Dinner Bell Menu For January 17, 2018

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Dinner Bell Menu for

January 17, 2018

Anonymous

this week’s Community Partner.

Hamburger Steak with Brown Onion Gravy
Rice Pilaf
Garlic Green Beans
Garden Salad
Yeast Rolls and Butter
Cookie Assortment
Chocolate Pudding with Nut Topping (sugar free selection)

Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church).

Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Dinner Bell

Stay Current on Closings and Weather; Download the Simply Sulphur Springs App

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Update: Martin Luther King Day: Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Has Been Postponed

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Update: The event has been postponed due to the Winter Weather Advisory issued for the area, according to organizer Dr. LaVelle Hendricks. Travel is expected to deteriorate in early evening.

Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.

Program:

SCRIPTURE: The Honorable B.J. Teer Hopkins County Justice of Peace, Precinct I

PRAYER: Hopkins County Commissioner Wade Bartley, Precinct 3

Presentation of Colors: Hopkins County Military Collation

Pledge of Allegiance Lead by Jatavion Hall

“God Bless America”—Sister Della Robinson

Welcome: W.C. PRYOR “Mayor of Birch Creek”

HOPKINS COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

MUSICAL SELECTION

DOUGLAS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MLK EMPHASIS

Shalyn Gotcher, Lucia Esteban, and Maegan Dial

Silvesta Alexander-Teacher
Holly Folmar- Douglas Principal

MUSICALSELECTION

Speaker: Dr. Mark Bryant, Pastor First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs, TX

Offering (Please contribute at least $10.00 or be generous) Make checks payable to HCAALC. Your contributions ensure the continued success for programs of this nature in our community

Presentations:

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks Dr. Harold Nash

CLOSING: “IF I HAD A HAMMER”

2018 HONOREES

Spiritual Angela Sanders

Freedom Award Chris Spivey

Spirit of Loyalty Jennifer Yarbough, Damion Dugan

Spirit of Dependability Barbara Brown

Humanitarian Lisa Debase

Medical Award Dr. Somji Trish

Social Change Kevin Debase

Mother of the Year Joyce Moore

Father of the Year Pastor D.K. Young

Legacy of King Tommy Clayton

Spirit of Service Prince Beachum

Spirit of Fellowship Myder Kelly

Choice of Excellence George Taylor

Special Achievement Award: Merlene Ross, Gilbert and Loletha Roland, Robert Harris, Dewayne Harris, Lester Henley, Charles and Wanda Allen, WC Pryor, Dwight Clayton, Clyde Debase, Rowena Johnson, Willie and Marcie Porter,

King’s Kids Lil 4’s

Youth of the Year Kaylee Jefferson and Didris Dugan

Family of the Year Broderick and Chereasha Hall-Godbolt

Music Clavin Hickerson

Church of the Year True Gospel Ministries

Political Award Mickey Barker

Encouragement Liz Godfrey

Evangelism Award Yvonne Thornton

Faithfulness Bennie Berry

MLK Media Isabel Reyna

Commitment Award Glovinia Johnson

Employer of The Year First Choice and Nanie Day Care

Employees of the Year: Nan Sims-Harris, Kim Johnson

Law Enforcement James “Jay” Sanders

Spirit of Dedication Terry Williams

Pastor of the Year C.J. Duffey

MLK Educators of The Year Superintendent Mike Lamb, Vanessa Abron

MLK Man of the Year Bennie Harris

MLK Woman of the Year Jose Nash

Promise Land Award Bryant Jackson

Leadership Award Judge B.J. Teer

MLK STUDENTS OF THE YEAR (SSISD)

TaRayla Kelley, Kenadie Pruitt. Jensen Jumper. Zion Nelson. Kimberly Negrete. Amerson Boles. Alexia Chavez. Jonathan Alvarez.

MLK TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

Amanda Ridner, Mary Surber, Anna Hicks, Toni Maddox, Amanda Thompson, Brittany Hicks, Robin Steed, Kelly Shutt, Gerald Grafton, Susan Reynolds

MLK HALL OF FAME

Milton Phifer, Jackie Jackson, Tiffany Pryor, Pastor H. B. Nash, Pastor Troy Young, Pastor D.K. Young, Bishop Nelson Gatlin, WC Pryor, Tom Sellers, Roy King, Robert Newsom, Jason Cunningham, Prince Beachum, Yvonne King, Butch Adams, Mike Odell,

Video Presentation: Sheriff’s Posse 30th Anniversary

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He became a member of the Hopkins County Sheriff’ Posse and found a love for law enforcement. Now, Sheriff Lewis Tatum wants to return the local posse to activities that were a part of its beginning. The Sheriff addressed the posse at their 30^th Anniversary Chile Luncheon and Swearing-in Saturday, January 13^th. Ithe warmth of the Sally Port at the Hopkins County Jail, the men and women members of the Sheriff’s posse celebrated the over 30 years of continued service to the county. The Hopkins County posse was organized October 31, 1987, and operates, under the authority of the sheriff and by a set of by-laws, as a support to all law enforcement agencies upon request and approval by the sheriff.

