Blue Santa Kicks Into High Gear for Christmas Giving! Here’s Your Chance to Help Mon. Dec. 3 and Tues. Dec. 4
Although activity has been brisk at the Blue Santa barrels around town, the next phase of the 2018 Blue Santa Toy Campaign is about to start for Hopkins County. And it’s a perfect chance for you and your family to get the personal one-on-one experience of giving to a needy local cause.
On the Lowe’s parking lot Monday December 3 and Tuesday December 4 from 7am til 7pm, Blue Santa volunteers and local law enforcement will create and monitor a drive-thru lane for persons wanting to donate new, unwrapped toys. During these two time frames, you can pull through the drive-up area and hand off toys to be distributed to local children whose qualifying families have registered for assistance. Toys, dolls, trucks, books and all kinds of items for babies and young children are needed. For teens up to age 16, personal care items, grooming sets, small electronics, music, gift cards, etc are popular items. Checks to buy toys are also a good way to help, just make your check out to Blue Santa and hand that to a Blue Santa representative working at the drive-through area. No donations of clothing, please, as clothing gifts are being handled by another local agency.
Another feature of the Blue Santa Drive is the BBQ Sandwich Sack Lunch at $5 each, prepared and provided by CJ Duffey. During noontime on both Monday and Tuesday, you can purchase one or more BBQ sack lunches at the drive-through area or at the sack lunch table on the Lowe’s parking lot. All donations received go directly to the local Blue Santa Toy Campaign. Or lunches can be delivered.
If your group or company would like to donate money to purchase a bicycle or bicycles, just give your check made out to Blue Santa at the Lowe’s drive-through area and it will be used for that purpose. Or contact CANHelp at 903-885-9797, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Dept or Sulphur Springs Police Department for details.
One more way you can assist Blue Santa is at the Lions Club Christmas Parade on Friday night December 7. Uniformed law enforcement personnel will be walking in the parade alongside the Blue Santa float, accepting unwrapped toys from parade goers and filling the float with toys.
It is estimated that 5,000 to 6,000 toys will be needed for the number of children in this year’s program, according to Amy Griggs and Shawna Martin of the Blue Santa campaign. Distribution Day is December 15. Your donation is greatly appreciated!
Saltillo Lady Lions Place 4th in Dodd City Tournament; Marquez Receives Tourney Scholarship
The Saltillo Lady Lions played against Lindsay Saturday at Dodd City. We ended up losing a tough game which gave us 4th place overall in the tournament.
Saltillo 14 18 7 16 55
Lindsay 15 22 20 20 77
Saltillo Scorers: Anna Reeder 19, Chandler Bain 15, Jocelyn Ochoa 14, Christy Marquez 4, Maddy Smith 2, Paisley Kastner 1
Saltillo senior Christy Marquez received a tournament scholarship.
Team FT%: 13/24 55%
Record: 7-8
Next Game: Tuesday, Dec. 4 vs CHESS at home JV @ 5:00 Varsity @ 6:00
Pictured
Front Row L to R: Kristina Wade, Paisley Kastner, Chandler Bain, Lorena Castro, Jocelyn Ochoa
Back Row L to R: Maddy Smith, Brittney Peeples, Anna Reeder
Lady Cats Place Second in Winnsboro Hoopfest
The Lady Cats’ basketball team had to settle for second place as they lost their first game of the season to Longview, 48-31 in the championship game of the Winnsboro Hoopfest Saturday afternoon (December 1).
The Lady Lobos jumped out to a 27-19 half time lead and then added to the lead in the third and fourth quarter. The Lady Cats now have a 7-1 season record. They finished play in Hoopfest with 4 wins and the 1 defeat. The Lady Cats defeated host Winnsboro twice on their home court and also topped Emory Rains and Alba-Golden.
The Lady Cats play next at New Boston Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
Flags Fly at Half-Staff at Death of Former President George H. W. Bush
According to Robert “Derb” Goodman, the flags at the Veterans Memorial and around the the community have been lowered by the Hopkins County Marine Corps League. At the death of former President George H. W. Bush, President Donald Trump has proclaimed that all flags should be flown at half-staff.
In his proclamation, President Trump stated, “It is my sorrowful duty to announce officially the death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first President of the United States, on November 30, 2018.
“President Bush led a great American life, one that combined and personified two of our Nation’s greatest virtues: an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to public service. Our country will greatly miss his inspiring example.
On the day he turned 18, 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, George H.W. Bush volunteered for combat duty in the Second World War. The youngest aviator in United States naval history at the time, he flew 58 combat missions, including one in which, after taking enemy fire, he parachuted from his burning plane into the Pacific Ocean. After the war, he returned home and started a business. In his words, “the big thing” he learned from this endeavor was “the satisfaction of creating jobs.”
