Lionizing Jeannette Patak

A crowd of about 100 locals gathered at the new Alma Smokehouse to honor the retiring Chamber of Commerce President, Jeannette Patak, on Sept. 21. A reception was held to pay tribute to her 25+ years with the Chamber, the past 14 as president. Notwithstanding her personable nature, she led the expansion of businesses through the downtown destruction from the tornado of 2013 and saw a huge increase…