SSMS UIL East Texas Elite Junior High Invitational Meet Results
“On Saturday, January 7th, 162 SSMS students competed in the 7th annual East Texas Elite Junior High Invitational Meet. It was held at Hallsville Junior High in Hallsville, Texas. Overall, SSMS received a 2nd place Sweepstakes trophy despite the 14 degree temperature that day. Several of our students earned medals and ribbons for earning top spots in individual and team competitions,” said Kathy Wright, SSMS UIL Sponsor. The individual results are as follows:
6th grade
Art
Melissa Lopez 1st place
Aleah Sotelo 2nd place
Micah Henderson 4th place
First place team:
Melissa Lopez
Aleah Sotelo
Micah Henderson
Kaylee Pennebaker
Calculator Applications
Aldo Ibarra 5th place
Ali Landers 6th place
Second place team:
Aldo Ibarra
Ali Landers
Nick Cantillo
Chess
Bridger Mayhew 1st place
Phoenix Capobianco 2nd place
Jonathan Richardo 3rd place
Trentin McKinney 5th place
First place team:
Bridger Mayhew
Phoenix Capobianco
Jonathan Richardo
Trentin McKinney
Dictionary Skills
Maleah Ross 1st place
Briley Vice 3rd place
Allyssa Isonhood 4th place
Maci Cote 6th place
First place team:
Maleah Ross
Briley Vice
Allyssa Isonhood
Maci Cote
Editorial Writing
Juliet Olivo 3rd place
Kierstan McDonald 4th place
Zykerra Colbert 5th place
Impromptu Speaking
Denver Wyatt 1st place
Carlos Juarez 2nd place
Miley Fisher 4th place
Listening
Jocelyn Yanez 1st place
Artesia Cheak 5th place
Kaylee Schumacher 6th place
Second place team:
Jocelyn Yanez
Artesia Cheak
Kaylee Schumacher
Rhealyn Tatum
Maps, Graphs & Charts
Adyson Leach 3rd place
Shane Mills 4th place
Mathematics
Madelyn Sherman 1st place
Second place team:
Madelyn Sherman
Jarrett Mason
Carlos Alba
Matthew Clark
Music Memory
Sallee Spraggins 1st place
Isabelle Thesing 3rd place
Ashland Hooten 4th place
Chloe Kerns 5th place
Tamiyah Rose 6th place
First place team
Sallee Spraggins
Isabelle Thesing
Ashland Hooten
Chloe Kerns
Tamiyah Rose
Number Sense
Brandon Lennon 5th place
Jack Bain 6th place
Second place team:
Brandon Lennon
Jack Bain
Reagan Massey
Oral Reading
Colbie Glenn 2nd place
Rebekah Stanley 4th place
Khira Young 5th place
Dylan Turner 6th place
Ready Writing
Aubrey Williams 6th place
Social Studies
Sean Dial 1st place
Zoe Haywood 2nd place
Keifer Williams 3rd place
1st place team:
Sean Dial
Zoe Haywood
Keifer Williams
Spelling
Angel Cruz 3rd place
Jillian Jumper 4th place
7th grade
Art
Shelby Ray 1st place
Allie Grace Woodard 2nd place
Anna Adair 3rd place
First place team:
Shelby Ray
Allie Grace Woodard
Anna Adair
Calculator
Mary Cruz 6th place
Chess Puzzle Solving
Caleb Talmage 1st place
Jessica Snyder 5th place
Brendan Fink 5th place
Second place team:
Caleb Talmage
Jessica Snyder
Brendan Fink
Dictionary Skills
Cason Foster 2nd place
Lazarrayah Johnson 4th place
Jasmine Cordova 5th place
Heather Horne 6th place
First place team:
Cason Foster
Lazarrayah Johnson
Jasmine Cordova
Heather Horne
Editorial Writing
Gage Kuykendall 1st place
Clayton Boykin 3rd place
Hannah Wilcox 5th place
Impromptu Speaking
Conner Bailey 1st place
Addison Caddell 2nd place
Tyler Holt 3rd place
Victoria Mejia 4th place
Listening Skills
Fabian Perez 1st place
Sam Wilks 1st place
Madison Martin 4th place
Logan Wilcox 6th place
First place team:
Fabian Perez
Sam Wilks
Madison Martin
Logan Wilcox
Maps, Charts & Graphs
Dylan Webb 3rd place
Griffin Crawford 6th place
Second place team:
