If Approved, Grant Would Allow City To Include Wish List In New Senior Citizens Center Design
A Texas Community Resiliency Program grant from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs would allow the City of Sulphur Springs to not only enlarge the new Senior Citizens Center building to be constructed on 301 Oak Ave., but if fully funded at the requested amount, would include all wish list items for the new facility, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. Sign for the current Senior Citizens Center,...
Several On Golden Agers Gift Tree Have Yet To Be Adopted
The Senior Citizens Center each year hosts a Golden Agers Gift Tree, a concept similar to Angel Tree program, and there are still several yet to be adopted this year. Golden Agers Gift Tree Community members who have a little extra to give are invited to stop by and select a senior citizen to adopt. Simply stop by the Senior Citizens Center and select one of the tag decorations on the tree. Each tag contains the name of a homebound...
Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2021
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2021, includes: Monday – Chicken Breast, Stewed Potatoes and Gravy, Normandy Vegetables and a Roll.Tuesday – Barbecue Smoked Sausage, Baked Beans, Macaroni and Cheese, and Squash Casserole.Wednesday – Meatloaf, Mashed...
Meals on Wheels Menu for week of November 29th
For those of you who participate in the Meals on Wheels program in Hopkins County, here is your menu for the upcoming week.
Thanksgiving Came Early For Some Local Residents, Courtesy Of 3 Local Families
Thanksgiving came early for some local residents, courtesy of three local families, who worked together Nov. 20-21 to prepare 200 Thanksgiving meals which they then distributed free to anyone who showed up Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at Potato House to receive them. The families a few days before noted they would offer to-go boxes ready to be taken home home. Those interested in the Thanksgiving meal only had to drive up or walk up outside...
Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens
Karon Weatherman accepted a donation Monday morning on behalf of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, to help fund Thanksgiving meals for senior citizens. Bill Pentak with Open Doors public relations presented the oversized check for $1,000 to Weatherman on behalf of Engie, the corporation behind the planned Dike Solar project, during public forum at the first portion of the Nov. 22 regular meeting of Hopkins County...
Time to Give to the Golden Agers Gift Tree at Seniors Center!
Each year, Karon Weatherman hosts a Golden Agers Gift Tree at the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center. Each of the individuals who have a tag on the tree are housebound and may have wishes for personal needs at Christmas time. If you would like to “adopt” a Senior Citizen whose name is on the tree, just purchase some of the items needed by that person, which are listed on their Golden Agers tag on the tree. Frequent requests...
Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 22-26, 2021
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Nov. 22-26, 2021, includes: Monday – Fish, Hushpuppies, Pinto Beans and Cole Slaw.Tuesday – Chicken Vegetable and Rice Casserole, Broccoli and Roll.Wednesday – Turkey and Ham, Dressing, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potatoes,...
Meals on Wheels Menu for week of November 22th
For those of you who participate in the Meals on Wheels program in Hopkins County, here is your menu for the upcoming week.
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS To Help LOCAL taxpayers
(Sulphur Springs, TX) — AARP Foundation has kicked off volunteer recruitment for its Tax-Aide program, the nation’s largest volunteer-based tax preparation service. Volunteers may sign up to assist taxpayers either in person or virtually, with a number of roles available. In addition to tax preparers, whom the program will train, Tax-Aide needs people who can provide technical and communications assistance, interpreters, and program...
