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Paul Drees is shown during the Cocktail Making class he hosted on Friday, February 17th at The YES! House. There were 23 people who attended the class and they made three drinks total (a gimlet, a whiskey sour, and a rum gimlet). Drees said, “Making cocktails is just another form of creativity. We’re all artists, and this is just one way to create something beautiful. Ultimately, mixing cocktails is about hospitality for me. It’s about showing a guest that they’re worthy of something ephemeral and beautiful. They are worth the time I put into the drink.”

The First Dollar Award was recently presented by the Granite Falls Chamber of Commerce to Restoring Wellness’s Tami Gabrielson. Pictured are: Pam Rosenau, MVTV Wireless Internet, GF Chamber Board Secretary; Tami Gabrielson, owner of Restoring Wellness; Carolyn Lindquist, Heather’s Book Nook & SEW Much More, GF Chamber President; Kevin TeBeest, Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home, GF Chamber Board of Directors .

At the last meeting of the Chippewa County Commissioners, commissioners gave reports outlining discussions held at the various committee boards they attend. During that portion of the meeting, commissioner Bill Pauling noted that the Historical Society is still searching for a new Director, and that he, along with a couple of other board members are in the process of putting together a new employee handbook. “We went from three pages to 32 pages, so that’s pretty much the norm now with all of the law changes and different things,” he said.

Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) is offering Grow Our Own grants to support work related to creating prosperity for all southwest Minnesota kids and the communities they call home. Areas of focus for this grant round are early learning and development, strong and heathy families, K-12 engagement in and out of schools, vibrant and welcoming communities and pathways to meaningful work.

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