Fun Things To Do During Summer Break
Don’t have any big vacation plans this summer? If you’re not careful, you could end up spending the next 3 months sleeping in till noon and forgetting how to put your shoes on. Treat yourself better this summer. There are many things you can do, you just have to put yourself up to it. Head out to Buford Park, play basketball, skate, or have a picnic with friends. Or can even walk or bicycle around Coleman Lake. What about...
Pribble Plaque Unveiling July 1 at Equine Pavilion
On July 1 at noon, a plaque honoring Hopkins County legend Mike Pribble will be unveiled at the Equine Pavilion. Pribble owned the large Pribble Rodeo Arena and hosted an annual July 4th Rodeo. He also performed roping tricks on horseback. KSST’s Enola Gay started the effort to get Pribble...
Dairy Festival Recipe Contest Cancelled
If you were waiting until the last minute to register for the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Recipe contest, you waited too long. Only five individuals entered recipes in the Dairy Recipe contest, so it has been cancelled. This is the second year for cancellation of the contest according to Johana Hicks, with the Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Office. Once again the cancellation was due to the low number of entries. Hicks had...
Chicken Proof Container Garden
If you have chickens or you’re thinking about having a container garden, or you have a container garden and thinking about getting chickens, keep these ideas in mind. Try to proved other food sources to keep the chickens busy elsewhere. Sprouting cereal grains in a shallow pan is a popular option. Chicken wire is your best friend. A simple sheet of chicken wire around a small plant will provide a barrier. To give the wire...
Wilder, Hicks, Mabry Top Three in 5K Milk Run
Everett Wilder, 1st, has won 6 out of the last 7 races; Ross Hicks, 2nd, won last year, and Nathan Mabry, 3rd, graduated as a 2015...
Queen’s Coronation Pageant Coming Up Saturday June 20th
Enola Gay chatted with Lynda Hager about Dairy Festivals past and present on Monday’s Good Morning Show. Lynda is a 50-year Dairy Festival Board member and has helped in just about every aspect and feature over the years. Her special love is the Pageant, the talent presentations and the contestants themselves. Lynda was Hopkins County dairy royalty before there was a Dairy Festival Queen. As a SSHS sophomore, she was honored to...
Milking Contest a Dairy Festival Highlight
Six contestants are vying for the title of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen. One of the competitive events for the contestants is the Cow Milking Contest. Festival Queen Contestants and their parents compete each year. This year in the Regional Civic Center, the contestants, parents, and Hot Air Balloon pilots milked Jersey cows provided by the Koon Family Farm. Judging the milking contest this year were two county Justices of the...
Northeast Texas Junior Dairy Show at the Dairy Festival
Dairy Cattle are a major segment of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival. The Dairy Cow Show was conducted in the Regional Civic Center Arena on the first Saturday of the Dairy Festival. A number of dairy breeds were represented. Here Hannah Caudle shows the Grand Champion in the All Other Breeds Division. With the win she took home the Don and Marilyn Smith Award. The Smith’s have owned and operated a dairy farm in Hopkins County...
2015 Dairy Festival Underway!
“Just Moo It!” is the invitation from Pam Black and Missy Caddell, 2015 Festival Board President and Vice President! Dairy Festival is a 9-day-long annual celebration which honors the history and heritage of Hopkins County in the dairy industry. Events are planned June 12th through the 20th. Friday morning the pair visited the Morning Show. Black said that over 200 runners have pre-registered for the 5K Milk Run and others...
