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The SWAG�ϼ� Instrumental Music Department is once again paying homage to the soundtracks of iconic movies with its fall instrumental concert “Night at the Movies 2: Back with a Vengeance,” at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 18 in the Fine Arts Auditorium

As of October 26, nothing had really changed regarding drought conditions as except for northeast SWAG�ϼ� County, we aren’t even abnormally dry.

SWAG�ϼ� is hosting the first round of in-person, class-style auditions for its dance company, SWAG�ϼ� 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 SWAG�ϼ�’s campus.��

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 SWAG�ϼ�. VIA’s mission is to fill the unmet needs in the community by mobilizing the time and talents of area volunteers.

SWAG�ϼ� 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 SWAG�ϼ� 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.��

SWAG�ϼ�’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 SWAG�ϼ�’s “$$Money$$” pop-up info event as part of their “SWAG�ϼ� 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.��Wheat planted is coming up and looking good.��

SWAG�ϼ� 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.