who has both the political experience and who has built something of even broader impact and importance. Elected to three terms in the Kansas Legislature, O’Malley started the Kansas Leadership Center with the idea to transform the way people lead in Kansas.

“My campaign will revolve around three big, bold ideas I will work day and night to deliver.”

said O’Malley. ”Number one, we will create the best public education system in the world to fuel our economy. Number two, we will transform government by creating the most innovative, efficient and creative workforce inside government to serve you. And number three, we’ll do all this with leadership that brings people together to solve problems.”

“I’ve always felt Beloit embodies the type of leadership and collaboration needed for thriving communities. I’m excited to bring a similar approach to the state when I’m Governor,” O’Malley said.

Stress & Mental Health may be one of the most overlooked and stigmatized pieces on the health

WELLNESS CORNER: from Lori May - Class X

topics spectrum. But, until you get a grasp on how YOUR brain processes things, you are not going to operate at your full potential. Who doesn’t want to be their best? If you want to

make lasting changes during 2018, consider making an appointment with a local therapist. Every single one of us is balancing life and with life, struggles. Struggles can seem small but just making little tweaks can help out tremendously. It

LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERISM

Big Brothers, Big Sisters -Children and “Bigs” to volunteer and mentor -Call Tara Claussen, 785-776-9575 or 785-564-2680 (cell) for more information

Mitchell County Election Board Worker -- PAID POSITION-Contact Chris Treaster, MC Clerk & Election Officer, 738-3652

Mitchell County Historical Society Museum -Manual labor, file and office work Contact Kyle Peterson at 738-5355

Meals on Wheels -Delivery drivers to deliver meals, including bad weather Contact the MCHHS at 738-2266

Senior Center Meals -Delivery drivers Contact Judy at 738-5802

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) -Volunteers will receive training to be advocates for abused and neglected children in the court system. Contact Carol Miller at 243-8200 or 877-576-2272, nckcasa@cloudcountyks.org

Road to Recovery -Drive cancer patients to appointments Contact Pat Cashatt at 738-3828, pjcashatt@nckcn.com

Heart Choices -Janitorial Services -Reception/Clerical Work -Donations of baby supplies (diapers, wipes, etc) Contact 738-3433, heartbeat@nckcn.com

Mitchell County Partnership for Children -Volunteers in various capacities Contact Karen at MCPC Office at 738-3055 ext. 1

Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems -Auxiliary, and economy shop and Pink Ladies volunteers needed Contact Vickie Mears at 738-5066

Bloodmobile (5 events per year) -Assistant to chairperson -Help set up and tear down Contact Vickie Mears at 738-5066

Mitchell County Food Pantry -Volunteers -Call Beverly James, 738-5164

Post Rock Humane Society -Adoptive parents or foster parents to animals waiting to be adopted -Volunteers to pick up animals -Dog and cat food needed Contact Trudy Collins at 738-2951

Beloit Elementary School-Help in the school libraryContact Roberta Meier at 739-3581 or rmeier@usd273.org

Beloit Jr./Sr. High School-Tutoring-Substitute teachers-ParaprofessionalsPaid positions, contact USD 273 office at 738-3261

rounding community businesses.The gift basket included: a $300

Educational CD that was put in Ellie’s name, a handmade quilt, several gift certificates, cases of diapers, and many other additional baby gifts.

“We are very excited to have the new years baby and appreciate all of the wonderful gifts by generous donors throughout the community,” said Brett and Janelle Remus. “We appreciate it very much.”

The 2018 New Year’s Baby made her arrival on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at Mitchell County Hospital Health

S y s t e m s (MCHHS). Ellie Rae Remus is the daughter of Brett and Janelle Remus and sister to big brother Caysen, Beloit.

Members of the MCRMF and MCHHS along with Dr. Fugate

and nursery nurse Joan Palen pre-sented Ellie and her family a basket full of New Year’s gifts from sur-

REMUS APPEARS AS NEW YEAR’S BABY

MC

doesn’t mean that you are weird, wacky, messed up, and whatever other words you automatically come up with when you think of seeing a counselor or therapist. Every single person can benefit. Do you go in for an annual physical exam? Why not a mental exam too? Now, on to an even better 2018!

Representative Susan Concannon met with constituents at the Kettle in Beloit on Wednesday evening to address them and answer questions. Approximately 40 people took the opportunity to attend the event.

Mary Jane Chapman, on behalf of Leadership Mitchell County, introduced Representative Concannon to the group.

Concannon expressed, in this past legislative session, there were many

new members in both the House and Senate. There was also a new Speaker of the House. She believed that the infusion of new blood helped the legislature take action to begin reversing the downward trend from the past few years.

She announced that she had returned to her favorite committee, the Health Committee. She is also Chair of the Majority House Caucus. Additionally,

Concannon Addresses Constituents

Janelle Remus, Class 17 Alumni

I am Janelle Domoney, Class 17. While attending LMC last year, I worked for Wall to Wall and Kettle in Beloit. Since then, I have moved to Kansas City, Missouri, enrolled in culinary school at Johnson County Community College, and started a Chef’s Apprenticeship at the Westin Hotel. It has been a year of big changes for me, and having the tools learned thru LMC has been essential.

I lived almost my entire life in north central Kansas. It was

Janelle Domoney, Class 17multiple leadership opportunities a day. The mantra I repeat regularly, is ‘Leadership is an activity. Not a position.’ It is a constant reminder, to lead by example. Mostly, it boils down to work ethic and teaching myself to be gracious under pressure. It is a work in progress.

For me, the timing of going thru the LMC program on the heels of starting a new big chapter of my life, was perfect. I had a whole new set of tools to use as I became an employee in a corporation, in contrast to being a business owner and boss, as I had been for almost 25 years. I greatly enjoy starting conversations with my current coworkers about making our job more efficient and our kitchen better. It is exciting to see a team forming, although very informally, to create this. That, to me, is leadership in action.

intimidating and exciting to move to a city and adjust to traffic, more people, and finding places to do business. I believe that our values are tested when we are removed from our comfort zone. I had lived a comfortable existence in familiar surroundings, and now I was taking myself out of that. I allowed myself to ‘appear to be stupid’ as many times as necessary. This was a question our class was asked at the Kansas Leadership Center at the end of our year. It is very freeing to let go of the need to be right. I also learned, that most people are happy to help and are incredibly kind.

I now work in a hotel kitchen. That means working with people of different ethnicity, age, and gender. Culinary people in general are also a bit different in their thinking. We are creative, energetic, opinionated, and vocal. Mix all of that together with the urgency of getting food to customers quickly, and there are

she is on the Interim Committee on Health and the KanCare Oversight Committee.

The legislature is looking for the right mix of sales tax, property tax, and income tax changes. She encouraged anyone to contact her with any questions they might have. She realizes that nobody likes to see their taxes go up, but she said there are many necessary services that the citizens of Kansas desire. She called it a difficult and continuing balancing act.