The Dordt College Concert Choir, from Sioux Center, Iowa, will be performing in concert on Saturday evening at the Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church. The public is invited to the free performance. [Courtesy Photo]

Christmas Year-Round: Susie Wood lifts Newcomb Department of Early Childhood Development student Dakotah Willie into the air Wednesday so she can place an ornament onto the tree in the lobby of the Navajo Nation President's office. The tree is left up year-round so a variety of children's decorations can be viewed by visitors to the office throughout the year, rather than just at Christmas time. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Heather Donley instructs Shantae Begay and Kaitlin Begay, right, how to use a small drum from the country of Cote d-Ivoire. The WNMU Peace Corps Fellows invited students and the public to learn about the various countries that they had lived and worked in across the globe. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Seed of Success: Gallup Bengal fans, from left, Clayton "Kibbles" Jones, Shawn Jay Martin and Donovan "Slim Jim" Jim cheer on the Lady Bengals at The Pit in Albuquerque as they take on the No. 1 seeded Clovis Lady Wildcats. The Lady Bengals beat the Lady Wildcats to advance to the girls 5A championship game in The Pit Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against the No. 2 seeded Mayfield Lady Trojans. See story/Sports Page 1 in today's published edition of the Independent. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent]