More Fall Festival Plans Announced…There’s Fun for Everyone in October!
Fall Festival President Tracy Dennis shared the newest additions to the Hopkins County Fall Festival schedule of events in a KSST interview on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. The Fall Festival Golf Tournament is set for Monday October 9 at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Players can still enter even on the morning of the event. Lunch is at 11am and tee-off is at 12:10. Thee are lots of nice prizes and door prizes. Dixie Golf will...
October-No Time to be Bored By Johanna Hicks
October – No Time to be Bored! One statement that you definitely will NOT hear around our office is, “I’m bored with nothing to do.” Below is just a sampling of the opportunities that are offered through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office: National 4-H Week – even though the official week ended on October 7, we invite you to view the entries that were submitted by Hopkins County 4-H members as part of the 4-H Project Show. ...
Terrific Tuesdays Goal Crosses Finish Line with “Walk to Remember”
The Terrific Tuesdays annual fundraiser reached and even exceeded it’s goal of $10,000 with the “Walk to Remember” in the hospital Gardens. The final total, counting all the Mini-Walks, private donations and registration/T-shirt sales in the final hour, amounted to $10,891. This ensures another year of the Tuesday Respite program for local sufferers of Alzheimers and other dementia. The program is held at First...
Senior Chili Cook Off: Contestants Needed
The Senior Citizens Center needs more entries for people to Cook Chili for the Chili Cook Off on Tuesday, October 24th at the Senior Citizens Center. You just need to make a crock pot full of Chili, and you might win a prize! Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place! Please contact Karon Weatherman as soon as you can if you are interested and want to participate. Karon Weatherman Program and Marketing Director Senior...
North Hopkins FFA September Report by Breanna Hicks
During the month of September, the North Hopkins FFA Chapter was relatively busy with several projects. After a successful Kick-off to start the year, the chapter held a community wide collection for items to take to the Hurricane Harvey victims. To help get students involved, an ice cream party was promised to the class that could collect the most items. Out of highschool and junior high, the junior class won with 152 items. For the...
Tradin’ Post, Thursday, October 6th, 2017:
For Sale: Two items: 1) Antique 5 ft. pedestal tub in “great condition”. Includes faucet hardware. $325.00 2) Double compost tumbler. $125.00. If you’re interested or for more information, call (903)485-6281.
ECLC Kids Visit SOC Pumpkin Patch
On Oct. 5th 2017, a group of students from Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) visited the Shannon Oaks Church Pumpkin Patch for a day of fun activities, including a barrel train, bean bag tosses, and a hay maze, along with other games. pumpkinpatch 1 pumpkinpatch 2 pumpkinpatch 4 pumpkinpatch 5 pumpkinpatch 6 pumpkinpatch 7 pumpkinpatch 8 pumpkinpatch...
Texas Hunt for the Cure Couple are Wish-ful Givers
Shane and Julie Webster have been involved in helping Texas youngsters who have been diagnosed with chronic, terminal or life-changing illnesses since 2011. To date, they have assisted over 50 families by means of making their youngster’s wish come true in the form of hunting excursions, fishing trips and other requests. President of the inaugural chapter of Texas Hunt for the Cure is Stacy Standberry of Wills Point, who as a...
Hopkins County Hay Show and Ag Workers Breakfast Held Oct. 5
Back during August and September 2017, local hay producers who wished to enter the Hay Show submitted hay samples from their summer cuttings. The samples were analyzed at no charge by the Northeast Texas Farmer’s Co-op for protein percentages and energy levels, and the twelve entries were ranked accordingly. Following the annual Ag Worker’s Breakfast on October 5, 2017, the top ten entries were sold to the highest bidder...
Tradin’ Post, Thursday, October 5th, 2017:
For Sale: 4/4 Violin with case. Asking $100.00 for it… … … Also, for sale, beads at $5.00 each… … … and dolls at $5.00 each… … … If interested or for more info., please call 903-885-3237…
