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Black Hawk College Digest for January 6
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BHC invites musicians to join ensembles Local musicians are invited to join one of the Black Hawk College community music ensembles. Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 14. Auditions are not required. The ensembles include high school students, college students, faculty members, retirees and other community members who enjoy performing music from a variety of periods and styles. Rehearsals will be in the evenings at the Quad-Cities Campus in Moline. Community Band - Tuesdays, Jan. 15 to May 14 Community Chorale - Thursdays, Jan. 17 to May 16 Community Jazz Band - Wednesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 16 to May 16 Community String Orchestra - Mondays, Jan. 14 to May 13 Youth Orchestra (grades 5-12) - Mondays, Jan. 14 to April 29 Cost is $20 per course, except the Youth Orchestra which is $60. To register, call (309) 796-8223. ************ Take this training before starting a small business Do you want to start your own business? Be prepared before you make that investment. Register for the award-winning Black Hawk College Small Business Certificate Program. The Saturday morning program offers practical knowledge based on sound business theories that are immediately applicable in the small-business setting. Participants may attend one or more classes, but must attend all eight to earn the Small Business Certificate. The next session will begin Saturday, Jan. 19 with the class "Is Owning a Small Business for You? and Overview of a Business Plan." All classes meet from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Illinois workNet Center in Moline. Cost is $50 per class or $300 for the eight-week program. For more information, call (309) 796-5714. ************ Explore BHC's professional, continuing ed programs Jan. 22 Learn more about Black Hawk College's health career programs, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Program and business/professional development courses at a Jan. 22 information night. The BHC Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) Information Night will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the college's Outreach Center, 301 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline. From language classes to online learning to the seniors program, PaCE has something for everyone. Questions? Call BHC Professional and Continuing Education at (309) 796-8223. ************ BHC offering new Statistical Process Control course Quality is everyone's responsibility in an organization. A basic understanding of quality and the ability to apply its concepts daily can be the determining factor for success or failure of any organization. Gain an understanding of how to perform Statistical Process Control with basic quality tools in a new six-week evening class at Black Hawk College. The class will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, at the college's Quad-Cities Campus in Moline. Cost is $300. To register, call (309) 796-8223. 
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1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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