Armour, SD

The Mitchell (South Dakota) Area Development Corporation recently launched a Web site aimed at luring people to move to Mitchell to fill open jobs. Take a few moments to browse the site by clicking the link in the previous sentence. What do you think?

Would a similar Web site be of benefit to Armour? One of the many discussions we’ve had during our Horizons meetings has been about attracting new residents to our community. Housing is also one of our long-term Horizons projects.

If you look beneath this post there is some tiny type. Look closely and you’ll see how many comments have been posted in response to this post. Don’t be shy. Click on the comments and it will open a new link for you to post your opinions. This blog is just another place for our Horizons dialog to continue.

Armour’s movie theater has new equipment to assist customers who are hearing impaired. There are four small devices similar portable FM radios available in the Lorain box office. Each device broadcasts the soundtrack of the movie via an earpiece and has its own volume control. Anyone interested in using one of the devices can ask for one during the movie when they buy their ticket at the box office window. Theater volunteers can assist first-time users with the operation of the equipment. This service is available at no cost to Lorain customers.

The Armour Community Foundation recently awarded $2,500 in grants to non-profit organizations serving the community.

• The Arcania Lodge of Armour received $500 for implementation of the Child Identification Program (CHIP). Watch for a future blog post about the CHIP program.
• The newly-organized J20 Club received $500 to be used for children’s playground equipment and supplies. The J20 is a non-denominational, faith-based service club for kids. They also provide a childcare option for parents during the monthly Parent-Teachers Together (PTT) meetings. The PTT group is just one of Armour Horizons-related projects that has been active in recent months. Watch this blog for updates about the PTT meetings.
• The Lorain Movie Theatre received $750 to assist in the purchase of a digital slide projector for the theatre. In addition to providing a pre-movie slide presentation featuring local businesses, the projector will be available for use by area businesses and organizations for training and other meetings.
• The Armour Women in Action received $750 to provide educational and reading-enhancement programming for Armour-area children.

More information about the Armour Community Foundation can be found on the Armour Web site.