Sulphur Springs Country Club Establishes Reciprocal Relationship with ClubCorp
A reciprocal relationship between Sulphur Springs Country Club and ClubCorp Network will offer members of the local club access to more than 400 private clubs and special offerings at more than 1,000 hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues around the world. According to Logan Vaughan, General Manager of the locally owned club, the affiliate partnership relationship “…will offer our Members an amazing opportunity to enjoy hundreds of private clubs and other venues across the map.”
Sulphur Springs Country Club members and invited guests will have an opportunity to learn more about the relationship and benefits during a n upcoming Member-Mixer and event Thursday, May 3rd at 6 p.m. to learn more about the opportunity. A letter has been mailed to all members of the club announcing the member-mixer. In the letter, it is clearly stated that the local club will not be changing ownership and will not be managed by ClubCorp. Members of the local club will be eligible to participate in ClubCorp’s unique My Community and My World Benefits when traveling through the ClubCorp Network.
The relationship accessed through a local club member upgrading benefits to Signature Gold Unlimited level will provide:
- two complimentary rounds of golf at each participating country club each month
- Two complimentary four-course meals at each participating dining club each month
- 30-day advance tee time capability
- Complimentary TaylorMade rental clubs at a ClubCorp owned country club
- Unaccompanied guest passes for private dining clubs
According to Vaughan, the membership benefits allows one to save thousands of dollars on meals and great golf while enjoying a red carpet experience.
The Dallas based ClubCorp, founded in 1957, owns or operates a portfolio of over 200 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and two foreign countries that serve over 430,000 members. Among properties owned are Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California; Capital Club Beijing; Metropolitan Club, Chicago.
The locally owned Sulphur Springs Country Club is a Family Oriented Country Club founded in 1928. Currently the local club features three restaurants, swimming pool, health and fitness center, and 18-hole golf course, and a yearly calendar of social, dining, and recreational events. Banquet facilities are also available for private, corporate, and charity events.
National Healthcare Decision Day Brunch Hosted by CIMA Hospice, At Home Healthcare and Carriage House Manor
Tira News for April 13th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn
The Weir family celebrated Easter early, on Sunday, March 25th . They had Mexican food, and then the “usually competitive egg hunt.” Yvonne reported, “Emmie won the prize egg, which had $10 on it.” She adds, “On Easter Dustin and Maria visited and he finally got my Christmas present (a greenhouse) put together. It is really nice and I
have lots of stuff in there, since the cold front hit. I’ve planted lots of flower seeds. Guess we’ll see how it does.” She commented, “Robert’s squash, cucumbers, cantaloupes, and watermelons took a hit from the frost.”
On Friday Robert, Wesley, and Yvonne drove to Rowlett to watch Maria in a drill team performance. Yvonne says, “She did a great job.” The next day they went “thrift shopping” and Dustin took Wesley to skate. She adds, “He did really well, considering it was his first time on roller blades. He had a triangle PVC helper to assist him.”
Rylan Joslin, son of Landon and Laiken Joslin, celebrated his 6th birthday, with family and friends, at Skate Magic in Sulphur Springs on Sunday afternoon.
Chip and I took Tiffany, Kenden, and Jaidyn out for dinner on Friday evening, and then went to see the inspirational movie, “I Can Only Imagine.” 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].
Blackberries: Friend or Foe By Mario Villarino
As I started mowing more often and visiting sites around Hopkins County, the Blackberry weed has lately come into conversation often. Blackberries are plants that can be friends or foe depending of the intensity of the numbers of plants and purpose of the land. Some people might welcome them while others might have issues having them in their property.
According to work done by the Noble Foundation in Oklahoma , Blackberry (Rubus sp.) are native (usually) woody shrubs or brambles. Blackberry is a warm-season perennial shrub with upright, arching stems. The stems are armed with many sharp thorns or prickles. Blackberry blooms from early spring through early summer with five-petalled, showy white flowers. The fruit consists of an aggregation of drupelets that change from red to black when mature.
The fruit is a favorite ingredient in jellies, pies and cobblers, so it may be a desirable plant in some situations. If wildlife management is a primary goal, the fruit is a valuable food source for many wildlife species. The thickets can provide good cover for some species, so maintaining blackberry as part of a diverse plant community can be beneficial.
If livestock or forage production is the primary goal, then blackberry is detrimental due to reduced forage production and limited access to the forage that is produced. The stout blackberry prickles may also cause injury and subsequent infection to livestock traversing or attempting to utilize forage in infested pastures.
Blackberries can be controlled with prescribed fire, mowing when terrain and surrounding tree and brush species permit, Intensive stocking with browsing species, such as goats, or chemical control. There are several herbicides labeled for blackberry control or suppression. Due to blackberry plants’ extensive root systems and ability to resprout from secondary buds, more than one application is often necessary to obtain satisfactory control.
The preferred application method is a high-volume foliar treatment of individual plants or thickets. Apply 0.25% to 0.5% triclopyr or 1.0% to 2.0% triclopyr and fluroxypyr premix in enough volume to obtain thorough coverage of the foliage and stems. Include 0.25% to 0.5% high-quality, non-ionic surfactant in the mix. Apply during the full bloom stage in late spring through the berry drop stage in the fall. Do not apply during periods of stress from drought, frosts, heavy insect damage, etc. Do not apply treatments within 12 months of mowing or burning of the blackberries because control is significantly reduced.
