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The article by Frank J. Diekmann entitled, "Credit Unions? Snobs Who Are Based in Timbuktu" published in the May 21, 2012 edition of the Credit Union Journal raised some excellent points for consideration by credit unions and their trade associations.

MISSOULA, Mont. – In a rare do-over, members of Montana First CU are being asked again to approve the merger of the state’s oldest credit union into Washington’s Horizon CU in nearby Spokane Valley, a combination rejected by the membership in January.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. – TruStone FCU, the one-time teachers credit union, has awarded Nicole Jensen, a first grade teacher at Delano Elementary School with its the Best in Class Facebook teacher of the year, which comes with a $500 gift card to buy classroom supplies.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – America’s First FCU agreed last week to sponsor ZOOM Motorsports’ 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Series at Barber Motorsports Park.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The company behind the Old Town North mixed-use project in downtown Fort Collins filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week, listing Public Service CU as its biggest creditor, being owed $2.6 million.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU’s management council took the battlefield for their annual team building at nearby Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, site of the famous civil war battle.

CHICOPEE, Mass. – State regulators reported Friday they have approved a application from $420 million Polish National CU to acquire ValleyStone CU, an ailing one-time $85 million credit union in nearby Wilbraham.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Car-buyers lined up last weekend for Sioux Empire FCU’s "Black Saturday” promotion that offered buyers pre-approved loans for as low as 0.99%.

COLORADO SPRINGS – Ent FCU has introduced free smart phone applications that let members pay bills and manage spending over their iPhone and Android devices.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Achieva CU, which is preparing to move to nearby Dunedin, has sold its 26,450-square-foot offices here for $2.8 million.

WASHINGTON – The FDIC on Friday closed four more banks, bringing the number of failures to 28 so far this year.

JACKSON, Miss. – Fast-growing Hope Community CU pledged last week to add 11 new branches and increase its membership to 51,000 from its current 26,000, as part of former President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative America.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Former directors of Greater Kinston CU are challenging the state’s February conservatorship of their $17 million community development credit union amid allegations of impropriety by the board members.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – NCUA is working closely with officials at troubled Georgia Coastal FCU after the one-time $14 million credit union fired its CEO who had won the job just four months earlier, after she disclosed insider dealings between her predecessor and board members.

For the fourth consecutive year, Columbia Credit Union has been voted the "Best Financial Institution" in Clark, County Wash. by readers of The Columbia newspaper.

Two credit unions shared the kinds of recognition programs they use within their credit unions to motivate employees.