• “Day of Learning in Community”
  Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth, author of “Serve God, Save the Planet,” is the keynote speaker for the “Day of Learning in Community” to be held at Northwestern on Wednesday, April 1. Sleeth will speak at 9:00 AM in the Bultman Center and again at 7:00 PM in Christ Chapel. Between Sleeth’s presentations there will be four opportunities to choose from among more than 30 workshops. All events are free and community members are invited.
  
  
• Luke Schelhaas Presentation -- 7:30 PM
  Luke Schelhaas, a producer and writer for the NBC series "Law & Order," will speak at Dordt College Wednesday, April 1, at 7:30 PM in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. The 1996 Dordt College graduate will show video excerpts, discuss his work, and answer questions about writing for television. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.
  
  

• Astronomy Viewing Marathon
  Dordt College's Physics and Astronomy Department invites the public to its rooftop observatory for a 100-hour astronomy marathon Thursday through Saturday, April 2 – 4. Evening observation hours at the Science and Technology Center will be 8:30 – 10:00 PM, and a day-time solar viewing will be Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
  
  
• ATLAS Time of Prayer for the Community -- 7:00 PM
  The ATLAS time of prayer for the community will be from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 2, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Chapel. Prayer focus will be Healing. Please come and go as your schedule allows.
  
  
• “Two Altars, Ten Funerals” Performance -- 8:00 PM
  The one-act play, “Two Altars, Ten Funerals” will be presented at 8:00 PM on April 2, 3, and 4 at Dordt College's New World Theatre. No advance reservations available. Admission is $2 at the door. The New World Theatre is located on the southwest corner of Dordt's campus, using the Fourth Avenue NE entrance.
  
  

• Astronomy Viewing Marathon
  Dordt College's Physics and Astronomy Department invites the public to its rooftop observatory for a 100-hour astronomy marathon Thursday through Saturday, April 2 – 4. Evening observation hours at the Science and Technology Center will be 8:30 – 10:00 PM, and a day-time solar viewing will be Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
  
  
• Youth Lock-In
  On Friday, April 3, an all-youth lock-in is being held at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church. Activities include a concert by “Grindstone”. Youth need to be accompanied by an adult from their church. Cost is $10 per student. RSVP to 753-2669.
  
  
• "America's Natural Wonders" Travelogue -- 7:30 PM
  America's Natural Wonders will be featured in a travelogue at Dordt College Friday, April 3, at 7:30 PM in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $4.50 for adults and $3.50 for students.
  
  
• “Two Altars, Ten Funerals” Performance -- 8:00 PM
  The one-act play, “Two Altars, Ten Funerals” will be presented at 8:00 PM on April 2, 3, and 4 at Dordt College's New World Theatre. No advance reservations available. Admission is $2 at the door. The New World Theatre is located on the southwest corner of Dordt's campus, using the Fourth Avenue NE entrance.
  
  

• Astronomy Viewing Marathon
  Dordt College's Physics and Astronomy Department invites the public to its rooftop observatory for a 100-hour astronomy marathon Thursday through Saturday, April 2 – 4. Evening observation hours at the Science and Technology Center will be 8:30 – 10:00 PM, and a day-time solar viewing will be Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
  
  
• Legislative Forums
  On Saturday, April 4, Representative Chuck Soderberg and Senator Randy Feenstra will be hosting legislative forums at 9:00 AM at the Le Mars Public Library, and 10:30 AM at the City Hall in Orange City.
  
  

• "Last Chance" Drama Presentation -- 7:00 PM
  The drama "Last Chance", presented by the Meriden Evangelical Free Church and Reality Ministries from New York, is a presentation of the reality of Jesus Christ, His death & resurrection, heaven, hell and a person's choice in life determining where they will spend eternity. This drama will be presented nightly at 7:00 PM on Sunday April 5, Monday April 6, and Tuesday April 7 at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Free childcare will be provided. A free will offering will be taken.
  
  

• Cornerstone Prison Church Benefit Banquet -- 6:30 PM
  A Cornerstone Prison Church Benefit Banquet will be held on Monday, April 6, at the Rock Valley Trinity Christian Reformed Church. Doors open at 6:00 PM, with serving set to begin at 6:30 PM. Keynote speaker will be Dr. David Schuringa, President of the Crossroad Bible Institute. There is no charge for the meal, but a free will offering will be taken. Reservations need to be made before March 31 by calling Trinity CRC at 476-5292.
  
