Chamber Connection – Oct. 17, 2019
By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
The 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat Stew for $6 each. T-shirts will also be available for $15 each.
I have some more very exciting news! The Chamber of Commerce is currently selling our 2019 Hopkins County Christmas ornament. This ornament is the second of our series and features our beautiful Buford Park, the 50th Anniversary Stew Contest, and beautiful oak trees under a starry sky. It is dated with the year, made with 24 karat gold, shatterproof, and VERY limited in number. They are quite beautiful and the perfect addition to a rare collection. They are $40 each and literally flying out the door. If you would like to purchase one, please call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515, or come by soon.
Chaffer’s Place presents their monthly concert
Chaffer’s Place, located at 410 Main St. in Sulphur Springs, is hosting a live 80s Tribute Concert. The concert will be held on Oct. 17, and doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. This includes dinner and a show! For more information, call 470-848-2246 or visit www.ckproductions.info. Chaffer’s Place also offers live music every Friday and Saturday night.
Main Street Theater Presents The NeverEnding Story
The Main Street Theater Community Players Presents The NeverEnding Story on two upcoming weekends. The first weekend is Oct. 18 and 19 at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee performance at 2 p.m. on the 20th. The second weekend of performances will be Oct. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m., with a matinee performance on the 27th at 2 p.m. Online reservations can be made at www.communityplayersinc.com or by calling (903) 885-0107. Main Street Theatre is located at 225 Main St. in Sulphur Springs.
The 12th Annual Help-A-Child Tractor Pull and Cook-off will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9 a.m.
Help-A-Child will host their 12th Annual Tractor Pull with a Chili and Brisket Cook-off on Saturday, October 19th beginning at 9 a.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. All Help-A-Child proceeds benefit the Scottish Rite Hospital and the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center.
John and Deborah Gillis Foundation to host ribbon cutting celebration
The John and Deborah Gillis Foundation is hosting a ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, 110 Main St. in Sulphur Springs. Please plan to attend to learn about all this foundation offers for the students and schools of Hopkins County.
Miss Behavin to host downtown ribbon cutting
Miss Behavin has officially opened their second location and will host a ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, October 29th at noon. They are located at 118 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Stop by to shop and wish them congratulations on this second location.
The Barn of Emory
The Barn of Emory, located at 550 County Road 3325 in Emory, will host their ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. In addition to the ribbon cutting, the Don Woods Jr. Band will host a free concert at the venue at 7 p.m. Please make plans to attend this fun event and explore this new venue.
EDC and ATCOG announce the 4th Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit
The Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County EDC and the Ark-Tex Council of Governments announce the 4th Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Sulphur Springs in Sulphur Springs. For additional information, call Roger Feagley at the EDC at (903) 439-0101.
Ribbon Cutting
Danna’s held a ribbon cutting celebration at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct.11, for Danna and the Buffalo Girls. Danna’s Buffalo Girls’ enjoyed their Flea Market Style and Swap last weekend
40th Anniversary of Doing Hair: Renee Chanler at The Chanler Salons Plans Celebration on October 17
You are invited to help Renee celebrate her 40th year as a hairstylist, with most of that spent in Sulphur Springs. She invites you to come to The Chanler Salons at 468 Shannon Road West on Thursday October 17, 2019 between 9am and 7pm. Customers, previous customers and friends are all invited. You’ll take home a prize just as a Thank You! And no, she’s not retiring, she’s just celebrating!
Renee’s 40th anniversary is also the 5th Anniversary of The Chanler Salons, which she opened in October. Unlike noisy, crowded salons, this new concept has been successful with six mini-salons under one roof. The unique design gives beauty professionals their own space to offer full services from cuts to color to perms in their own shops. Over the past five years, various beauty services including massage, permanent makeup and essential oils have been offered by local beauty professionals.
Renee currently shares The Chanler Salons with experienced hairstylists Mindy Bentley, a stylist for 21 years, Wanda Crist for 31 years, and Karla Chester for 13 years, and Anita Beasley with 8 years of health and beauty with essential oils.
