Mark your calendars for the ninth annual Taste of Mower County on Sunday, April 28.

Enjoy unlimited tastings of signature items from the finest home and restaurant chefs in Mower County and the surrounding area. Food tastings by area home and restaurant chefs, wine and craft beer tastings, live and silent auctions, entertainment by Rick McAlister, door prizes and cash bar.

Become a chef, purchase tickets or donate to the live/silent auction at www.lifemowercounty.org/tomc2019.

Best Life Alliance Town Hall Forums

Join members of the Best Life Alliance for two town hall forums during the legislative spring break.

Help coalition partners advocate for home and community based services and wage increases for direct support professionals through a competitive workforce factor.

Forums will be  held:

•4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Rum River Library Rooms A and B, 4201 6th Ave., Anoka, MN 55303. Senators Jim Abeler and Mark Koran, as well as Representatives John Heinrich and Anne Neu, have confirmed their attendance.

•3-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Burnhaven Library Large Meeting Room, 1101 County Rd 42 W, Burnsville, MN 55306. Representative John Huot has confirmed his attendance. Senators Dan Hall and Greg Clausen, as well as Representatives Rick Hansen, Anne Claflin, and Alice Mann, have been invited.

If you have questions or want more information, contact ARRM’s Grassroots Organizer, Madeleine Lerner at mlerner@arrm.org.

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Upcoming Events

Bingo: Tuesday

Track and Field: Wednesday

Kitchen Creations: Thursday

People First Aktion Club: April 23

Track and Field: April 24

Self-Advocates Minnesota Meeting: April 25 (Rescheduled from April 11)

Creative Arts: April 25

Open Center: April 26