Elk Konnected Hand out at County Commissioners meeting on 4/25

[Ross]

This is a totally fictitious story on my part. Any similarity to actual events or people are not to be construed as fact.

Home Town Lament

Elk County has long been shedding its native born and founding population. Early in its history it had close to 10,000 people. As of  the 2010 Census it was  2882. Those people that left spread all across the country.  Many of them were successful due to the lessons, morals, and belief that hard work and education were the key to the American dream. A good lesson learned not only in Elk County but by many people of rural America. As they grew successful they wanted to help and repay their declining hometowns . They saw them headed towards a decline that they had seen in some of the many states and  big cities they had moved to to make their success.

The continuation of fiction, where is your success??

I sure am glad you said this is fictitious because those people that left came back to prove it is fictitious. Mainly Out of state people.

Because the founders died a long time ago. And the only truly native born would be native Indians.
However the alleged native born citizens that left apparently did not learn anything before leaving and failing to comprehend what this thread is about is proof. And by coming back with their foolishness and childishness to prove it via the internet.

Over a period of years those that had left;  met online, at fairs, at family reunions and a  visits to their hometown. The conversation often turned to how things were better in the 70's, 60's, 50's, 40's, and so on depending on the age of the people having the conversation. While they all had established lives far away , and probably would never return, they were concerned that their beloved towns would become ghost towns. What could they do to stop that from happening.

They could start an organization that while funded by those from abroad would be run by current residents willing to volunteer and provide the current knowledge of the towns they all loved and hoped to return to prosperity. Funding would be provided by donations, federal grants, state grants, and a myriad of  other activities.

Still fiction because no one who is in the financial world we are in can do no more then hand out lollipops that have nothing to do with improving the economics for the poorest county (so I have been told) in Kansas. Especially when they create animosity between communities. And when a foreigner to the county makes up ridiculous story's and can not mention one single SUCCESSFUL activity performed by any such organization. And the fact that the so called volunteers actually called followers have no idea they are simply being used to make the organization look good and it is failing because they have no idea who they are following. And the followers that are far away can not volunteer and also have no idea who they are supporting and they have not returned with any reality.

You may ask where some of the animosity is, here is an example:

    NEWS FLASH  , Elk Konnected was started by Richard Fish, a well respected citizen who sought to bring all of Elk County together and quit quibbling over small things and work together as county. The original idea went through the Chamber of Commerce, DONATIONS were given by many people who want to see the county grow. TIME was , and is, VOLUNTEERED by many people , YOUR If you would ever give up your time to help "people wanting to start a business" ( some people don't know about the assistance the government has..... Stupid people who don't know what they're talking about ) , but wait, then you wouldn't have time to come up with your BS here.

 You will not likely see me waste another keystroke on you. You are a  person who has one agenda, you're own.Go out and get a real job.

Wow! There is a lot of bad attitude in all of this. And as pillars of the community as someone called them Elk Konnected in MHO takes the cake. They openly said because of one little community in this county refusing to use county wide refuse they had to do something.
At the county commissioners Liz Hendricks said they didn't mean to be bashing Elk Falls, and I told her they did just the same. And I believe the remark is still out there for all the world to read. Elk konnected claims to want to promote pride in need the county but lacks the pride to be decent. The only thing I see them promoting is themselves with a slogan like "Watch Us Grow", not something like watch "Watch Elk County Grow" It is self centered. And I believe centered in Howard. And I believe that's why the won't divulge who they are.

As I have said many times all these little communities are exceptional and I enjoy visiting them and their festivities and parades.
These little communities are each unique and that is what makes Elk County special.

It is not a unified government that would improve anything in this county or help, except to benefit The community of Howard and to perhaps to help Elk Konnected to acquire more control of the county, don't you suppose???

David Alexander
Fictional Story Copyright September 19, 2011
Transmitted by electronic digital post across state lines 9:10 pm Pacific time.

Posted from some silly Californian not a Kansan.

