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Paddock Poetry Contest set for Tuesday
Every year for more than a decade, Trinity Valley Community College has celebrated the creativity of its students with the Paddock Poetry Contest.
The poetry contest and festival started with a classroom assignment. Then, as the event grew, students from various areas of the college entered their best works to be judged and a festival was held on campus honoring the winners of the contest.
Last year, that contest and celebration took on a new role, becoming a joint venture between the college and Athens High School.
This year, the two will once again pair up to honor student poets. A Festival of Poetry will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Image Warehouse in Athens.
The winners of this year’s Paddock Poetry Contest will be asked to read their compositions.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Larry D. Thomas. Thomas is the 2008 Poet Laureate for the state of Texas.
Thomas retired in 1998 after a 31-year career in social service and criminal justice. Since his retirement, he has published nine collections of poetry. Thomas has earned the Violet Crown Award from the Writers’ League of Texas, two poetry prizes from Texas Review and a Western Heritage Award from Oklahoma’s Western Heritage Museum.
Thomas will be reading several of his pieces at Tuesday’s poetry festival.
Providing additional entertainment will be TVCC biology instructor Mike Carlisle. Carlisle will be singing various poetic lyrics.
Also, one of the former winners of the Paddock contest will be performing. Victoria Phillips, two-time winner of the contest, will be reading some of her poetic compositions. Phillips has written and published several poems.
The Image Warehouse is located on Larkin Street one block north of the courthouse. There is no charge for admission to the poetry festival.
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AEDC board approves two performance agreements
The Athens Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved two performance agreements on Thursday.
The proposed agreements with Abby Development and the Athens Jet Center are very similar, said AEDC President/CEO Brian Malone.
He said the agreement with Abby Development provides a maximum incentive of $75,000 for infrastructure. -
Local historic treasure recovered
Athens Masonic Lodge No. 165 recovered tokens from its past — both large and small — from a building it had once called its own.
Lodge Secretary Randy Daniel, who is Athens’ mayor, said members retrieved two time capsules last Saturday with the permission of the Ginger Murchison Foundation, the current owner of the building.
The lodge, he said, met on that corner, the southwest corner of the Henderson County Courthouse square, for about 75 years. -
Eustace FFA does well in Fort Worth, San Antonio
The Eustace FFA Show teams have been very busy since the beginning of the year with competitions at two major stock shows.
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Church News
Church News will run as items are received, based on available space. Items running in Church News will not be published in the Community Calendar.
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Tenth grade poetry
Athens Christian Preparatory makes writing a priority. Tenth grade students who had poems chosen for national publication are shown.
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Community Calendar
Community Calendar runs daily in the Review.
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On the right track
Eustace’s Justin Bersterman takes a handoff from Austin White as they practice their relay before the Athens High School Track Meet.
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Chamber optimistic about 2010
The Athens Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are working to make 2010 a big year, according to Chamber Chairman Michael “Mo” Morrison.
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Scholarship available through HCRSPA
If your senior son or daughter plans to attend a college or university in the summer and/or fall, and pursue a program in which he or she will receive teacher certification, a major in education or a teaching degree in a subject area with teacher certification, then this scholarship is for you.
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Two injured after highway collision
Two people were injured Wednesday when a pickup truck driven by a 13-year-old boy attempted to drive across U.S. Highway 175, only to be struck by a west-bound motorist.
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