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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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The Community Events Calendar is published as space permits. Events will also be published on our website.

A challenge for my homeless friends and you

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Under the shade tree, face down, a man sprawled out on a blanket—not moving. And I wondered: what if he might be passed out? Or could he simply be napping? The recent news of a homeless friend dying near a creek, discovered by authorities, has reminded me how important it is to share the gospel at every turn.

NTCC receives ALA COVID Relief Fund grant

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The Northeast Texas Community College library was one of 77 libraries nationwide to be awarded an emergency relief grant from The American Library Association (ALA). The fund is providing $1.55 million in emergency relief grants to libraries that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Through the ALA COVID Library Relief Fund, NTCC will be awarded $20,000 to support library services and operations.

SWEPCO offers 10 tips to save as the temperature rises

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With temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees in many parts of the Ark-La-Tex in the coming days, Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, offers 10 tips to help customers manage both the heat and their electric bill.

Glands and minerals

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The glands of a cow’s body can hold, and therefore be indicative of, mineral deposits in the bovine body. The location of these glands can be seen on the hide of the cow, such as on the neck, in the hollow between the front shoulder blade and the base of the neck, along the side, etc. Below are some notes from a rancher in Tuttle, North Dakota and his personal observations regarding glandular function and minerals.

NTCC alumna wins second JKC Scholarship

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Brenda Godoy, a Presidential Scholar at NTCC from 2016 to 2018, has just won her second $150,000 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, this one for graduate school. The former Titus County Community Health Worker (CHW), and Mount Pleasant High School salutatorian will attend Medical School, in Fort Worth this fall.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Ongoing The Child Development Center in Mt. Pleasant is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year.