{"id":204778,"date":"2020-09-18T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=204778"},"modified":"2020-09-20T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T21:51:31","slug":"farners-union-nrew-youth-camp-at-jmst-reservoir-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=204778","title":{"rendered":"Ground Breaking, New Farmers Union youth camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (NDFU)\u00a0 N\u00adD Farmers Union Friday afternoon broke ground on a new youth camp facility on 19 acres of land at the Jamestown Reservoir.\u00a0 CSiNewsNow photos by Matt Sheppard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 450px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" 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Watne said he expects that number to continue to grow to 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>In sharing the features of the camp, Watne emphasized the construction of a state-of-the-art education room that will be built to further STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) curriculum. \u201cWe\u2019re going to really expand in that area, so we can teach kids that come to camp about the future of technology,\u201d he said. The facility will have a separate dormitory building, along with an indoor gymnasium and outdoor recreation.<\/p>\n<p>One of the pillars of any Farmers Union Camp is the co-op store, which will have a permanent home inside the facility\u2019s lodge. \u201cWe do a lot of training on the cooperative business model and on leadership development,\u201d Watne said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for folks to be board members or future leaders of their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watne also noted Farmers Union\u2019s investment in communities and throughout North Dakota. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent years investing back into the state of North Dakota, and we\u2019re really proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s construction is targeted for completion by midsummer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (NDFU)\u00a0 N\u00adD Farmers Union Friday afternoon broke ground on a new youth camp facility on 19 acres of land at the Jamestown Reservoir.\u00a0 CSiNewsNow photos by Matt Sheppard. 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