He Sells Marijuana But Was Found in Possession of Meth

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Although the driver of the 2016 Dodge Challenger told the Hopkins County Deputy that the brown pills found next to the marijuana in his backpack were vitamins, a field test proved them to be methamphetamine.

When Daniel Peter Chavez, 27, of Dallas failed to signal a turn onto the North Service Road the deputy initiated a traffic stop. The smell of marijuana was emitting from the passenger side window. A probable cause search revealed the marijuana and the pills in the backpack and a firearm in the backseat of the vehicle.

Chavez was read his Miranda Rights and he stated that we wished to speak with an understanding of his rights. He told the deputy that he sells marijuana.

Chavez is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams and with Possession of Marijuana more than 2oz but less than 4 oz.

Winter Storm Watch For Hopkins County and Area

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Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for areas along and south of a line from Goldthwaite to Hillsboro to Sulphur Springs from midnight tonight until 6 PM Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for counties immediately north of the Warning from 6 PM this evening until noon Tuesday.

Light to moderate winter precipitation is expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions tonight through Wednesday morning. Total sleet and snow accumulations of a half inch up to 2 inches are possible. Ice accumulations of a light glaze are also possible.

For the area along and south of a line from Goldthwaite to Hillsboro to Sulphur Springs. From midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Tuesday.

Icy bridges and roadways will make for hazardous travel. Wind chills will fall into the teens.

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice are expected. This will make travel very hazardous or perhaps impossible.

The latest road conditions for Texas can be found at drivetexas.org.

Aviation History: VC-137C 62-6000

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This is probably the most famous aircraft of all the Boeing 707 family, as it was operated as the personal aircraft of the President of the United States by the 98th Air Transport Squadron, 89th Military Airlift Wing, USAF, from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington D.C. Known as “Air Force One”, VC-137C was the military VIP designation for this Boeing 707-320B, of which 62-6000 was the first delivered to the Presidential Flight. The aircraft was built at Boeing’s Renton plant at a cost of $8 million.

On October 10, 1962, the first VC-137C arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The aircraft was the first jet ever designed exclusively for presidential use. It was essentially a Boeing 707, but had been specially modified. It was capable of traveling farther and faster than any other executive aircraft in the Air Force fleet. It could also operate from much shorter runways. Most important, it was a flying “Oval Office,” filled with electronic and communications equipment that permitted the President of the United States to direct all military forces and other government resources from the air, anywhere in the world. It’s tail number was 26000, and was commonly called SAM 26000, “SAM” standing for Special Air Missions.

President Kennedy felt that the airplane symbolized the United States. Since it would often be traveling to other countries, he felt that it should have a distinctive look. Since many of his flights would be diplomatic, he felt that it should not bear military markings. He commissioned designer Raymond Loewy to come up with a new design. The result was a striking blue and white color scheme that has more or less carried to this day. In place of “United States Air Force,” the words, “United States of America” was emblazoned on the side of the fuselage. An American flag was painted on the tail, and because it would be the president’s aircraft, a presidential seal was added on both sides of the nose.Two days after arriving at Andrews, the aircraft made its first official flight, to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, to bring the country’s crown prince to the United States for a visit. As the Cuban missile crisis loomed later that year, 26000 was used to bring senators and congressmen back to Washington since congress was not in session at the time.

President Kennedy flew 26000 for the first time in November 1962, when he and the first lady attended Eleanor Roosevelt’s funeral in New York. In June Kennedy used the aircraft when he flew to Ireland and Germany, where he made his famous “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech. A month earlier, while taking a U.S. delegation to Moscow, 26000 broke 30 speed records, including the fastest nonstop flight between the United States and the Soviet Union.