Dylan Webb
Griffin Crawford
Carson Fenton
Mathematics
Joel Villarino 5th place
Ryker Mason 6th place
Second place team:
Joel Villarino
Ryker Mason
Matthew Sherman
Caleb Alexander
Music Memory
Savannah Lilley 1st place
Litzy Chacon 2nd place
Nate Lovelady 3rd place
Jessica Yanez 4th place
First place team:
Savannah Lilley
Litzy Chacon
Nate Lovelady
Jessica Yanez
Number Sense
Fernando Chimal 6th place
Second place team:
Fernando Chimal
Ryker Mason
Juan Hernandez
Alan Hernandez
Oral Reading
Emily Atkinson 2nd place
Cable Glenn 3rd place
Ready Writing
Hannah Wilcox 2nd place
Ben Braddy 3rd place
Harley Speed 4th place
Paige Bimmerlee 5th place
Science I
Sahib Randhawa 6th place
Second place team:
Sahib Randhawa
Scott Major
Landon Helms
Kylie Horton
Social Studies
Justin Haire 2nd place
Jose Mejia 3rd place
Jacob Semler 5th place
First place team
Justin Haire
Jose Mejia
Jacob Semler
Spelling
Dawson Carpenter 1st place
Reese Rabe 3rd place
Chad Maynard 4th place
First place team:
Dawson Carpenter
Reese Rabe
Chad Maynard
8th grade
Art
Wiley Bennett 1st place
Jackie Olivo 2nd place
Jamie Cervantes 3rd place
Kimberly Wheatcraft 3rd place
First place team:
Wiley Bennett
Jackie Oliva
Jamie Cervantes
Kimberly Wheatcraft
Calculator Applications
Justin Brantley 6th place
Chess
Dillan Blevins 2nd place
Gavin Myrdahl 3rd place
Lige Leavens 4th place
Robert Dyer 6th place
First place team:
Dillan Blevins
Gavin Myrdahl
Lige Leavens
Robert Dyer
Dictionary Skills
Mady Posey 1st place
Caroline Hurley 3rd place
Marisol Ramos 4th place
Hector Martinez 6th place
First place team:
Mady Posey
Caroline Hurley
Marisol Ramos
Hector Martinez
Editorial Writing
Aaliyah Valles 6th place
Impromptu Speaking
Raydon McCormick, 1st place
La ‘Modrick Johnson 2nd place
Hannah Schultz 3rd place
Listening Skills
Paige Daniels 1st place
Riley Wardrup 2nd place
Norrisa Lane 3rd place
First place team:
Paige Daniels
Riley Wardrup
Norrisa Lane
Maps, Graphs and Charts
Hector Martinez 4th place
Daniel Soto 5th place
Juan Andrade 6th place
Second place team:
Hector Martinez
Daniel Soto
Juan Andrade
Mathematics
Nathan Little 5th place
Second place team:
Nathan Little
Maci Swafford
Galilea Sosa
Modern Oratory
Brianna Boykin 3rd place
Emily Bocanegra 4th place
Music Memory
Gregg English 1st place
Avery Moss 2nd place
Allison Katchuska 3rd place
Maddie Holt 4th place
First place team:
Gregg English
Avery Moss
Allison Katchuska
Maddie Holt
Number Sense.
Nathan Little 5th place
Oral Reading – Poetry
Evie Cox 4th place
Maurie Flecker 6th place
Ready Writing
Kayetlyn Ricks 4th place
Trinity Sickles 6th place
Science II
Harrison Allen 1st place
Matthew Harper 5th place
Second place team:
Harrison Allen
Matthew Harper
Trinity Sherman
Braxton Hohenberger
Social Studies
Triston Steward 1st place
Grant Mohesley 5th place
Spelling
Cameron Beard 2nd place
Ayanna Thomas 4th place
Chamber Connection January 26, 2017
SAVE THE DATE!!!
It’s time for the 91st Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, and Educator of the Year will be presented to deserving citizens of Hopkins County. There will also be a raffle of a guided duck hunt AND a guided fishing trip that will be drawn that evening. So please join us for a beautiful “Evening in the Woods”. We look forward to seeing you there! Individual tickets are $30 and available at the Chamber of Commerce. Whole tables that seat 10 people are available for $500.
