SWIF board and staff experienced a group book read and author visit this fall. Teresa Peterson and her uncle Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. co-authored “Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers.”
Archives for November 2022
Clinton’s Patti Karsky is an artist, among many other things
Patti Karsky grew up making crafts with cardboard inserts saved from shirts at JCPenney. Her grandmas encouraged her creativity, gifting her craft kits for Christmas and helping her sew homemade
Local dollars at work in Pipestone
Watch a short video tour of the Pipestone Development Company’s work. Two eggs and toast is a simple breakfast, so you might be surprised how many people it took to
2022 Veterans Day in southwest Minnesota
K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication sets up shop in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Minn.— Keith and Ashley Fredrickson have opened K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication L.L.C. in Hutchinson with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program. The new business produces HVAC duct,