  
• "Last Chance" Drama Presentation -- 7:00 PM
  The drama "Last Chance", presented by the Meriden Evangelical Free Church and Reality Ministries from New York, is a presentation of the reality of Jesus Christ, His death & resurrection, heaven, hell and a person's choice in life determining where they will spend eternity. This drama will be presented nightly at 7:00 PM on Sunday April 5, Monday April 6, and Tuesday April 7 at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Free childcare will be provided. A free will offering will be taken.
  
  

• "Last Chance" Drama Presentation -- 7:00 PM
  The drama "Last Chance", presented by the Meriden Evangelical Free Church and Reality Ministries from New York, is a presentation of the reality of Jesus Christ, His death & resurrection, heaven, hell and a person's choice in life determining where they will spend eternity. This drama will be presented nightly at 7:00 PM on Sunday April 5, Monday April 6, and Tuesday April 7 at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Free childcare will be provided. A free will offering will be taken.
  
  
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Support Group -- 7:00 PM
  The National Alliance on Mental Illness Support Group will meet at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, in the Fireside Room of the Sioux Center Central Reformed Church. Two short videos will be shown: "Spouses with Depression" and "Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". Adults with a mental illness and/or their family members are invited to attend.
  
  
• Dordt College Recital -- 7:30 PM
  Dordt College Senior Heather Hooyer will present a piano recital at the B.J. Haan Auditorium on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 PM. Also performing will be Holly Hooyer and Helen van Beek on the violin.
  
  

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• Katelyn's Fund Adoption Support Group Meeting -- 7:00 PM
  Katelyn’s Fund Orphan Ministry will hold an adoption support meeting at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 9, in the Fireside Room of the Sioux Center First Reformed Church. Speakers will be Layne and Tanya Henn, adoptive parents of 2 siblings from Ethiopia. For more information regarding this ministry, go to www.KatelynsFund.org.
  
  
• ATLAS Time of Prayer for the Community -- 7:00 PM
  The ATLAS time of prayer for the community will be from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 9, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Chapel. Prayer focus will be Remembering Christ’s Sacrifices. Please come and go as your schedule allows.
  
  
• Maundy Thursday Worship Service -- 7:30 PM
  The Alta Ministerial Association is hosting two special joint worship services during Holy Week.
  
  Maundy Thursday Worship will be held at 7:30 PM on April 9 at 1st Presbyterian Church with Pastor Kevin Lewis of Alta Church of Christ delivering the sermon.
  
  Good Friday Worship will be held at 7:30 PM on April 10 at Summit Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Craig Lee of 1st Presbyterian Church delivering the sermon.
  
  
  
  

• Good Friday Passion Play -- 7:00 PM
  The Osceola County Ministerial Association is presenting a Good Friday Passion Play at 7:00 and 9:00 PM on Friday, April 10. Tickets are free and can be reserved by calling 754-3715.
  
  
• Good Friday Worship Service -- 7:30 PM
  The Alta Ministerial Association is hosting two special joint worship services during Holy Week.
  
  Maundy Thursday Worship will be held at 7:30 PM on April 9 at 1st Presbyterian Church with Pastor Kevin Lewis of Alta Church of Christ delivering the sermon.
  
  Good Friday Worship will be held at 7:30 PM on April 10 at Summit Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Craig Lee of 1st Presbyterian Church delivering the sermon.
  
  
  
  

• THEOS Time of Support -- 6:00 PM
  THEOS, a time of support, encouragement and interaction for widowed men and women, will meet Saturday, April 11, beginning at 6:00 PM at Sioux Center’s Family Table, with a meeting following at 7:30 PM at the First Reformed Church.
  
  

• Easter Sonrise Service -- 7:00 AM
  The youth group from Sioux Center Faith Christian Reformed Church is sponsoring a Sonrise Service on Easter Sunday, April 12, for anyone in the community interested in attending. It will be held at 7:00 AM in the Faith Church sanctuary. This service will be in place of the service that was previously held in the B.J. Haan Auditorium.
  
