Submitted by: René McCracken 

The fall and winter time of the year have us slowing down on the farm a bit and beginning to celebrate the holidays. Plants are moved indoors and gardens have finally quit producing and its traditionally a good time to process meats on the farm.

This year we have both farm-raised beef and pork and both could be used for this crowd-pleasing recipe. The Stove Top Meatballs were a hit at our Christmas party as I’m sure they will be at any gathering you take them to.

Stove Top Meatballs

Northeast Texas Community College held its December Commencement Friday, Dec. 14. A total of 159 students received certificates or associate degrees this semester. NTCC alumnus Stephani Calderon gave the commencement address. Calderon, of Mount Pleasant, was an honors student at NTCC before winning the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship after her sophomore year. She went on to attend graduate from the prestigious business program at the University of Texas at Austin.

Santa’s Sweeties recently presented the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation with a check for $1,000 to sponsor the 12th Annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest. Santa’s Sweeties is a group from First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon who create and sell hand-made decorative Santas. Proceeds from the sale of the Santas are used to benefit various local causes.

The NTCC Film Club celebrated its 10th year this week with a special Christmas party. The club ordered t-shirts to commemorate the event and invited alumni to attend. Four past club presidents came to join the celebration. The group is pictured above giving the salute from Galaxy Quest, which is the film they watch to kick off each new semester. 

Film Club meets each week during the regular semester on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in H129. The choose a variety of films as a group and host a themed film series. All students who love films are invited to join!

The Northeast Texas Community College Men’s Soccer staff was recently named Men’s South Region Staff of the Year for Division I Junior College institutions. This honor is a result of a vote by other coaches in the region who are also members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services program.

Gerald and Mary Lou Mowery recently gave $2,000 to support special projects at Northeast Texas Community College. The gift will help Honors Northeast sponsor the 2019 McGraw-Hill Poster Contest and it will also support the annual Honors film project. The Mowery’s are pictured presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (center), NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.

A message from our friends at Texas A&M University-Texarkana at NTCC

Ned and Margaret Muse, of Pittsburg, recently presented the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation with a check for $2,100 to establish a new travel scholarship. The Ned C. Muse and Margaret Haak-Muse Travel Scholarship will sponsor a student enrolled in an art class for NTCC’s summer travel study program. Next May, NTCC faculty members will accompany a group of students on a trip to Boston.

Submitted by René McCracken, NTCC Ag Director

The 2019-2020 Foundation Scholarship application is available online.  You can get the application from http://www.ntcc.edu/scholarships or you may stop by the Student Services Center and get a copy. I have also attached a copy to this email.