“The same unselfish spirit that motivated his business pursuits later inspired him to resume the public service he began as a young man. First, as a member of Congress, then as Ambassador to the United Nations, Chief of the United States Liaison Office in China, Director of Central Intelligence, Vice President, and finally President of the United States, George H.W. Bush guided our Nation through the Cold War, to its peaceful and victorious end, and into the decades of prosperity that have followed. Through sound judgment, practical wisdom, and steady leadership, President Bush made safer the second half of a tumultuous and dangerous century.
“Even with all he accomplished in service to our Nation, President Bush remained humble. He never believed that government — even when under his own leadership — could be the source of our Nation’s strength or its greatness. America, he rightly told us, is illuminated by “a thousand points of light,” “ethnic, religious, social, business, labor union, neighborhood, regional and other organizations, all of them varied, voluntary and unique” in which Americans serve Americans to build and maintain the greatest Nation on the face of the Earth. President Bush recognized that these communities of people are the true source of America’s strength and vitality.
“It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of one of America’s greatest points of light, the death of President George H.W. Bush.”
Lou Nell’s Begins Week Long 45th Anniversary Celebration
It’s a weeklong 45th Birthday Celebration at LouNell’s, 122 Lee Street in Sulphur Springs. Lou Nell’s will celebrate with fun every weekday December 3-7, 2018, giving away 45 door prizes, serving refreshments, and discounts every day.
Monday celebrates “Our Customers are our Best Accessories.All accessories (excluding Brighton) are 20% off. Sales representatives from Hobo Handbags and Ronaldo Jewelry will be in the store from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Eight (8) door prizes—one every hour—will be given away beginning at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday features 20% store-wide (Brighton excluded) and eight(8) door prizes—one every hour—beginning at 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday is Wish List day. A free goodie bag with your completed wish list, 20% off Gift Cabinet items and a door prize each hour.
Thursday celebrates “Obsessed with Obsidian Jewelry.Sterling silver jewelry with bold gemstones, fossils, and other surprising elements will be featured. Leigh Kohnfelder will be in the store from 10:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Also 20% off all jeans and a door prize every hour beginning at 10:45 a.m. are set.
Friday is Brighton Bash Day. Brighton representative Gene Gustafson will be in the store from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. showing the new Locket Collection and Crosses from the World. With a purchase of $125 or more Brighton merchandise until December 6th, you will receive a Tom Clancy “In Love We Trust” Tote. All Clearance Clothing racks are 75% off Friday. Tom’s Shoes are 50% off. Door prizes Friday, too.
Saturday is P. J.’s and Mimosas as customers enjoy Mimosas all day. The Sales Representative from “My Saint My Hero” Jewelry will be in the store from 1 p.m. until 4. Pajamas are 50% off and five door prizes will be given away, one every hour, beginning at 10:45 a.m. until 2:45 p.m.
Carrie Crowson invites everyone to join the celebration at Lou Nell’s. Store hours are 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Ready to Work
READY TO WORK
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center students, all members of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society, got their trash bags and brooms ready for a campus cleanup this week. Giving directions are PTK Advisor Trina Lubbe, second from left, with Blend Club Advisor Mayra Cummings, right, assisting.
Wildcats Win Two, Lose Two in Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic
The Wildcats’ basketball team spent Thursday and Friday (November 29-30) in the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic battling four tough opponents. In the end, they broke even with a pair of wins and two losses.
Thursday, the Wildcats opened with an 8 point win over Mansfield Lake Ridge on the Eagles home court. That win paired the Wildcats up with one of the top teams in Class 6A, #7 ranked Fort Bend Elkins, and they topped the Wildcats by 5 points.
On Friday, the Wildcats went into overtime to defeat Killeen Ellison, 59-55 in overtime. Later the Wildcats struggled against Mansfield Summit and lost, 44-32. Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 16 points. Cameron Kahn scored 7 points. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall had 6 points. Boo Wilkerson and Jeremiah Roland scored 2 points apiece and Xavier Cork had 1 point.
With the 2-2 mark in the tournament, the Wildcats season record is now 7-2. They play next at home Tuesday night against Dallas Woodrow Wilson.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hopkins County Until 12:45 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Hunt County in north central Texas…
Northwestern Van Zandt County in north central Texas…
Hopkins County in north central Texas…
Rains County in north central Texas…
* Until 1245 AM CST.
* At 1141 PM CST, a line of severe thunderstorms was located from
Sulphur Springs to Wills Point, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Sulphur Springs, West Tawakoni, Emory, East Tawakoni, Cumby, Como,
Lake Tawakoni State Park, Point and Lone Oak.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 30 between mile markers 110 and 142.