SAM 26000 also flew the Kennedys on their visit to Dallas, Texas on Nov 22, 1963. That flight would be the president’s last. When news that the president had been shot reached aircraft commander, Col James Swindal, he prepared the aircraft for immediate departure. Vice President Lyndon Johnson was also in Dallas. Fearing a conspiracy against the United States leadership, secret service agents rushed now-President Johnson to the safety of the Air Force One aircraft. Because the communications equipment of 26000 was superior to that of the aircraft that Johnson flew to Dallas, the decision was made that Johnson should wait aboard 26000 for Mrs. Kennedy and her husband’s body. Crew members felt it would be undignified for the former president’s body to ride back to Andrews in the cargo hold. They made room for the casket in the passenger compartment by removing seats from the rear of the aircraft. Before 26000 could leave Dallas, President Johnson took the oath of office on board the aircraft. At Arlington cemetery, as the president’s body was being lowered into the ground, 26000 flew overhead at 1,000 feet and dipped its wings in final salute.

President Johnson reconfigured the interior of 26000. Additional seats were added, and the seats were reversed to face the rear of the aircraft – – toward the president’s compartment. Johnson liked to be able to keep an eye on his passengers, and the cherry wood partitions that separated the passengers from the stateroom were replaced with clear plastic dividers. He also had installed a chair and large desk that could rise or lower at the press of a button. President Johnson used 26000 extensively on travels back and forth between Washington and his Texas ranch. He was also a world traveler and used the aircraft for his flights to Vietnam at the height of the war.

President Nixon was in office less than a month when he made his first trip abroad on 26000. However, shortly after he took office, 26000 underwent its first major overhaul. The aircraft was stripped to its metal shell from cockpit to tail. While engineers tested the aircraft’s structure and systems, the interior layout was redesigned. The private quarters of the president were moved to the area forward of the wings, the most quiet and stable area of the aircraft. A staff compartment was built in the rear of 26000. One feature of 26000, which did not carry over into the Nixon administration, was the taping system on board. By orders of the president, the system that recorded all incoming and outgoing calls on 26000 was removed.

In July 1969 President Nixon flew aboard 26000 on a 13-day trip to six countries, culminating in a stop to meet the Apollo 11 crew. Beginning in 1970 National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger used 26000 to take the first of 13 secret meetings with officials from North Vietnam. Flying these secret missions was a major undertaking. They were even kept secret from the secretary of defense, secretary of state and director of central intelligence. In 1971 Nixon gave 26000 an official name, The Spirit of ’76, in honor of the coming bicentennial. A year later the name would be transferred to the new presidential aircraft, SAM 27000, but most continued to refer to it as Air Force One. In February 1972 26000 flew President Nixon on his historic “journey for peace” to China, the first step in normalizing relations with the world’s most populous country.

On January 22, 1973, Lyndon B. Johnson died. Two days later, SAM 26000 brought the former president’s body from Texas to Washington, D.C. for the state funeral the following day. After the funeral, which Nixon himself presided over, the aircraft returned his body to Texas for burial, landing at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, the airfield Johnson flew into and out of when president.

In December 1972 SAM 26000 was assigned the role of backup presidential aircraft. The aircraft that replaced her as the primary presidential plane, SAM 27000, was another Boeing 707. Though they were similar aircraft, the Nixon family preferred the interior layout of the older plane, and traveled aboard her whenever the family flew together. 26000 served in the presidential fleet through four other presidents and even had a role in transition to the VC-25As (Boeing 747s) the president flies today. When state-of-the-art communications systems for the new aircraft were being developed, they were first tested on 26000. In 1981 26000 carried former presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter to the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. In 1983 she carried Queen Elizabeth II on a visit to the West Coast of the United States.

The last time SAM 26000 carried a serving president was in January 1998 when President Bill Clinton’s Air Force One, SAM 27000, got stuck in the mud in Champaign, Illinois at University of Illinois Willard Airport. SAM 26000 was sitting at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru, Indiana, to serve as the backup Air Force One. SAM 26000 was quickly dispatched to Champaign to pick up President Clinton, who then flew to La Crosse, Wisconsin for an event and then flew the final presidential service flight from La Crosse to Washington D.C.

SAM 26000 left the primary presidential fleet in 1990, but in the years hence continued to make history serving America’s leaders. Vice presidents, secretaries of state and defense, and congressional delegations used 26000 extensively. In January 1991 when Secretary of State James Baker flew abroad for talks with Iraqi leaders that would determine whether there would be war or peace, it was aboard 26000. Whenever the VC-25As were at Boeing for scheduled maintenance or heavy inspections, 26000 reassumed its role as presidential backup.

