Fabulous Fall Friday!
Fabulous Fall Friday! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers workshops, seminars, programs, lesson series, camps, newsletters, on-line courses, and so much more! As your Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences, my focus is on nutrition, health and wellness, family relations, budgeting, and family resources. Many of you are familiar with the annual “Christmas Joys” holiday program (which we are now taking...
Chamber Connection – September 10, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection September 10, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Mark your calendars for the 46th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest-Oct. 24th Stew Cooks: Stew Packets went out this week, so please call us at the Chamber if you did not receive yours. The deadline to claim last year’s site is September 18th. All sites will be up for grabs, Monday, September 21st, so make sure to get your forms in ASAP! Sponsors:...
Hay Production in Hopkins County
Hay production and hay marketing is very common in Hopkins County. According to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension forage specialists while large quantities of hay are sold as small square bales, cow-calf producers primarily use large round bales because they require less labor to store and feed. Most hay for cow-calf production systems is sold on a per-round bale basis and there are two major problems with this. First, buying hay on a...
Meal A Day Menu – September 14th to September 18th
Meal A Day Menu September 14th – September 18th Monday BBQ Chicken Breast Cole Slaw Potato Salad Bread Tuesday Taco Soup Crackers Tossed Salad Wednesday Chicken Spaghetti English Peas Garlic Toast Thursday Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Friday Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas Refried Beans Chips and Salsa Tossed...
Mexican Rodeo!
Local businessman Oscar Aguilar keeps a lot of irons in the fire, and his love of rodeo is one of them! A Mexican Rodeo event will be held this weekend in Sulphur Springs as a fundraiser for St. James Catholic Church. While not a full-scale Mexican-style rodeo with all the athletic events, this will be a start for Sulphur Springs entertainment and a launching pad for future shows. Plan to take a seat in the Hopkins County Civic Center...
Homecoming Pizza Party
Wednesday, September 9th at 10:30 is a Homecoming Pizza Party. The Pizza Party will be hosted by Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Come and join us right after BINGO to cheer on the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at the Senior Citizens Center. We are starting to raise money this month for Terrific Tuesdays during the “A Walk To Remember” fundraiser.
TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING by Eddie Trapp – SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING – SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 Bob Wills had a song called “Time Changes Everything.” Very popular in the Forties and Fifties and still nice to listen to now. Now that I’m 69 and not going on as many adventures, I regret to say this will be the last of the “On The River” articles. Heck 1400 is a good round number and a good stopping place. If we travel and have somewhat of an adventure, and if the editors...
A Moment of Silence for Law Enforcement; Chief Sanders Thanks All Involved
A minute of silence was observed by law enforcement across the state of Texas Friday at 11 a.m. On Celebration Plaza city, county, and state law enforcement officers along with firemen and cadets paused to honor the life of Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth, 47. Goforth was gunned down as he was pumping gas into his car shortly after working an accident scene. Funeral services for Goforth began at 11 a.m. in the worship center of...
