State Validation for Heifers/Steers October 14
State Validation for heifers and county only steers scheduled for October 14, 2019 6:00 to 7:00 PM, Cattleman Veterinary Services.
The mission of the youth livestock validation program is to promote a positive youth development environment focused on ensuring rules for livestock exhibition are being followed under the supervision of County Extension Agents and Agricultural Science Teachers. This helps to foster integrity, virtues, and values of youth and families. The purpose of validation is to encourage positive relationships with County Extension Agents, Agricultural Science Teachers and local stakeholders, create a level playing field for youth livestock projects, maximize youth experience, life skill development, and facilitate youth engagement with livestock projects. Validation allows youth to build on life skills such as responsibility, respect, teamwork and communication. By participating in the livestock project, youth exhibitors learn daily care, nutrition, reproduction, and production practices specific to livestock projects. For Hopkins County to successfully complete these requirements, working in cooperation with NETLA, the County Steer and County and State Heifer Validation has been scheduled for October 14, 2019 6:00 to 7:00 PM at the Cattleman Veterinary Services. If you have plans to show steers or heifers during 2019-2020 showing year, I encourage you to contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 (For 4-H Exhibitors) or your Agricultural Science Teacher (For FFA Exhibitors) for more information.
Chamber Connection – Sept. 19, 2019
The Chamber is celebrating a big day!!! We are hosting our very own Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Tuesday, October 1st at our new location, 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. We will host an Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with our ribbon cutting at noon. Please make plans to come celebrate with us!
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.
We only have one more sponsorship for the Stew Contest that has not been filled. Also, if your business is interested in placing items in the goody bags, those items are due in the Chamber by Friday, October 4th. If you are interested in sponsoring the 50th Anniversary of the Stew Contest, give us a call at (903) 885-6515.
The Chamber is excited to announce our vendor call for the Stew Fest Market! The Chamber is currently accepting vendors for the Stew Fest Market, which will be located on the south side of Buford Park during Friday night and Saturday Stew Contest activities. This is a great opportunity to sell goods or to promote your business to 7,000 people who attend the Stew Contest annually. Vendors may rent booth space to sell goods or distribute information about their business. Booths will be assigned on a first-paid basis. Access to electricity is not guaranteed. Generators are permitted. Desserts may be sold, but no other food or drinks may be distributed. Vendors who are interested in purchasing booth space, call the Chamber of Commerce at (903) 885-6515.
Chaffer’s Place presents their monthly concert
Chaffer’s Place, located at 410 Main Street in Sulphur Springs, is hosting a live concert called Paying Tribute to Chaka Khan. The concert will be held on September 19th, 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.
Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild hosting their annual quilt show
The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild is hosting their annual quilt show on Friday, September 20th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, September 21st from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will be held at The ROC which is located at 115 Putnam Street in Sulphur Springs. Quilt show admission is $5.00, and children under 12 are free. In addition, raffle tickets are available at $1.00 per ticket or 6 for $5.00 for the 2019 Raffle Quilt called “Tessalla”. For more information, visit www.SulphurSpringsTxQuilts.com.
Brick Street Vintage Market is scheduled for Saturday, September 21st from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Brick Street Vintage Market on Saturday, September 15th, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be located downtown on Connally and Gilmer streets. Many local and out of town vendors and businesses will be here participating as wineries, galleries, antiques, fashion boutiques, homemade ice cream, kitchen items, restaurants, and even more. You don’t want to miss this!
Senator Bob Hall to host Town Hall
Senator Bob Hall will be hosting an 86th Legislative Session Town Hall on Saturday, September 21st at 2 p.m. The Town Hall meeting will be located at the Hopkins County Courthouse.
One Soul Yoga schedules their ribbon cutting celebration
One Soul Yoga, located at 521 Main Street, Suite 201, in Sulphur Springs, has scheduled their ribbon cutting celebration for Wednesday, October 2nd at noon. Make plans to come by and explore the yoga opportunities that One Soul Yoga is now offering.
Texafied JamFest schedules a ribbon cutting
Texafied JamFest is hosting a ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, October 3rd at noon at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. Come by to learn all about the upcoming Texafied JamFest!
Workforce Solutions will host its annual LEAP Conference on October 4th from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Workforce Solutions of Northeast Texas is hosting its annual LEAP (Learning Endorsements and Professions) Youth Expo on Friday, October 4th. This event is very much like a job fair except that it is geared to educate eighth graders and help guide them as they make their endorsement selections heading into high school. Workforce Solutions is seeking a wide variety of companies and businesses to attend the LEAP Youth Expo to describe your business and expose eighth graders to all career avenues after graduation. Since students now choose their high school endorsements while in eighth grade, the Expo is perfect for them. Over the past two years, they’ve had difficulty getting a veterinarian, doctor, dentist, orthodontist, pilot, author, artist, musician, architect, and sports/personal trainer. Please consider attending this Expo and taking visuals and information to give away. They will be so thankful to have you there! Please call Bart Spivy at (903)794-9490 ext. 513 with any questions.
