Game Day: Wildcat Football at Wakeland; Lady Cat Volleyball at LE
WILDCAT FOOTBALL
For the thirteenth straight season, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will be coaching his alma mater at a season opener. It’s a game day Friday (August 31).
This year Coach Owens is going to a stadium has has not been to before, Frisco Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats open the regular season with a non-district game against Frisco Wakeland, a team the Wildcats have never played before in football. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Last year the Wildcats finished 5-6 with their season ending with a bi-district loss to Lovejoy, 45-29 at Prim Stadium. The Wolverines were 7-4 last year and they too lost in bi-district, to Prosper, 38-14. The Wolverines are coached by Marty Secord. He’s the only head football coach Wakeland has ever had and he’s been there for 12 years. Coach Secord sees his team as a work in progress and he feels the Wildcats are too. The Wildcats have a very large senior class with 33 on the roster and a they have a fairly large team with 53 players. Optimism abounds as teams approach a season opener. After all, both teams are 0-0.
KSST Radio will bring you all the excitement of Wildcats Football, just as we have since 1947. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 TV on Suddenlink Cable.
LADY CAT VOLLEYBALL
This is the week the Lady Cats’ volleyball team starts their routine of games just on Tuesdays and Fridays. They have already played 25 games since practice began back on August 1. The Lady Cats are ranked #13 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll. They are 20-5.
On this Friday (August 31) game day, the Lady Cats travel to Texarkana to play Liberty-Eylau. The Lady Cats defeated the Lady Leopards last year at home to improve their record to 16-9. The Lady Cats will probably be ready to get back on the court for a game to make up for a rare off night last Tuesday (August 28) at home as they lost to a good Paris team, 3-1.
The Lady Cats play before the home crowd again next Tuesday (September 4) night as Wills Point comes to town.
City Council Sets Public Hearing for Proposed Tax Revenue Increase
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
6:00 P.M.
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed:
Call to order.
Conduct a Public Hearing for the proposed tax increase.
Adjourn.
Strawn Sentenced to Prison; 3-Years Day-for-Day
On Friday, probations for Maegan Strawn were revoked by Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Eddie Northcut, according to Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison. Strawn will serve three years day-for-day because of Drug Free Zone parole rules.
Maegan Deleyn Strawn, 23
Strawn was arrested in May of this year on two counts of Violation of Probation for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance and for possession in a Drug Free Zone.
Casting Call for Video Promotion of Book by Local Author C J Davidson
CJ Davidson of Hopkins County wrote and published her first book in 2017 and that summer, attended her first book signing in Nashville, Tennessee. That’s where she, by chance, met singer/songwriter Beth Crowley who penned a song inspired by the book. Now a video has also been inspired, and a casting call for actors is set for September 8, 2018 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She shared her amazing story during the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay.
“It all happened so fast!” says CJ, who is a manager at a Greenville banking location. “I’ve attended Texas A and M Commerce and taken writing classes there, because I love to write. So I felt I knew a little of how to structure the story that I wanted to express. It took me about three months to write the book, then I found my way along through self-publishing. It was when I was returning from a book signing in Canada that I happened to notice that more and more people were commenting about it. It was actually there, in that airport, that it really struck me that the book and it’s vision was going to be embraced”.
Her book, entitled “A Daughter’s Curse:The Queen of Water’s Forbidden Love”, is a fantasy novel about Brisnay, a young woman who is leading a miserable life in an abusive situation when she discovers that she possesses the powers to change circumstances and battle the negative forces keeping her in bondage. The novel takes you non-stop through surprising turns and twists, holding out to readers a promise of hope and the right to love. The original song “I Am Not Nothing” can be viewed on You Tube and in less than a year has almost a million views. Now, a video has been proposed that will provide visual images for the characters and storyline of the novel. Assisting CJ with the video project is Lindsey Palmer and Chad Kopal of Chad’s Media of Sulphur Springs. Actors needed for the video are being sought, and a casting audition has been schedule for Saturday September 8, 2018 at The Booksworm Box on Main Street, downtown Sulphur Springs. The team is looking for a few young teens, two females and an adult male to play roles in the video, and will hold an open audition between 1pm and 6pm that day.
