Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Qualify for Regional Meet
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions’ cross country teams qualified for the regional cross country meet at a district meet in Miller Grove Wednesday. Both teams finished in second place. Lady Lion Sienna Collins again captured the district championship with a first place finish in a time of 12:12. Also for the Lady Lions, Kristina Wade was 8th, Jocelyn Ochoa was 10th, Danielle Ross was 12th, Ofelia Cabrera was 15th and Chandler Bain was 16th. For the Lions, their top finisher was Trevor Moore in 5th place. Walker McGill was right behind in 6th place. Hendrick Rios was 9th, Branson McGill was 10th, Dillon Beadle was 12th, Matthew Gurley was 13th and Lyle Bench was 15th. The regional meet will take place Monday, October 23 in Arlington.
Game Day: Wildcat Football Seeks First District Win; Lady Cat Volleyball Seeks Share of District Lead
The Wildcats’ football team has a big district football game at newly renovated Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (October 13) as they take on long time district foe, Texas High. Both teams are hungry for a win. Texas High comes in 0-1 in district play. They lost to Marshall at home two weeks ago. Texas High had a bye last Friday October 6). The Tigers are 2-3 for the season. The Wildcats come in 2-4 overall having lost four straight games after opening the season 2-0. Two of those losses were in district play. Losses were at home to Pine Tree and at Marshall. Texas High has a new head coach. Gerry Stanford is in his first year as Tigers head coach after 7 years at Flower Mound Marcus. He replaces long time Tigers coach Barry Norton, now at Arkansas High. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is in his twelfth year and he is the Wildcats winningest head coach with 79 victories. Prior to the game Friday, four new inductees into the school Hall of Honor will be introduced. We will bring you Wildcats football Friday night against Texas High live on KSST Radio. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Meanwhile the Lady Cats’ volleyball team has a very big match Friday (October 13) beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Cats are just one game out of first place and they will b e taking on first place Texas High. A win tonight will put the Lady Cats into a first place tie. Texas High came out on top of the Lady Cats in Texarkana back on September 12. The Lady Cats may feel they just about had that game in the bag and let it slip away.
Two Local Men Arrested for Cattle Theft
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Dennis Findley and Texas State Cattle Raisers’ Special Ranger Toney Hurley arrested two local men for the theft of 12 head of cattle and selling them in Oklahoma.
Lane Wesley Keller
Landon Dee Harness, 22, of Sulphur Springs and Lane Wesley Keller, 21 were arrested for Theft of Cattle, less than $150,000. The pair had secretly fed the cattle for a period of time and were able to load them into trailers using the feed.
Landon Harness
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum stated that at the first of October a report was made on cattle stolen in the northern part of Hopkins County. Tatum stated that Investigator Findley and Special Ranger Hurley tracked the pair using video from cameras in the area of the theft and were able to trace the sale records in Oklahoma. Tatum stated that attempts to recover the cattle are underway but with the cattle having been sold in Oklahoma there may be a few issues to overcome.
Findley’s use of video was a major source for solving this theft. Tatum stated that one would not think about video surveillance in the remote areas of the county but well placed cameras with quality definition enabled local officers to identify vehicles and individuals as well. The Sheriff said video surveillance is not just used for hunting purposes but also to protect property.
Tatum said there are cattle thefts in the northern part of the county that have not been solved at this time but he hopes this will assist in solving those. The pair have been arrested for theft in the past according to their jail records.
Flu Shot Clinic Coming to the SS Senior Center
Brashear Man Arrested For Failure to Register as Sex Offender
October 13, 2017 – During an interview with Hopkins County Chief Investigator Charles Humphries, Garrett Matthew Bursby, 22, of Brashear admitted to failure to register as a sex offender.
Garrett Matthew Bursby
Bursby is charged with Sex Offenders Duty to Register 10 years State Jail Felony and is being held on a $25,000 bond. He is also wanted on a warrant in Bexar County for failure to register.
Local Woman Arrested for Crack Cocaine
A search of a 2002 Lexus stopped for a traffic violation led to locating two small green plastic baggies with a white rock substance believed to be crack cocaine inside.
