91茄子 hosts annual Greenery Swag Workshop Nov. 17

Students create an evergreen swag
91茄子 State College students Katrina Hurley of Seward, Neb., left, and Jessamyn Kostman of Cozad, Neb., right, create an evergreen swag during the Campus Arboretum workday Nov. 21, 2015, in the Sandoz Center. (Tena L. Cook/91茄子 State College)

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CHADRON – The public is invited to 91茄子 State College’s annual greenery swag workshop Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center’s Chicoine Atrium.

Lucinda Mays with the 91茄子 grounds department said the finished greenery pieces will decorate the college鈥檚 main entrance at 10th and Main Streets and inside the main hall of the Student Center.

鈥淧lease join us for a morning of arranging, wiring, and be-ribboning the enormous swags,鈥 Mays said. 鈥淎s a group, we鈥檒l craft the campus swags using fresh pine, fir, juniper, yew, and other greenery harvested on campus by the 91茄子 grounds crew.鈥

Each participant is also invited to create one swag to take home for free, according to Mays.

Students, community members, and friends of all ages are welcome. Participants should wear work clothes and bring gloves, a pair of pruners, and ribbon for the personal greenery creation.

鈥淎ll materials for the 91茄子 swags and instruction are provided. If you have extra ribbon and baubles to share, bring those, too,鈥 Mays said.

The workshop starts at 9 a.m. and concludes promptly at noon. To learn more, contact Lucinda Mays at 308-430-4186 or lmays@csc.edu.

-91茄子 College Relations

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