January 2025

Post Christmas

I have the sense that winter in Minnesota after Christmas has a kind of hunker down feeling. There is busyness leading up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve. There are parties, gatherings, shopping, cooking, programs and the like. Once all of that is over we hit January and there isn’t a big holiday to work and plan around. The weather typically gets to the coldest that it gets all year and people tend to stay at home and indoors a bit more. Perhaps part of that is post-Christmas recovery, and part of it might be that there isn’t as much going on, or so it seems. So sometimes these months feel like quiet or even unimportant months (unless you are love ice fishing or are involved in basketball, of course)

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28th Annual Redwood Area Chamber Gala: Online Auction and Live Auction

It’s almost time for the 28th Annual Redwood Area Chamber Gala planned for Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Dacotah Exposition Center at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel. This Annual Gala event is Redwood Area Chamber’s largest fundraiser, and supports their ongoing work of workforce development and community development for the entire year. Expecting 300 people for this much-anticipated event, it features a four-course gourmet meal, entertainment, online and live auction, games with prizes, and seven Visionary Awards, presented to community members and business professionals who give their time, talents, and resources to better our community. Redwood Area Chamber Visionary Award Nominees will be released prior to the Gala, so watch the Chamber’s social media and website for updates.

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