The Newsleaders
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Sartell – St. Stephen
    • St. Joseph
    • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Editorial
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Community
    • Calendar
    • Citizen Spotlight
    • Criers
    • People
  • Notices
    • Funerals/Visitations
    • Obituary
    • Police Blotter
    • Public Notices
    • Support Groups
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Submissions
  • Archives
    • Sartell-St. Stephen Archive
    • St. Joseph Archive
  • Advertise With Us
    • Print Advertising
    • Digital Advertising
    • 2021 Promotions
    • Pay My Invoice
The Newsleaders
No Result
View All Result

PineCone Pet Hospital MillerCarlin Serving all of central Minnesota locations!

Albany: 320-845-2035
Holdingford: 320-746-9994
St. Cloud: 320-252-7004
Upsala: 320-573-6234
Toll-free: 1-800-644-4058
Collegeville Stearns Bank
Home Featured News

Joe Town Vibe: Gathering places build community

February 9, 2018
in Featured News, Print Editions, Print St. Joseph
0
Joe Town Vibe: Gathering places build community
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Note to our readers: This column is part of a new series from a blog recently started by a loosely knit independent group of area business people and residents who love and want to promote the energy and enthusiasm of downtown St. Joseph: The Joe Town Vibe.  To find the column online or to read web-exclusive blogs posted every Tuesday, visit joetownvibe.com.

Gathering places are essential to building community in every town across America. Building community promotes trust and makes a city and its citizens more personable, and this can be especially so in a town of less than 10,000 people as it’s essential to have good relationships with your neighbors whom you likely see every day.

The best way to build this trust is to bring people together. Private businesses and religious entities provide places for people to come together in places of worship, restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Local government often provides some gathering places in a city such as parks, community centers, libraries, schools and pools.

All these gathering places serve greatly different purposes but they all bring people together in a setting in which they want to be present. Whether it’s a weekly breakfast with old buddies at the diner, Sunday Mass or Friday happy hour, all gathering places get people interacting with each other. Interacting with new people can help strengthen the community as much as meeting up with old friends. Interaction among neighbors can prevent a lot of distrust or misunderstandings in the future.

Positive relations with your neighbor may very well be the difference between a face-to-face conversation and a phone call to the police in the time of disagreement. Often, knowing and understanding your neighbors will prevent problems in the future from escalating to ridiculous levels.

Interacting in a social setting may also lead to more trust between residents and city government. Meeting a city council member in a social setting may help you realize how they’re approachable and they are interested in improving your city and the community. Getting to know them better will help you trust the local government more when a new project is introduced, or there’s a reason for change that impacts you. Similarly, interacting with business owners or other community leaders may also be extremely beneficial to you and the community. Relationships with local leaders and business owners may help you down the line.

There are countless ways getting to know your neighbor can help you. St. Joseph has been blessed with numerous gathering places where you can get to know others in the community. Each place can help you to build trust with your fellow community members and community leaders. Interaction is what makes a small town a community. Building trust between community members and with local leaders builds trust in community and makes it a more personable and more enjoyable place to live.

Previous Post

New schools will be inspiring spaces

Next Post

Wedding plans well underway for St. Joseph native

Next Post
Wedding plans well underway for St. Joseph native

Wedding plans well underway for St. Joseph native

Please login to join discussion

CMCU Twitter Follow us on
Twitter
for the latest news!
Facebook Follow us on Facebook
for the latest news!
Calendar 2 Click here for our
community events!

Go Fund Me # 1 Thank You
Newsleader
Supporters!
Elizabeth Brunsvold
Cultural Connections
Jim Berg & Mary Kruger
Mary & John Davis
Sandy Denne
Bobbi & David Gouker
James & marry Graeve
Juliana Howard
Julia Joplin
Linda Kmitch
M. Molus
Sheila Nahan
Go Fund Me # 2 Thank You
Newsleader
Supporters!

Peggy & Michael Roske
Judy Scheuerell
Geraldine Schwab
James Stotko
James Towler
Anna Trobec
Kaye Wenker
Ellen Wahlstrom
Leona Wieland
Jeanie Wilkens
GAGEN & VASUGI RAMANATHAN
Go Fund Me # 3 Thank You
Newsleader
Supporters!
Nicole Borg
Erica Karger-Gatzow
Dane & Lori Listug-Lunde
Nadine Martin
Doris Minnerath
Merry Mund
Marilyn Peitso
Stephen Schwanke
Dianne Tuff
Dale Zacher
Private Donors

Search

No Result
View All Result

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Sartell superintendent finalists visit this week
  • Winter fun at Snowfest
  • Foundation sponsors I Love to Read Giveaway
  • Free frozen meals available for senior citizens
  • Kluesner sworn into St. Joseph City Council

City Links

Sartell
St. Joseph
St. Stephen

School District Links

Sartell-St. Stephen school district
St. Cloud school district

Chamber Links

Sartell Chamber
St. Joseph Chamber

Community

Calendar

Citizen Spotlight

Criers

People

Notices

Funerals/Visitions

Obituary

Police Blotter

Public Notices

Support Groups

About Us

Contact Us

News Tips

Submissions

Advertise With Us

Print Advertising

Digital Advertising

2021 Promotions

Local Advertising Rates

National Advertising Rates

© 2021 Newleaders

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Sartell – St. Stephen
    • St. Joseph
    • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Editorial
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Community
    • Calendar
    • Citizen Spotlight
    • Criers
    • People
  • Notices
    • Funerals/Visitations
    • Obituary
    • Police Blotter
    • Public Notices
    • Support Groups
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Submissions
  • Archives
    • Sartell-St. Stephen Archive
    • St. Joseph Archive
  • Advertise With Us
    • Print Advertising
    • Digital Advertising
    • 2021 Promotions
    • Pay My Invoice

© 2021 Newleaders

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In