Thanks for the post in the general forum, got my attention. I went looking to see what was going on, and then I found George was already here...
Anyway, realistically, just encourage activity, chat, hang out, whatever you would normally do to gain interest. It takes time, so don't worry about it, it won't happen overnight... It also goes in spurts, while the weather is nice, the activity goes down. Of course, you have typically better weather out that way... (my sister lives in Boise, once in a while I get to wander out that way...) Hard no, heart breaking, it can be, until you figure some things out about the dynamics of it all. Hey George, does it count that I also am the first CL for the Iowa group? They don't seem to want to get rid of me yet, been about 3-4 years now... Just stay active on the boards, and do what you can to get the offline meets. After that, it is what you make it, (and others of course...)