They’ve sung in Carnegie Hall and China, and this Friday night, Jan. 19, they’ll sing in Memorial Hall at Chadron State College. They are the Prairie Rose Wranglers, a trio that formed in 1999 to entertain at the Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper located 15 miles northeast of east of Wichita, Kan. The three are “Ultra Slim” Orin Friesen, “Tennessee” Jim Farrell and “Cyclone” Stu Stuart.

• Date: January 18, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Student Awards & Achievements

Rehearsals for the Chadron Community Chorus will begin in Memorial Hall at Chadron State College at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Jan. 11) and continue on Thursday evenings (with the exception of March 8) until the concert, which will be on Sunday, April 15 at the Chadron Arts Center.

• Date: January 11, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Music

The first Chadron Community Wellness Fair will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 in the Nelson Physical Activity Center at Chadron State College.

• Date: January 10, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

The Dorset Graves Lecture Series at Chadron State College will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. in the basement of the King Library. The programs are open to the public without charge.

• Date: January 10, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Announcements|Campus News|Graves Lecture Series

The Bordeaux Community Band will begin rehearsing for its spring concert this coming week. The first session will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 in Memorial Hall. Rehearsals will follow each Tuesday evening until the concert on Sunday, March 18. The director, Carola Winkle, said the theme this spring will be “Past, Present and Future.”

• Date: January 10, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Music

One of the major events of the spring semester at Chadron State College will be the second annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering on Saturday, Jan. 20. Taking place in conjunction with the gathering will be a Western Art Show and Sale on Friday and Saturday and performances by two well-known musical groups Friday evening.

• Date: January 10, 2007
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Participants of a Chadron State College conference will again learn ways to improve their child care and education skills. Chadron State College’s 18th Excellence in Early Childhood Conference is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24, 2007.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 2, in observance of the national day of mourning for Gerald R. Ford. Regular office hours will resume Wednesday, Jan. 3.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The past year will undoubtedly go down as one of the most memorable in Chadron State College’s 95-year history. If for no other reason, that’s true because of the wildfire that threatened the campus in late July when wind-whipped flames rushed over the pine-clad hills to the south and burned to the edge of the football practice fields.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

Torrington resident Edna Carpenter enjoys eating lunch at the Senior Fellowship Center, a place where many people her age gather for meals and social activities.

• Date: December 20, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News