Don’t miss out on a very special first time opportunity! Raffle tickets for a Guided Duck Hunting Trip for two or a Guided Fishing Trip for two will be available for purchase. Raffle tickets are only $10 each, and may be purchased in one or both raffles. The winner will be chosen the night of the banquet, and you need not be present to win.
Grand Opening Celebration for Mahoney Oaks Retreat on Friday, January 27th
Mahoney Oaks Retreat, a brand-new retreat venue in Hopkins County, is hosting an Open House and Ribbon Cutting in celebration of their grand opening. The open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Ribbon Cutting will be held at noon. Mahoney Oaks is located at 5678 FM 1537 in Sulphur Springs. Please make plans to come by and explore this new venue!
4-H presents Sewing Fun Day & Food Challenge on Saturday, January 28th
4-H Sewing Fun Day and Food Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th, at 10:00 a.m. They will be making Alzheimer’s Activity Mats and easy make-and-take projects. The 4-H Food Challenge and Consumer Decision-Making practice contests will be held at 1:00 p.m. Bring a sack lunch (drinks provided). All activities
will take place at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B W. Houston Street in Sulphur Springs. Contact Johanna Hicks at 903-885-3443 for details.
Master Wellness Volunteer Training Begins January 30th and Goes Through February 27th
This training takes place every two years, and 2017 is the year! Individuals learn about food safety, nutrition, working with diverse audiences, finding reliable resources on the web and much more. The training will be held on five consecutive Mondays, January 30, February 6, 13, 20, and 27, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, Sulphur Springs, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Upon completing the training and passing a
certification exam, volunteers agree to give 40 hours of service by assisting the Extension Agent with programs, day camps, program preparations, health fairs, and other services. Contact Johanna Hicks at 903-885-3443 for more details.
Starbucks will host their Grand Opening Celebration on Monday, January 30th at 2 p.m.
Starbucks Coffee will host their Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting on Monday, January 30th at 2 p.m. Starbucks is located at 1320 South Broadway Street in Sulphur Springs. They will be giving away coffee samples at the Ribbon Cutting, so please make plans to come by and welcome them to town!
Hopkins County Firefighters hosting a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, February 4th
The Hopkins County Fire Department is hosting a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, February 4th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fire Station #20, 1286 South Texas Street. All proceeds benefit Steven Vickery, husband and father of four, who needs a transcatheder procedure and possibly a second open heart surgery or a heart transplant. Steven was a firefighter for nine years before his health forced him to retire his position.
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital -SS will host Women with Heart on Tuesday, February 7th
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs, along with Advanced Heart Care, present the 2017 Women with Heart Dinner on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center. There will be a free dinner and prizes. Women with Heart is an annual program conceived to celebrate and honor women who have survived heart disease. To nominate a woman who has survived and triumphed with the help of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-SS and Advanced Heart Care, please visit the following link. https://www.tmfhc.org/care-treatment/heart/your-heart-health/womens/women-with-heart/. If you have any questions, call Lakan Johnson at 903-438-4462 or e-mail [email protected] / Sherry Moore at 903-439-4062 or e-mail [email protected].
SS Public Library presents a Couponing Class on Thursday, February 9th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Sulphur Springs Public Library is offering a Coupon Class by Courtney Solstad on Thursday, February 9th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Library, 611 North Davis Street. The class will cover kinds of coupons, where to get coupons, how to use coupons, apps to help you save, shopping and saving without coupons, coupon ethics, retail savings, and restaurant savings. The class is free to the public, and refreshments will be served. Each attendee will have a chance to win a Family 4 Pack of Tickets to the 2017 Season of the Scarborough Renaissance Festival. For more information call the Library at (903) 885-4926 or visit the website at www.sslibrary.org.
Twogether in Texas Marriage Education Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, February 11th
The next Twogether in Texas Marriage Education Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, February 11, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B W. Houston Street, Sulphur Springs, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free workshop will cover marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution, money management, and goals & dreams. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Engaged couples who attend the workshop will be given a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license. Contact the Extension Office at 903-885-3443 to enroll.
