ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is hosting the first round of in-person, class-style auditions for its dance company, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Dance Theatre, from 5-6:15 p.m. (check-in at 4:30 p.m.) Nov. 6 in Studio 34, located in the Sunflower housing units on ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s campus.Ìý
Volunteers In Action (VIA) was recently named a Certified Service Enterprise by Points of Light. VIA is a grant-funded volunteer service organization that manages an AmeriCorps Senior (RSVP) program and is administered through ºìÐÓÊÓƵ. VIA’s mission is to fill the unmet needs in the community by mobilizing the time and talents of area volunteers.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Performing Arts faculty members and students invite the community to celebrate the creative side of the Halloween season from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 30, in the Fine Arts Building.
A wide range of local artists’ work will be on display at the Shafer Gallery as part of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ County Arts Council Friends and Acquaintances exhibit Oct. 30 through Dec. 1. The show is underwritten by the Bill J. McKown Memorial Endowment distributed by the Golden Belt Community Foundation.Ìý
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s accelerated Carpentry Certificate Program is set to enroll students with classes starting in the spring. The program can be completed in one semester. It also features block-scheduling, which allows students to continue to work and make money while they go through the program.
Do I need an emergency fund and how much should I save? What is the best way to budget? These questions will be answered and more as part of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s “$$Money$$†pop-up info event as part of their “ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Bonus†series from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Technical Building, Room T-147.
As of October 12 our area is again essentially unchanged but it pays to remember that any rains Tuesday and onward aren’t in this report so hopefully conditions will improve a bit.ÌýWheat planted is coming up and looking good.Ìý
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 in the Technical Building in room T-186, the Case New Holland Training area. Donors will receive t-shirts and $5 e-cards. Social distancing guidelines will be followed, and masks will be required.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ alumni and Adjunct Instructor of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Medical Lab Technician (MLT) Program Tyler Brown wanted to be a dental hygienist, or so she thought. After completing ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s phlebotomy course as a pre-requisite for a hygienist program, she realized she had a new dream.Ìý
As of September 30, our area is again essentially unchanged.Ìý Moderate to severe drought is continuing to creep further into the northwest corner of the state and along the border with Oklahoma.Ìý These recent rains aren’t reflected in this report.Ìý