Sulphur Springs Police stopped the auto in the 200 block of Ardis Street. There they arrested Demetria Lashunda Rivers, 46, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Rivers admitted to the officers that the baggies had fallen from her pocket while in the auto.
Fall Weed Control in Lawns By Mario Villarino
A common weed affecting home lawns this time of the year is the Slender Aster. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Aggie Turf unit, Slender Aster is an annual weed with simple, linear, and alternate leaves. Heads with yellow disk flowers while ray flowers can be white, blue, purple, violet, and pink. Gets increasingly woody and more difficult to control as it matures late in the season and in areas where it can be a perennial weed.
It is important to remember that herbicide control generally is most effective when the weeds are small, since their metabolic activities are higher, and the effect of the herbicide is most. Cold season broadleaf weeds are a major problem throughout Texas where mild temperatures stimulate luxuriant growth during winter and spring. These weeds including dandelion, chickweed, henbit, burweed and clover are particularly troublesome in early spring when warm season turfgrasses are dormant.
Not only are these weeds unsightly, but they increase mowing requirements and delay the recovery of desirable grasses. Likewise, warm season broadleaf weeds including woodsorrel, spurge and buttonweed are troublesome during summer months. Controlling broadleaf weeds helps turfgrasses develop a dense, uniform cover that resists further weed invasion, reduces mowing requirements and improves the appearance of a property.
On sports fields and golf courses, weed control also improves the safety and uniformity of playing surfaces. Regular mowing and proper fertilization during late winter and spring improves the appearance of turf areas and reduces the competition weeds provide, but does not eliminate them fromt he turf. Chemical control with nonselective herbicides in dormant bermudagrass or with selective herbicides in others will remove weeds from the turfgrass. When selecting a herbicide, accurate identification of weeds is the first step to successful weed control. Before using any herbicide, read the label. The label is the law!
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:
a. DOPA training for dairymen, Southwest Dairy Museum, October 25, 2017
b. Private Applicators CEU’s, November 1, 2017, Regional Civic Center, 5 CEU’s, $30 lunch included.
c. Private Applicator Training for new licensees, November 29, 2017, Hopkins County Extension Office.
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D.
Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR
1200B Houston Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
903-885-3443
Tira News October 13th 2017
By Jan Vaughn. The Tira Food Pantry is available to help families and individuals who may be in need of a few food items. The pantry stock is running low and residents are encouraged to donate non-perishable items. For more information, please contact Tami Joslin, 903-268-2496.
Congratulations are in order for Melissa Wischerman, who graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Her mother, Candy Wishcerman says, “So proud of her. What a wonderful experience, all these young people serving their country.”
Tiffany Vaughn took her daughter, Jaidyn, and Jaidyn’s friend, Maygan, to The Villages Resort on Lake Palestine over the weekend in celebration of Jaidyn‘s birthday. They spent Friday night at the resort and enjoyed playing tennis and mini-golf the next morning. They went to the Build-a- Bear Workshop in the mall and had lunch at Mercado’s in Tyler. That afternoon they had fun at the indoor waterpark at the resort, and then headed home.
One last reminder about the North Hopkins Alumni Homecoming on Saturday, October 14 th . Registration and bingo will begin at 4:30, with a BBQ meal being served at5:30. After the meal there will be a brief program honoring the Classes of 1967, 1977,and 1987, and then the Monday Night Jam Band will provide musical entertainment. All former NH students and staff are encouraged to attend.
Chip and I returned from a wonderful trip to Tennessee last Saturday. We left on Friday, September 29th , and drove to Sevierville, where we stayed at the Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort. During our vacation we enjoyed sightseeing in the National Park and even saw a mama bear and 3 cubs on the Cades Code loop. We were entertained by many groups and individual singers at the Southern Gospel Jubilee at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. The views from the Aerial Tramway to Ober Gatlinburg were beautiful. We had a delicious German meal there, while the Bavarian Fun Makers Oompah Band played for Oktoberfest. We came back through Arkansas and took in the sights at Petit Jean State Park, before returning to Tira. Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin (our great-grandsons) stayed with us on Monday evening, while their parents, Landon and Laiken, went to eat sushi in Greenville for their anniversary.
