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<font face="Corbel">The message below is from Marc Johnson, ECMECC
and KBI (Kanabec Broadband Initiative) head. Please read and join
us in our next "virtual field trip!"<br>
Thank you.<br>
Karen.<br>
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<td>Successful broadband (IVC) program last evening...</td>
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<td>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:44:36 -0600</td>
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<td>Marc Johnson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mjohnson@ecmecc.org"><mjohnson@ecmecc.org></a></td>
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<td>KBI Steering Committee <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kbisteer@ecmecc.org"><kbisteer@ecmecc.org></a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members@metn.k12.mn.us">"members@metn.k12.mn.us"</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members@metn.k12.mn.us"><members@metn.k12.mn.us></a>,
Jon Larson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jlarson@ecmecc.org"><jlarson@ecmecc.org></a>, Jennifer Gilman
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jgilman@ecmecc.org"><jgilman@ecmecc.org></a>, Karl Samp
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ksamp@charter.net"><ksamp@charter.net></a>, Bill Coleman
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bill@communitytechnologyadvisors.com"><bill@communitytechnologyadvisors.com></a>, Bernadine
Joselyn <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brjoselyn@blandinfoundation.org"><brjoselyn@blandinfoundation.org></a>, Rose Dunn
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:morahra@qwestoffice.net"><morahra@qwestoffice.net></a>, Superintendents
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:supers@ecmecc.org"><supers@ecmecc.org></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr">To: KBI Steering Committee members, METN list
members, others who I thought might be interested...
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<div>Last night, (December 10th) the Mora HRA, KBI and ECMECC
joined together to present an interactive video conference
(IVC) event at the Eastwood Life Enrichment Center (LEC) in
Mora, MN. The LEC is a facility run by the Mora HRA as an
event center for the residents of the Eastwood senior living
complex as well as for community meetings and events. KBI,
through the generous support of the Blandin Foundation, was
able to outfit the LEC with modern audio/video equipment
including a video conference system and high speed, broadband,
Internet access (with support from Midcontinent
Communications). </div>
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<div>On the evening of December 10th, 2013, nearly 60 people
assembled at the LEC to view an interactive presentation lead
by the National Park Service and broadcast live from the
grounds of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The presentation included a short documentary about the
attacks of December 7th, 1941, an eyewitness account led by
Jimmy Lee who was eleven and living on a farm on the northern
part of the harbor (a front row seat to the events of that
day) and a question/answer session with Paul Heintz of the
park service and Jimmy Lee.</div>
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<div>It was an amazing "show" and the audience was glued to the
screen. Among the participants in Mora were several veterans
including John Kirkhuff of Mora who was stationed at Pearl
Harbor during the attacks on December 7, 1941. In the video
linked below, John (with help from his daughter Ginny Berg)
had just finished providing his own brief account of the
events of that day. Take a look and enjoy. Then remember to
continually thank our veterans and active forces for their
service to our county!</div>
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<div>Thank you to the National Park Service, the Blandin
Foundation, members of the KBI steering committee, staff at
the LEC and ECMECC and all of those who were in attendance for
making this a highly successful event that provided a moving
experience for many, gratitude to our veterans and generated
community interest in the technology that allows for such
events to occur. We are already planning the next event which
may be a fun (and educational) trip to another warm place
later this winter.</div>
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<div>Have a great day!</div>
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<div>Marc Johnson<br clear="all">
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<div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Marc Johnson,
Executive Director</font></div>
<div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">ECMECC</font></div>
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