VC-137C, tail number 26000, proudly served America’s leaders for more than three and a half decades. Its list of passengers includes every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy up to and including President Bill Clinton, virtually every senior U.S. representative in the latter third of the 20 century, as well as kings and queens, and heads of state from nations all over the world. It has witnessed some of America’s greatest tragedies, but has also witnessed some of its greatest triumphs.

Whether serving Presidents, Vice Presidents, Cabinet members, Congressional delegations, or foreign heads of state, 26000 served all with the same pride and dependability. SAM 26000 takes into retirement a rich, honorable record of protecting America’s interests both in good times and bad.

E-Systems Greenville, TX, performed depot maintenance and modifications on Special Air Mission (SAM) aircraft, including SAM 26000, for twenty years beginning September 1973, during President Nixon’s time in office, through May 1994.

In a nationally-televised event in May 1998, the USAF retired SAM 26000 to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio. After 36 years of providing service and accumulating more than 13,000 flying hours, SAM 26000 began a new career, educating thousands of visitors each year about USAF presidential airlift.

For a video about John F. Kennedy and His “Air Force One” SAM 26000 click here.

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 the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) and changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. in 1961. The company changed again to LTV Electrosystems, Inc. in 1965, and E-Systems, Inc. in 1972. In 1995 a merger changed the name to Raytheon/E-Systems, and now the company has been managed by L-3 Communications since 2002.

Miller Grove Opens District with Solid Win at Roxton

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The Miller Grove Hornets opened district play with a solid win at Roxton Friday, 61-47. The Hornets had to rally in the last two quarters to win.

After Miller Grove went up 15-12 after the first quarter, Roxton had a big second quarter and took a 29-19 lead into halftime. The Hornets got to within one point after three quarters outscoring Roxton 19-10. Roxton led 39-38 after three quarters. The Hornets put the game away outscoring Roxton 23-8 in the decisive fourth quarter.

Luke Brignon led Miller Grove with 23 points. Treyton Andree scored 14 points. Andjelo Alcox had 12 points. Kobe Robertson and Albert Serrano scored 6 points each.

Hornets Basketball Coach Gary Billingsley said any road district win is good. He added the district is very competitive and we all know each other very well, so we have to be ready for teams that know what we do. Coach Billingsley added he was pleased with the way the Hornets came out in the second half and changed the effort level. He said once that happened everything else took care of itself.

The Hornets are 1-0 in district play and their season record is 15-13. Miller Grove will host Saltillo Tuesday evening with a varsity girls game at 6 p.m. and a varsity boys game at 7:30 p.m.

Saltillo Teams Defeat Fannindel

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Both the Saltillo Lions and the Saltillo Lady Lions picked up wins against Fannindel Friday. The Lions won 84-40 and the Lady Lions won 65-42.

The Lions outscored Fannindel in every quarter in their win. Trevor Moore had a huge game for the Lions scoring 32 points. Christ Boekhorst had 14 points. Matthew Gurley and Lyle Bench scored 10 points each. Branson McGill had 7 points. Levi Hoover added 6 points. Walker McGill had 3 points and Ben Moore scored 2 points. The Lions improved their season record to 15-13.

The Lady Lions also outscored Fannindel in every quarter. Madison Simmons led the Lady Lions with 36 points. Anna Reeder scored 7 points. Tori Mobley had 6 points. Chandler Bain chipped in 5 points. Jocelyn Ochoa added 4 points. Maddy Smith and Christi Gurley both scored scored 3 points. Kristina Wade had 1 point. The Lady Lions are now 11-15 for the season.

Both the Lions and the Lady Lions play at Miller Grove next Tuesday.

Wildcats Powerlifting Finished Third at Invitational Meet

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The Wildcats’ powerlifting team finished third at the Sulphur Springs Invitational Powerlifting Meet held Saturday in the Multipurpose Building on the high school campus. Greenville won the meet and Lindale placed second.

For the Wildcats, Ian Blanch was first in the 275 pound weight class with total lifts of 1455 pounds. Blanch lifted 70 pounds more than the second place finisher. Carson Bridges placed second in the 165 pound weight class lifting 1095 pounds. D’Idrec Dugan was second in the 242 pound weight class lifting a total of 1400 pounds. Austin Dodd was third in the 165 pound weight class lifting 1060 pounds. Alex Rodriguez was thjird in the 123 pound weight class with lifts totaling 765 pounds. Vincent Morales placed third in the 181 pound weight class lifting1220 pounds. Damiyon Dugan got fifth in the 148 pound weight class lifting a total of 960 pounds.

Gilmer finishes first in the girls competition followed by Winnsboro and Lindale.

Next the Wildcats will compete at an Emory Rains Meet on January 27.

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