DBA hosts Worldwide Photo Walk
Our Sulphur Springs DBA is hosting the Worldwide Photo Walk on Saturday, October 5th from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All interested participants should meet at Whimsy, located at 300 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs, that morning. To RSVP, email [email protected].
Dutch Oven Cook-off and Indian Summer Days are scheduled Saturday, October 5th
Hopkins County Heritage Park will host Indian Summer Days with the John Chester Dutch Oven Cook-off on Saturday, October 5th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry fee to the Indian Summer Days is $3.00 per person and includes food and fun for the whole family! While there, you may purchase an all you can eat plate for $5.00 to the Dutch Oven Cook-off. To enter the Dutch Oven Cook-off, call Rick Wilson at (903) 885-9692.
NETBIO hosts the Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup
NETBIO hosts the Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup and Steak Cookoff on Saturday, October 5. Dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and concert will follow featuring country music artist Mike Ryan. You don’t want to miss this!
Ribbon Cuttings:
Help-A-Child Held Ribbon Cutting Celebration
The Help-A-Child Benefit held a ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, September 11th at noon on the Hopkins County Courthouse steps. Their large Help-A-Child tractor pull and BBQ benefit is scheduled for Saturday, October 19th at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.
Magic Scoop is Growing
Magic Scoop was excited to host their ribbon cutting celebration for their new drive-through location on Thursday, September 12th at 4 p.m. The drive-through is located 1401 South Broadway. Drive by to check out the second location for Magic Scoop!
Celebration Antiques hosted their ribbon cutting celebration
Celebration Antiques, located at 800 Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs, hosted a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, September 13th at noon. Celebration Antiques offers antique shopping for all.
Wildcats Team Tennis Results Against T-High
Texas High Wins Team Tennis Match Over Wildcats But Mixed Doubles Gets a Win
Progress comes in baby steps as Wildcats Team Tennis chips away at the Texas High dynasty in district play. The score Tuesday (September 17) in Texarkana was Texas High 18, Wildcats 1. The Wildcats mixed doubles team of Jonah Kirkpatrick and Jeauxleigh Cantu got the win. The Tigers have only surrendered four points to the Wildcats over the past thirteen years. In 2007, Wildcat Morgan McCormick won a girls singles match for then Wildcats Coach James Lovett. Over the next nine years, Texas High won 19-0. The Wildcats broke through in 2017 as Alex Benitez defeated a Tiger in boys singles. Last year Wildcats freshman Paige Miesse got a win in girls singles. Then Tuesday Wildcats Cantu and Kirkpatrick got the win. Tony Martinez has been the Wildcats Tennis Coach for the last three wins. The Wildcats are now 1-2 in district play and 4-11 for the season. The Wildcats are scheduled to play at home against Mount Pleasant next Tuesday and the Tigers are having a hard time getting a complete team together. Royce City does have field a team. Therefore the Wildcats are almost a certainty for the playoffs and a third place district finish behind Texas High and Lindale.
Lady Cats Volleyball Loses Close Match
Lady Cats Volleyball Drops Match at Home, 3-0 to Wylie East Tuesday
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team was competitive in three matches at home against Wylie East but couldn’t get a win in a 3-0 loss Tuesday (September 17) in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The score was 20-25, 21-25 and 21-25. In set one, the Lady Cats quickly fell behind 5-1 and never took the lead. The Lady Cats got to within one point twice during the set. Set two went back and forth. The score was tied on ten occasions, the last time at 18-18. The Lady Cats largest lead in the set was three points. It was more of the same in the third set. Again the score was tied ten times, the last time at 21-21. The Raiders scored the last four points of the match to take set three and the match. The Lady Cats led at one time in set three by four points, 16-12. Sadie Washburn had another strong performance with 14 kills and 11 digs. Brooklyn Burnside had 7 kills and was at 50% with 7 kills in 14 attempts. Libero Czhela Moya had a team high 12 digs. Setter Peyton Hammack had a team high 25 assists. Burnside had two blocks and Sadie Washburn had one. The Lady Cats are now 18-10 for the season. The Lady Cady Cats have an open date Friday for Homecoming. The Lady Cats will play at Nevada Community next Tuesday. Community is coached by last year’s Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness. The match will be the Lady Cats last non-district match with district play beginning at home on Friday, September 27 against Royse City.
General Mills Recalls Five Pound Bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour
General Mills announced today a voluntary national recall of five-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour with a better if used by date of September 6, 2020. The recall is being issued for the potential presence of E. coli O26 which was discovered during sampling of the five-pound bag product. This recall is being issued out of an abundance of care as General Mills has not received any direct consumer reports of confirmed illnesses related to this product.