CJ admits that it is her own life experiences as well as a desire to help a particular person in her life that inspired “A Daughter’s Curse:The Queen of Water’s Forbidden Love”. The novel has a broad appeal, for readers age 14 and up through adults. She does plan to develop additional characters for a second book she has in mind. And true to her theme, it is hope CJ holds out, that the tale will assist this important figure in her life as well as help anyone exposed to abusive or bullying situations. The local Bookworm Box has sold out of copies of the book more than once, and additional copies are expected to arrive soon. It is also available on Amazon.
L. to R. Chad Kopal, CJ Davidson and Lindsey Palmer
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Heidi
Heidi is still faithfully waiting for a family to call her own. Heidi is approximately 2 to 3 years old. She is great with children and other dogs. Her favorite thing is play time with her best friend Peggy Sue (who is also available for adoption). Heidi is very affectionate and is great on a leash.
Her adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, shots, spay and rabies. Please contact Hearts of Life Animal Rescue to meet Heidi. Call 903-439-5019, email [email protected], www.facebook.com/heartsoflife or find on Petfinder.com
Brashear Man Arrested for Meth Possession
When two syringes fell from the pocket of Shannon Jay White, 55, of Brashear, the Department of Public Safety Trooper began to have greater doubts about the story he had been told.
White was stopped by DPS on State Highway 19 near the 240 mile marker for a defective license plate lamp. After taking to White, the trooper thought White intoxicated and performed a field sobriety test. As the conversation continued, White said he had prescriptions for the medications he was taking and walked back to his vehicle to retrieve the prescriptions. That’s when the two syringes fell from his pocket. The trooper gained permission to search the vehicle and found a container of gum sitting in a blue solo cup of tea. Inside the container of gum was a small clear plastic bag of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
White is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram.
Mosqueda Jasso Now in Hopkins County Jail
Lettie Delores Mosqueda Jasso, 32, of Sulphur Bluff, is in Hopkins County Jail following her transport from Natchitoches, Louisiana. Mosqueda Jasso is charged with 19 counts of Tamper with a Government Record Defraud and one count of Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse. County Court-at-Law Judge Amy Smith set her bond at $20,000 for each of 18 counts and $10,000 for two counts. She was arrested Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2018, in Natchitoches when Law Enforcement found Mosqueda Jasso, a former part-time clerk in the Hopkins County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Office, hiding under a stairwell at an apartment complex.
Jasso was wanted on 20 warrants in Hopkins County after a regular internal office audit of court records found discrepancies. Jasso was wanted for Tampering with Government Documents by Public Servant and Credit Card Abuse. She had been considered a flight risk shortly after the warrants were issued and the case had been turned over to the Texas Rangers in July of this year. Both Rangers and a recent tip through Crime Stoppers assisted in locating Jasso in Louisiana.
Tira News for August 31st, 2018
By Jan Vaughn
The Tira City Council met on Monday, August 27th , at the Tira Community Center. They accepted the resignations of Powell Vickery, Mayor, and Sherry Smiddy, Council Member, due to Powell’s current health issues. Allen Joslin and Evelyn Horne were appointed to fill their spots on the council, with Allen serving as Mayor. Allen has, also, accepted the responsibility of
overseeing the Tira Volunteer Fire Department. He reported that the department has two new firefighters, Michael and David Ruth. We appreciate all the volunteer firemen. We want to express our thanks to Powell and Sherry for all they’ve done for our community and we pray for
a quick and complete recovery for Powell. We welcome Allen and Evelyn and appreciate their willingness to step in and serve.
The November 6th election for Tira City Council has been cancelled, due to no opposing candidates for the three positions. Evelyn Horn applied as a candidate and will fill the spot of Sherry Smiddy. Tami Joslin and Yvonne Weir will serve for another term.
