News

Plant Sale
Daingerfield FFA’s annual plant sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 12, on the grassy area in front of the high school on Linda Drive.

Music City Texas
Music City Texas Theater presents Hal Ketchum on April 5. For ticket information, call 903-756-9934, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cress Charity Auction
CRESS Foundation’s Charity Auction will be held on Saturday, April 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Perry Hangar in Eagle Landing near Avinger. CRESS Foundation is active in the Avinger Community and helps Avinger students with scholarships.

Anniversary
Pine Bluff Baptist Church will celebrate the anniversary of the Rev. and Mrs. Roy Miles on April 13 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Jessie Biles and The Shady Grove Baptist Church of Cason will be the special guests. The public is invited.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Northeast Texas Community College recently learned that its graduating class of 2013 had a 100% pass rate on the first attempt for its state licensure exams. According to program director Dr. Nancy Wilson, this is the sixth year in a row that the program has had all students pass on the first try.
“Our past and present graduates have been very successful with passing the state licensure exam; most finding employment prior to graduating,” Dr. Wilson said.

The PTA program at NTCC is a competitive, 17-month program that prepares students for a career as a state licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. For more information about the program – including career tracks, admissions criteria, etc. – visit www.ntcc.edu/pta or call 903-434-8124.

Charlotte Porter of Hughes Springs gives blood at the Morris County Courthouse Annex Building on March 27, to help support the blood drive. The blood drive was hosted by Morris County Sheriff Jack Martin.

On March 6, Region 8 ESC in Pittsburg, along with the Texas Regional Collaborative (TRC), honored Math and Science teachers across the Northeast Texas Region who served as TRC Mentor Teachers during the 2013-14 school year.  As a member of this collaborative, each teacher completed more than 100 hours of professional development in the past eight months.  The teacher honored from Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District was Randal Saunders from Daingerfield High School.  In addition to recognition from the TRC, he also received recognition from US Senator John Cornyn’s office and Texas State Senator Kevin Eltife’s office for his contributions to education.  Also in attendance to honor him was Dr. Larry Miears, Daingerfield High School Principal

Lauren Fennimore of Mount Pleasant, a Northeast Texas Community College Psi Beta member, applied and received a scholarship to attend and present her research at the 26th Annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) Conference in San Francisco May 22-25. 
This honor was awarded by the National Psi Beta Honor Society in partnership with APS.  Fennimore competed with other Psi Beta students and only eight scholarships were awarded nationally.  The research conducted by the Psi Beta members was only a portion of the consideration for awarding the scholarships.
In addition to conducting the original research, Fennimore also demonstrated leadership in her local Psi Beta chapter, the college and her community.  

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

In 2008, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers performed on the Northeast Texas Community College campus before a packed house at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Gatlin will return for an encore with an intimate, solo acoustic performance on April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
This unplugged concert will feature Gatlin telling stories about his life through multimedia presentations and songs from his childhood. This personal and heartwarming show will provide a glimpse into the life of the beloved country superstar.
“We had a phenomenal response when Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers performed on our stage a few years ago and we have had many requests to bring them back. This concert with Larry is really a unique opportunity to go learn more about the motivation behind the music and to hear his tremendous vocals without distraction,” Carolyn Franks, director of the Whatley Center, said.

Music City Texas announces that Hal Ketchum is touring again and will return to Linden, Saturday, April 5.
At age 17, the singer/songwriter moved from upstate New York to Texas, where he quickly began to hone his songwriting skills playing at the now-famous Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas.
Hal went to Nashville and in 1991 scored a quick ticket to fame with his first single, “Small Town Saturday Night,” which hit number one. A string of hits followed, including “I Know Where Love Lives,” “Hearts Are Gonna Roll,” “Stay Forever,” “Five O’Clock World,” “Sure Love,” and “I Miss My Mary”, adding up to fifteen hits in the top ten.
Mr. Ketchum has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1994 and often hosts the “Opry Live” show on GAC. In addition to being a master woodworker, Mr. Ketchum is also an accomplished painter who has shown at the distinguished Penna Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He still lives and works in the Texas Hill Country.

Girl Scout Troop 7175 and Tiger Cubs Den 4 visited the Daingerfield Volunteer Fire Department to learn about safety. Fireman Kyle Sands showed them the equipment a fire fighter uses and what a fireman’s job is and how firemen help in an emergency.
The Scouts were able to sit in the fire truck and covered their ears when the siren sounded. The Scouts were also shown how to use a fire extinguisher.

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