Cook County News Herald

Alcohol Server Training offered June 22-23




Cook County Higher Education, in collaboration with Cook County Law Enforcement and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, is sponsoring Alcohol Server Training. The workshop will be offered on Tuesday, June 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cascade Lodge meeting room in Lutsen and Wednesday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at Windigo Lodge Restaurant on the Gunflint Trail.

Bartenders, wait staff and all owners and operators of alcohol-dispensing establishments are highly encouraged to attend this informational training. In the state of Minnesota, liability charges can be levied against the individual serving the alcohol as well as the owner. At this course you will learn Minnesota statutes relating to the sale/service of alcohol; procedures for checking identification; how to identify minors; how to manage customer drinking; methods of intervening with intoxicated persons; and factors and signs of intoxication.

The course will be taught by Brian Kringen, law enforcement liaison officer with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement; and Mark Falk, Cook County sheriff. The fee for the training is $5 per person. Register at Cook County Higher Education by calling 387-3411 or email highered@boreal.org before Friday, June 18.


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