Sweet Treats at the Senior Ice Cream Freeze Off
By Savannah Owens The Senior Center was packed full with Ice-Cream competitors and attendees. Smiles lit up the room as people chatted with friends and ate the sweet desserts, debating over the best flavors. Many attendees even brought their family and friends along! The Senior Ice Cream Freeze off was enjoyed by everyone young and old. Dorthy Davis and Penny Wills have been coming to the Sulphur Springs Senior center for “a long time”. Penny said “It’s great fellowship for the elders; it gives them somewhere to...
read moreSenior Event Reminders
1) I have 20 tickets left for the “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” “Through the Looking Glass” on Saturday, July 22nd at 2:00. The tickets are FREE but you must have one to get in. Please let me know if you want to attend. I have a Magician coming for the entertainment. See attached Flyer for more information. 2) Monday, July 17th at 10:30 for “Basics at Brunch” Elder Care Attorneys from Ross and Shoalmire will be here to speak. There will be a FREE Brunch provided by At Home Healthcare and...
read moreSenior Ice Cream Freeze off: Winners
The Senior Ice Cream Freeze off was a huge success! With more than 20 different flavors and ice cream creator-participants, judging the event was a difficult task. There was even a tie and attendees had to raise their hands to re-vote for the 1st place winner. Here are the winners: Honorable Mention (in no particular order): Marcie Gammill and Micca Sheedy, Abaccus – Banana Nut Stacey Wetzel, CIMA Hospice/Meredith Reed, Jordan Home Health – Butterfinger Carlie Penson – Strawberry, and Henry Penson – Vanilla Jo...
read moreBright Star Literary Society Enjoys Healthy Membership
During 2010, retired kindergarten teacher Sharon Feldt and her lawyer husband John moved to Sulphur Springs and as a newcomer wanting to meet people, Sharon started a book club in her home. She hoped to pattern the group after the one written about in the book “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”. She definitely feels that her wish has come true. Although Sharon is a published writer and busy secretary to her husband’s law practice, her favorite pastime is playing host to friends who love to read, talk and...
read moreJacoby Smith Keeps it Country on Reilly Springs Jamboree Saturday July 15
Meet Jacoby Smith. This Sulphur Springs man leads a local country music band called “Moonlight Twang” which formed in 2013 but whose road was a rough and winding one until last year. Now, Moonlight Twang is once again entertaining audiences from Sulphur Springs to the Metroplex and into Oklahoma in addition to a string of private engagements. To promote their Jamboree appearance on Saturday July 15 at 7pm, Jacoby guested on the KSST Good Morning Show and shared his story. Being a young black country music fan, Jacoby wasn’t...
read moreFamily VBS at Shannon Oaks Church is July 17-21
Children’s minister Josh Whitlock visited during the KSST Good Morning Show to announce an exciting family concept for Vacation Bible School coming to Shannon Oaks Church during July 17-21. Each evening, classes will be held between 5 and 8 pm for children ages 3 through 5th grade AND their parents! Members of the Senior Adult classes will also volunteer during the classes. Instead of dividing the family during Bible School, bringing families together for instruction is part of an effort by Shannon Oaks to unite the generations and to...
read more2017 Senior Summer Olympics
This is the Flyer and the Registration Form for the 2017 Senior Summer Olympics. Please fill out the form or come by the Senior Citizens Center and pick up a form. Everyone needs to register ahead of time so I can have everybody’s name on the score sheets for each event that you are entering. Please make sure you fill it out completely so I can put you in the correct category. It is always so fun!!! The first 185 Seniors that register will get a FREE T-shirt to wear on the day of the Olympics. These T-shirts are made possible by...
read moreCANHelp’s Back to School Fair-OPEN TO EVERYONE
By Savannah Owens CANHelp’s Shanna Martin sat down with KSST to talk about how school supplies registration is going and what people can expect from their Back to School Fair. One week into registration, CANHelp has about 50 kids registered for school supplies, but the organization expects somewhere between 300 and 1,000 kids to register for school supplies by August 4th. They have received $3,000 in donations, and that money will go towards purchasing school supplies for the backpacks. Anyone can donate money, backpacks or school...
read moreVintage Market Coming to Downtown Sulphur Springs
“Brick Street Vintage Market” is a unique market experience being planned by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance. Marlene DeYong, a local fashion merchant and DBA member was a guest during the KSST Morning Show with Enola Gay. Marlene announced that the Vintage Market will be held on Saturday September 16, 2017 between 8am and 6pm along several streets and sidewalks in the downtown district. Vendors are needed! If you are a vendor of vintage antique, repurposed or handmade items, or vintage-inspired clothing or home...
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