Tira experienced an influx of traffic on Saturday, as folks came out for the big land sale just off the “sand hill loop”, County Road 4612. The new development, The Ranches at River Ridge, brought many prospective buyers to our community.
Billy Moss reports that he was visiting with Betty Lawson, while cleaning her gutters, and she commented that she’s happy to be walking better than she has in four years, since having two knee replacements.
I’m glad to be home, following surgery on my Achilles tendon and removal of a heel spur, and then a few weeks of rehab for physical therapy. I still have a ways to go, but I’m thankful that my recovery is going well and that I’ve been able to continue working through it all, from my laptop and phone. Chip’s mother and sister, Grace and Linda Ellen Vaughn, and Linda’s friend, Linda from Seattle, visited with us on Saturday. Our daughter, Tiffany, fixed supper for us that evening and our granddaughter-in-law, Laiken, sent dessert. It was all delicious. I went to the ROC with Chip on Sunday evening for the fellowship and worship service, and then we went to see Grace, at Hopkins Place, for a little while. Kathy Glosup and her granddaughter, Hannah, came for a visit on Tuesday evening and brought us a wonderful meal. I appreciate all the cards, flowers, calls, visits, and prayers over these past weeks.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-945-2190 or 903-438-6688 or [email protected] .
Homeowner Maintenance of Aerobic Treatment Septic Systems Schedule By Mario Villarino
Homeowner Maintenance of Aerobic Treatment Septic Systems schedule for September 14, 2018 in Sulphur Springs.
Septic systems providing waste management for homes are an important often overseen component providing valuable service to the home operation. To maintain an aerobic treatment unit working properly, Hopkins County requires system service and inspection. An aerobic treatment unit (ATU) consists of several processes that function together to provide a high- quality effluent.
These are gross solids (trash) removal, aeration, clarification, and sludge return. These processes are generally contained within separate chambers of a single tank. A series of tanks can be configured to have wastewater pass through an aerobic treatment train.
ATUs use biological processes to transform both dissolved and solid constituents into gases, cell mass, and non-degradable material. An important feature of the biological process is the synthesis and separation of microbial cells from the treated effluent. The treatment process involves a variety of aerobic and facultative microorganisms living together that can decompose a broad range of materials. The organisms live in an aerobic environment where free oxygen is available for their respiration.
ATUs can be used to remove substantial amounts of BOD5 and TSS that are not removed by simple sedimentation in a conventional septic system. The biological process also involves the nitrification of ammonia in the wastewater and the reduction of pathogenic organisms. Nitrification is the breakdown of ammonia (NH3+) to nitrate (NO3-) by microorganisms in aerobic conditions. ATUs, which are certified as Class I aerobic systems, treat wastewater well enough to be used in conjunction with spray systems, which distribute treated wastewater over lawns. Combined with disinfection, they are the most common way to treat wastewater for spray systems.
To provide proper understanding of how aerobic septic systems operate, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension -Hopkins County is offering the Homeowner Maintenance of Aerobic Treatment Units, scheduled for September 14, 2018 at the Hopkins County Extension Office located 1200B Houston Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Directed to the homeowner, this session provides a basic training in proper evaluation of structures, equipment and operation of already installed aerobic septic systems in homes. A certificate of attendance will be provided. The cost of the training is $100 per participant, with all teaching materials and lunch included. Register by September 7, 2018 by calling 903-885-3443.
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, religion national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Individuals who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate are encouraged to contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 for assistance.
Fall is on the Way – Arts & Crafts Show, Too By Johanna Hicks
Our warm summer temperatures seem to drag on, but cooler weather is on the way! The start of football season, the appearance of fall clothing in store windows, and the abundance of fall decorations trigger a new attitude in many folks. Along with fall, many folks in Hopkins County and beyond look forward to the Hopkins County Fall Festival. Last week’s column focused on the Creative Arts Contest, and already the interest seems to be building. Letters went out to several teachers in Hopkins County, and nursing home/assisted living facilities have received the information, as well. My wonderful volunteers met to firm up details and sign up for tasks to be done. Now, we invite you to put the dates on your calendar and encourage you to participate!
