World Wide Photo Walk in Sulphur Springs!
PICTURE THIS…. THE ANNUAL WORLD WIDE PHOTO WALK IN SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS! Downtown Business Association member Perry Altenbaumer announces that Saturday October 1, 2016 is the annual World Wide Photo Walk and Sulphur Springs will again be joining in! The 7th annual Walk is sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance. Amateur and wanna-be photographers are welcome to enter in this FREE, FUN and EDUCATIONAL event. To participate, be at Plain and Fancy Restaurant on Celebration Plaza downtown at 9 am on October 1. Be...
read moreSecond Annual NETBIO Ribeye Roundup October 7
Since NETBIO (Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization) and the Texas Agri-life Extension Service began assisting independent cow/calf producers in promoting the beef industry, the concept has grown beyond the borders of the state. Today, beef producers and agribusiness representatives work together through pre-conditioning and marketing to optimize their product to beef buyers. A celebration of this success is planned on Friday October 7 on Celebration Plaza with the second annual NETBIO Cattleman’s Classic...
read moreTerrific Tuesday Fundraiser
It’s the season for Terrific Tuesdays funding! The local program provides a day of respite care for persons over age 50 with forms of memory loss. Terrific Tuesdays is held each Tuesday from 9am til 2pm at First United Methodist Church, downtown Sulphur Springs. Annually, cost to operate the program runs about $10,000. The fundraising drive is in progress through October 6 with a series of mini-walks held at area nursing home and assisted living facilities. (see schedule below) The main event, the Walk to Remember, is set for the...
read moreTerrific Tuesdays Raffle Items
We have 4 Baskets and a Rag Doll named “Rose” who is a Yellow Rose of Texas to be Raffled off to raise money for Terrific Tuesdays during the “A Walk To Remember” fund raiser. The Lucky Ticket Winners will be announced at the BIG Walk on Thursday, October 6th at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The 5 Winners will have their choice of Raffle Items. Tickets are $ 1.00 each or 6 for $ 5.00 Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Citizens Center 150 Martin Luther King Bvd Sulphur Springs, Texas...
read moreFall Decorating Contest For Sulphur Springs Businesses and Residents
Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a fall decorating contest for all businesses and residents within the Sulphur Springs city limits. You may enter by contacting Linda Galligher at 903-439-6713, Joy Wilson at 903-885-9966, or Billie Ruth Standbridge at 903-439-0862. The deadline to enter is October 3, 2016. Judging will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 14th. A first and second place winner will be chosen for each category, business...
read moreLake Country Classics Car Club Makes An Appearance Downtown
Lake Country Car Club from Quitman, Texas made a stop in downtown Sulphur Springs Tuesday afternoon. The car club formerly held the largest car show in East Texas with 319 registrants in 2015. Several classics appeared on Gilmer Street while the club chatted with local car enthusiasts and made for a spontaneous, classic hometown event. If you missed the Lake County Classics, their next event is scheduled for September 29th, 2016 in the Quitman Dairy Queen Cruise. Lake Country Classics 2016 Lake Country Classics 2016 Lake Country Classics 2016...
read moreWalk to Remember Funds Terrific Tuesday
The Walk to Remember Season began Tuesday with the first of seven mini-walks leading up to the main event at The Gardens at CHRISTUS Mother Francis—Sulphur Springs Hospital on October 6 at 6 p.m. Terrific Tuesday hosted the first walk at 10 am. Tuesday, September 20th at First United Methodist Church. All proceeds from all the walks funds Terrific Tuesday. Mini-walks are set for Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m. at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab; Monday, September 26th at 10:30 a.m. at Rock Creek Health and Rehab; Tuesday, September 27th at...
read moreMitchell Chapel – Friday’s Lunch Youth Department
Mitchell Chapel – Friday’s Lunch Youth Department
read moreBookworm Box Author Signing
Local best-selling author and owner of the Bookworm Box, Colleen Hoover, held a book signing at The Venue At Two Nineteen on Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. 18 authors from various states and cities were a part of the signing. Authors included Fisher Amelie, Leighton Riley, Michelle Mankin, ME Carter, Susan Stoker, Cathlin Shahriary, Leslie Fear, Dawn L. Chiletz, Molly McAdams, Tillie Cole, Sara Ney, Colleen Hoover, Rachel Schneider, RK Lilley, Jessica Prince, Brenda Rothert, and SJ Sawyer. Many of the authors are self-published and fall...
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