Owens Discusses the Corsicana Tigers, the Wildcats Football Foe Friday in Corsicana
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says his team has their back up against the wall as the travel to Corsicana for a district game Friday (October 18) at 7:30 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. Coach Owens discussed the Wildcats and Tigers at his weekly media gathering Wednsday morning. The Wildcats enter play Friday 1-3 in district play and tied for sixth place with Forney. The Wildcats season record is 1-5. Corsicana is 4-1 in district play and in second place, one game behind first place Ennis. The Tigers season record is 5-2. Coach Owens says Corsicana is athletic and fast but perhaps not as disciplined as Royse City or Ennis. However he says the Tigers are equally scary as those two because they are explosive and can make plays. Coach Owens says Corsicana has a bad taste in their mouth after a 27-0 loss at Royse City last Friday. He says there is a lot at stake for them also. He says Corsicana sophomore quarterback Solomon James can really chunk the football and he says the Tigers have guys who can go get it. Coach Owens says what really scares him is the thought of James getting out of the pocket and running. He says the Tigers have a good consistent offensive line. Coach Owens is also impressed by sophomore running back Damarius Daniels. He says the Wildcats defense must bottle up those two. Two linebackers impress Coach Owens: outside linebacker Eric Dickson and inside linebacker Tyler Farmer. Nose guard Brayshun Parrish has also attracted Coach Owens’ attention. Playing this defense, Coach Owens says the Wildcats must avoid turnovers and penalty flags and keep their composure.
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner calls 3-2 Loss at Royse City a Very Tough One
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailry Dorner says her team’s Tuesday night (October 15) match at Royse City, a 3-2 loss, was a very emotional and intense game for both teams. She calls the loss a very tough one. Coach Dorner says her team battled but just could not finish some of the sets. The score was 23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-21 and 15-7. She says her team had great moments and bad moments but more good than bad, She praises libero Paris Pickett for being all over the court and collecting a season high 24 digs. Coach Dorner says the Lady Cats spread the ball around with lots of players collecting kills. Sadie Washburn had a team high 17 kills, Sydney Washburn had 10, Nylah Lindley 9, Brooklyn Burnside 8 and Erika VanBenthem 6. The loss left the Lady Cats in a third place tie with Royse City. Both have 3-3 district records. Coach Dorner says the Lady Cats have a big match at Lindale Friday. The Lady Eagles won the first round match between the two, 3-1 at Sulphur Springs High School. Lindale is tied for first place with Greenville with both having 5-1 district marks.
Photos provided by Sheri Looney
Fall Is Here: Remember Dallisgrass Staggers
By Dr. Mario Villarino
Earlier in the week, a beef producer walked into the Extension Office in Sulphur Springs looking for help. His small herd was having issues with dallisgrass poisoning.
The problem was that cattle got into a heavily grown dallisgrass paddock and cattle got sick. Our first recommendation was to notify his veterinarian, who suggested to move them out of the paddock and feed them pellets and hay until recovery happens. Hoping to learn more, he came to the Extension Office to talk about his experience.
According to Dr. Corriher-Olsen, forage specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, dallisgrass is a warm-season perennial that has grazing potential. Dallisgrass is palatable and has a higher level of nutritive value than bahiagrass and some bermudagrass varieties, and it can retain its nutritive value later into the summer. Dallisgrass, however, produces a lower dry matter yield than some bermudagrass varieties. One concern with dallisgrass is the potential for an “ergot” fungus (Claviceps spp.) to infect seedheads and cause dallisgrass poisoning (also known as dallisgrass staggers).
The fungus infects the seedheads typically in late summer or fall. The affected animals show neurological symptoms including trembling of major muscles and head, uncoordinated movements and sometimes displays of aggression. Poisoning can be avoided by removing livestock when seed heads are affected or keeping seed heads mowed.
How to manage unwanted dallisgrass
Use of herbicides to control dallisgrass is probably the most common method practiced. Glyphosate (active ingredient in Roundup, etc.) is the only postemergence herbicide option.
As with any herbicide application, timing is critical along with following label directions. Ideally, dallisgrass needs to be sprayed when plants are less than 6 inches in height in the spring. Unfortunately for bahiagrass growers, there are no selective herbicides available for post-emergence control of dallisgrass, thus, spot treatments of glyphosate are recommended. For rates and any restrictions, refer to product labels.
In bermudagrass, there is often an opportunity to selectively control dallisgrass with glyphosate at the end of the season. Often, there is a period in late fall to early winter when bermudagrass becomes dormant while dallisgrass remains green for a short period of time. During this time, glyphosate provides fair to good dallisgrass control. Bermudagrass injury varies depending on the stage of dormancy at the time of application.
Timing and calibration are important. Once the first frost occurs, bermudagrass should be checked frequently so that the application can be made as soon as it is completely dormant. If glyphosate products with higher concentrations are used, the rate should be adjusted.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
Coming Up
- Field Day for Producers and Grassland Managers: Oct. 18, 2019- Free Register by calling 903-885-3443.
