The Northeast Texas Community College 23^rd annual rodeo wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Arena. The NTCC women?s team took second place and the men finished fourth.

NTCC 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.

By Rene McCracken, NTCC Director of Agriculture

It certainly has been a busy few weeks getting classes going at the Northeast Texas Community College 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 ?

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 NTCC 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.††

Northeast Texas Community College 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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Pictured: Students pose after completing a recent Motorcycle Basic Rider class at NTCC.†

The Continuing Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce these new courses starting in September and October. For more information about any of these classes, please call 903-434-8134.

CPR for Healthcare Providers†? Open to health professionals only (or those in training for a health care field), this eight-hour course is designed to give instruction in lifesaving skills.

B. Gooding, left, Vice President of Cypress Bank, recently presented Pittsburg High School graduate and Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholar, Ricky Huitema (right), with a laptop to use during his studies this year. This $1,000 gift to the NTCC Honors program marks the fifth year in a row that Cypress has supported a NTCC Scholar with the use of a new laptop. For more information on NTCC Honors, call Dr. Andrew Yox at 903-434-8229.