Good morning, Sioux Falls.

Former mayor Paul TenHaken will speak at the WIN in Workforce Summit on Oct.

22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Canopy by Hilton & he will share his journey of balancing work and life after office while launching his new Tenfold Leader Fellowship program.

Active Generations organizes Rake the Town to help neighbors prepare yards for winter by raking leaves and supporting older adults and individuals with disabilities.

The event runs from Oct. 31 through Nov. 6 in Sioux Falls and Brandon and requires volunteers to bring their own rakes.

Downtown Sioux Falls is hosting its first Downtown Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec.

5 from 3-9 p.m. at Cherapa Place Plaza where guests can enjoy holiday foods, seasonal drinks & live Christmas music to kick off a new local tradition.

Sioux Falls will host its 17th annual Paint the Plow event on Saturday, Oct.

17 from 9 a.m. to noon at Levitt at the Falls (100 E. Sixth St.) where 20 youth groups will show plows for public voting, with winners set for the Parade of Lights on Nov. 27.

Pizza Cheeks now features a new mural by local art teacher Brit Carmany from Jefferson High that shows a rosy-cheeked astronaut girl (a nod to the restaurant's creative spirit) and the eatery thanked all competition participants on Facebook.

Sweetman Atrium, a 7,000 sqft all-season venue at Levitt at the Falls, opened on Oct.

8 after a summer surge in support for local arts and community events. It features multiple performance spaces and will host a Speaker Series on Oct. 13 along with listening sessions by Mayor Christine Erickson.

Sioux Falls School District finished constructing a new ag barn at the CTE Academy for hands-on agriculture training.

The facility offers hydroponic greenhouses, veterinary labs & animal pens and will host crop planting experiences with local farmers this spring.

The South Dakota Board of Regents announced that students from South Dakota and neighboring states can apply without an application fee to any of the state’s six public universities until November 30 (students are invited to compare programs, visit campuses, and speak with admissions counselors to find the right fit).

Starting Saturday morning, Oct.

10, Xcel Energy will close the southbound lane of North Cleveland near Rice Street & shift traffic to the center lane. On Sunday morning, the closure will reverse for the northbound lane, with work expected to finish by the end of the day.

Drivers on Kiwanis Avenue face lane closures today as crews repair concrete on the southbound outside lane between Fifth and Sixth Streets and the northbound lanes between Third and Fifth.

Officials advise slowing down — the work is expected to last about one week.

Avera added a fourth mammography unit at its Prairie Center on Oct.

8 to offer residents reserved screening slots and extended weekday and Saturday hours. The Mobile Mammo unit also visits several local sites (including libraries and employers) to provide accessible breast cancer screening.

On Oct. 8, the Sioux Falls housing market set a record with an average price of $456,855 in September as 219 homes sold—up nearly 16 percent from last year.

The Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire reported high-dollar sales and a 25.7 percent drop in housing inventory.