- Northeast Texas Dairy Producers Conference (DOPA) Oct. 30, 2019- $10 Register by calling 903-885-3443.
- PAT CEU Credits: Nov. 6, 2019 $30, Register by calling 903-885-3443.
- Pesticide Applicator Certification (new licensee only): Nov. 13, 2019. $30; lunch included. Register by calling 903-885-3443.
Wildcat Band Earns Trip to Area With Scores of Straight Ones From Judges at UIL Region Contest
Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert calls the Region UIL Contest a “biggie”. Tuesday (October 15) the Wildcat Band went to the contest at Mount Pleasant, earned scores of all one’s from the judges and qualified for the Area contest on October 26 at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. Emmert says some contingencies were prepared in case of rainy weather Tuesday but he says they were never needed as the bad weather held off. He calls the Tuesday performance in Mount Pleasant awesome. Emmert says judges’ comments concerning the band were spectacular. He says he also heard lots of praise for the band from the band director crowd in the press box. Emmert says they were impressed at the band’s level of execution. He says there is a lot of talk going around of a positive nature about the band. He says they noticed that Sulphur Springs finished fourth at a Royse City contest last Saturday behind three of the top bands in the state: Garland Lakeview Centennial, North Forney and West Mesquite. Before Area, the Wildcat Band will perform at a Commerce contest on Saturday that will include prelims and finals. The Wildcats are scheduled to perform in Commerce at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
Children Injured In Fatal Crash Reportedly Improving
The medical conditions of the two children seriously injured in the crash which killed their mothers late Friday, Oct. 4 in Van Zandt County have improved, according to family reports.
Cousins Jacob Reed and Kaycee Ivey were flown from the crash site to Children’s Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries sustained in the crash. Jacob, 9, is the son of Sandy Reed, who died in the crash, and Brian Reed. Kaycee,14, is the daughter of Keesha Gibbs Ivey and sister of Kohlson Ivey.
Mark Reed, Jacob’s grandfather, on Oct. 7, reported Jacob was off the ventilator, talking and eating and expected to soon be up walking. On Oct. 8, others reported Jacob had been released from the hospital.
Kaycee on Oct. 7 had undergone an 8-hour surgery to repair a torn bowel and remove a section of it. All of her injuries were internal, from tears to the bowel from the impact. She needed additional surgery to make further corrections, members of the Reed family reported Oct. 7.
On Oct. 13, Kaycee reportedly was suffering from a high fever and had developed an infection, Keesha and Sandy GoFundMe organizer Vickie Pickel posted on the fundraising page.
On Oct. 16, a Reed family member reported the following update: “Kaycee is little better today, but dr wants to give her lungs another day to recovery before letting surgeons remove fluid in her abdomen. The breathing machines are being turned down to allow her body to do some of the work so getting her off the vent will be easier. Keep us in your prayers and we will await to see what The Lord has in store for us. We appreciate your support and love each and everyone of you.”
Numerous fundraisers and events to support the families were held the weekend following the crash and many more are planned. Read KSST’s update on upcoming events. Additional events are also posted on the Reed/Cavanaugh Benefit Facebook page.
Tatum Invites Community To Become Associate Members Of Sheriffs’ Association
October 16, 2019 – Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum invites community members interested in assisting law enforcement officials in their fight against crime to become associate members of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas.
Sheriffs’ Association of Texas memberships are $25 for individuals, $40 per family and $100 for businesses, with funds used to help provide “critically important technical resources, training, and legislative support on key criminal justice issues.” Contributions are tax-deductible, according to Tatum.
“With governmental funding becoming increasingly difficult to secure, the membership drive has taken on greater importance than ever before. The funding is vital to helping us carry out our mission of making our communities safer places to live, work and play,” Tatum said.
Community members will begin receiving membership appeals in the mail starting this week on behalf of the sheriffs’ association. The mailed letters are authentic. Any requests by phone, however, are not, as the organization does no telemarketing, Tatum said.
“As the need for building stronger public-private law enforcement partnerships in this country continues to escalate, programs such as this continue to grow in importance. I encourage everyone receiving a membership appeal to consider joining forces with us to by becoming an associate member. It is a valuable investment in the future,” Tatum stated.
Associate members receive the quarterly publication “The Texas Lawman,” a membership car (2 for families), a window decal (2 for families) and a weekly e-newsletter.
Any interested in becoming associate members or information about the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas who do not receive letters in the mail may contact Sheriff’s Association of Texas by mail at 1601 South Interstate 35, Austin, Texas 78741-2503; by phone at 512-445-5888; or online at https://www.sheriffstx.org/.