This recall only affects this one date code of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour five-pound bags. All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected by this recall.
Consumers are asked to check their pantries and dispose of the product affected by this recall. Consumers who have had to discard products covered by this recall may contact General Mills Consumer Relations at 1-800-230-8103 or visit www.generalmills.com/flour
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Guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to warn that consumers should refrain from consuming any raw products made with flour. E. coli O26 is killed by heat through baking, frying, sautéing or boiling products made with flour. All surfaces, hands and utensils should be properly cleaned after contact with flour or dough.
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Proud of Defensive Effort Against Wing-T Now Has Players Thinking About Royse City Offense
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra said the Wildcats’ defense enjoyed their bottling up the Terrell Wing-T offense Friday night. But he said after they savored some moments, he told them to forget it and begin to concentrate on the Royse City Bulldogs’ offense coming to Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night on Homecoming. Coach Guerra said he was pleased with last Friday’s play by his defense and he added they worked hard all week to make it happen. He said they did their assignments, were patient, made great reads and played aggressive football. He added he was proud of their effort. Coach Guerra said defensive lineman D’Andre Peoples had a breakout game. He added he was excited by the play of outside linebacker Aidan Walker. He said outside linebacker Cameron Hargrave played well also and he said outside linebacker Kylan Wade played aggressively and caused a fumble with a big hit. Now the Wildcats’ defense is preparing for a much improved Royse City offense this year. Coach Guerra said they are solid, well coached and they move around a lot using lots of formations. He said they still prefer to run the football running 70% of the time. But Coach Guerra said they also throw the ball well when they try it. He said the Bulldogs use two quarterbacks adding that both are effective. They are good scramblers. They also have good receivers and running backs. The Bulldogs have benefited from two move ins from Lancaster. Coach’s son Peyton Petroff has been moved to slot receiver a lot. Coach Guerra said he is also impressed with running back Bryce Martinez who he said is getting better all the time. Again Coach Guerra liked the results last Friday but now he said the Wildcats’ defenders must do it again against Royse City.
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Laments Mistakes as He Prepares For Good Royse City Defense This Week
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called Friday night’s 15-13 district loss to Terrell kinda heartbreaking and a tough one. He said the Wildcats’ offense played hard but did not make plays. Coach Young said the Wildcats offense had 11 penalties against 10 players. He said the focus in practice this week is attention to details. He said little mistakes can change an outcome on Friday night. Coach Young said the Wildcats gained about 400 yards and made 27 first downs but it was still not enough to get a win. He said he liked his team’s last drive until it did not produce a winning touchdown. Coach Young said coaches knew with a young team there would be roller coaster games but he said he hated that one had to happen in a district game. He said the offense has to move on. Coach Young said running backs Caden David and Choc Sims had good nights. They had 5 more receptions and as a pair they have 11 receptions, which would led the team. Coach Young also mentioned the play of receivers Bryson Lacy and Noe Ponce. He said quarterback Kaden Wallace had some growing pains. He said both of the Wildcats interceptions came on tipped balls. Coach Young said lineman Giovanni Pizano played very well. He said the Wildcats had a hard time overcoming at least one penalty on every drive in the game except one. Now the Wildcats face a very good Royse City defense. They are led by a nose guard, senior Jamie Cortez, who was the district’s Defensive MVP last year. Coach Young said he has gained 30 more pounds. He said the Royse City defense may be the best the Wildcats will face this season. They also have special returning players at inside linebacker, outside linebacker and at safety. Coach Young said the Wildcats offense needs to eliminate mistakes and make plays.
Lady Cats Home Volleyball and on the Road Wildcats Team Tennis on This Tuesday Game Day
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team will face quite a challenge as they play host to Wylie East on this Tuesday (September 17) game day. There will be JV and freshman contests beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity will take on the Lady Raiders at 5:30 p.m. in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. In recent history, tonight will mark the fourth time the two teams have meet starting with their bi-district contest at Royse City on Halloween night in 2017. The Lady Raiders have won the previous three matches coming into tonight. The two teams also met very early this season at the Garland ISD tournament and Wylie East won 2-0. Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner recalls that both sets were close ones and she is confident the Lady Cats can turn things around tonight. The Lady Cats have an 18-9 record. They have won two in a row including a 3-0 victory at Pleasant Grove last Friday.
Meanwhile Wildcats Team Tennis has a very challenging trip to Texas High on the schedule on this game day Tuesday. Matches begin in Texarkana at 3:30 p.m. Texas High is the gold standard for district tennis and they have won straight district championships for more than two decades. No matter what happens Tuesday, the Wildcats are heavy favorites to finish as the #3 seed in the district for the upcoming playoffs. The Wildcats are 1-1 in district play going into Tuesday’s competition after a big win at Greenville last Tuesday.
