Lady Cats Face Mansfield Lake Ridge Tuesday
This week, the Lady Cats will travel to Mansfield Lake Ridge Tuesday night. Coach Maness said they would be the best team the Lady Cats have played this year so far. They have three players committed to Division I universities. Coach Maness has also added a home match to the schedule Friday against Pleasant Grove. The varsity will play at 4:30 p.m. in Wildcats Gym.
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said everything seemed to be clicking for the Lady Cats Friday as they defeated Liberty-Eylau, 3-0 in Wildcats Gym. Coach Maness said his team played with a lot of energy and was exciting to watch and was fun to coach. He added the Lady Cats passed very well and attacked really well. The Lady Cats did all this without a key player. Kaylee Jefferson was out Friday taking a college visit.
The L-E victory was the sixth straight win for the Lady Cats who now have a 16-9 season record. Coach Maness said the Lady Cats were playing pretty well at the right time. District play gets underway next week.
What’s the History Behind Labor Day?
By Savannah Owens
The Central Labor Union first created labor day in 1882, as a holiday to celebrate and appreciate workers. The first ever Labor Day was on Tuesday September 5th 1882, when union workers held a parade/march from New York City Hall to Union Square. After the parade, laborers headed to “Reservoir Park for picnics, concerts, and speeches. Two years later, the Central Labor Union moved the parade to the first Monday in September.” 12 years later, it became a federal holiday.
During the American Industrial Revolution (late 1800s), most laborers worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. In many states, some of the workers included children as young as 5 or 6 years old. Production and manufacturing continued to increase, leading to more employment opportunities and more labor unions. Labor Unions “began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay. Many of these events turned violent during this period, including the infamous Hay-market Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. Others gave rise to longstanding traditions: On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.” 
It wasn’t until June 26th, 1894, that the government realized the importance of this holiday. June 26th was when “the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers. In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.”
Now labor day is viewed more as the official end of summer with many people going on end-of-summer-trips, or celebrating with barbecues, parades, fireworks, and sporting events. Many government offices, banks, schools, and more laborers have this holiday off, as a way to thank the work force.
For a video on the history of Labor day and more information visit History.com or Time and Date.com/Holidays.
4-H recognition By Johanna Hicks
Hopkins County 4-H Recognizes Outstanding Leader/Member
Most people have heard of 4-H, the state’s largest youth organization, but many don’t realize that 4-H is under the direction of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Hopkins County has a strong 4-H program, and this was evident at the recent 4-H Achievement Banquet. With over 160 4-H members in Hopkins County, 4-H offers a wide variety of opportunities.
The 2017 4-H Achievement Banquet was attended by 4-H families, relatives, leaders, agents, and guests. Dr. Frannie Miller was recognized as the 2017 Outstanding 4-H leader. This award is given to a 4-H leader who has exhibited encouragement to 4-H members, has been active in leading and supporting 4-H project work, and has worked closely with the Extension staff for the betterment of the county 4-H program. Dr. Miller leads the 4-H STEM project, which included the recent solar eclipse viewing on Celebration Plaza, hosted by the 4-H STEM group. Her other accomplishments included: arranging for a group of 4-H members to participate in the Houston Livestock Show Public Speaking contest and “Lunch with an Astronaut” in Houston; acquiring facilities for the county 4-H contests which included educational presentations, public speaking, food show, fashion show, share-the-fun talent contest, and consumer decision making contest; leading the 4-H STEM project group which meets twice each month; acquiring prizes for various 4-H contests; supporting the 4-H Paper Clover Campaign; and encouraging 4-H members to complete a 4-H Record book.
Dr. Frannie Miller was named as 2017 Outstanding 4-H Leader of the Year.
The 4-H Rookie of the Year is awarded to a first year 4-H member who has participated in a variety of activities, including project work and community service. The 2017 Rookie of the Year award was presented to Diego Childs. Diego is a member of the Infinity 4-H Club and his main project is public speaking. Among his first-year accomplishments, Diego competed in the Houston Livestock Show Public Speaking Contest, County & District 4-H Public Speaking contests, participated in the foods & nutrition project, and completed a 4-H Record book. His community service projects included gathering school supplies, helping with the 4-H Butterfly Garden at Cooper Lake State Park, Salvation Army bell ringer, and assisting with fund raisers for the trip to Houston for the contest. He states that his major accomplishments through 4-H have been getting over his stage fright, meeting new friends, and meeting an astronaut. According to the person who interviewed him for this award, “Diego is Mr. Personality!”
Diego Childs, 2017 4-H Rookie of the Year, extends Christmas cheer as a bell ringer for Salvation Army.
Other 4-H members who were recognized for 4-H accomplishments through record books, 4-H Exchange Trip participation, and contest participation were:
Juniors (grades 3-5): Blaine Allen, Christian Ebel, Kennadi Erwin, Valerie Flecker, Ethan George, Zia Miller, Judah VanRijn, and PJ VanRijn.