Another high-volume foliar treatment reported by some researchers to have better activity on blackberry is applying a mix of 1 ounce metsulfuron-methyl per 100 gallons with 0.25% to 0.5% high-quality, non-ionic surfactant. Thorough coverage, up to the point of runoff, of all foliage and stems, is often necessary. 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!
- Basic Vegetable Gardening, April 24, 2018, 7:00 PM. Cost $10 at the door. Hopkins County Extension Office
- Hopkins County Master Gardeners Annual Plant Swap. April 28, 2018. Bright Star Veterinary Clinic Parking lot. 9:00 to Noon.
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D.
Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR
1200B Houston Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
903-885-3443
Wildcat Student-Athletes Pursue Financial Assistance for EDGE Through Wildcat Lawns
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens says Wildcat Lawns is back in business.
The student athlete lawn service began several years ago to help the athletes defray the cost of a trip to Orlando, Florida. Now the student athletes are needing financial assistance to pay for this summer’s Edge conditioning program that has partnered with Michael Johnson Performance. The Edge will cost $200 per athlete this summer.
Coach Owens says Michael John Performance is an elite organization that trains world class athletes in strength, speed and agility. They are now offering their services to schools. Coach Owens says the athletes will receive a $1,000 training value for $200. Coach Owens says Wildcat Lawns is offering basic non-professional lawn service, such as mowing, weed eating and flowerbed work. He says the cost of the service is negotiable adding he’s hoping for fair payment. Services will be provided after school hours or on weekends. Those interested can contact Coach Owens at the high school at 903 885-2158, extension 2270 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Wildcats Spring Football Begins April 30th
For the third straight spring, the Wildcats’ football team will have spring football practice. It is scheduled to get underway on Monday, April 30. It will run Monday through Friday. The Spring Game, which marks the end of spring football practice, is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 18.
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he is still working to finalize the spring football schedule. By having spring football, the Wildcats will lose a week of practice in August as well as one scrimmage game. The Wildcats will have one football scrimmage instead of two this fall. Over the past two years, Coach Owens and his coaching staff have been pleased with players’ August retention levels of things taught in the spring.
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Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Rescheduled Due to Possible Severe Weather
Due to the multiple threats of severe weather throughout the day tomorrow (April 13, 2018), the 29th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, April 27th. While predicting the weather with accuracy is a hard thing to do here in Texas, the data and reports that are out today suggest the safety of our citizens may be at risk if we proceed. Because the safety of our volunteers and golfers is the main concern for the Chamber and the Sulphur Springs Country Club, the tournament will be rescheduled. Please contact the Chamber at (903) 885-6515 with any questions. Tee times will remain the same. We look forward to wonderful weather and a great day of golf on April 27th.
New information on tournament:
Friday, April 27th
Morning tee times: 8:00 a.m.
Afternoon tee times: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sulphur Spring Country Club
“Let Us Entertain You” Music Fundraising Event at FUMC Quitman April 14
Where can you go in NE Texas to enjoy your favorite songs from “Phantom of the Opera”, “My Fair Lady”, “Evita” or “Fiddler on the Roof”? Interestingly, in Quitman, Texas this Saturday evening, April 14! The 6:30 pm dessert affair themed “Let Us Entertain You” will feature members of the Quitman First United Methodist Church and area-known guest singers and musicians performing favorite Broadway musical selections. Attendance is free, by donation. The exciting evening will serve as a fundraiser for an even more exciting event…an opportunity for a specially-selected group of local singers to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York this autumn.
Mary Meyer and Lepha Luttrell
Also members of the NE Texas Choral Society, Vicky Smolek and Lepha Luttrall enjoy serving as co-directors of the Quitman church chancel choir where Mary Meyers is also a member. Last Christmas, a video of a church performance posted on You Tube was noticed by renowned American music composer Joseph Martin, and an invitation was sent to them to be part of the 200-voice New York premiere of his “Winter Rose Christmas Cantata”. In order for the group of 27 persons to make the trip, fundraising is needed. Their April 14 ‘Let Us Entertain You’ evening, a Fish Fry in June and other fundraising efforts have been planned. You can also donate through their GoFundMe account at gofundme.com/choir-performance-at-carnegie-hall. You can also mail donations to the Carnegie Hall trip at First United Methodist Church, 406 East Lane Street, Quitman, Texas or by calling 903-366-1506.
Composer Joseph Martin’s music can be heard worldwide in small and large venues, and he continues to travel, bringing memorable music and performers to people everywhere. He currently resides in Texas with his family and is Artist in Residence at Concordia University in Austin. The venue, Carnegie Hall, is a cultural center dedicated to excellence and to cultivating artistic talent. It was built in 1891 following the Civil War to uplift the spirits of it’s visitors and guests. It is located in Mid-town Mahattan and it’s over 3,500 seating is divided among three fabulous performance venues.
