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.
Trading Post for June 4, 2021
For Sale: 5 pairs of Levi’s 501 Black Jeans. 36×36 $30 each. 903 885 6897 Shop Clean Out Sale! Wrenches and sockets, some woodworking equipment, 60 feet of steel shelving, New Teeter Inversion Machine, $300 used one time. Large 220v window AC unit, weight machine. Call Jim at 903 440 4148. I have a lots of new electric appliances needing to sell. 1). a Cook’s Essentials white deep Fryer brand new asking $30, 2). 10-15...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 9, 2021
Otis and Wanda Jenkins are the Community Partners for this day. Grab and Go remains the distribution method for meals. Drive under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of The First United Methodist Church campus at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Orange Chicken Thighs over Rice Pilaf California Blend Vegetables with Parmesan Bread Crumbs Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Slices Gooy Butter Cake Follow Covid...
Arbala Home Coming and Cemetery Meeting
Arbala Home Coming and Cemetery meeting will be held Sunday June 6 at 10:30 lunch will be served at the community center. Arbala Cemetery in Arbala Texas
Jettribe Kicks Off the Texas WaterX Championship
This past weekend was the kick-off event for the inaugural Jettribe Texas WaterX Championship, sanctioned by the IJSBA and powered by Nauti Water Racing. Despite the brutal weather, the staff and rider’s energy was at an all time high. It felt just like the energy of the Havasu World Finals! What impressed us the most was the general attitude that “if we can ride these rough white caps in the rain, we can ride in any conditions!...
Local Sulphur Springs Jet Ski Racers Take Home the Win
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – This past weekend was the kick-off event for the inaugural Jettribe Texas WaterX Championship. The professional jet ski race series is sanctioned by the IJSBA, a world-wide governing body that regulates watercraft racing laws and rules. Round One took place at Welch Park in Somerville, Texas. The series will continue July 3-4 in Llano, Texas, and the final championship will be in Sulphur Springs July 24-25,...
