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Deer River Community Tech Hub: Chamber Member Feedback

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Smart North, Deer River Schools, Essentia Health: Deer River, and several other community partners are collaborating to get your inputs on a new initiative in Deer River called the ‘Community Tech Hub’; A safe and joyous community center, where youth in 6th-12th grades get access to the latest technology and tools to imagine, create, learn, along with mentorship and career pathways. This space and technology will also be open for community member use at various times.

The youth will also be trained to go back into their community as the ‘community tech squad’ that provide digital and tech literacy and support to the multigenerational residents and small businesses.

Smart North is a not for profit coalition of public, private, civic, entrepreneurial and academic organizations and individuals committed to transforming livability and digital equity in MN, through smart technologies, intelligent design and data.

We believe this initiative would help keep the youth in the community, create a skilled tech talent pipeline and bring jobs to the region.

This is a quick survey ( 5 minutes). We invite your inputs, assess your needs and interest to support this. We truly appreciate your time! Click here for survey.

Thank you.
Deer River Community Tech Hub

Deer River Community Garden

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The Deer River Community Garden is located at 120 6th Ave NW Deer River, MN 56636: behind White Oak Inn and next to the skating rink. Garden coordination and plot rental is managed by Get Fit Itasca. All Itasca community members are welcome to rent plots seasonally.
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Gardeners:
There is a fee of $10.00 for garden use
Plant your own selection of seeds and plants
Maintain your plot for the season
Harvest fresh produce for personal use!
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The garden season runs from mid-May to
mid-October. There are 48 plots.
What the Garden Provides:
8’x10’ Garden plots tilled and prepared to grow produce and/or flowers for harvest
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Access to water for individual plots
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Access to general garden tools such as shovels, rakes, garden trugs​
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Compost area for disposal of garden waste
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Educational resources to assist new gardeners​
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A fence around the garden to keep deer and pests away
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A food forest for community use Are you interested in having a Garden at the Deer River Community Garden?
Fill out one of the Applications to reserve your plot(s)!
Paper copies available at Deer River City Hall upon request

United Way Day of Action 2022

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We send out thoughts and prayers to the Deer River community. Please know that we are working to support storm clean-up projects in these early days. As the Day of Action draws near, we will continue to focus our efforts on the downtown area, specifically businesses and homeowners who experienced damage. Those interested in getting help can either call the City of Deer River or complete a short survey on our website here.

Party in the Park 2022

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IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! Same day – different location – Party in the Park is MOVING! Thank you to the White Oak Tractor Club for allowing this community event to take place on your grounds! For event updates and information on opportunities to be a part of this day, visit our event page at: https://forwardhealthfoundation.org/event/party-in-the-park/

SAVE THE DATE! Party in the Park will be held on Saturday, August 13,2022 at Bob Lundeen Softball Fields in Deer River. We will begin developing vendor and volunteer opportunities soon! If you are interested in participating in the event this year, contact our office at 218.246.4212 or by email at hello@forwardhealthfoundation.org and we will add you to our contact list.