By: Rene' McCracken, NTCC Director of Agriculture

Normally a headline about getting a new "weed eater" would not be worth mentioning, however the new "weed eaters" at Northeast Texas Community College are not the mechanical kind.†Since coming to NTCC as the director of agriculture in 2012, I had a vision of utilizing more sustainable techniques to manage the natural resources on the farm.†Thanks to a recent donation of some Boer goats, we were able to put into practice one of the techniques that we have been teaching in our new sustainable agriculture certificate a

By Christopher Hamilton,†NTCC Eagle Newspaper Staff

The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) †Eagles men's and women?s soccer teams wrapped up their regular seasons this week with one loss and one win against Coffeyville Community College on Wednesday. †The men?s team begins their postseason championship tournament next week.

The Lady Eagles (7-10-0) fought hard against the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens (12-4-1) in their final game of the season.

Have you seen those people on campus throwing Frisbee looking things?† What about those yellow baskets with chains hanging from them?† Get used to it?and a whole lot more!

Eagle Disc Golf, one of the newest student clubs on the NTCC campus, has hit the ground running.† After an initial fundraiser selling custom designed Eagle Disc Golf discs, the club is pleased to announce its first ever NTCC Disc Golf Classic tournament, scheduled for Friday, November 1^st, at 12:00pm.† It is open to the public; however, the student division is the only one available to win prizes.† The

Northeast Texas Community College celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week as they held a Pink Rain Walk-A-Dollar-Thon that raised $455.40 to benefit Sally's Hope. More than 100 students and employees gathered on the plaza at lunchtime decked out in pink to make a half-mile walk around campus (pictured) in support of and in memory of breast cancer victims. After the walk, participants made donations and enjoyed "pink rain" refreshments. Rico Willis, Director of Student Activities and Multicultural Awareness, welcomed everyone and read an inspirational poem.

Theatre Northeast will present†The Odd Couple†(female version), Neil Simon?s 1985 adaptation of his Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy, at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts October 31 through November 3. Evening performances will be held at 7:30 on Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 and there will be a 2:05 p.m. Matinee on Nov. 3.

The Northeast Texas Community College Men?s and Women?s Soccer teams are boasting record-breaking seasons this year under the direction of the new coaching staff. With the regular season approaching its end, the men?s team currently stands at 12 wins and six losses, earning them one of the top three spots in the region. This makes them eligible for the playoffs, with the potential to break into the top 20 nationally.

The women?s team currently stands at six wins and 10 losses.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently held its annual golf tournament at Princedale Country Club in Pittsburg. This was the 26^th†consecutive year of the tournament. Participating teams included: AEP/Swepco, American National Bank, Daingerfield Country Club, Bowie-Cass, Cypress Bank, Guaranty Bond Bank, Luminant, Northeast Texas Credit Union, Texas Heritage National Bank, and an NTCC team sponsored by East Texas Wealth Planning Advisors.

Crop Production Services recently donated 13 sacks of cool season forages to the Northeast Texas Community College Ag Department for use by the Agronomy class. †Representatives Wayne Marshall and Jay Madison presented the gift during a recent class. They are pictured above with NTCC Agronomy students; faculty members Chad Henry and Joe Whinery; and Titus County Extension Agent Kenny Rollins, who assisted with setting up test plots for the cool season forages. The class is using the seeds to study different planting techniques on the NTCC instructional farm.