Announcements

“Christmas Jazz Night” at Dordt University will take place at 7:30pm and will feature the 4^th Avenue Singers (jazz choir) and the 4^th Avenue Band (jazz band). The 4^th Avenue Singers will be celebrating the birth of Christ in unique and intricate ways with a Capella renditions of Silent Night, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen approached from a jazz perspective and songs performed in collaboration with the 4^th Avenue Band. Come for a night of light, bright jazz music.

Sioux Center Health is providing an Adult First Aid/BLS/AED Class on Tuesday, December 10, from 6:30-10pm in hospital conference room 2. This class is designed for adults to be prepared for first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Cost is $60. To sign up, contact Barb Vermeer at 722-8228 or barb.vermeer@siouxcenterhealth.org.

If you are a Cattle hauler or producer of cattle who delivers cattle to major packers, and have not gotten your certification for 2019, the final day for certification will be held in Worthington, S.D. on Dec. 10. For more information visit Iowa Beef Center’s website here. Pre-registration may be made by contacting Beth Doran at 712-737-4230.

The Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach dairy will host “Fine-Tuning Your Dairy Goat Management” as a part of their annual Dairy Directions program. The program will focus on managing forages, utilizing health strategies, improving milk quality, implementing business practices, and dealing with the challenges of managing dairy goats. Register by calling 712-737-4230 for the Orange City program or 563-382-2949 for the Elkader program.

Unity Christian High School is pleased to host recording artists Selah at 7pm in the Knight Center. Tickets are $23 and can be ordered at their website, or by calling 1-800-965-9324. Join us for a wonderful night of Christmas music with Selah!

Throughout December Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the USDA Farm Service Agency to conduct 2018 Farm Bill Workshops in Northwest Iowa. Days for the events include: Tues, Dec. 3 at 9-noon in Rock Rapids Frontier Bank Basement, Tues, Dec. 17 from 5-8 p.m. in Sheldon Northwest Iowa Community College Building A, Room 119, and finally Thurs, Dec. 19, 5-8 p.m. at Les Mars ISU extension and Outreach Plymouth County.