Cottey picnic this weekend

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Karen, left, and Christine Briz, from the San Francisco, Calif., area, are greeted by Dr. Judy Rogers, Cottey College president, at the 2010 Welcome Cottey Picnic at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Center. This year, the event is slated for 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at the same location. Area organzations and businesses offer information at the event, which is free and open to the public.

To help Nevada merchants extend greetings to the families and students, the College sent "Welcome Cottey" signs to every business in town. Businesses that would like more "Welcome Cottey" signs should contact the Office of Public Information at (417) 667-8181, ext. 2140.

For more about Cottey's activities marking the beginning of a new school year, see Page 10 of today's Nevada Daily Mail.