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Hospitality Training in Manistee Graduates 11

The Hospitality Skills Alliance of Northwest Michigan, a program of Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, presented hospitality training in Manistee in partnership with Northwest Michigan Works! and West Shore Community College. The class had 11 graduates, each successfully completed 75 hours of training, which included certification in ServSafe, TIPS/TAMS, and a certificate of completion from West Shore Community College.

Pictured left to right (back row): KateLynn Johnson, Mary Willoughby, Jami Mattison, John Bloom, Peggy Green, Joy Gutawski, Kassandra Muscat; (front row): Ashley Tuminella, Jamie Vanover, Shelby Swindlehurst, Jessa Purgiel.

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- Mark Heydlauff, Charlevoix City Manager