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Madisonville youth cheerleaders attended the Heart of Texas Youth Cheer Competition Saturday in Waco and took home the first place trophy in the junior division. COURTESY PHOTO.

Blessing Ngene (11) led a relentless Madisonville rushing attack in Center Friday with 237 yards and three touchdowns in a critical 52-40 district win over the Roughriders. While a postseason spot is not entirely set in stone for the 2-1 Mustangs, one more win or one more Center loss will solidify their first playoff berth since 2017. CAMPBELL ATKINS

Members of the Madisonville High School Life Skills class perform the National Anthem at Mustang Stadium prior to Friday’s football game against Rusk. Pictured are (from left) DaByreious Jordan, Hannah Shadle, Christian Wilson, Curtis Ledbetter, Michael Wilson and Kevin Villicana.

Adam Walls prepares complimentary mushroom fajitas for attendees of the 20th Annual Madisonville Mushroom Festival Saturday, which took place on the square with a number of citizens, young and old, enjoying a plethora of diverse vendors and dining options. The festival was put together by the organization’s committee over the last few months despite its cancellation in 2020 due to COVID-19. The event featured a car show and beer and wine tent with live music, located near Prosperity Bank. MARI was in charge of the vendors, which were located on the Square.

All of last week’s information came from the 1960 Mustang yearbook, which I think is the most informative one I’ve ever seen. The staff included Senior Editors Linda Hilbun and Betty Jo Stevens and Junior Editors Beth Burtis, Johnny Standley, and Carol Gustine. Louis Piboin was photographer, C.A. Bedinger drafting artist, and Charles Grizzle sports editor. Jolene Hamby and Fannie Sue Merchant were the typists. I enjoyed this yearbook so am sharing lots from it here. That yearbook advisor, Miss Louise Hatcher, and the staff made this an exceptional history book. It even included the facts that the school year began on August 31 and morning classes began at 8:35 each morning! It also included the fact that this 1959 homecoming celebration was the second one ever in Madisonville, so we know when the first was held. This wasn’t a yearbook really, it’s a history book!

The Madisonville Meteor would like to thank all of those who attended our open house at our renovated office on Madison Street July 30. Special thanks to Texas Legends Steakhouse for catering the event. PHOTO BY ALYSSA CLOPTON

‘Keep Madison County Beautiful’ awarded the Yard of the Month award for August to the Ward family, located on Highway 75. Pictured are (from left) Lori Wilson, Kay Welch, Liz Ward and Buddy Ward. PHOTO BY CAMPBELL ATKINS

The Madisonville High School Life Skills class is celebrating the First Annual MCISD Autism Awareness Week. Students are pictured after walking three-and-a-half laps around the track at Mustang Stadium Monday, which they will do each day this week. (See News for more) COURTESY PHOTO