The Special Air Mission VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
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.
Meal A Day Menu for Feb 5th-9th, 2018
Meal A Day Menu
February 5th – February 9th
Monday
Cheese Burgers
Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles and Onion
Baked Beans
Chips
Tuesday
Sweet and Sour Chicken
White Rice
Egg Roll
Chinese Vegetables
Wednesday
Ham and Potato Casserole
Broccoli
Corn
Roll
Thursday
Chicken and Dumplings
Tossed Salad
Crackers
Friday
Creamy Burrito Casserole
Chips and Salsa
Tossed Salad
Wildcats Play for District Title Tuesday; Lady Cats Remain Tied with Texas High
As the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams had a bye Friday (February 2), games affecting them were being played by Texas High and Mount Pleasant.
The Mount Pleasant Tigers defeated Texas High, 77-50 in Mount Pleasant Friday night. Mount Pleasant and the Wildcats both have only one district loss so they remain tied in the loss column. The two teams meet Tuesday night in Sulphur Springs with first place on the line. The Wildcats won at Mount Pleasant, 57-54 back on January 12.
Meanwhile, the Texas High Lady Tigers held on for dear life down the stretch to eke by Mount Pleasant, 53-49 Friday night in Texarkana. The Lady Cats and Texas High remain tied in the loss column with one loss apiece. The Mount Pleasant defeat assures that the Lady Cats and Texas High will finish either first or second in district but no worse. Tuesday night the Lady Cats conclude district play with a big game at Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats topped Mount Pleasant, 68-33 in Sulphur Springs back on January 12. Texas High also concludes district play Tuesday night at Greenville.
District Soccer Begins With Lady Cat Win, Wildcat Loss
Lady Cats Soccer 1, Pine Tree 0
The Lady Cats’ soccer team scored a big second half goal and then held on to win their district opener over Pine Tree, 1-0 on the road Friday night (February 2). Mileena Zirretta scored an unassisted goal that made the difference. The Lady Cats are 1-0 in district play and 9-2-3 for the season. The Lady Cats play Marshall Tuesday night at Gerald Prim Stadium in district play.
Pine Tree 3, Wildcats Soccer 0
The Wildcats’ soccer team lost their district opener to Pine Tree, 3-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night. The Pirates had three first half goals and then made sure they were enough in a scoreless second half. Things began to go wrong for the Wildcats about half way through the first half. After a Pirates’ corner kick, the ball bounced around in front of the Wildcats net and the Wildcats suffered an own goal. Pine Tree led 1-0 with 23:01 left in the first half. Less than two minutes later, the Pirates added another goal and they led 2-0 with 21:05 left in the first half. The Wildcats allowed a third goal with just :01 left on the first half clock. The Pirates scored after a corner kick. The Wildcats battled throughout the second half but could not put the ball in the net. Pine Tree is 1-0 in district play. The Wildcats slip to 0-1 in district play and to 7-7 for the season. The Wildcats will attempt to bounce back as they travel to Marshall Tuesday night for their second district contest.
February 5th Jury Panel Summons Cancelled
The jury panel summoned to appear Monday, February 5th at 8:30 in the morning for 8th Judicial District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt has been CANCELLED.
You’ve Heard of Punxsatawney Phil, But Do You Know Jimmy?
By Savannah Owens
Punxsatawney Phil, Buckeye Chuck, and Jimmy: that’s right, it’s Groundhog Day 2018. February 2nd, aka Groundhog day, houses an unusual but fun 132 year tradition of looking to groundhogs . Groundhog day was celebrated for the first time in Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania in 1887. “According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring…In 1887, a newspaper editor belonging to a group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club declared that Phil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America’s only true weather-forecasting groundhog.”
There is much dispute over the accuracy of using groundhogs as weather predictors. The Washington Post cites that “AccuWeather finds the rodent has an 80 percent accuracy rate. But the StormFax Almanac reports that Phil has been right a lowly 39 percent of the time.”
“The line of groundhogs that have since been known as Phil might be America’s most famous groundhogs, but other towns across North America now have their own weather-predicting rodents.” This year, Punxsatawney Phil, and Jimmy the Groundhog saw their shadows, predicting six more weeks of winter. However, other groundhogs like Dunkirk Dave from New York or Shubenacadie Sam, didn’t see their shadows, which would mean we have an early spring.
KSST has compiled and alphabetized a list of 17 famous groundhogs so you can choose who to follow for your 2018 weather predictions.