Intermediates (grades 6-8): Savannah Allen, Jorja Bessonett, Eric Bridges, Honesty Bridges, Penelope Deterding, Jacob George, Maddie Holt, Braden Lennon, Jace Mayers, Elida Miller, Trinity Sickles, and Kiara Stowater.
Seniors (grades 9-12): Kendall Blake, Esparanza Deterding, Cade Goldsmith, Wesley McDonald, and Geoffrey Stewart.
The following 4-H members applied for special awards for years of membership:
– 1st Year Membership Pin Award: Blaine Allen, Diego Childs
– 3rd Year Clover Pin Award: Ethan George
– 4th Year Clover Star Award: Braden Lennon, Eric Bridges
– 5th Year Clover Star Award: Honesty Bridges
– 6th Year Clover Star Award: Savannah Allen, Jorja Bessonett
– 8th Year Leadership Award: Wesley McDonald
Enrollment is now open for the 2017/2018 4-H year and the Hopkins County Extension staff encourages youth in grades 3 thru 12 to enroll. Several opportunities are coming up in the fall, including 4-H Foods Fun Day, National 4-H Week, One Day 4-H, 4-H Project Show, County-wide 4-H Christmas Party, and individual club meetings. Registration is done online at:https://texas.4honline.com. New members will need to set up a profile, while returning members simply need to go in and update information.
Hopkins County has five 4-H clubs from which to choose: Arbala (meets at the Arbala Community Center), Dike (meets at the Dike Community Center), Infinity (meets at the Extension Office), Miller Grove (meets at the Miller Grove School, and 4-H Paws (3rd & 4th grade school-based club at Sulphur Springs Elementary School), as well as a Veterinary Science Special Interest Club. Contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 for more information on club meeting dates and club leaders.
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]
Tim Brown Guest Speaker at 2nd Annual Fruit of the Spirit Awards Banquet
Heisman Trophy Recipient and NFL Hall of Fame Inductee Tim Brown will be guest speaker for the 2nd Annual Fruit of the Spirit Awards Banquet presented by Color Blind Ministries Saturday, September 16th at 2 p.m. in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria.
During the event, various Fruit of the Spirit Awards will be presented. Fruit of the Spirt Awards are based on the fruits of the Spirit named in Galatians 5:22-23, “…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control…”
Brown will also participate in a book signing. Tickets to the event are $25 each and are available at Good News Christian Book Store, Legacy Hospice, Color Blind Ministries, Sulphur Springs High School, Eternity Creations, and the office of Dr. Daniel Siriphongs
County Commissioners Hold Public Hearing on Tax Rate Tuesday
Hopkins County Commissioners Court meets Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the courtroom on the first floor of the courthouse. The meeting is Tuesday due to the Monday Labor Day Holiday. The court will hold a public hearing on the 2017 Proposed Property Tax Rate, renew the local health authority for Hopkins County and reappoint a representative to the lakes Regional Community Center. Other items of business will also be considered. A budget workshop will follow the regular meeting.
City Council Meets Tuesday: Tax Rate, Fees, Rezoning
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed:
Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.Presentations, proclamations, and announcements.
Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations, accidents and claims for the month, and a review of expenditures and revenues.
Discussion/action on Consent Agenda.Discussion/action on public hearing for second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2709, the first amendment to the project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 to amend the plan to reflect current needs.
Discussion/action on public hearing for second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2710, a rezoning request by Wayne Cooper for property located at 792 Wildcat Way, being further described as Lot 5 of Block 232, from Single Family to Heavy Commercial.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2712, settings fees for the Community Development Department.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2713 the appropriations ordinance for the City of Sulphur Springs for FY 2017-2018.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2714 setting the tax rate for the City of Sulphur Springs. Although the tax rate for the City of Sulphur Springs will remain at 44-cents per 100-dollars total tax revenues will increase thanks to a 2.5% increase in property values for 2017 over the previous year.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2715 settings the water rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2716 setting the sewer rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2717 setting the sanitation rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2718 authorization of updated service credits.
Discussion/action on Asset Forfeiture Budget.
Visitors and public forum.
Adjourn.
Dinner Bell Menu For September 6, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for
September 6, 2017
City National Bank
this week’s Community Partner.
Baked Chicken Salad
Cheesy Corn Bake
Salad Greens with Watermelon, Cantelope and Strawberries
Pear, Apple and Cranberry Crisp wuth Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Buttered French Bread
Matt Dunn & The Runaways + Kade Trentham = A Jamming Good Time
Kade Trentham, a student at TAMUC, was the opening act. Trentham performed popular cover songs. Some of the cover songs he played were “New Problems” by Cody Simpson, “Can’t Feel my Face” by The Weekend, “Shape of you” by Ed Sheeran. Trentham has been a musician since he was seven years old, and has been singing for two years. “I love pop music; its a big influence on me.” He said. To find more of Trentham’s music find him on Facebook, youtube, instagram and “any social media platform” by searching his name.
