Tri County RFL Plans April 6 Dinner for Cancer Survivors
Tri County Relay For Life Committee will honor cancer survivors at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6 with a special survivors dinnner, at Shannon Oaks Church, 1113 East Shannon Road.”This is for survivors and their caregivers. This is a new location for us,” said Tri County RFL Committee Chair Gina Giguere.This will be a special time for cancer survivors to fellowship with others who have battled or are also battling cancer, whether for one day, one month, a year, 10 years or more. This battle is celebrated and support offered for cancer...
read moreTira News March 22, 2019
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd would like to invite everyone to the next Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church. It’s scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th. Laiken Joslin took Slaiden and Dixie to the zoo last Thursday, while Dixie was here, from Sour Lake (near Beaumont), for her Spring Break. Laiken’s friend, Aspen, and her two daughters went, too. The beautiful weather made for a very enjoyable outing. Last week I mentioned that I would like to hear from new residents in our community. I was happy to get a message from...
read moreClara Bridges 90+ Banquet: A Celebration with Food, Fun, and Loved Ones
Letters of invitation to the 14th Annual Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet went out this week to every senior citizen in Hopkins County who is or will be 90 years of age by Dec. 31, 2019. Anyone who fits in that category who didn’t receive a letter is asked to contact Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center at (903) 885-1661 to be added to the list. “The only way that I found out who is 90+ is by someone telling me or when I see a photo in the newspaper that someone is having a 90th birthday celebration,” said...
read moreShadow Renaissance High Tea Fundraiser March 31st
On March 31st, a fundraiser for Shadow Renaissance Festival will be held. There will be tea sandwiches, cupcake shepherds pies, many different selections of scones, fruits, cheeses, 6-8 different teas and the event will close with a wine tasting by Phinesse Farms. Tickets are priced at $25 per person and this event is for 21+. High Tea Flyer
read moreDinner Bell Menu For March 20, 2019
Dinner Bell March 20, 2019 The V. F. W. local post is the Community Partner Menu: Shepherd’s Pie Roasted Vegetables Garden Salad Yeast Rolls Pecan Pie Cake Butterscotch Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Make Dinner Bell a Spring Break outing. Your out of school children are very welcome. Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Hope to see you for good food and great visiting
read morePJC Regents commend students, learn of enrollment increase
Paris Junior College Students at Regent meeting Paris Junior College was well represented at Community College Day at the Texas Capital late last month with students from all three campuses participating in the special event in Austin. While in Austin for Community College Day on Jan. 30, the students were able to meet Rep. Dan Flynn and Rep. Gary VanDeaver. PJC Regents recognized Cyan Burkhart, Kyson Hogue, Sylvia Feijen, Tabitha Kelly, Johnathan Stevenson, and Giselle Benitez at their recent meeting, commending them for representing the...
read moreLiving With Asthma By Johanna Hicks
Living with Asthma More than 1.5 million people in Texas are affected by asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). However, this number does not include those who have the disease and have not yet been diagnosed. So, what exactly is asthma and what can you do about it? Asthma is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to tighten and swell, making it...
read moreTira News March 14, 2019
Tira News By Jan Vaughn The quarterly Tira City Council meeting was held on Monday, March 11th. The group discussed routine business and Community Center upkeep and repairs. The Council would like to express appreciation to the anonymous donor for the generous contributions to the Tira Food Pantry. Yvonne and Wesley Weir and Brenda Allen attended the Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Show at Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Friday, March 8th. Yvonne comments, “It was a great show, with contemporary Christian and country music.”...
read moreHearts of Life Animal Rescue Adoption Event and Bake Sale
Hearts of Life will have an adoption event and St. Patrick’s Day themed bake sale on Friday, March 15th, from 10am-3pm at Petsense in Sulphur Springs. Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Adoption Event and Bake Sale
read moreTira News March 13, 2019
Tira News By Jan Vaughn The quarterly Tira City Council meeting was held on Monday, March 11th. The group discussed routine business and Community Center upkeep and repairs. The Council would like to express appreciation to the anonymous donor for the generous contributions to the Tira Food Pantry. Yvonne and Wesley Weir and Brenda Allen attended the Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Show at Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Friday, March 8th. Yvonne comments, “It was a great show, with contemporary Christian and country music.”...
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