And he was to dumb to realize there would be a truthful response to his post. How ignorant.

This post is done by a born and raised Kansan who lives here.

[Ross]

Describing a socialistic story as "wonderful" isn't good.
The mindset to promote federal grants and state grants ought not to
be acceptable in this country.  Grants are contrary to the Constitution
and grants take our liberty. 

EK is all about socialism.  It's not surprising to see Republicans supporting
the EK organization.  They'll find some kind of "goodness" that they claim
to be "worthy" of government support and to heck with American liberty.   
In this case, some of it is "for" the "kids". 

How do you prefer to support the "kids"?  With Marxism or Americanism? 

Good point Red.
Marxist/Socialists would destroy their capitalist host and move into its carcass and declare the gloriousness of what socialism built, they are that stupid. The problem with that IMHO is the rich get richer and the poor get poorer by sharing with everyone else including the ones that don't want to hold down a job.

[Patriot]

The problem with that IMHO is the rich get richer and the poor get poorer by sharing..

If donation by force (taxation, govt imposed fees, etc.) is 'sharing', I'll eat your hat.  You left out one group... the middle class... they get to join the ranks of the poor as their opportunities for advancement dwindle and their resources evaporate due to their 'sharing'.  Anyone who wants to see what it looks like in practice need only study life in the former Soviet Union.  Unholy alliances between the 'haves' and government officials bent on 'saving folks' never makes for a story with a wonderful ending.

[redcliffsw]

Amen!  Good point.

[Catwoman]

Interesting...I'm noticing that there seems to be some creative deleting occurring here...How un-American.

[Ross]

Interesting...I'm noticing that there seems to be some creative deleting occurring here...How un-American.

What the heck are you talking about? Only you can delete your post.
So are you saying you are being creative??
That would be difficult to believe?
If you are deleting that I guess would be very un-American of you.
Sort of like the censorship of like the censorship of the protest of Wall Street, by the police not lettiing the news media in, don't ya think??

[Catwoman]

Once again, Ross...You have no idea what it is you're talking about. 

[Ross]

Once again, Ross...You have no idea what it is you're talking about. 

What are you talking about???
I was simply asking some simple questions???

[Ross]

Here is some very interesting reading?

Speaking of facts and federal Form 990 tax returns (direct from the IRS)... where do your donations go?

NCCS Profile of ECCEF:  http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/orgs/profile/481251353?popup=1#forms

Where is all that money going?

Is it being used by Elk Konnected for the betterment of Elk County???


If so, HOW

But really Elk Konnected how about some answers to some really cool questions?

What is Elk Konnected, LLC a private business doing to improve Elk County's economic situation or to make Elk County a better place to live??

Just what can they do in this World Wide Economic Crises??

Who steers the steering committee?

Who are the admitted members who own, and run,
Elk Konnected?

Who is their Leader?

How can seven people in an organization with no leader and no registered membership speak for the entire population of Elk County?  
In my opinion the lack of definitive answers regarding Elk Konnected, LLC reflects the reality that nobody knows anything about who owns them or who the admitted members are or the admitted members are ashamed of being admitted members? It would be nice to have some clarification.

" There are always individuals or very, very small groups of individuals who try to distort facts by subjectively using them out of context, or in the case of imperical data, changing parameters of a statistical analysis so the numbers will fit a predetermined outcome with no names to support the data.

When these individuals try to hide behind a cloak of anonymity, then others must ask why ? "


Have we become an Infantile Society, eager only to be coddled, burped and entertained, with noise masquerading as music, and nicks and bruises as deep cuts and real wounds and lollipops as good deeds and to believe everything someone says to us ??

Can anybody answer just one question with any intellegence and authority?

[redcliffsw]

Interesting...I'm noticing that there seems to be some creative deleting occurring here...How un-American.

Looks like a Sodbuster post and a Catwoman post are missing.  Both were prior to my post of 07:59:06 this morning.