From Ashes, We Rise – Meet Vehicle Operator and Crew Support, Susie Hernandez
By Ashley Fordinal – Susie Hernandez, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Supervised by Joy Campbell, is passionate about helping her clients find their own identity and purpose. She believes that, for most people, a sense of belonging is foundational to psychological well-being. Susie Hernandez While Susie is not a filmmaker, she has the desire to build others up – a trait that she and the filmmakers share. This doesn’t...
From Ashes, We Rise – Meet Cameraman, Steven Hernandez
Steven Hernandez By Ashley Fordinal and Steven Hernandez – Steven Hernandez, Founder of Do Something Great, empowers the next generation through music, speaking, and videos. He has worked with Grammy nominated artists and local nonprofits that are making positive changes in their communities. Steven’s latest EP, In My Lane, was released in 2021 and has already made an impact. Songs from this EP were featured on a nationally...
Greenview Cemetery Memorial Day 2021
Greenview Cemetery Memorial Day will be held on Sunday July 4th, 2021. The business meeting will start at 10:30 AM. Church service starts at 11:00 AM. Dinner on the grounds will be held immediately after the church service. A donation table will be set up all day Saturday and Sunday. All friends, family and residents of the community are invited.
From Ashes, We Rise – Meet Producer / Cinematographer / Screenwriter, Christopher “Andy” Michell
Christopher “Andy” Michell By Ashley Fordinal – Sulphur Springs native, Christopher “Andy” Michell, Founder of Falling Poster Productions, is a creative storyteller with nine years of experience in independent film-making. After founding the online video series and sketch-comedy team, Falling Poster Productions, Andy has spent much of his time writing and directing short films in the continued pursuance of telling visual stories...
Trading Post for June 10, 2021
Farm fresh Medium to Large Brown eggs $1.00 per dozen.291 C.R.3585 Dike, Tx just off F.M.3236 (Hatchetville Highway) call 903-348-6167 Real nice 13×9 clean tent for sale call 903-886- 3545 Two Weber Charcoal grills for sale. One red 22” excellent condition hardly ever used; one black 17” good condition. $50 for both. Call or text 903-473-6433. Looking to buy: A used log splitter. Prefer one that is Horizontal and converts to Vertical....
Sulphur Springs Film Maker’s Next Project
Ashley Fordinal, Founder of Riseup Films is just weeks away from her next film project. The film titled From Ashes, We Rise, will document MLB and NBA broadcaster Jerry Schemmel as he participates in the RAAM bicycle race this July. Riseup Films Ashley is a Film Director with six years of experience producing short films. After years of hardship from early in life and later experiencing breakthrough, she has the desire to build...
Jerry Schemmel Rises from the Ashes
By Ashley Fordinal – Surviving a plane crash is never so far behind you that it is forgotten. Instead, it is the rare circumstance that changes the way you view life forever, whether positively or negatively. Jerry Schemmel For Jerry Schemmel (61), surviving the 1989 wreckage of Flight 232 inspired him to live with purpose. He went on to publish two books: Chosen To Live (1996) and The Extravagant Gift (2009), both of which were...
From Ashes, We Rise. A Documentary on Jerry Schemmel’s Fight in the Toughest Bicycle Race in the World – Coming Soon!
By Christopher Michell – It’s often been said that the end of one finish line is the start of an entirely new race. This is especially true for a man named Jerry Schemmel, a tough-as-nails cyclist competing this year for the second time in the ultra-distance road cycling competition, The Race Across America. Beginning its earliest days as “The Great American Bike Race”, RAAM is not only the longest-running and most respected...
Movie Pass Giveaway #1
Bright Star Cinemas and KSST Radio 1230 AM are giving away movie passes. These passes are valid at any Bright Star Cinema. See pass or visit their website site for rules and restrictions.