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].
Transitioning to Fall By Johanna Hicks
Transitioning to Fall
During the months of October and November, pumpkins seem to be a staple: pumpkin patches, jack-o’-lanterns, fall pumpkins decorations, and pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are one of the most popular crops, with 1.5 billion being grown each year. With all that pumpkin, what else can you do with it? You can make your own pumpkin puree! You will need 2 pie pumpkins or 1 regular carving pumpkin. The pie pumpkins are easier to work with and have a sweeter taste. Follow these simple directions:
1) Wash your pumpkin under running water with a vegetable brush. Safely cut each pumpkin in half.
2) Scoop out the seeds with a spoon. You can save them to make oven-roasted seeds!
3) Place the halves on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for about an hour. The peel will look wrinkled.
4) Remove from the oven and cool. When completely cooled, flip them over and scoop out the pumpkin with a spoon.
5) Place the pumpkin into a food processor. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate your puree or separate into 1 or 1 ½ cup portions and place in the freezer.
Look for a deep orange color when selecting pumpkins for eating. The skin and stem should be hard. Give the pumpkin a good thump. If it sounds hollow, it’s ripe! Raw pumpkins provide 26 calories and are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, as well as fiber. The seeds are edible!
Not quite ready to tackle making your own pumpkin puree? Canned pumpkin can be nutritious as well. However, there are some points to consider when purchasing canned items of all kinds. Canned goods get damaged often, but are those foods still safe to eat? Discard heavily rusted cans. Rusted cans can have tiny holes in them, allowing bacteria to enter. Surface rust that you can remove by rubbing with your finger or a paper towel is not serious. You can keep these foods. If you open the cans and there is rust inside, do not eat the food. Rust (oxidized iron) is not save to eat.
If a can containing food has a small dent, but is otherwise in good shape, the food should be safe to eat. Discard deeply dented cans. Deep dents often have sharp points. A sharp dent on either the top or side seam can damage the seam and allow bacteria to enter the can. Discard any can with a deep dent on a seam.
Now for a health tip. After dinner or on a weekend, get the family active by taking a walk around the neighborhood to look at the changing colors in the trees. Try to increase activity and decrease sedentary time every day.
4-H Project Show Results Revealed
Each year during National 4-H Week, the Hopkins County 4-H Project Show is held. Twenty-one projects were entered in the 2017 4-H Project Show. Even though the number is small, the quality was impressive! Below are the results:
Junior (grades 3-5):
- Jake Kempenaar – photography, blue ribbon
- Ashley Pace – baked goods, blue ribbon
- Marilena Reyes – photography (7 entries), 3 red ribbons, 4 blue ribbons; holiday, blue ribbon; woodworking, red ribbon; art, blue ribbon
Intermediate (grades 6-8):
- Madison Sperry – baked goods, red ribbon; art, blue ribbon
- Jacob George – general sewing, blue ribbon
- Honesty Bridges – general sewing, blue ribbon
- Eric Bridges – crafts, blue ribbon, Best of Show
- Ethan George – holiday, blue ribbon; woodworking, blue ribbon; art, blue ribbon
Senior (grades 9-12):
- Jorja Bessonett – clothing, blue ribbon
Best of Show entries:
– Baked goods: Ashley Pace
– Photography: Marilena Reyes
– Crafts: Eric Bridges
– Holiday: Ethan George
– Woodworking: Ethan George
– Art: Ethan George
– Sewing: Jorja Bessonett
Congratulations to each of these 4-H members! For more information about the Hopkins County 4-H program, contact us at 903-885-3443.
Closing thought
The best things are nearest…breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you – Robert Louis Stevenson
Johanna Hicks
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Family & Consumer Sciences
1200-B W. Houston
P.O.Box 518
Sulphur springs, TX 75483
903-885-3443 – phone
903-439-4909 – Fax
[email protected]
