Meal a Day Menu for January 8th-12th
Meal A Day Menu January 8th – January 12th Monday Beef Patties Stewed Potatoes Brown Gravy Malibu Vegetables Roll Tuesday Sliced Ham Macaroni and Cheese Broccoli Roll Wednesday Chicken and Dumplings Tossed Salad Crackers Thursday Soft Beef Tacos Lettuce Tomatoes Onions Refried Beans Chips and Salsa Friday Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans...
Chester To Fight Again Tomorrow
Local MMA standout, Ryan Chester fights again this Saturday at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas. The “Xtreme Knockout” Texas MMA is being held at the Gas Monkey Live Venue this Saturday, January 6th. The venue is located near the corner of I-35 and W Northwest Highway in Dallas. Chester has been participating in MMA for the a little over a year and currently has a record of 2 wins and only 1 loss. Chester, who has been...
Mom, What Do You Do? By Johanna Hicks
Mom, What Do You Do? Recently, I had an eye-opening experience. Our family was dining at a local restaurant, and we were discussing school, athletics (our daughter, son and daughter-in-law are all employed with the Sulphur Springs ISD), movies, and work projects. My son commented that he knew that I taught diabetes education, nutrition, and sewing, but said, “Mom, what DO you do? Your job is confusing!”...
Lady Cat Soccer Win First Two Tourney Games; Wildcats Lose First Two
West Mesquite 4, Wildcats Soccer 1 Forney 2, Wildcats Soccer 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team opened regular season play with a pair of losses against tough opponents in a Forney tournament Thursday. The Wildcats lost to West Mesquite, 4-1. The Wranglers led at the half 3-0 and both teams tallied second half goals. The Wildcats then lost to Forney, 2-0. The Wildcats are 0-2 for the season. Friday in the Forney tournament, the...
Alexander Files for County Clerk
In a news release Reiko Alexander announced that she has filed for the March Democrat Primary as she seeks the position of Hopkins County Clerk. “My name is Reiko Alexander and I am running for the position of Hopkins County Clerk. I was born and raised in Hopkins County. My parents were the late Cleveland and Wanda Alexander, also Hopkins County residents. I graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1994. I am blessed with...
Tira News-January 5th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that they had a busy Christmas. They had 10 extra on Saturday night, with Dustin and Destri and their families, and then the Dacy and her family came on Sunday and they all snacked and opened gifts. The kids had a good time running around playing together. Sarah and Lucas came on Christmas Day. Yvonne adds, “We met Dustin and Eleanor and Lukkas Kuffner, as well as Dacy, Elise, and Eli at Shenaniganz...
Soil Liming: Beware of Lime Alternatives By Mario Villarino
Over the past few days, farmers have asked about liquid lime. According to the University of Kentucky, a recent (2015) investigation found that what was being marketed as a liquid lime with neutralizing value was in fact calcium chloride (CaCl2). This was bad news because CaCl2 provides no liming value, and is in fact not “liquid lime.” Calcium chloride is used for many purposes, including road salt or tractor tire ballast, however,...
Game Day: Wildcat and Lady Cat Soccer in Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin the regular season Thursday (January 4) in separate tournaments. The Wildcats are competing in a three day Forney tournament. The Wildcats played West MesquiteThursday morning. A match against Forney started at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Both West Mesquite and Forney are teams the Wildcats could possibly face in bi-district playoff action. Friday the Wildcats will play Royse...
Chamber Connection January 4, 2018
Welcome to 2018! I wanted to pause for just a moment and say how thankful I am for you. I hope that 2018 is the year when your daydreams set into motion. Whatever that big dream is, pull the trigger. Do amazing, hard, beautiful things. Abandon fear and do that one thing that has been keeping you up at night. Build the house. Open the business from scratch. Take the job. Let 2018 be the year you have been desiring for so...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Comment on Tuesday Games
Cipoletta on Wildcats Win at Marshall Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta called Tuesday night’s 50-28 victory at Marshall an interesting game. It was a low scoring game and Coach Cipoletta said Marshall tried to take the Wildcats out of their element by holding the ball and trying to keep the score low. He said he was proud of the Wildcats for staying focused and for getting the job done. The Wildcats’ defense...