There were a bunch of booths set up for the evening market. There were food vendors: Street Tacos, La Vaquera, and Salvadorian Pupusas. Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center had a booth set up to promote their cause and Adopt a Cop was selling T-shirts. Local farmers were selling produce, canned preserves, honey and knickknacks.
Matt Dunn and the Runaways played many original songs. One song, called “Perfect Weather” Dunn said was written about an ex-girlfriend. Another original song was “Call Home”. Dunn explained his song “Take it easy Baby” was “about a girl who thought the grass was greener on the other side and found dirt.” The band was also selling CD’s. Their music would start out slow and pick up in the middle. To catch the band again and see where they are playing next, add them on Facebook.
NETBIO Announces Additional Special Pre-Conditioned Sale in November
Due to the increased demand, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization {NETBIO) has added a special pre-conditioned calf and yearling sale to its November schedule.
Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission is now taking consignments for this additional sale, which will be held on Wednesday, November 29. Calves consigned to the special sale will need to be weaned by Oct. 15 and receive their booster shots by Oct. 30.
The books have already been closed on the traditional November anniversary sale that will be held on November 15 and producers are invited to call in for consignment to the special sale.
“We want to accommodate all of the producers who have pre-conditioned cattle ready for the NETBIO sale,” said Sulphur Springs Livestock co-owner David Fowler.
For more information and to request tags for the special sale, call 903-885-2455.
Aviation History: VC-137C 62-6000
The following 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) at the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) then changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. in 1961. The company then changed it’s name to LTV Electrosystems, Inc. in 1965, then E-Systems, Inc. in 1972. A merger changed the name to Raytheon E-Systems in 1995, and now the company has been managed by L-3 Communications since 2002.
The Boeing VC-137C 62-6000 was the first jet aircraft built specifically for use by the President of the United States. During its 36 year flying career, it carried eight sitting presidents and countless heads of state, diplomats, dignitaries and officials on many historic journeys known as Special Air Missions (SAM).
On Oct. 10, 1962, the Boeing Co. delivered to the Air Force a highly modified civilian 707-320B airliner, serial number 62-6000. Bearing the unique call sign “SAM Two-Six-Thousand,” this aircraft illustrated the Air Force’s commitment to providing safe, reliable and comfortable air transportation for the president and other key personnel to locations anywhere around the globe. Whenever the president was onboard the aircraft, the call sign changed to “Air Force One,” a special designation established in 1953 to avoid confusion with other aircraft in flight.
At the request of President Kennedy, a new paint scheme was developed by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and famous industrial designer, Raymond Loewy. In addition to the vibrant blue and white colors, the words “United States of America” were emblazoned in tall letters along the fuselage and an American flag was placed on the tail. These distinctive markings reflect the stature of the Office of the President and serve as a highly visible symbol of American prestige.
One of the world’s most historic aircraft, SAM 26000 carried eight American presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Clinton. SAM 26000 played an important role in American presidential, political and diplomatic history, and it remains an important national symbol from the Cold War. In June 1963, SAM 26000 flew President Kennedy to West Berlin, Germany, where he declared to the world that “Ich bin ein Berliner” (“I am a Berliner”), boldly assuring continued American support in the face of communist threats and the construction of the Berlin Wall.
SAM 26000 bears an intimate connection to one of the nation’s greatest tragedies, a moment that forever altered the course of American history. On Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while traveling in a motorcade through downtown Dallas, Texas. Hours later, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president aboard SAM 26000. The aircraft then carried Kennedy’s body and President Johnson back to Washington, D.C., and a grieving nation.
During the Southeast Asia War, SAM 26000 transported President Johnson to visit U.S. troops in South Vietnam. In 1970 President Nixon’s national security advisor, Dr. Henry Kissinger, traveled aboard the aircraft on 13 separate trips to secret peace talks with the North Vietnamese in Paris, France. In February 1972 SAM 26000 flew President Nixon to the People’s Republic of China on his famous “Journey for Peace,” the first visit by an American president to China. Three months later, it carried President Nixon on an unprecedented visit to the Soviet Union, where he signed two historic nuclear arms control agreements.
In December 1972 SAM 26000 became the president’s backup aircraft when the Air Force acquired another Boeing VC-137C (serial number 72-7000). However, SAM 26000 continued flying presidents, vice-presidents and other high-ranking government officials on important missions. In October 1981, it carried former Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter to the funeral of the slain Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. In March 1983 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom flew on SAM 26000 during her visit to the United States. When SAM 26000 left the presidential fleet in 1990, it continued to fly prominent government officials. Secretary of State James Baker flew aboard the aircraft prior to the 1991 Gulf War for talks with Iraqi leaders regarding their invasion of Kuwait.
E-Systems Greenville, TX, performed depot maintenance and modifications on Special Air Mission (SAM) aircraft for twenty years beginning September 1973 through May 1994.
In a nationally-televised event, the USAF retired SAM 26000 to the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE US AIR FORCE in May 1998. 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.
