Additional honorees have been announced for the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet March 15th. Selected as businesses of the year were Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments as well as Modine Manufacturing Company. To be recognized as an organization of the year is the Green Hills Recreation Association. As announced earlier, Pillars of the […]
Tag: community center
King and Queen crowned at NCMC Homecoming
During Homecoming and alumni appreciation activities Monday night at the Ketcham Community Center, North Central Missouri College announced the selection of a king and queen as well as a “Family of the Year.” The King is Pharon Pilgrim and the queen is Jamee Scearce who were among several candidates nominated by student groups and organizations. […]
NCMC Homecoming/Alumni Appreciation to be held on Monday, February 4th
The North Central Missouri College Alumni Association and the NCMC Student Senate are hosting Homecoming / Alumni Appreciation Day on Monday, February 4th at the Ketcham Community Center. There will be a pre-game tailgate from 4:30pm-5: 30 pm in the Sugg room and the Lady Pirates tip off against Saint Mary JV at 5:30 pm […]
NCMC Board of Trustees denies Trenton Chamber use of Ketcham Center for annual banquet
A motion did not pass in a special meeting of the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees Monday evening. The motion pertained to approval of a one-time suspension of board policies to allow the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce to host their annual banquet at the Ketcham Community Center March 15th. Board Clerk Vicki […]
Annual FFA Greenhand Conference to be held in Trenton
The annual Greenhand Motivational Conference for Area 2 FFA Chapters will be hosted by North Central Missouri College in Trenton on Thursday, January 10. The Conference is co-sponsored by NCMC and MFA Incorporated and will be held at the Ketcham Community Center and the upstairs track and weights will be closed from 8:00 a.m. until […]
Green Hills Wellness Challenge to begin soon, with sign-ups January 10th and 11th
Sign ups and initial weigh ins for the 12th Annual Green Hills Wellness Challenge are next week. The sign ups for the 12-week event will be at the Ketcham Community Center and Grundy County Health Department of Trenton January 10th and 11th during regular hours. Participants must be at least 18 years old or have signed […]
Iowa to be well represented in Holiday Hoops competition on NCMC campus
A record 115 are teams to participate in this year’s High School Holiday Hoops at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton includes four schools from Iowa. Des Moines Hoover and Des Moines North join Grand View Christian of Des Moines and Lincoln High School of Council Bluffs. Des […]
Officials release tentative schedule for High School Holiday Hoops
High School Holiday Hoops officials have released the upcoming schedule featuring 115 teams, 63 high schools from Missouri and Iowa and a total of 77 games. Hoops Director Steve Maxey says this year’s event features some of the most outstanding high school basketball programs in all of north Missouri and southern Iowa as well as […]
Farm labor workshops expose complexity of hiring, firing
Major farm management decisions concern capital and labor. Too little attention goes to the labor side of farming, says agricultural economist Joe Horner. To help decision-makers, he plans three University of Missouri Extension workshops across Missouri. Farm labor management isn’t like the old days when a farmer could hire neighbor boys to help. Also, present-day […]
NCMC students participate in Reality Enrichment And Life Lessons simulation
Students at North Central Missouri College participated in a REALL (Reality Enrichment And Life Lessons) simulation at the Ketcham Community Center on the NCMC campus November 19. The REALL simulation is organized and facilitated by the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri. The simulation models what life of a person living in poverty is experiencing to give students an […]
Volunteers needed for annual Holiday Hoops event at NCMC
More than 250 volunteers are needed to assist with hosting the 14th Annual High School Holiday Hoops in Trenton. Seventy-seven games are scheduled at the Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College December 14th through 31st. An hour-long training meeting for new volunteers or those wanting a refresher will be in […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled hold awards banquet
Seventy-four attended the Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet for the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County this week. Executive Director Kayla Graham reports she handed out Candy Awards and a small gift to each person who participated in at least one event hosted by the Families and Friends of the Developmentally […]
Audio: Trenton Ministerial Alliance to hold Thanksgiving Service
Representatives from several churches will come together for community Thanksgiving Service in Trenton on Sunday, November 18th. The evening service, which is open to everyone, begins at 6:30 at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance will host the annual Thanksgiving service and with more information, here is Reverend Steve Merrin, […]
Volunteers needed for annual Holiday Hoops event at NCMC
The 14th Annual Holiday Hoops at the Ketcham Community Center on the campus of the North Central Missouri College in Trenton is next month. NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott says 115 teams representing 63 Missouri and Iowa high schools will participate in the games tentatively scheduled to be played December 14th through 31st. Holiday […]
NCMC student organization, The Shakespeare Troupe, to host Holiday Bazaar
North Central Missouri College’s student organization, The Shakespeare Troupe, is hosting a Holiday Bazaar in the Ketcham Community Center on Saturday, November 17 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All members of the public are invited to attend and start their shopping for the upcoming holidays. All proceeds from the event will go to the […]
NCMC wheelchair basketball game raises $474 for Midwest Adaptive Sports
Shellee Castanada with North Central Missouri College reports $474 was raised at the door of the wheelchair basketball game at the Ketcham Community Center Tuesday night for the Midwest Adaptive Sports wheelchair basketball program. Ketcham Community Center Facilities Manager Nathan Gamet also plans to donate the money raised from concession stand sales that night. The […]
Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance to hold annual meeting
The Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance Annual Meeting will be held in Marceline next month. There will be several speakers discussing various topics during the meeting, which will be at the Walsworth Community Center November 1st from 9:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Kaye Malins with the Walt Disney Hometown Museum […]
Wheelchair Basketball event set for October 16 at NCMC
North Central Missouri College, in partnership with Midwest Adaptive Sports, will be hosting a Wheelchair Basketball game on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ketcham Community Center. There is no cost for admission but, free will donations will be accepted. The NCMC Men and Women’s Basketball teams will take on Kansas City’s top […]
Workshops to offer help on hiring, retaining farm workers
The University of Missouri Extension will hold workshops throughout the state on how to attract and keep quality farm laborers. “This one-day workshop was developed by MU Extension to help you improve your labor management and finances and protect your business,” says MU Extension agricultural economist Ryan Milhollin. Attendees will learn tips to recruit, train, […]
Presentation on wetland project to be held at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Manager Steve Whitson will present a program to the Grand River Audubon Society next week on the refuge’s wetland project. The presentation will be at the Mildren Litton 4-H/FFA Community Center of Chillicothe the evening of October 10th at 6:30. Ducks Unlimited contributed the $870,000 being spent on the Swan […]