Lets visit my hiatus

Yes the great hiatus was extremely fulfilling.I visited the Star Courier to chat with the man who wrote the article.Great guy who offered to do a follow up story(capturing tree planting in action).I'm sure the  paper and its employees feel the pressure of the shrinking town!But more important than that I feel they are interested in how this could work and that gives me more hope,which is my fuel to continue to pursue this mission for the city as well as for the people.I have yet to receive a single  conversation invite from any council member and have even been told by one that he has thought about it and he is out.I find this very disturbing on many levels, especially since he has never allowed me time to sit down with him and he has never even read the blog.When I addressed him of his decision,he adamantly stated he was not interested.Very disturbed by this, I turned and addressed the crowd who just so happened to be leaving,and hope was restored when a roofing company instantly donated.We the people have the power to make a difference.I can understand not being on board with my cause maybe that's why folks got up and left.I know its why I will not return.God bless him.This excursion along with an encounter with a code officer caused me to contact a program called Illinois Main Street.This program could really help our town, so take a look at their web site maybe give them a call.They are now looking at Kewanee.THANK YOU.