- Birmingham Bill-Birmingham, Alabama
- Buckeye Chuck-Marion, Ohio
- Chattanooga Chuck-Chattanooga Tennessee
- Dunkirk Dave-Dunkirk, New York
- General Beauregard Lee-Jackson, Georgia
- Holtsville Hal-Holtsville, New York
- Jimmy the Groundhog-Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Malverne Mel, Malverne, New York
- Murray the Groundhog-Cumberland, Maryland
- Pierre C. Shaddeaux- New Iberia, Louisiana
- Potomac Phil-stuffed animal preserved by taxidermy, Washington D.C.
- Punxsatawney Phil-Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania
- Shubenacadie Sam, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
- Staten Island Chuck (Charles G. Hogg)– Staten Island, New York
- Sir Walter Wally-Raleigh, North Carolina
- Wiarton Willie, the only albino weather prognosticating groundhog, Ontario, Canada
- Woody the Woodchuck-a female groundhog, Howell, Michigan
Pesticide Private Applicator Training: February 14, 2018
For those Hopkins County residents seeking pesticide private applicator license (new licenses only), the Hopkins County Extension Office will offer the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) mandatory training Feb 14, 2018 starting at 10:00 AM. A private pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on:
- Personally owned property;
- Rented property;
- Property owned by his or her employer;
- Property under his or her general control; or
- The property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities.
An agricultural commodity is a plant or animal grown for sale, lease, barter, feed or human consumption and animals raised for farm or ranch work. No license is required to apply general-use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities. In Texas, several agricultural products including 2-4D based products are considered restricted products and require private applicators license to purchase. The TDA training cost is $30 lunch and refreshments included. Interested applicants must RSVP by calling the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 and purchase training materials ($40) available at the Extension Office. For more information on this or any other agricultural related topic please contact me at 903-885-3443 or email me a [email protected].
Weather Plays Havoc with Wildcat Tennis Schedule
The cold weather has played havoc with Wildcats’ tennis so far this season. A dual match at Sherman has been postponed twice. The Wildcats’ varsity was able to play in their first and only tournament of the season so far last Friday(January 26) at Hallsville.
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said it was a tough day for the Wildcats. He added they played well despite making a lot of mistakes. Coach Martinez said they made too many errors serving and returning serve. He was proud of the veteran boys’ doubles team of Jonah Kirkpatrick and Alex Benitez. They won a first round match and then were defeated by a top team from All Saints, 8-6. Coach Martinez said all the Wildcats competed well.
He said the weather has been better this week allowing practices each day. Coach Martinez said spring tennis is all about improving and winning matches to earn higher seeding at the district tournament in early April. The varsity plays again in a sixteen-team tournament in Kilgore next Friday (February 9). Players are guaranteed four matches each. Coach
Martinez said he also took some of his younger varsity players and JV players to a tournament at John Tyler Thursday (February 1). A mixed doubles team and a boys B doubles team both finished first. A mixed doubles B team was second. A girls doubles team was third. Kirkpatrick finished fifth out of sixteen players in boys singles.
Game Day: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer Open District Play
Basketball Plus Soccer Game Day
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams, both tied for first place in the loss column in district play, have a bye on this Friday game day (February 2).
There will be soccer. The Wildcats’ soccer team opens district play at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night against Pine Tree. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity match to follow at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats have not played since January 23. That night the Wildcats’ varsity won their regular season home opener over Pittsburg, 2-0 at the new Prim Stadium. Since then the Wildcats have been practicing for the district opener against Pine Tree. The Pirates have been one of the district’s top teams for several years now. The Wildcats come in with a season record of 7-6. They have won four matches in a row. We will bring you all the action of the Wildcats and Pine Tree soccer live on KSST Radio beginning at around 7 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
The Lady Cats’ soccer team also opens district play Friday night (February 2) with a match at Pine Tree. There is a JV match at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity game at around 7 p.m. The Lady Cats come into district play after a good regular season. The Lady Cats are 8-2-3 so far. They won Tuesday night (January 30) in their regular season home opener at the new Prim, 3-0 over Tyler Chapel Hill. The past few years, goals have been hard to come by when the Lady Cats and Pine Tree play. Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey said the last couple of matches against Pine Tree have gone to extra minutes. He noted you can still get a full three points with an extra minute win. Coach Bailey said he doesn’t like having to settle for a tie to be determined by penalty kicks. He said you can only earn 2 points, which he said was just about as bad as losing. Coach Bailey said it will be catastrophic to lose to anyone twice in district play. He said he is pleased where the team is right now. Coach Bailey said the Lady Cats are a little banged up but he said the team seems to be over the flu. He has been working on conditioning hoping the Lady Cats will be able to outwork other district teams. Coach Bailey said he wants to victory at Pine Tree to set the tone for the rest of district play.
soccer ball net
