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 At the January 3, 2013 meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Brett Grinager, master distiller for the Panther Distillery in Osakis, spoke to the group about the process and challenges of starting a distillery and the company’s plans for the future. Panther Distillery was scheduled to launch its first beverage, “Whitewater Whiskey,” in early January.

Member Larry Zilliox spoke at the December 27 meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club on his recent trip to Bangladdesh and Nepal. Zilliox was one of 70 international volunteers who participated in Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh’s first large-scale volunteer build. The volunteers worked to complete 10 brick houses. Zilliox also shared slides and anecdotes from

Once again, the Jefferson Carolers provided wonderful entertainment for the Alexandria Rotary Club’s December 20 meeting.

This week Rotarians will be delivering dictionaries to third grade classes in the area, an annual project of the club. Pictured are members Bill Bolm, Coni McKay, Jeremy Anderson and Nicole Nettleton. The dictionaries are funded through the club’s fundraising efforts.

Several new members were inducted into the Alexandria Rotary Club at the November 29, 2012, meeting. Rotarian Todd Emmons installed the members, who included (left to right) Pat Kalina, Beth Telander, Carl Vaagenes, Kathy Patton, Sara Stadtherr,Connie Mondry and Nicole Nettleton.

At the November 29, 2012, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Brian Gibson welcomed Jenna Payne of Someplace Safe, a nonprofit organization that seeks to eliminate violence in West Central Minnesota and beyond. She provided information about “breaking the silence” around domestic abuse, which is the most common killer of women in the United States;