Foster And Adoptive Parent Meeting July 25th and August 4th
If your interested in learning more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent on July 25th at 5:30 PM at the First Baptist Church in Mineola there will be a information meeting. This is also a special meeting because CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will also be presenting at the meeting as well. There will be two great programs for community members to learn more about. I will be having an information meeting for anyone in the community interested in learning more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent on August 4, 2016 at 5:30...
read moreThe People Behind The Market
by Allison Bledsoe The Sulphur Springs Farmers Market has been a hotspot on Saturday nights for several years. Vendors from all across Texas, whether they’re from Como or as far as Denison, flock to the downtown area. The vendors spend time setting their tents, tables, merchandise, and displays up for shoppers and onlookers alike. I went downtown Saturday evening to meet the people who give the farmer’s market it’s name and substance. The first people I met, and gave my odd spiel too, were Jamie Pfennig and Amy Marler. These...
read moreSports Summer Camps Next Week
Sulphur Springs ISD is offering football and tennis camps next week. Each will have two different sessions daily based on this fall’s student grade level. Wildcat Football Coach Greg Owens will have football camp Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. Boys entering the third through the eighth grades will have camp each day from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Cost is $45. There will also be a camp for Sulphur Springs ISD boys entering the ninth grade each day from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Their cost is $20. Coach Owens promises...
read moreLight Your World: Ladies Night of Worship
In the Sulphur Springs Auditorium at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, a free ladies night of worship is set to take place on September 15th, 2016. Ladies of all ages from Northeast Texas are getting together for an evening of encouragement. The women of the Choral Society will be singing, Jennifer Kerby Riley will lead praise and worship with Marcie Owens. “In the middle of the night I woke up and knew the Lord was asking me to do this. He gave me the name, Light Your World, and a date. I reached out to a local group of...
read moreFriday Night Movie!
This week Friday the 22nd is Movie Night on Celebration Plaza! The good Dinosaur is this weeks movie. This movie is about luckily for young Arlo, his parents and his two siblings, the mighty dinosaurs were not wiped out 65 million years ago. When a rainstorm washes poor Arlo downriver, he ends up bruised, battered and miles away from home. Good fortune shines on the frightened dino when he meets Spot, a Neanderthal boy who offers his help and friendship. Together, the unlikely duo embark on an epic adventure to reunite Arlo with his...
read moreSchlotzsky’s to Open July 21st
Schlotzsky’s on Gilmer Street is set to open at 10 am on July 21st. On the day of the grand opening, door prizes and give-aways will take place all day. Once they’re opened, the first 100 to purchase a 6 pack of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls will receive one free small original sandwich per week for an entire year. Schlotzsky’s is locally owned and operated and they commented, “We look forward to making Sulphur Springs lotz better!”. They offer catering and will deliver any order over $50. The building was constructed...
read moreSulphur Springs Senior Olympics
Senior Olympics is Thursday, August 25th at the ROC at 1st Baptist Church 1K Race starts at 9:30 am and the other games start at 10:00 am. There are lots of categories that you can sign up to compete in.. You can compete in ALL of them or just choose which ones you would like. We will have a 1K Race, Bean Bag Toss, Horse Shoe Pitching, Nerf Javelin, Washer Pitching, Scooter Races, Wheelchair Races and Walk Races. All of the Events are fun and will have 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Olympic Medals given out in each of these events and in each of...
read moreBasics at Brunch Quarterly Meeting
On Monday April 18th, at 10:30 am Ross & Shoalmire will be holding a Basics at Brunch meeting. This is a free brunch provided by Rock Creek, and includes an informative program that will be held every quarter at the Sulphur Springs Senior Center. Elderly Law Attorneys Kristen Ishihara, John Ross, and Lisa Shoalmire will speak on different topics each meeting. They would like to invite you to listen in to this quarter’s topic “Willis & Probate…what YOU need to know about them.” They promise you will be glad you...
read moreCANHelp Annual Pack The Bus School Supply Drive
CANHelp is gearing up for our annual PACK THE BUS School Supply drive (this will be our 6th official year) benefiting needy families in Hopkins County. We continue to serve 200-300 families each year and last year was our biggest year to date. We were able to give each child a backpack filled with almost all supplies needed to start the school year. Any supplies or monetary donations we had left over, we also donated to local schools. Shanna Martin, M.A. Executive Director CANHelp & 2-1-1 Texas North East Region www.canhelponline.org...
read moreFriday Night Movie!
June 12, 2016 – This week’s Friday Night movie is Star Wars- The Force Awakens! The movie is about thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey, a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi...
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