September 2019 Sibley County Community Development Volume 3, Issue 9 Upcoming Events Classic Car Roll In— Hender- son EVERY TUESDAY Through October Arlington Farmer’s Market— Every Monday through 9/24 September 19th— Biz Link North Presentaon—Arlington Community Center October 7—Ghouls and Gob- lins Contest—Gaylord September 21st– 8-2 PM Winthrop city wide garage sales—Winthrop October 24th— Bizlink North Presentaons—Gaylord, Sibley County Courthouse Commis- sioner's Room Have you heard about Biz Link North? It is a special project in coordinaon with Small Business Development Centers of Minnesota and Sibley County to pro- vide the professional experse and guidance that every small business owner needs to flourish in today's compeve and ever-changing business world. BizLink North provides an online avenue linking rering business owners and prospecve buyers. Potenal buyers may include individuals that are either graduates of professional schools from the Upper Midwest or experienced managers within their respecve fields. The point of this program is to keep businesses that may be closing down due to rerement or being unable to stay open due to financial reasons or more. There will be presentaons with representaves from SBDC talking about Biz Link North and its benefits to businesses in Sibley County. The dates scheduled are as follows: September 19th— Arlington Community Center October 24th— Gaylord, Sibley County Courthouse Commissioner's Room November 14th—Winthrop, Community Center 2nd floor
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September 2019
Sibley County
Community
Development
Volume 3, Issue 9
Upcoming
Events
Classic Car Roll In— Hender-
son EVERY TUESDAY
Through October
Arlington Farmer’s Market—
Every Monday through 9/24
September 19th— Biz Link
North Presentation—Arlington
Community Center
October 7—Ghouls and Gob-
lins Contest—Gaylord
September 21st– 8-2 PM
Winthrop city wide garage
sales—Winthrop
October 24th— Bizlink North
Presentations—Gaylord, Sibley
County Courthouse Commis-
sioner's Room
Have you heard about Biz Link North? It is a special project in coordination with Small Business Development Centers of Minnesota and Sibley County to pro-vide the professional expertise and guidance that every small business owner needs to flourish in today's competitive and ever-changing business world. BizLink North provides an online avenue linking retiring business owners and prospective buyers. Potential buyers may include individuals that are either graduates of professional schools from the Upper Midwest or experienced managers within their respective fields. The point of this program is to keep businesses that may be closing down due to retirement or being unable to stay open due to financial reasons or more.
There will be presentations with representatives from SBDC talking about Biz Link North and its benefits to businesses in Sibley County. The dates scheduled are as follows:
September 19th— Arlington Community Center October 24th— Gaylord, Sibley County Courthouse Commissioner's Room November 14th—Winthrop, Community Center 2nd floor
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Are you currently renting? Are you
willing to partner with Habitat for
Humanity? If so, you might qualify
for homeownership. Habitat for
Humanity of South Central Minne-
sota is currently seeking a partner-
ing family in need to purchase a
Habitat home in Gaylord.
The City of Gaylord has donated
three beautiful lots located at
104—2nd St E, Gaylord and Habi-
tat for Humanity is trying to find a
qualified family. For more infor-
mation, questions or to apply, ap-
plications are available upon re-
quest by contacting the Mankato
Office at (507) 388-2081 ext.2 or
by visiting their website at:
https://habitatscmn.org/how-to
-apply/ and scroll down to down-
load the full application. You can
also pick up an application at the
Gaylord City Hall. Information is
available on income guidelines and
qualifications. You do not current-
ly have to live in Gaylord to apply!
Habitat is part of a global initiative
and has built around 140 homes in
south central Minnesota. Habitat
is continuing to build relationships
in the Gaylord area to provide ap-
propriate and affordable housing.
Habitat for Humanity is an Equal
Housing Opportunity lender locat-
ed at 1730 Bassett Drive, Mankato,
MN 56001.
All the BizLink North functions and activities are FREE, and there is no obligation for any payment whatsoever for any services provided. It is our sole purpose to facilitate the transition from retiring busi-ness owners to potential buyers. Members of the panel will be avail-able for one-on-one meetings and scheduling consultations after the presentation. Register with Amy N via email: community [email protected] or call at 507 -237-4117. For more infor-mation or questions visit: https://www.bizlinknorth.com/
NOW HIRING:
Executive Director - Sibley County Historical Society
The Sibley County Historical Society in Henderson, MN seeks an energetic and
visionary Executive Director. The successful candidate will have a proven rec-
ord of managing volunteers, budgeting, building maintenance, fundraising, and
overseeing multiple projects in a historic site or museum setting.
Responsibilities:
The director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the overall
operation and management of the Society, its collections, and building.
Duties include: overseeing all museum activities and maintenance programs,
monitoring the physical condition of museum building, developing and imple-
menting educational and public programs, annual exhibit development, man-
age accessioning of donated museum items, oversee genealogy searches, pro-
duce quarterly newsletters, write media releases and public education infor-
mation, and fundraising. .
Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in history, public history or related field is preferred. At
least two years’ experience in the museum field is desired. The ability to con-
tinue existing projects and programs as well as develop and implement new
projects, programs and collaborations as needed is essential. Grant writing
experience desired.
This position is 32 hours per week. . Additional hours will vary and include
some weekend and evening work. Wage range will be $15 to $20 per hour de-
pending on experience. There are no benefits with this position.
There are always more events happening in Sibley County than we can fit into the news-letter, so make sure you look at the “THINGS TO DO” sec-tion of the Sibley County website and like the Sibley County Facebook page.
