Chamber Connection October 25, 2018
The 49th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, October 27th. 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 $6.00 each. T-shirts will also be available for $10 each. The Chamber is excited to announce that Brown & Gray will be participating in this year’s Stew Contest, with an acoustic music set from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. on the main Stew stage. Brown & Gray is a brand-new country duo composed of Kaci Brown, a Sulphur Springs native, and Sam Gray. The weather is forecasted to be beautiful, and we can’t wait to see you there! It finally time to Do The Stew!!!
Hunt Regional is offering October Mobile Mammography Coach in Sulphur Springs
Hunt Regional Hospital is offering the Tubby Adkisson Memorial Mobile Mammography Coach on October 26th at the Fall Festival in Sulphur Springs. All insurances accepted at Hunt Regional are also accepted for the Mobile Mammography Coach, including Medicare and Medicaid. To schedule individual screening mammograms, please call (903) 408-5010. Appointments and pre-registration are requested.
EDC and ATCOG announce the 3rd Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit
The Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC and the Ark-Tex Council of Governments announce the 3rd Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit on Thursday, November 1st at the Hopkins County Civic Center located at 1200 Houston Street in Sulphur Springs. Keynote Speaker is Texas Comptroller TxDOT Chief Engineer Bill Hale. For additional information call Roger Feagley at the EDC, (903) 439-0101.
Danna’s Buffalo Girls’ Flea Market & Swap on November 8-10
Danna’s Buffalo Girls’ will be having a Flea Market & Swap event November 8, 9, and 10 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Vendors are wanted as well as shoppers and “junque” lovers who are ready to shop, swap, and eat. Early shopping will be held on Thursday November 8th from 4:00 to 8:00. The entry fee on Friday and Saturday is $5. Visit www.dannasfleamarketstyle.com or call 903-439-7091 for more information.
Veterans Day Parade scheduled for November 10th
A Veterans Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, November 10th in Sulphur Springs to honor those who have served us. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., the parade will begin at Buford Park and go through the downtown square and back to the park. Please call Jason at either (903) 634-5673 or (972) 750-1966.
Ribbon cuttings:
Fall Festival held its ribbon cutting celebration
The Fall Festival held its ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, October 19th at noon on the Square in Sulphur Springs. Visit www.hopkinscountyfallfestival.com for a complete listing of Fall Festival Events.
Design Charrette Set for Pacific Park Thursday, October 25, 8 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
From 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. today (Thursday), a design charrette, a come and go planning event, at the Grays building in Pacific Park will give an opportunity to local residents to present their ideas for improvements and needs at Pacific Park to Mark Spencer, the design leader who planned Coleman Park and other improvements made in the city in recent years. Also present will be City Councilman Freddie Taylor, city parks staff, and City Manager Marc Maxwell. The public is invited to participate in the event.
Maxwell said this is the same type of event that was used in the design for downtown. He said the process can be a very helpful in meeting needs for the park. This is the first of three charrettes that will be focused on the use of outdoor and green space in the city.
No preconceived ideas are on the table according to Maxwell. He said that would defeat the purpose of the planning event. He said the city and planners want to hear from the people who use the park the most. He said designers want to hear how the park is used, how it should be used, the present needs as well as assets of the park.
Maxwell said Pacific Park is first for this event because that is where the greatest need is found. He said improvements and upgrades for the Grays building are perhaps the greatest needs for the park.
Wildcats and Lions Fight for Play-off Spot Friday Night
Will the Wildcats’ football team suffer a letdown against Greenville Friday night after a tough first district loss to Corsicana last Friday? Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said some people have suggested that. He said coaches have talked with the team about it. Coach Owens said they have also told the players not to get all wrapped up in the district records of the Lions and the Wildcats.
The Wildcats are 4-1 in district play and Greenville is 1-4. Coach Owens said both teams are fighting for playoff spots. He said the Wildcats need one more win to qualify for the playoffs while Greenville is fighting for their playoff life. Coach Owens said the Greenville-Sulphur Springs game has turned into a pretty good little grudge match the past couple of years with playoff spots on the line. He said he expects a hard fought match Friday night.
Concerning Greenville’s offense, Coach Owens said the Lions want to get the ball into the hands of their athletes. Senior Nick Mapps, a wide receiver, is one of those athletes, as is sophomore wide receiver Miles Denson. The Lions quarterback is veteran multi-year starter Caleb Jarvis. Coach Owens said Jarvis tweaked his knee earlier this season and is not as mobile as he has been in the past. He said Jarvis is accurate when he throws the football. Coach Owens said the Lions utilize two running backs: junior Kye Walker-Heard is a slasher while junior Lester Turner is bigger and is a pounder. He called the Lions offensive and defensive lines aggressive and tough. Coach Owens scouted Greenville when they played Kaufman.
Coach Owens is very impressed with Lions’ defensive end Jeremiah Abrego and he said the Wildcats must know where Abrego is at all times. He said Greenville Coach Darren Duke gets his team ready to play and he added the Lions play hard.
Corrected: PJC-Sulphur Springs PTK Honor Society Induction
NEW PTK MEMBERS
The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society at Paris Junior College, held fall induction ceremonies at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus this week. To be eligible for membership, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. New PTK members are (Back row left to right): PTK Advisor and Instructor Trina Lubbe, Samantha Vargas, Joshua Rissman, Hayden Joslin, Sylvia Feijen, Olga Bonilla, Dionna Bassham, Shandler Whitson, and Shelby Whitson. (Front row): Shannon Trotter, Maria Osornio, Emma Lane, Kassidy Johnson, Jordan Clinton, and Alexandria Chancellor..
