Scott Swanson
Board and staff members from Rural Development Initiatives got an up-close-and-personal look at a community on the rise, which they have helped for years, during their annual convention last week at the Community Center.
Since 1991 RDI, an Oregon nonprofit organization that aims to assist rural communities in helping themselves through leadership development, economic vitality, networking, and organizational development, has been working with Sweet Home residents and some 40 people got to see…