Public Library Offers Preschool Storytime, Multiplayer Minecraft, and Options for Adults
Storytime at Sulphur Springs Public Library. The Very Ready Reading Program for Preschoolers is held on the first and third Fridays of each month at 10:30. Parents and caregivers are a child’s first teacher. One of the 7 Ways to help your child get ready to read is to Share Sounds: Sounds are the building blocks of words. February 5 is our next Storytime! Multiplayer Minecraft every Tuesday 3-6pm. Minecraft is a popular build and survive video game. Like Legos, Minecraft builds creativity, teaches real-world skills like resource...
read morePilot Club’s Hoop Dreams Provides Basketball Experience for Special Needs Kids
Nine years ago the Pilot Club of Sulphur Springs began a program they called Hoop Dreams. A dozen special needs kids had the chance to enjoy basketball. Monday night from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs Elementary School main gym, Hoops Dreams continued. The program has grown. 35 kids from ages 5 to 19 participated Monday night. Beverly Owens with the Pilot Club says five of the kids have participated in Hoop Dreams each and every year since the beginning. Last year the Sulphur Springs Lions Club began to volunteer. Lion Don...
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February Continuing Ed Classes at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
A wide variety of interests will be met through continuing education classes offered to the public at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center in February. Classes will meet at the new location at 1137 Loop 301 East. Call 903-885-1232 for more information or to sign up for a course. Microsoft Excel Level 1: Essentials will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Feb. 5-12. Learn the basics of creating a worksheet; working with formulas and functions; formatting a worksheet; working with charts, and analyzing data using formulas. Child...
read moreBright Star Baseball Registration Opens
Sign up has begun for Bright Star Baseball, a league for physically challenged youth. Spring season is set to begin Monday, March 28. Players (boys/girls ages 5-18) and buddies, those who assist players on the field (6th grade or above), can register online at www.brightstarbaseball.com There is no fee to play! Games are held on Monday nights @ 6pm at Buford Park.
read moreKid’s Trout Fishing Day, February 6th
Rainbow trout in Hopkins County? Yes, thanks for Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries in Athens which will be stocking trout next week in Peavine Pinion Pool at Buford Park. Kyle Verner and Dale Thompson, members of the Hopkins County Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation and other volunteers host the annual Kids Trout Fishing Day every spring. This year’s Larry Buster Memorial event is set for Saturday Feb 6 between 10am until 2pm. Bring the kids, a rod and reel or fishing pole if you have them, and enjoy a free fishing day....
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Anticipating The Lights of Life Gala
DSC_1035 DSC_1036 DSC_1038 DSC_1039 DSC_1041 DSC_1042 DSC_1043 DSC_1044 DSC_1034 DSC_1033 DSC_1032 The Lights of Life Gala, held at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, is being constructed readily as we speak. This year’s theme is “Oscar Night at the Gala”. The event is from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, January...
read moreTeam Meeting Set to Kickoff Relay for Life
The 2016 Relay for Life season has begun! RFL Event Lead Amber Henry shared the news during Thursday’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Amber is inviting everyone to the kickoff Team Meeting on Monday January 25 at 6pm in the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. If you already have an established RFL team or wish to form one, you are invited to the informational meeting. In the planning stages is the annual “Kiss It To Cancer” entertainment event on Valentine’s weekend. Assisted by the City of Sulphur Springs, Amber and her...
read moreTeam Meeting Set to Kickoff Relay for Life
The 2016 Relay for Life season has begun! RFL Event Lead Amber Henry shared the news during Thursday’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Amber is inviting everyone to the kickoff Team Meeting on Monday January 25 at 6pm in the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. If you already have an established RFL team or wish to form one, you are invited to the informational meeting. In the planning stages is the annual “Kiss It To Cancer” entertainment event on Valentine’s weekend. Assisted by the City of Sulphur Springs, Amber and her...
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