PTK OFFICERS
Officers for the Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center were officially inducted into office at special ceremonies this week. The new officeholders are, from left: VP of Communications/Historian Olympia Murillo, VP of Fellowship/Service Sydnee Hawkins, VP of Service Olga Bonilla, VP of Leadership Gladys Pulgarian and SS Campus Vice President Parker Cummings. Not pictured is Rachael Whetstone, Vice President of Scholarship.
Enjoy “The Dining Room” Onstage at Main Street Theater..it’s an “Actor’s Play”
David Woody, veteran stage actor with Main Street Theater, calls “The Dining Room” an actor’s play because it challenges and stretches the ability to create various characters for different scenes within a single setting. Each of the three women and three men in “The Dining Room” portray ten characters each. The cast includes Woody, Alden Green, Sydnee Hawkins, Kelsey Horton, Jaden McGraw and Cameron McGraw. The show is directed by Loyd Turney. It was written by A.R. Gurney in 1981.
In “The Dining Room”, the mosaic of scenes takes place over a span of one hundred years, each with a new group of family members in possession of the same passed-down dining room set. The actors change roles, personalities and ages within the vignettes, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to housekeepers, creating an in-depth portrait of an upper class American society at home around their dining table.
Sydnee Hawkins, a PJC student, has some history with “The Dining Room”, having been a cast member of the Sulphur Springs High School Drama Department’s interpretation of the play a few years ago. However, this is her first experience with handling ten different roles. “It calls for creative use of accessories within a core costume, and for effective use of vocal skills, tone and posture in portraying different age characters”, shared Sydnee during a KSST Good Morning Show interview.
Alden Green, a student at Texas A and M Commerce, is having her first exposure to this type of “vignette” play. “It’s similar, yet different from a ‘radio play’ where a core group of actors also plays several roles”, she observed. “The Dining Room is rather like a comedy of manners and changing mores, provoking thought as well as laughter”.
With only six performances total, “The Dining Room” is in it’s second week run with three performances left. Catch the play on Friday October 26 and Saturday October 27 at 7pm, and in a final performance on Sunday October 28 at 2pm. Tickets are $10 at the door, by reservation at 903-885-0107 or online at communityplayersinc.com. Find out more on facebook, Main Street Theater in Sulphur Springs Texas.
Local Man Arrested For Violation of Probation
October 24, 2018 – A defective trailer lamp drew the attention of a DPS trooper who initiated a traffic stop at the 682 mile marker on State Highway 11 Tuesday afternoon (October 23, 2018). The driver, William Tyler Bilharz, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested for two outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Hopkins County.
Bilharz is in Hopkins County Jail for Violation of Probation Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram and for Probation Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. He is being held without bond in Hopkins County Jail.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Dairy Outreach Training Scheduled for October 31, 2018
In Texas, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Any CAFO with more than 300 animal units (more than 200 mature dairy cows) located in the dairy outreach program area (DOPA) must meet the following training and educational requirements (the DOPA includes Bosque, Comanche, Erath, Hamilton, Hopkins, Johnson, Rains, and Wood Counties):
- Complete an initial 8-hour training course on animal waste management within 12 months after permitting or authorization.
- Receive an additional 8 hours of continuing education in animal waste management for each subsequent 24-month period. Important: A CAFO may be considered out of compliance if these requirements are not met within the time periods specified.
Frequently asked questions about the DOPA training and education requirements.
- Who needs this training and the continuing education? The owner or the person (designated by the owner) who has operational responsibilities is required to take the training and the continuing education. Who provides this training and the continuing education? The Texas AgriLife Extension Service provides the training. The minimum criteria for the training and continuing education are developed by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Executive Director of TCEQ.
- How do I request the training or continuing education? Request either session through the county Extension office in one of the DOPA counties.
- How am I certified for the training or continuing education? After the training or continuing education you will receive a certificate signed jointly by representatives from TCEQ and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
- Where do I keep records of the training or continuing education I receive? The certificate of completion, with the date and time of the training or continuing education, should be attached to the CAFO’s pollution prevention plan.
- How do owners of multiple CAFOs certify for training or continuing education? If one owner has several CAFOs, each operator of a CAFO is required to attend the training and the subsequent continuing education. An alternative is for the owner to attend, and document his attendance on the pollution prevention plan of each CAFO.
- How do county Extension agents and Extension specialists get meetings/demonstrations approved as part of this training program? Continuing education programs can be approved by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s DOPA training coordinator. To satisfy with the training requirements, we have planned a DOPA Training Session for October 31, 2018 at the Southwest Dairy Museum starting at 9:30 AM. The training will cover talks and material required to complete 4 DOPA credits. There is a $10 fee for the training. Call The Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 to RSVP.
SSHS Veteran’s Day Event November 9, 2018; Past and Present Military Invited
Sulphur Springs High School will have a special Veterans Day program Friday, November 9, 2018 to honor past and present military. SSHS invites all Hopkins County veterans, current service members, and their spouses for a reception followed by a patriotic program.
The reception will begin at 12 noon in the SSHS Library. The program will follow at 1:00 pm in the gymnasium with special performances by our SSHS Band and various guests.
Parking will be provided in the teacher’s parking lot and student’s parking lot. Please come join us in honoring our current and veteran military members.
For more information please contact Johna Burchfield at (903) 885-2158.