The 2018 Arts & Crafts Show is another major event which takes place during the Fall Festival. For those of you who are new to the Hopkins County Fall Festival, this is a crowd favorite each year. The show is held in the Sulphur Springs High School cafeteria, north entrance hallway, and north walkway leading into the school. The show is open to the public on Friday, October 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no admittance fee, but be sure to bring plenty of money to do some shopping!
For individuals who would like to have a space in the show to sell their items, here are a few guidelines to keep in mind:
1) This show is for handmade/hand-crafted items only. Commercially made items or commercial business will not be allowed. (Commercial vendors may contact Tracy Dennis for exhibit space in the Civic Center.)
2) Applications are available at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200 W. Houston, Sulphur Springs, or may be found on the Hopkins County Fall Festival website or https://hopkins.agrilife.org. Applications will be accepted until spaces are no longer available, but preferably by October 9. (A refund will be made if unforeseen circumstances prevent participation.)
3) No questionable items may be sold. This is a family event.
4) Inside space sizes are 8×8 (single space), or 16×8 (double space), on a first-come, first-served basis.
5) Electrical outlets are very limited. As of this writing, all spaces with available electricity are spoken for unless you bring an extremely long extension cord.
6) Outdoor spaces are also available under the covered walkway. Others may wish to bring a canopy for uncovered outdoor spaces.
7) Set up hours are: Friday, October 26, 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. Note: exhibitors may not set up on Thursday, as school is in session and the committee must have time to mark the spaces.
8) The Arts & Crafts Show is open to the public on Friday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Exhibitors are asked to stay until 4:00 p.m. No early pack-up unless cleared with coordinator in advance.
9) For those exhibiting for one day only, outdoor spaces will be assigned. Contact my office for single day fee information.
10) A confirmation letter, including directions to the facility, unloading, and parking information will be sent to exhibitors after receipt of registration and payment.
Contact my office for more details or if you have questions. Spaces are filling up nicely, but we still have room. Hope to see you at the 2018 Hopkins County Arts & Crafts Show!
Cooking Well with Diabetes
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12.5% of Hopkins County residents have been diagnosed with diabetes. That is up from approximately 10% previously. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides research and evidence-based programs on this topic. Do Well, Be Well took place in April, and Cooking Well for Diabetes will be held in September. Please help spread the word! Here are the details:
- What is Cooking Well with Diabetes? This is a 4-lesson series to help individuals with type 2 diabetes understand the important correlation between food choices and diabetes control, learn to modify recipes, and sample some tasty recipes.
- When is it? Four sessions: Mondays and Thursdays, September 10, 13, 17, and 20
- What are the topics? Carbohydrate Foods & How they affect your blood sugar; Making Recipes with Fat Better for You; Double-pleasure Side Dishes; and Celebrating Sensibly with Diabetes
- What time? Two times are being offered to fit participant schedules, so pick a time: 1:30 or 6:00 p.m. (Must have at least 5 per session)
- What does it cost? The total cost for the series is $25, payable at the first session, which covers materials, recipes, cooking demonstrations, door prizes, and completion gifts.
- Where will it take place? All sessions will be held at the Hopkins County Extension Office, 1200 W. Houston, Sulphur Springs
- How do I sign up? Call our office by Wednesday, September 5, at 903-885-3443, and give us your name, address, and phone number. A registration form will be mailed to you, or if you prefer, you may fill it out at the first session, but you still need to call us!
Save the Date!
I’ve received inquiries about the 2018 Christmas Joys program. It has been scheduled and plans are well underway for another fantastic program. Save the date: Monday, November 5, 2018. That’s all I going to say about it for now, but watch for more to come!
Closing Thought
Be a river of blessing – not a lake of accumulation – Vicki Hitzges
