Aviation History: VC-137B 58-6971
One of three 707-153s bought “off-the-shelf” and converted to military use. 58-6971 was completed as a VC-137A by Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, Washington on April 7, 1959. On May 30, 1959 this aircraft was accepted by the U. S. Air Force, painted in Military Air Transport Service colors and markings and assigned to the (Special Missions) Squadron at Andrews AFB, MD.
USAF procurement of the Boeing 707 was very limited, amounting to three Model 707-153s designated VC-137A. When delivered in 1959 these had four 13,500 lb dry thrust Pratt & Whitney J57 (JT3C6) turbojets; when subsequently re-engined with 18,000 lbf dry thrust TF33-P-5 (JT3D) turbofans they were redesignated VC-137B.
Depot maintenance and modification was performed on all VC-137 aircraft at E-Systems in Greenville, TX 1973 thru 1994.
58-6971 has been displayed at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona since October 1999.
Manufacture Date: 12-5-1959
Age: 60 years 4 months
Specifications:
Wingspan: 130 ft 10 in
Length: 144 ft 6 in
Height: 42 ft
Weight: 257,000 lbs (loaded)
Max.Speed: 623 mph
Ser.Ceiling:37,500 ft
Range: 3,217 miles
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33 (JT3D-3) turbofans
Crew: 18, Passengers: 40
The included information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr. Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight), along with supervising hangar and flight line operations for over 40 years (1956-1996) at E-Systems, Inc., the Greenville, Tx. plant formerly known as TEMCO.
Meal A Day Menu for March 26th-30th
Meal A Day Menu
March 26th – March 30th
Monday
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes and Pepper Gravy
Green Beans
Roll
Tuesday
Rope Sausage
Black Eyed Peas
Corn Bread
Cabbage
Wednesday
Macaroni Taco Bake
Pinto Beans
Sliced Tomatoes
Tossed Salad
Thursday
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
Potato Salad
Pickle Spear
Friday
Fish
Hush Puppies
Corn
Cole Slaw
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum presents 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Sherriff Tatum hosted his eighth annual Easter Egg Hunt. There was face painting, contest giveaways, cake walks, egg hunts and much more! There was a bunch of families out enjoying the nice weather and all the fun activities.
Trustees worked behind the scenes, cooking hot dogs, hamburgers, and Oil Field sausage, as well as helping to set out eggs for the different age groups.
The sheriff’s office hosted a giveaway for kids from different age groups. They had kid’s bicycles, baby dolls, toys and other prizes. D.A.R.E. was giving away a Grill and AR-15, and the winners of the DARE raffle will be announced on July 27th at the Civic Center.
Brookshires donated free Easter egg baskets, one was a giveaway for a girls and boy basket and the other was a contest to guess the number of candies in the jar and win a basket.
The C cruiser was the musical entertainment and sang classical family friendly songs like “Old time rock and Roll”. Kids rode the train bucket rides around the civic center grounds.
Pictured L to R Wanda Allen, Shelly Dean, and Kenneth Dean.
National Day of Prayer was selling T-shirts to promote their free event on May 3rd, 2018. This event will be on the square and is not affiliated with any specific church. It is community members who saw a need and want to pray for the county, city, and country. “We are privileged to live in a faith-oriented county” Shelly Dean said. The group hopes to pray for healing and less divisiveness. The verse the group is focusing on is 2nd Corinthians 7:14. Shirts will also be available at SisterBabyz. For more details on how to get involved find them on Facebook here.
Mother’s Culture Club Hosts Past Presidents Tea
The mother’s culture club held their every five year Past and Present Presidents Tea on Saturday, March 24. There was cookies, snacks, and teas. This event was put on to honor the past presidents. Giveaways at the event included: Past President with most children, Past President who has been in the MCC for the most years, most senior Past President in attendance today, PastPresidents who traveled the longest distance to be in attendance, Past President whose home town is furthest away from Sulphur Springs, and Legacy Presidents (mother/daughter, Grandmother/granddaughter, sisters, relatives).
The Mother’s Culture Club (MCC) has been around for almost 90 years (established Sept. 20, 1929), and focuses on helping families and children in need. They also hosted the Father Daughter Dance, and will have a distribution night on April 5th. Distribution night is where MCC is able to give to organizations (like CASA and the Rainbow Room) as well as specific families who are in need. Membership is by referral from other members, with nominations held twice per year. The term that moms can serve as members is during the pre-school to kindergarten years of their children. Loren Ingram is serving as 2018 President of Mother’s Culture Club.
Update: Soccer Bi-District Location Changing
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be involved in a bi-district playoff but plans are changing according to Wildcat Coach Nicky Wiggins. A doubleheader had been scheduled for Rockwall Stadium Thursday.
The Lady Cats, the third seed in District 16-5A will play Wylie East, the number two seed in District 15-5A.
The Wildcats, the number four seed in District 16-5A, will take on Lovejoy, the champion of District 15-5A. It’s the second year in a row that the Wildcats have drawn the Leopards in bi-district.
