Volunteers uncover items, assist elderly residents
Chadron State College Justice Department volunteers helped the Chadron Police Department clean up the gun range in Chadron Saturday during The Big Event.
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Lifestyles
Volunteer reflects on helping the community
This year The Big Event was a very gratifying activity for my teammates and me. Last year, I was stationed at Wilson Park spreading wood chips, but this year I was stationed at a house on Maple Street cleaning out broken branches on an elder lady’s property with 12 of my teammates.
Read MoreVolunteer reflects on helping the community
As a volunteer in The Big Event, I had a good experience overall. I was able to take in matters in the community and pay more attention to them than I may have before.
Read MoreJob sites extend to Crawford, volunteers help local residents
The Big Event expanded to include job sites in Crawford this year. Volunteers were transported either on their own, or on one of two buses to Crawford.
Read MoreVolunteers help clear debris in Crawford
The sun was high and bright as the CSC men’s basketball team, cleared tumble weeds from the fences at the Crawford Cemetery, one of the team’s tasks in Saturday’s The Big Event. Decked in their white “The Big Event” T-shirts and gloves with pitch forks in hand, led by Head Coach Brent Bargen, the team got to work.
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1,300 hands assist in The Big Event
Many hands make light work. That’s the idea behind The Big Event, an international annual day of community service, which came to Chadron Saturday. This year, students flocked to Elliot Field at noon for sign-in, and almost 650 people volunteered to be a part of CSC’s second annual Big Event. With about 70 different job sites, volunteers did everything from sweeping to planting, all in the name of service.
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Oglala Lakota tribesman shares spiritual background
Melvin High Hawk, an Oglala Lakota from Wounded Knee, S.D., spoke to two classes last week about Lakota spiritual ceremonies.
Read More‘Nearly Naked’ seeks 3rd streak
The Nearly Naked Mile will take place next Thursday, May 1. The festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. with dinner being served in the Student Center; it will be served until 6 p.m. when comedian Ryan Clauson will take the stage.
Read MorePublic Relations Club hits home run with professionals
Eight members of the Public Relations Club took a trip to Minnesota.
Read MoreHistory students present at Laramie
Last weekend the History 465: Processes in North American West class travelled to Laramie, Wyo., for a conference sponsored by Phi Alpha Pheta and the UW History Club.
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