Small Changes Can Have Big Lifetime Results By Johanna Hicks
Small Changes Can Have Big Lifetime Results During my recent Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference in Round Rock, our opening session speaker provided some great information that we, as Extension Family & Consumer Sciences agents, have been teaching. It’s always good to know that the same messages are being shared across the state. Roberta Anding, clinical and sports dietitian for Baylor College of Medicine Corporate Programs Department of Orthopedic Surgery, is passionate about helping...
read moreVideo Interview: A Shining Star: Amanda Thompson Brandenburg
Amanda Thompson Brandenburg admits she was bitten by the theater bug early in life, during a First Baptist Church children’s play where she sang publicly for the first time. During her growing-up years in Sulphur Springs, she was onstage as often as she could be in school productions, children’s summer workshops and local community theater. In college and away from home, she stayed close to her roots and in recent years she and her husband moved to her hometown to raise their twin sons. During 2017, Amanda is very engaged, playing...
read moreCelebrity Movie Calendar Fundraiser Features Local Talent to Help Sr’s Center
Karon Weatherman displays the first copy of the Hopkins County Senior Celebrity Movie Calendar. This fundraising calendar was the idea of one of the seniors who attends the Center’s activities. It was created to help fund a new, larger Senior Citizen’s Center in Sulphur Springs. The full-color 24-month calendar for 2018/2019 includes twenty-four movie poster photos featuring local senior citizens you may know. Cost is $20 per calendar, and they will make great Christmas gifts. For information, phone 903-885-1661 or visit the...
read moreYou’re Invited to a Royal Evening Out
By Savannah Owens The Lil’ 4’s club is hosting their Annual Kings and Queens Ball on Saturday August 12th at 4:00 pm. The Ball is a dinner as well as a talent show and pageant put on by the kids. It will be held at 200 Fuller street (Lil’ 4’s Building), and everyone is welcome to attend. This is a black tie event (no jeans or sneakers) and parents are requested to come. This is Lil 4’s 8th year of hosting the ball. This year’s colors are gold and white. Letitia Conliffe, president of the Lil’...
read moreFirefighters Combat Challenge: A Feature of Hot August Night Aug. 11, 12
North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Harris and Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley were guests on the KSST Good Morning Show to talk about this weekend’s ‘Hot August Night’, an annual fundraiser for Hopkins County Fire Departments. There are two main features: a BBQ Cook-off held as a fundraiser with serving at 5pm Saturday Aug 12, and the Scott Firefighters Combat Challenge, which is an International competition for firefighting departments of all sizes. The first section of the firefighter challenge will...
read moreMeal A Day Menu For August 7th-11th
Meal A Day Menu August 7th — August 11th Monday Steak Fingers with Gravy French Fries Green Beans Cole Slaw Tuesday Smoked Sausage Sauerkraut Corn Bread Black Eyed Peas Wednesday Sloppy Joe Baked Beans Tater Tots Tossed Salad Thursday Chicken Noodle Casserole Broccoli Roll Friday Sliced Ham With Pineapple Baked Sweet Potatoes English Peas Roll
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Mitchell Chapel Community Meal Menu for August 10th, 2017
Hello Everybody I’m Letting You All Know That Its COMMUNITY FEEDING TIME AGAIN… This Thursday, August 10th, 11:00a.m. Until 1:00p.m., The Mitchell Chapel COGIC (402 South Jackson Street) Is Giving Away A Free Hot Meal To Everybody In The Community That Is In Need. Menu: Cajun Style Beans, Rice, Cornbread, Salad, Dessert And A Drink… So Come By And Enjoy A Good Hot Meal With A Side Of Great Conversation With One Another.
read moreShining Star Productions Says ‘Be Our Guest’ for Beauty and The Beast August 11-13
Amanda Thompson Brandenburg is no stranger to the SSISD Auditorium stage, as she “grew up there” during her school years. Now Amanda’s own company, Shining Star Productions, will mount the largest production to date, Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ featuring a cast of 51. Due to overwhelming response to her audition call, Amanda decided she wanted to accommodate the overflow of talented youngsters and also form a “junior cast” which will stage one special performance on Saturday August 12 at...
read moreWho’s Getting a Pumpkin Patch in Sulphur Springs?
Shannon Oaks Church is going to have a new event for the community this fall: a pumpkin patch! The Patch will be open September 29th and every weekend in October, everyone is welcome to attend! Admission will be $5 per person. Children 2 years and under will be free. The church is hoping to get local schools involved and wants it to be an event the community looks forward to every Fall. The pumpkin patch will offer several activity centers including: a hay bale maze, a hay ride, photography back drops, a fun tire playground, a hay bale...
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