What Does Family & Consumer Sciences Mean?
What Does Family & Consumer Sciences Mean? I’m going to get up on my soap box for a little while, so be prepared! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a wealth of information, and it’s right here in your community! Often when individuals call our office, they ask for “the County Agent”. If I am the one who happens to answer the phone, my response is, “What is the nature of your question so I will know which agent can...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn The 9th annual Hot August Night, benefiting area volunteer fire departments, will be held this Saturday, August 15th,, at the Hopkins County Civic Center grounds and arena., Firefighters will compete to see which department has the best barbecue. Grounds open at 1:00 and serving begins at 5:00. A concert featuring Hawk Nelson and The Afters will begin at 7:00 p.m. Saints and Vagabonds will be performing...
Chamber Connection – August 13, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection August 13, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Hopkins Place will be honoring their Heroes with a First Responders Lunch, Friday, August 14th The staff and residents at Hopkins Place would like to honor their heroes & first responders with a complimentary lunch, Friday, August 14th from 12-1. They are located at 890 Camp Street. Please RSVP to Sherrie at 903-658-9278 by August 12th. Hot August Night,...
ALUMINUM BATS – AUGUST 13, 2015
Due to the heat a few of us are staying inside more lately. That requires watching extra television and that means more baseball. Every few games a wooden bat breaks and folks go to dodging. Somebody will say, “Why don’t they use aluminum bats and stop that problem?” It seems solving “that problem” would create many more. The most important reason is safety for fans and players. The player in most danger is the pitcher. Maybe you have...
“Walk to Remember” Quilt You Can Win
This is the quilt that was made from all of my old Alzheimer’s Walk T-shirts. We started having Alzheimer’s Walks in Hopkins County in 2004. I had saved all of my shirts so that I could have a Quilt made from them to raffle off to raise more money for Terrific Tuesdays Club. My friend Joyce Roberts made the Quilt for me. She is a very talented quilter. She donated all of her time and materials to make the quilt so...
Mega Lung…from Dr. Oz Show to The Children’s Museum in Commerce
Through a “Tobacco Grant” from Hunt Regional Healthcare, “Mega Lung” is now on permanent display at The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum. The 9-ft. tall interactive teaching tool helps children see how the lungs work, the effects of healthy…and unhealthy…lungs, and the impact of lung-related diseases. The only one of it’s kind in the state, the educational walk-through display can also...
Meal A Day Menu – August 10th – August 14th, 2015
Meal A Day Menu August 10th – August 14th Monday Chili Cheese Dogs Cole Slaw Chips Tuesday Beef Lasagna Green Beans Garlic Toast Wednesday Chicken and Rice Brussels Sprout Corn Thursday Salad Plate Tuna Salad, Pasta Salad, Broccoli Salad, Tossed Salad, Crackers and Fruit Salad Friday Creamy Burrito Casserole Spanish Rice Black Beans Tossed...
