Emily Palasota poses with her son Korban (8) as he displays his team’s Second Place trophy machine pitch boys. The Little League’s closing ceremony was held May 19 at the Madisonville High School Auditorium. Awards were given to all T-Ball, Machine Pitch Boys, Coach Pitch Boys, as well as Minor/Major Boys and Major/Junior Girls.

ALL-DISTRICT MVP - SR. - DALLAS DRAKE - NZHS ALL-DISTRICT DEFENSIVE MVP -SO.

Madisonville prekindergarten released 100 Monarch butterflies Thursday, May 19. Hearing a pre-k student say, “I want Hearing a pre-k student say, “I want to be an entomologist”, would inspire any teacher to go the extra mile.

Braxton Tieperman, the son of Dr. Rob Tieperman and his wife Melanie is a hero! Well, really, he and Melanie.

Lori French, center, owner of Lori’s School of Dance, Tumbling & Cheer, poses with participating children at the Dancing Through the Decades dance recital held recently at the Madisonville High School Auditorium. “I would like to thank all the parents for allowing us to teach your children,” French said. “They are all such hard workers and you have done an amazing job with each of them. Our studio is blessed to be surrounded by a wonderful studio family.”

The first few years of a child’s life are critical in the development of good vision. Children should have their vision checked for issues such as misaligned eyes, and problems that need correction with eyeglasses, according to Dan Castillo, president of the Noon Lions Club of College Station.