Fall is on the Way – Arts & Crafts Show, Too By Johanna Hicks
Our warm summer temperatures seem to drag on, but cooler weather is on the way! The start of football season, the appearance of fall clothing in store windows, and the abundance of fall decorations trigger a new attitude in many folks. Along with fall, many folks in Hopkins County and beyond look forward to the Hopkins County Fall Festival. Last week’s column focused on the Creative Arts Contest, and already the...
Carnival Blimp Makes a Stop
#ChooseFun Thursday afternoon, the Carnival Blimp made a stop at Sulphur Springs Airport. The 138-foot blimp, painted to look like a Carnival Cruise ship sailing through the sky, is on a promotional tour through the South. The crew quickly unpacked it from it’s trailer and inflated it. AirSign visited in January This is the second appearance this year of a lighter than air vehicle at KSLR. A visit in January from another AirSign...
September’s Calendar Features Local Events for Fun and Giving
September 2018 is getting off to a running start, with plans for two benefit walks, an awards banquet, a quilt show, a beauty pageant and the brick street vintage market. Here’s the where and when! The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild’s 19th Annual Quilt Show is a two-day event, to be held inside The Roc of First Baptist Church at 115 Putman Street. Over 120 new and vintage quilts will be hung for display, also quilt vendors...
Tradin’ Post for Wednesday, August 29th, 2018:
For Sale: 9 ft Norfolk Pine in pot $150. Call: 903-885-8686. Wanting: to haul off junk, iron, metal, cans, etc… For for info., please call Troy at 903-243-5961… … … For Sale: a Huskey 20 ton wood splitter. Asking $500.00 for it… If interested, or for more details, please call Larry C. after 8pm at 903-383-2644… … … For Sale: a 4′ by 8′ trailer. It has a welded...
Fascinating Local History Characterization of Henry Stout…Catch Part Two on September 27 at Heritage Park
The annual joint meeting of the Hopkins County Historical and Genealogical Societies was held August 23rd at the Genealogy Library inside the Sulphur Springs Public Library. Paula Altenbaumer, a member of both societies, presented an entertaining & informative life history of Henry Stout, an early Texas and Hopkins County pioneer, as seen through the eyes of his first wife, Sarah Mary Talbot Stout. Local historian John Sellers...
Tradin’ Post for Tuesday, August 28th, 2018:
For Sale: a Huskey 20 ton wood splitter. Asking $500.00 for it… If interested, or for more details, please call Larry C. after 8pm at 903-383-2644… … … For Sale: a 4′ by 8′ trailer. It has a welded frame with removable sides… Asking $450.00, or best offer, for the trailer… … Also, for sale, new chain link fence gates. One measures 3′ by 5′, and the other...
“Fruit of the Spirit” Awards Banquet Will Feature Cowboys Hall of Fame Everson Walls
Based on a sincere desire to honor God’s work in the community, the Fruit of the Spirit Awards was created in 2016 by C.J. Duffey, founder and pastor of Colorblind Ministries. This year’s third-annual event returns to the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria and will feature a banquet-style meal, awards ceremony and an address by special guest speaker Everson Walls, former Dallas Cowboys Superbowl Champion and Hall of...
Giveback Day for Walk Like Madd is Tuesday August 28 at Bodacious BBQ
Bodacious BBQ at 1228 South Broadway in Sulphur Springs is proud to support Mothers Against Drunk Driving and will donate a portion of their Tuesday August 28, 2018 total sales to a Walk Like Madd local event. Hours for the August 28 Giveback Event at Bodacious are from 10am til 8:30pm, dine in only. In September, Giveback Proceeds will be donated to the annual fundraising walk to be held on the evening of September 29 at Shannon...
Tradin’ Post for Monday, August 27th, 2018:
For Sale: a 4′ by 8′ trailer. It has a welded frame with removable sides… Asking $450.00, or best offer, for the trailer… … Also, for sale, new chain link fence gates. One measures 3′ by 5′, and the other measures 3.5′ by 6’… This party is asking $55.00 for the 6′ tall gate, and $40.00 for the 5′ high gate… … … If interested, or for...
Dinner Bell Menu For August 29, 2018
DINNER BELL MENUAugust 29, 2018 Community Sponsor: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Here Comes The Comfort Food! Chicken Pot Pie Oven Roasted Vegetables Garden Salad Biscuits and Butter Cake and Strawberries Lemon Cottage Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) We have the ice in the cups and the tea/water ready to pour. Relax, get out of the heat, and enjoy some good company at The Dinner Bell. Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the...
