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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=311235214-19012006>Bill,
Phil, et. al.,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=311235214-19012006>Thanks
for your thoughtful postings regarding locally-produced pottery. The LEDC
had our first Business Recruitment and Retention Committee meeting Wednesday, as
well as an Executive Committee meeting, and we did discuss the
fact that there may be some business opportunities for locally
produced pottery and materials. While our recruitment committee is still
in our goal setting/strategy forming stage, we anticipate further discussions,
presentations and/or site visits in the coming future.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=311235214-19012006>Again,
thank you for your discussions -- the
LEDC always encourages input from our communities.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=311235214-19012006>Robin
Woods</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Forwarded Message:<BR>> To: "Phil Nisbet"
<pcnisbet1@hotmail.com>, <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> From: "Bill
London" <london@moscow.com><BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Great
meeting<BR>> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:13:17 -0800<BR>> -----<BR>> I am
impressed with Phil's suggestion (below) for locally-based economic<BR>>
development -- local clay to locally-produced pottery.
value-added!<BR>> What do the LEDC board members on this list think of that
option? What<BR>> could the LEDC do to make it reality?<BR>>
BL<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From:
"Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1@hotmail.com><BR>> To:
<vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:30
PM<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] A Great meeting<BR>><BR>><BR>> >
Sorry that some of you could not make the Grange meet tonight. <BR>Thanks
to<BR>> > those of you who made it. Joan was there. Donovan
was there. Roger<BR>had<BR>> to<BR>> > be there, because he is
the President of the New Moscow Grange.<BR>> ><BR>> > One of the
points that Mike Wendt made at the meeting is something<BR>that<BR>> >
ought to be discussed. He noted that his on site sales of
pottery<BR>from<BR>> his<BR>> > out of the way shop in Lewiston, not
exactly the best place for<BR>tourist<BR>> > trade, had a cash register
that in a little less than 20 years of<BR>> operations<BR>> > had rung
up over 3 million dollars in sales. That is not from mass<BR>>
produced<BR>> > ceramics, but from true hand crafted pottery.<BR>>
><BR>> > Mike's materials come from right here in Latah County.
We have the<BR>raw<BR>> > stuff from which to form a high value added art
related industry in<BR>> Moscow's<BR>> > backyard. And its not
common clay or low value feldspar and quartz,<BR>its<BR>> > some of the
best porcelain producing material in the world.<BR>> ><BR>> > We
need to encourage the Latah Potters Guild and to help it to
grow,<BR>give<BR>> it<BR>> > space to highlight the skills and talents
in the ceramic arts from our<BR>> local<BR>> > materials that can give
us something vibrant that is the Palouse's<BR>very<BR>> own.<BR>>
> A handcrafted ceramics industry does not sound like it can be
an<BR>> economic<BR>> > engine, but look at places that have done so,
like Marshall Texas or<BR>even<BR>> > Fairbanks Alaska. Those towns
employee hundreds of people in<BR>production<BR>> and<BR>> > their
activity draws tens of thousands of tourists every year, just<BR>to see<BR>>
> the potters work. And it means painting and design jobs as well,
a<BR>near<BR>> > full gamut of the arts that would keep some of our
talented artists<BR>here,<BR>> > rather than see them drift down to
Arizona or California.<BR>> ><BR>> > I would just like to see us put
arts back into Moscow's motto of<BR>Heart of<BR>> > the Arts. We
have the materials here in Latah County that could make<BR>us<BR>> as<BR>>
> important to ceramics as China was from the Kaolin district from
which<BR>> Ming<BR>> > porcelain was made. It would be grand as
far as I am concerned to see<BR>> more<BR>> > businesses like Wendt
Pottery turning out things of beauty right here<BR>in<BR>> > Moscow and I
hope to convince the list that it's worth doing as a<BR>> community.<BR>>
><BR>> > Phil Nisbet<BR>> ></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
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