  

• Presentation by Dr. Linda Seger -- 7:30 PM
  Dr. Linda Seger will discuss her new book, “Spiritual Steps on the Road to Success”, at a forum to be held at Dordt College on Monday, April 13, at 7:30, in the Classroom Building Lecture Hall C-160. Dr. Seger tackles rarely-addressed issues that face every Christian: our sense of vocation, taking risks, and God's timing versus ours.
  
  

• Boy Scouts Tip Night -- 5:30 PM
  The Sioux Center Boy Scouts will hold a Pizza Ranch Tip Night from 5:30 – 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 14.
  
  
• Presentation by Photojournalist René Clement -- 7:00 PM
  On Tuesday, April 14, at 7:00 PM in the Classroom Building lecture hall C160, documentary photojournalist René Clement will present selected work from his West Bank/Palestinian essay and his Haitian conflict essay.
  
  

• Sioux Center New Life Reformed Youth Group Fundraising Dinner -- 6:00 PM
  The Sioux Center New Life Reformed Church Youth Group is hosting a fundraising dinner on Wednesday, April 15. Food provided by Blue Mountain Inn, with a choice of rib eye or applewood-smoked chicken. Social time begins at 6:00 PM and the meal will be served at 6:30. Proceeds go toward youth mission trips. Please sign up by April 8.
  
  

• Sioux County Family Circles Meeting -- 6:00 PM
  Sioux County Family Circles - an intentional friendship support group - will meet Thursday, April 16, at 6:00 PM at the Orange City Trinity Reformed Church. Dinner and childcare are provided. Please RSVP your attendance by calling 707-9599.
  
  
• Presentation by Documentary Maker Adam Beach -- 7:00 PM
  On Thursday, April 16, at 7:00 PM in the Classroom Building lecture hall C160, Adam Beach will discuss his documentary “Handala”, filmed in the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Israel in 2007. A panel discussion will follow the film.
  
  
• ATLAS Time of Prayer for the Community -- 7:00 PM
  The ATLAS time of prayer for the community will be from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 16, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Chapel. Prayer focus will be Churches and Church Leaders. Please come and go as your schedule allows.
  
  

• High School Band Festival -- 7:00 PM
  A High School Band Festival will be held at Dordt College's BJ Haan Auditorium on Friday, April 17, at 7:00 PM. There will be performances by individual bands, followed by a mass band performance in the De Wit Gymnasium, presented by more than 500 students from 10 bands.
  
  

• Wee Care Baby Fair -- 10:00 AM
  A “Wee Care Baby Fair” will be held Saturday, April 18 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Sioux Center Centre Mall. This free event is sponsored by the Sioux Center Community Hospital & Health Center. Meet physicians and OB nurses, and check out the booths featuring area businesses with baby products and information. Register to win prizes. Refreshments will be provided.
  
  
• Legislative Forums
  On Saturday, April 18, Representative Chuck Soderberg and Senator Randy Feenstra will be hosting legislative forums at 9:00 AM at the Hawarden City Hall, and 10:30 AM at the Akron Public Library.
  
  
• Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert -- 3:00 PM
  The Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra will present a free concert at 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 18, in the Dordt College BJ Haan Auditorium.
  
  
  
  
• Dordt College Piano & Organ Recital -- 7:30 PM
  A Dordt College piano and organ recital will be presented by seniors Helen Van Beek and Andrew Friend Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 PM in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. The public is welcome to attend.
  
  
• Special Olympics Track & Field Spring Games -- 9:30 AM
  The Special Olympics Track & Field Spring Games will be held Saturday, April 18, at the Sioux Center Athletic Field. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 AM, with the last event scheduled for 1:15 PM. First place winners will compete in Ames on May 21-23 at the Special Olympics State Competition.
  
  

• Easter Hymn Festival -- 3:00 PM
  An Easter Hymn Festival will be held Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 PM at the Sioux Center First Christian Reformed Church. Dordt College's Artist-in-Residence Dr. Robert Horton will be featured on the organ.
  
  
• Valley Male Chorus Concert -- 6:30 PM
  The Valley Male Chorus will present a concert at 6:30 PM on Sunday, April 19, at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church. A freewill offering will be taken for the benefit of those with disabilities who are receiving services through Hope Haven, both locally and around the world.
  
