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Pictured from left to right: †Dylan Schlosser as Noah, Nick Derby as Starbuck, Tyler Beadle as File, Sean Casebolt as the Sheriff, Brittany Derby†as Lizzie, Cory Myers as H.C., and John Chambers as Jimmy.

Theatre Northeast will present the romantic comedy†The Rainmaker†in the Studio Theatre of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast TexasCommunity College.

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ 23^rd annual rodeo wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Arena. The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ women?s team took second place and the men finished fourth.

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ athletes were up against around 300 competitors from other colleges and universities in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA)

Wacey Hathcock won the saddle bronc riding and Slatyr Hunnicut finished third in the same event.

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ recently received a $30,000 planned gift from Jon and Patti Cohen. This donation established an endowed memorial scholarship that will provide three $500 scholarships per year to benefit cosmetology students at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. The scholarship is given in memory of Johnnie Cohen, who was a long-time cosmetology instructor at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. Pictured, Dr. Brad Johnson (left), ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ President, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Vice President for Advancement, accept the gift.

By Rene McCracken, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Director of Agriculture

It certainly has been a busy few weeks getting classes going at the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Farm.† The organic gardening and food production class has been busy at work doing what some of you home gardeners might be interested in.† We have raised vegetable beds that I discovered in a patch of weeds at the farm.† Unfortunately, when the students leave for the summer, so do the labor hands for us ?

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Rodeo fans will get to see more than 300 athletes from throughout the†Southern Region of the NIRA compete for points and prizes this weekend as Mount Pleasant hosts the the 23rd annual ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ rodeo. The event will be held October 11-13 at the Mount Pleasant City Arena on Greenhill Road.

In addition,†there will also be Priefert Mutton Busting for the kids each night before†the rodeo performance.

The Thursday and Friday performances will kick off Mutton Busting at 6:30†p.m. and rodeo action will begin at 7:30 p.m. Events on Saturday begin at†1 p.m.

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Karl Falster, of Falster Farms in Winnsboro, shows off his miniature Jersey cow and calf at the 2011 Living From the Ground Up event. The Falsters will be back this year to host demonstrations.††

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ will host its second annual Living from the Ground Up (LFGU) agriculture event on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex.

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