Dress Rehearsal at The Lion King Jr.
Though the set and costumes for Disney’s The Lion King Jr. are impressive, it is the dedication and amazing talent of the young actors that is most impressive. From the youngest newbie to the most stage-seasoned youth, the group was focused and on point during it’s first full dress rehearsal experience on the big stage of SSHS Auditorium at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. David Woody, director, has over 20 years experience in directing Children’s Summer Workshops. Learning how to take stage direction is...
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Wesley United Methodist Church Announces Evening VBS July 24-28
Marike DeWitte, Wesley UMC Children’s Activity Director, visited the KSST Good Morning Show to announce Bible School dates and new evening hours. For youngsters through fifth grade, Vacation Bible School will be held Monday through Friday July 24 through 28. A kid-friendly supper will be served in Wesley Hall at 5:30 each evening, with classes from 6:15 til 8:30 pm. Marike and church members will oversee the activities with Pastor Steve Cook assisting with the games. On Friday night, the families of students are also invited for a...
read moreMeet the Summer Workshop Kids of “The Lion King Jr”
The Lion King Jr. will stampede the stage of the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center three times, July 21, 22 and 23! These are the exclusive performance dates for the Disney musical, which is a production of the Children’s Summer Workshop, a theater-instruction camp offered for an entire summer by Sulphur Springs Community Players. The 2017 play is special in that it is a musical, and that it is a Disney production. David Woody is Director of the play as well as director of the workshop. For about three decades, David...
read moreDemocrats Host Two Texas Young Democrat Chairs
At the regular meeting of the Hopkins County Democrats, visitors included the current National Committeewoman for Texas Young Democrats Jara Butler and Kendall Scudder, former National Committee Chair for Texas Young Democrats. Scudder has announced his candidacy for the local seat in the Texas State Senate currently held by Republican Bob Hall. Ms. Butler, a schoolteacher in Dallas, has been politically active since high school. As a junior when Governor George Bush visited her school, she participated in a silent protest of the...
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Folds of Honor “Patriot’s Sporting Challenge” Coming to Lake Fork area in October 2017
Chuck Roy, a board member of the “Patriot’s Challenge” Scholarship Foundation guested on the KSST Morning Show. He shared information about the Folds of Honor Foundation, the Patriot’s Sporting Challenge and an exciting entertainment event scheduled for October 27 and 28, 2017 at Lake Fork. National in scope, the Folds of Honor foundation strives to assist the spouses and children of soldiers killed or disabled in service to our country, providing healing, hope and an opportunity for dreams to be realized through...
read moreDinner Bell Menu For July 19, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for July 19th, 2017 Water Oak Elementary School is this week’s wonderful Community Partner. The Menu: Tuna Salad on a Tomato Slice Crunchy Napa Toss Cuke Salad with Sour Cream Dill Dressing Crackers Watermelon and Cantelope Cubes Tea or Water A cool meal for a hot summer! Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
read moreSpend Saturday Nights On The Square
The Saturday Evening Market is definitely something worth checking out! Lots of children were dancing as “Buddy and the flashbacks” entertained the crowd with cover songs such as “Pretty Woman”, “You Send Me”, and asking for audience participation in singing the song “Doowah Diddy Dum”. The crowd clapped along to the beat and cheered after every song. People brought lawn chairs and sat listening to the live band while kids played in the splash pad.There were vendors selling fresh produce, dinner...
read moreFall Festival: Splish Splash Water Bash
By Savannah Owens Tracy Dennis President of the Fall Festival talked to KSST about their Summer event. “Even though the Fall Festival is not until October-We wanted to do something for the kids since it’s so hot.” The Water Bash had two water slides, a sprinkler, snow-cones and refreshments, as well as vendors set up from the morning markets. Dennis explained “I had my cover-girls help out…and the Beta Club is [also] helping out…It’s great We’ve got a lot of kids [out enjoying the water...
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