  
• Abortion Survivor Presentation -- 7:00 PM
  31-year old abortion survivor, Melissa Ohden, will share her story at 7:00 PM on Sunday, April 19 at the Onawa Evangelical Free Church.
  
  

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• Reformed Church of America Women's Meeting -- 7:00 PM
  A gathering for all the women of East and West Sioux Classis of the Reformed Church in America will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:00 PM in the Hospers First Reformed Church. Speakers will be Matt & Jaci Hutchcraft.
  
  
• NISO Spring Concert -- 7:30 PM
  The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 PM in the Dordt College B.J. Haan Auditorium.
  
  
• Heartland Missionary Union Meeting -- 9:30 AM
  The Heartland Missionary Union meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at the Sioux Center Faith Christian Reformed Church. Registration opens at 9:30 AM, with the morning session set to begin at 10:00. Lunch is available for $6, payable at registration. The afternoon session begins at 1:00 PM.  Speakers include Kohima Daring, Verlyn Schaap, and Larry & Rose Van Zee.  A nursery will be provided.
  
  

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• Childbirth Refresher Course -- 7:00 PM
  The Sioux Center Community Hospital is holding a free 2-week Childbirth Refresher Course. The first class meets on Thursday, April 23, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Please call 722-8134 to register.
  
  
• Dave Ramsey “Town Hall for Hope” Webcast -- 7:00 PM
  A Dave Ramsey “Town Hall for Hope” webcast will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, at the following churches:
  
  Rock Valley Trinity Christian Reformed Church
  Sioux Center Bethel Christian Reformed Church
  Inwood Christian Reformed Church
  Orange City Dover Alliance Church
  
  Ramsey will discuss what’s happening with the economy, how we got here, and where we’re going.
  
  
  
• ATLAS Time of Prayer for the Community -- 7:00 PM
  The ATLAS time of prayer for the community will be from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Chapel. Prayer focus will be Adoption. Please come and go as your schedule allows.
  
  
• Dr. Glenn Weaver Presentation on Alzheimers -- 7:30 PM
  The Dordt College Psychology Department is hosting a public lecture by Dr. Glenn Weaver, professor of psychology at Calvin College, at 7:30 PM on Thursday, April 23, in the Science Building Lecture Hall S101. His topic will be "Gathering Fog, Dark Night of the Soul: Embodied Spirituality in Alzheimer's Dementia."
  
  
• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Meeting -- 9:00 AM
  MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) will enjoy a “Blue Ribbon Bake Off/Snack Stand” from 9:00 – 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 23, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Church Fellowship Hall.
  
  

• Dordt College Ag Day -- 10:00 AM
  Ag Day at Dordt College will be Friday, April 24, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. There will be outdoor displays of animals, farm equipment, and a noon picnic lunch served by agriculture students.
  
  
• Dordt College Ag Day -- 10:00 AM
  The Dordt College Ag Day is Friday, April 24, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM in the main parking lot on the north side of campus. Free activities include a petting zoo, department presentations, contests and games. Farm equipment will also be on display. Lunch will be available, for a donation, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Karey Claghorn, will speak at 1:30 PM in the Campus Center.
  
  
• Dordt College Clarinet Recital -- 3:00 PM
  A Dordt College clarinet recital will be presented by senior Susan Le Mahieu on Friday, April 24, at 3:00 PM in the BJ Haan Auditorium. The public is welcome to attend.
  
  
• "Students Without Borders Club" Cultural Fair -- 4:30 PM
  The Students Without Borders Club at Dordt College is hosting a cultural fair Friday, April 24, from 4:30 – 7:30 PM in the Campus Center's DeYager Activity Area. This free event offers traditional clothing, cuisine, art, music, games, stories, and dances from at least a dozen countries. A $1 fee will be charged for sampling refreshments made during cooking demonstrations.
  
  

• Jimmy Blackwood and the Blackwood Brothers Quartet Concert -- 6:30 PM
  Hope Haven will host a concert by “Jimmy Blackwood and the Blackwood Brothers Quartet” at 6:30 PM on Saturday, April 25, in the Dordt College BJ Haan Auditorium. Tickets, at $10 per person, will be sold at the door only.
  
