October 28, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
SWAG合集 will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants. The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends.
The next course is set from Dec. 5-16 at 8388A Armistead St., Fort Riley, Kan.
Story by Micah Oelze
Photo by Micah Oelze
Story by Micah Oelze
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(UCIS), there will be an increase in fees for most immigration applications and petitions effective Dec. 23. The increase is from $680 to $725.听
SWAG合集 will offer free citizenship classes from 10 a.m. 鈥 noon and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main St., Great Bend in room 208.
Story by Micah Oelze
SWAG合集鈥檚 Prairie Winds Concert Band will present a fall concert featuring music from around the world at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
The band will be performing music from various artists from across the globe. One of the artists that will be featured is George Gershwin. Gershwin was made famous for 鈥淩hapsody in Blue鈥 which was featured in Disney鈥檚 鈥淔antasia 2000鈥. The band will also be playing marches, overtures and orchestral transcriptions.
October 25, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze
The SWAG合集 Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its eight overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is 鈥淪WAG合集 Experience.鈥
The area is in the middle of autumn and just like summer the weather pattern isn鈥檛 鈥渘ormal.鈥澨 Many parts of Kansas experienced well-above normal rainfall and some sites have reported fifty inches with over two months left in the year.听 Much of Southwest Kansas has moved to abnormally dry with a portion now in moderate drought.听 This is after an extremely wet summer so what happened to the soil moisture?听 How is fall harvest progressing?听 Where is the 2017 wheat crop at?听 How different has this fall been so far?
听Tere D'Amato of Mashpee, Mass. was awarded 3rd for her quilt听鈥淟iberty Day鈥.
October 19, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photo听submitted
Shafer Art Gallery to host National Quilt Museum exhibit
Unlike painting and drawing, which are quickly associated with art, quilting is associated with warmth and comfort. However, quilting is an incredible form of art and The Shafer Gallery will show the community just that with the amazing quilts featured in its upcoming exhibit.
A vocal student performs at the May 2015 recital in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel.
Oct. 19, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photo submitted
SWAG合集 music students to present recital on Oct. 27
SWAG合集 will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. 听The recital is free and open to the public.
October 18, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze
SWAG合集 to host blood drive