Yantis Student Helps Create the First-Ever ‘Yantis Prairie Day’ and Outdoor Community Classroom
L. to R. front row, Julie Maddox and Kasey Rhodes Back row, Raleigh, Debbie and Sydnee Rhodes, all of Yantis Miss Kasey Rhodes, an 11-year-old home-schooled student living with her family at Yantis, Texas started the ball rolling when she arrived home from a family trip to Mexico this Spring to begin a campaign to preserve habitat for migrating Monarch butterflies. Now, in keeping with her interest in nature, Kasey has been...
Have Some Serious Fun! Join the Next Mini-Walk or Event Benefitting Terrific Tuesdays
Kim Hansford of Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab leads the parade Administrator of Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kim Hansford spread joy and smiles to raise extra funds for Terrific Tuesdays during the mini-walk on Thursday September 20, 2018. You can inspire smiles and raise money for Terrific Tuesdays too, by attending a mini-walk next week as well as the major Walk to Remember on Thursday October 4 at 6pm at The...
Mini-Walk # 2 Held at Wesley House/Wesley Oaks for Terrific Tuesdays Program
Group of attendees of Wesley House/Wesley Oaks Mini-Walk Walk # 2 in the series of seven local mini-walks was held at Wesley House Assisted Living/Wesley Oaks Memory Care. Residents and their families participated alongside local health care workers and members of the facility staff. Walkers can receive a yellow Terrific Tuesdays T-shirt for $20, which goes to the Terrific Tuesdays Cargiver Respite Program. Terrific Tuesdays is held...
United We Serve…2018 United Way Campaign Is Underway With a Goal of $165,000
Mike Jumper is 2018 United Way Campaign Chairman The Hopkins County United Way is 63 years old, successfully continuing to serve Hopkins County people in major ways with a simple concept: gathering and distributing funds to local charitible organizations so that the services these organizations offer can remain available to everyone in the community who need the services. Alliance Bank Sr. VP Mike Jumper, the 2018/2019 Campaign...
Let the ‘Mini-Walks’ Begin…Fundraising Fun for Terrific Tuesdays Program
Attendees of the first of seven Mini-Walks A series of seven Alzheimers “Mini-Walks” are planned through the remainder of September 2018 as a benefit fundraiser for the Terrific Tuesdays respite program in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The first walk was held at the weekly Terrific Tuesdays Club meeting at First United Methodist Church. Fun and friends are always part of Terrific Tuesdays, and the dress-up event during the walk...
Como-Pickton FFA, Jr. FFA Students Win at 4-States Fair
From a report from Como-Pickton ISD Ag teacher Michael Bowen: Several of the 200 students in FFA and Jr. FFA programs at Como-Pickton ISD showed livestock projects at the 4-States Fair in Texarkana, Arkansas last weekend, and brought home honors! Later in September, the Dairy Cattle team will head to the East Texas Livestock Show. Sudents showing Dairy Cattle will be Senior Miss Presley Cummings, Alex Holcomb, Miss Baylee Bowen,...
Fall Carnival at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab
A Fall Carnival to benefit the residents’ activity fund is planned at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab at 1200 North Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The Carnival will be held on Thursday September 20, 2018 from 6-9pm with games, food, fun and prizes. Tickets for games and activities are $1 each.
2018 Series of “Walks to Remember” Fundraisers Benefits Terrific Tuesdays Program, an Alzheimer’s Caregivers Respite Program
Tammi Reardon, Director of Terrific Tuesdays, an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Respiute Program in Sulphur Springs, Texas Join us during the “A Walk To Remember” Campaign for 2018. This is the ONLY fundraiser for Terrific Tuesdays, and this year’s goal is $10,000. If you don’t know what Terrific Tuesdays is I will tell you. It is a program that happens EVERY TUESDAY from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. It is held at...
“East End Allegiance: Our Youth” Program and a Pacific Park Improvement Project To Be Launched
Sulphur Springs native Bridgette Cooper, founder of East End Allegiance: Our Youth Dallas resident Bridgette Cooper, a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2003, went on to complete her education through Texas Women’s University and University of Phoenix in Dallas. As a personal commitment, this businesswoman is focused on her home town where she benefitted from help and encouragement after losing both her parents at...
SSHS Cash Vititow and “CC” Capture Grand Champ at 4 States Fair Livestock Show, Entire Show Team Does Well
Report by John Holland, FFA Instructor at SSHS Cash Vititow and his heifer CC bring home Grand Champion Red Brahman from the 4 States Fair Livestock show!!Last Thursday the Sulphur Springs FFA show team traveled to Texarkana Arkansas to compete in the annual 4 States Fair Livestock show. At this show students compete with other FFA and 4-H members from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. We had a very successful weekend of...
