00:00:00:02 - 00:00:24:00 Chet Hitt Hi, I'm Chet Hitt with Townend Still House and Grille in the heart of Apple Valley Old Town Village. And we just opened up a new distillery restaurant. We are striving to create a art district, and upscale culinary district where people can come and enjoy the village. One of the cool things about doing this project here in the village is I grew up two blocks down. 00:00:24:02 - 00:00:41:05 Chet Hitt I was born and raised right here in Apple Valley. I was born at Saint Mary's Hospital. So to be able to revitalize the village and we have a little part to do with that is a big deal. It was kind of cool to do the history on this building to know that it was built in the 1950s by a Newt T. Bass the founder of Apple Valley. 00:00:41:07 - 00:01:06:15 Chet Hitt So we want to create some history here as well. You're actually standing in a building called the House that Relationships Built. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for all the relationships that I've collected over the last 58 years of my life. But one of those very special relationships is my friend Dan Leary, Come over Dan. Dan was originally a science teacher, a chemist at Apple Valley High School. 00:01:06:20 - 00:01:29:09 Chet Hitt We've been friends for probably 30 years or so. The cool thing about it was Dan and I were talking about building the distillery and I said I was going to do this. He's the master distiller. He's done amazing things and uh, he's one of those special relationships. 00:01:29:11 - 00:01:58:18 Dan Leary We argue it’s either four or five years ago, Chet called me up one day and said, Since we’re not doing anything, either one of us. I had retired and he decided that's the right idea to buy a still and uh start distilling so that it really sounded like fun four years ago. It sounds like fun now. It sounds like work. The project has been farming has been really involved. So many people come a long way. One of the cool things about this project, we're trying to generate more generations of people to be here. 00:01:58:20 - 00:02:13:08 Chet Hitt The main purpose is get people together, enjoy great cocktails and great, great food, and make it to where people can build relationships again, regenerate old ones and definitely build new ones. So again, welcome to the house that relationships built.