Tawnya Ross (center) is the new owner and operator of the café located in Moomaw Center on the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College campus in Clifton Forge. “Family Tree~Ts Café and Catering” is the new name for the restaurant, offering breakfast and lunch, Monday through Thursday, from 8 am to 2 pm. “Everything is made from scratch, we use only fresh ingredients” says Ross, who is a 2014 graduate of the DSLCC Culinary Arts program. The café is also offering up professionally prepared meals. “We do all the work, all you have to do is heat it up,” she says. Ross recently completed classes for a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She was previously employed at the Omni Homestead in Hot Springs as a chef and kitchen manager; served as the food and beverage manager at Haywood’s and TAPS, two upscale restaurants associated with the Georges Inn in Lexington; and also operates her own catering business. The food service industry is a family affair: Her two brothers, Tony West (right) and Jeffrey West (left), are actively involved in the business as her associates. Their mother, Deborah, manages the Food Pantry in Clifton Forge, and their father was a cook in the Army. Local students may also recognize West as a bus driver for the Alleghany County school system, and recently her catering business provided the VIP dinner and hors d’oeuvres for attendees at the Pink Tie Gala. Ross may be contacted at tross@dslcc.edu or (540) 816-6065.