Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

David Maxton and Jouwert Talsma presents awards to hay show winners Hendrik Talsma of Talsma Dairy and Auke Plantinga of Pleasant Hill Dairy. The Talsma Dairy earned the top places for their samples in the 2018 Mount Vernon Saltillo Young Farmer Hay Show on Saturday, October 6. The top 20 hay samples were auctioned earning $7,150.

Hay Show Saturday

Details: Category: School; Published on Friday, 05 October 2018 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The annual Mount Vernon / Saltillo Young Farmer’s Hay Show will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6 at the Young Farmers Livestock Pavilion on FM 115.

Fitch, Tran are Rotary Students for September

Details: Category: School; Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2018 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Katelyn Tran , Ryan Fitch Ryan Fitch and Katelyn Tran were named as the Rotary Students of the Month for September 2018 at Mount Vernon High School.

Rotary Club sponsors Purple Pinkie Day at middle school

Details: Category: School; Published on Thursday, 04 October 2018 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members of the Mount Vernon Rotary Club will visit Mount Vernon Middle School for a Purple Pinkie Day Friday, October 5 in an effort to eliminate polio worldwide.

Class of 1978 reunion set

Details: Category: School; Published on Monday, 17 September 2018 15:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The reunion committee for the Mount Vernon High School Class of 1978 is still looking for contact information for class graduates,

Class of ‘54 and ‘55 to meet

Details: Category: School; Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2018 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Mount Vernon High School classes of 1954 and 1955 are planning a joint class reunion for Saturday, October 13.

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Mount Vernon Cares

Details: Category: School; Published on Monday, 17 September 2018 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

A total of 78 Mount Vernon Cares volunteers will be mentoring Mount Vernon ISD students in grades seventh - 12th for the 2018-19 school year at lunch time on Wednesdays.

Rupe graduates with master of arts degree

Details: Category: School; Published on Monday, 24 September 2018 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Morgan Eatherly Rupe and her border collie Rio Morgan Eatherly Rupe recently graduated Suma cum Laude with a master of arts degree in professional counseling from Texas State University.