CASA Cookie Walk on Dec. 1 is Annual Fundraiser for Lake Country CASA
Gina Law is Executive Director for Lake Country Casa, headquartered in Sulphur Springs at 216 Connally Street. For more than 25 years, the Cookie Walk has been the sole fundraiser for the non-profit Court Appointed Special Advocate. Gina, her staff and volunteers will stage the Cookie Walk on Friday December 1 in the Family Life Center of First United Methodist Church starting at 9am. You can select homemade Christmas cookies of all types at $5 per pound. One word of caution..don’t arrive late! Even with more than two dozen volunteers...
read moreMeal-A-Day Menu: December 4th-December 8th
Meal A Day Menu December 4th – December 8th Monday Chicken Breast on Bed of Rice Provence Vegetables Pickled Beets Roll Tuesday King Ranch Casserole Pinto Beans Corn Wednesday Ham and Cheese Omelet Broccoli Roll Thursday Beef Patty with Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Friday Pork Chops with Gravy Sweet Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Roll
read moreDinner Bell Sponsored by Mother’s Culture Club
The Dinner Bell’s return meal after Thanksgiving break was sponsored and served by the Mother’s Culture Club. The meal served was a Mexican stackup, including tortillas and butter, sopapilla cheesecake, and a sugar-free butterscotch pudding. Dinner Bell is a free meal served at 11:45 on Wednesdays at the First United Methodist Church, and open to the whole community. If you or your business would like to be a part of the Dinner Bell, call FUMC at (903) 885-2185.
read moreTroop 69 All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast is Saturday Dec. 2 at FUMC
On Saturday December 2, Boy Scout Troop 69 will hold a Pancake Breakfast from 6 am until 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church in downtown Sulphur Springs. Adult tickets are $7 and tickets for children under age 12 are $5. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat and the menu includes pancakes, bacon, sausage and beverages. The public is invited and tickets are available at the door.
read moreLine Up for the Lions Club 10th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade on Dec. 1
John Campbell, a member of the local Lions Club chapter, stopped in for a chat with Enola Gay on the KSST Morning Show about the annual Lighted Christmas Parade on Friday December 1. Since it’s formation in 1937, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club has been a community leader and a long-time sponsor of the town’s Christmas parade. Ten years ago, the night-time lighted parade idea became a big hit with the local public which seemingly gets “into the Christmas spirit” when they see the red-suited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus...
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A Lofty Presentation of the True Meaning of the Holidays …”A Celestial Christmas” in Three Performances at Mt. Vernon First Baptist Church
Fred Randles, Music Minister at First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon is exhilarated about the Christmas production “Celestial Christmas” planned for audiences on December 8, 9 and 10, 2017. There are three performances planned; each will begin at 7 pm and each is free. According to Fred, a production of this magnitude has not previously been staged east of Dallas. Between the 80-voice Adult Choir, the Youth Choir, a Children’s Ensemble, the orchestra and dramatic cast, there are over 200 individuals involved in Celestial...
read moreDinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for November 29, 2017 Mother’s Culture Club this week’s Community Partner. Mexican Stackop Tortillas and Butter Sopapilla Cheesecake Butterscotch Sugar Free Pudding We Are Back from the Thanksgiving break to welcome our friends for a Tex-Mex flavored meal. Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Come join us for food and fellowship. Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
read moreChristmas in the Park: A Must See For All
Christmas in the Park is at Heritage Park, 416 N. Jackson street. If you haven’t ventured out to check out Heritage Park mark your calendar for December 2nd. History, Snacks, Music, and Christmas combine to bring you a holiday experience like no other. Learn about printing presses, old fire engines, black smithing, and more. There are talented carolers, and in the old church building you can find amazing architecture and beautiful christmas music. The park had many visitors on Nov. 25th and everyone seemed to be having a great...
read moreA Brief History of Black Friday
By Savannah Owens The day after Thanksgiving, commonly called Black Friday and regarded as the first day for many people’s Christmas shopping. The term was first used to describe a stockmarket crash in September of 1869. The first instances of the term “Black Friday” being used to describe the day after thanksgiving was in 1950’s Phillidelphia. Police officers worked non-stop to try and regulate the massive shopping crowds, as well as keep shopliffters from getting away. Then in the 1980’s “Black...
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