The recipient of this year’s Regional Stellar Communities Designation will be announced before the end of the year. However, before that determination is made in December, all finalist regions will provide an hour-long presentation in Indianapolis.
The Constellation of Starke will deliver their presentation on Tuesday, November 12th. It will be done in front of officials from various state agencies that provide funding to the program. There will also be a half an hour question and answer session.
Currently, the COS-Executive Committee is putting the final touches on their presentation which will emphasize the significant impact that a Stellar designation would have on the region while also highlighting all the local efforts that have been made so far to improve quality of place.
It will focus on the importance of the Regional Development Plan and touch on how the entire community has benefited from the Stellar process.
One major element of the presentation will be another video made by Nathan and Elicia Cook Lundsford from Mirth and Whimsy.
Their first video was shown at a public meeting back in May and has since been utilized as a tool to introduce people to the Constellation of Starke region. It has reached more than 14,300 individuals on Facebook after being up for just a few short months.
This second video will go into a bit more detail by focusing on the people and places, as well as past and future projects that make the Constellation of Starke perfectly positioned for the Stellar Designation.
A special portion of the video will focus on an artist, Anthony Brooks, who grew up in the area and then ventured overseas for a few years where he had the chance to fine-tune his craft.
His murals can be found on various buildings throughout Europe and one will soon be going up right here in Starke County. Brooks plans to incorporate a Native American legend into a nature-based painting that will be applied to a wall in the downtown area in the Town of North Judson.
Keep an eye out for Brooks as he begins the process in the coming weeks. To stay up-to-date with various Stellar developments, check out the Constellation of Starke pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