  
• E-Cycling Event -- 9:00 AM
  Pella Corporation, Interstates Electronics and the City of Sioux Center are sponsoring an E-Cycling event from 9:00 AM – Noon on Saturday, April 25. Acceptable electronic items for recycling are computer monitors, video game systems, cell phones, printers, PCs, laptops, stereos, TVs, VCRs and keyboards. Items can be brought to the south loading dock of Pella Corporation.
  
  

• Robert Rogers Speaks at Meridan Evangelical Free Church -- 7:00 PM
  At 7:00 PM on Sunday, April 26, at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church, Robert Rogers, who lost his wife and all four children in a flash flood in Kansas in 2003, will be sharing his story of how tragedy took his family but could not take his faith. A free will offering will be taken.
  
  
• Sioux Center Co-op Quartet Concert -- 7:15 PM
  The Sioux Center Co-op Quartet will be singing at the Middleberg Free Grace Reformed Church on Sunday, April 26 at 7:15 PM. Freewill offering will be received for the Sioux City Gospel Mission.
  
  

• Shane & Shane and Matt Maher in Concert -- 7:00 PM
  Shane & Shane and Matt Maher will be in concert at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 27, at Christ Chapel in Orange City. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show. They may be purchased at Northwestern’s student development office and the Dove Bookstore in Orange City.
  
  
• Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society Meeting -- 7:00 PM
  The Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, April 27, at 7:00 PM at the Sioux Center Library. The program will be "German Emmigration Museums & House Barns" by Ruth Postma. Refreshments will be potluck - members are invited to bring a snack or beverage to share with the rest of the group. Visitors are always welcome.
  
  

• O'Brien County Diabetes Support Group -- 11:30 AM
  The O’Brien County Diabetes Support Group will meet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28, at the Primghar Community Building. If you want to participate in Dinner Date at 11:30, call 757-3645 by 7:00 AM that morning. Suggested donation for the meal is $3.50. Bring in your Blood Sugar Meters for a free control test.
  
  
• Dordt College Choral Concert -- 7:30 PM
  Dordt College's choral ensembles will present a concert Tuesday, April 28, at 7:30 PM in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. Admission is free, with a free-will offering received to benefit music scholarships at Dordt College.
  
  

• Dordt College Biology Research Presentations -- 6:00 PM
  The Dordt College biology department is hosting a Senior Research Presentation Night on Wednesday, April 29, in the Science and Technology Building Lecture Hall S108. Seven seniors will present their work, beginning at 6:00 PM and concluding at 8:15 PM with an ice cream social.
  
  

• Idea Fest -- 3:00 PM
  IdeaFest 2009 will take place at the Dordt College Campus Center Thursday, April 30, from 3:00 – 5:30 PM. Students in a wide variety of majors will present their research. A schedule will be posted at www.dordt.edu/events/ideafest/
  
  
• Idea Fest -- 3:00 PM
  Idea Fest will take place at the Dordt College Campus Center Thursday, April 30, from 3:00 – 5:30 PM. This is an event at which students in a wide variety of majors present their research. Oral presentations will be 8-10 minutes long, with about five minutes for questions from the audience.
  
  
• Family Safety Fair -- 4:30 PM
  A Family Safety Fair will be held in downtown Orange City from 4:30 – 7:30 PM on Thursday, April 30. A map and list of activities can be found at www.OCHealthSystem.org.
  
  
• Family Circles of Sioux County -- 6:00 PM
  Family Circles of Sioux County will be meeting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 30, at the Orange City Trinity Reformed Church. Dinner and childcare is provided. Please RSVP by calling 707-9599 or emailing TinaS@siouxcounty.org.
  
  
• ATLAS Time of Prayer for the Community -- 7:00 PM
  The ATLAS time of prayer for the community will be from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 30, at the Sioux Center First Reformed Chapel. Prayer focus will be Devotional. Please come and go as your schedule allows.
  
  
• Dordt College Violin & Trombone Recital -- 7:30 PM
  A Dordt College violin and trombone recital will be presented by seniors Elizabeth Walters and John Rutgers on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 PM in the Music Building Choir Room. The public is welcome to attend.
  
  

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