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats will have warm up games before bi-district action. The Wildcats travel to district champ Pittsburg for a game at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The Lady Cats will host Princeton at Gerald Prim Stadium at 6 p.m. Monday.
Senior Advanced Planning Brunch: April 9th
PJC-Sulphur Springs English Class Review
A REVIEW PJC-Sulphur Springs Center English Instructor Dr. Ken Haley addresses a point to some students in his class. The students, from left, are Morgan Maynard, Marlene Martinez and Aleisha Gauntt.
12 Wildcats Set Personal Bests, Lady Cats Finished Sixth in Paris Track Meet Thursday
Wildcats Track at Paris
With seven of their best athletes missing Thursday (March 22), the rest of the Wildcats’ track meet competed at a Paris meet Thursday. The seven will be at the Jesuit Relays Friday and Saturday. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said 12 athletes achieved personal bests in Paris. Jeremiah Roland took second in the high jump again clearing 6-foot-4 inches. Roland just missed at 6-foot-6 on several occasions. Competing in his first meet of the season, Dedric Godbolt was third in high jump at 6-foot-2. Damiyon Dugan was second in the triple jump with a personal best of 43-feet-7 inches. Tiesan Goodson took sixth in triple jump at 41-feet. In shot put, Ian Blanch threw well but scratched. Jermond Bryant-Amos took second with a throw of 45-feet. Logan Caton was fifth in discus. Distance runner Eli Sellers tried the pole vault and finished fifth battling strong winds. Sellers also won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:05and was second in the 1600-meter run. The Wildcats 4 X 100-meter relay team of Andy Eddins, D’Corian Young, Dugan and Austin Dodd took sixth. Ricardo Torres was sixth in the 400-meter run. Bryce McQueen was third in the 200-meter dash. Andrew Escobar was sixth in the 1600-meter run. Coach Young said Carter Monk in triple jump, Landry Tyson in high jump, 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles, Simeon Taylor in the 200-meter dash, Ryan Humphries in the 300-meter hurdles, Kylan Wade in the 110-meter hurdles and Christian Palomino and Landon Thornton in the 1600-meter run and the 3200-meter run would be competing in the Jesuit Relays Friday and Saturday. Coach Young said he hoped all of them have personal bests. In Paris, the Wildcats JV placed third in the meet.
Lady Cats Track at Paris
The Lady Cats’ track team, minus four of their best performers, took sixth place at a Paris meet Thursday (March 22). Lady Cats’ Imani Taylor, Sadavia Porter, Abbi Baier and N’Sya Dugan missed the Paris meet to compete in the Jesuit Relays on Saturday. In Paris, Sydnee Washburn finished second in the 1600-meter run and third in the 3200-meter run despite battling nagging injuries. Faith Hatley won both the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles setting personal records in both events. Freshman Delaney Miles took fourth in the 400-meter run. In the discus, Danielle Godbolt took first and Abbi Beggs was second. Jadyn Booth was third in the pole vault with a personal best of 8-feet, 6 inches into strong winds. Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron was very pleased with his JV team, which finished second.
Game Day: Tennis, Golf
On this game day Friday (March 23), soccer teams are preparing for the playoffs next week and the Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team have an open date. We do have Wildcats’ tennis and Lady Cats’ golf on this Friday game day.
The Wildcats’ tennis team is playing in its sixth tournament of the season Friday. It’s at Whitehouse and it got underway at 8 a.m. Friday. The Wildcats are preparing for district play on April 4-5 in Texarkana.
Meanwhile the Lady Cats’ golf team is competing in its fifth tournament of the season. This one is a two day meet that got underway Friday in Longview. The Lady Cats will play 18 holes on Wood Hollow Golf Course and on Pinecrest Country Club. The Lady Cats have their district tournament April 5-6 at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club.
SSHS EDGE Summer Conditioning Program Partners with Michael Johnson Performance
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens announced Friday (March 23) that SSISD Athletics has decided to partner with Michael Johnson Performance for the summer Edge conditioning program. Coach Owens said the move would elevate all athletic programs this summer. Michael Johnson was a world class Olympic athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter run and 200-meter race.
In a letter to parents of SSISD athletes, Coach Owens listed some of the reasons for the move. He cited expert coaches for every student athlete on speed, strength and agility training, Sulphur Springs as one of the only schools MJP has selected to partner with in the area, grouping of athletes by age, gender and ability for more specialized training, allowing athletes to hear a different voice than Wildcats’ coaches, world class training right here, measurable results expected and a $1,000 program value for $200 per athlete. The cost is based on 24 two hour sessions. MJP has set up a credit card payment plan or they offer a one time early payment discount. Parents with payment concerns are asked to contact Coach Owens. There is a registration link on the SSISD website.
The Edge will run June 11 through July 26 except during July 4th week Mondays through Thursdays with two hour sessions for high school boys, high school girls, incoming freshman boys and girls and incoming seventh and eighth grade boys and girls. The Edge will take place in the Multipurpose Building.