Texas A&M presents Singing Cadets on Friday, February 17th at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by our local Hopkins County Area Aggie Moms’ Club, the Singing Cadets will be here in concert on Friday, February 17th. Internationally known as the “Voice of Aggieland”, The Singing Cadets are Texas A&M University’s premier men’s chorus. As the busiest collegiate choral group in the United States, the Singing Cadets take tremendous pride in spreading the great name of Texas A&M all over the world and are excited to be performing for you today. Founded in 1893, the Singing Cadets have a rich history that is full of tradition, which you will get a small taste of in the concert to be held on Friday, February 17th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Tickets are available from any local Aggie Moms’ Club member and can be purchased at the downtown locations of City National Bank and Alliance Bank for $5 each. All proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the concert and towards a local scholarship for students attending and/or planning to attend Texas A&M, College Station. For more information: Juli Woolley, Hopkins County Area Aggie Moms’ Club President, 512-755-4925 cell or [email protected]
SS Public Library presents a Cooking Tips Class on Thursday, February 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Sulphur Springs Public Library is offering a Cooking Tips & Skills Class by Lyndsay Palmer on Thursday, February 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Library, 611 North Davis Street. Attend this class to learn tips and tricks of the kitchen with Chef Lyndsay Palmer. She will demonstrate several ways to help strengthen your kitchen skills and help answer any of your cooking questions. The class is free to the public, and refreshments will be served. Each attendee will have a chance to win a Family 4 Pack of Tickets to the 2017 Season of the Scarborough Renaissance Festival. For more information call the Library at (903) 885-4926 or visit the website at www.sslibrary.org.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lezley Brown
President/CEO
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
300 Connally Street
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
903-885-6515-office
903-885-6516-fax
www.sulphursprings-tx.com
Community Calendar January 26-February 4
Woman of the Year and Caregiver of the Year nominations are being sought for recognition at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on February 16. If you know an exemplary woman who does good deeds in her family, community or church that are non-job related, nominate her for the Woman of the Year Award in writing to P.O. Box 72, care of Beta Sigma Phi, or contact Ms. Jimmie McIntire for details. Deadline is February 5. Nominate someone for the Caregiver of the Year Award by contacting any Pilot Club member or by mailing a nomination to 210 Pipeline Road in Sulphur Springs, care of Pilot Club. Deadline is February 3.
The annual Youth Trout Fishing Day is scheduled for Saturday February 4 in Sulphur Springs at City Park Pond (Peavine Pinion Pool behind the Civic Center). Kids of all ages are invited to bring their fishing gear and try to catch some of the 1500 rainbow trout stocked by Texas Parks and Wildlife. There will also be hot dogs, soft drinks and door prizes. Hours are 10am til 2pm. Also, for adults actively helping a kid fish in this event, normal license restrictions are lifted during those hours. ther anglers, are required to have a freshwater fishing license. Daily bag limit is 5 fish per person. For details, 903-593-5077.
Locust St Project Crossing the Tracks
The rework of Locust St is nearing completion, and City Crews continue to make progress north to Main Street. The railroad crossing is the last major barrier, and a boring contractor is working to make a tunnel for gas and water lines.
Currently, the bore is being made for sewer lines under the railroad tracks. Once installed work will begin on the other side of the rail lines. Work on Locust Street should take another month to complete, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell.
City crews will be installing a new fire hydrant across from the dollar store at Main and Locust. Existing valves and lines must be located before any work can be done. This assures that water will continue to flow. Keeping outages to a minimum is a priority during the improvements.
A city crew working to find a water valve at the Corner of Main and Locust Street.
Three Sentenced in Plea Bargain Agreements
Three individuals were sentenced in plea bargain agreements Thursday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court.
In Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday morning, Jose Rios Wis Soto pled guilty to Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and was sentenced to two years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. As part of the plea bargain, charges for Obstruction or Retaliation was dismissed.
Also, Derrick Glen Berry plead guilty to Tampering With Evidence. He was sentenced to three years in the TDCJ.
Rhonda Gaye Rozell, 46, of Tyler pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram. She was sentenced to one year in state jail. She was an inmate in Hopkins County jail found the offer of methamphetamine by a sister inmate to be too tempting. Rozell was in a holding cell in the book in area of the jail when another female inmate removed methamphetamine from her person and prepared the meth in a line. Rozell tore a piece of paper and made a make-shift straw. Both inmates used the straw. Rozell picked up crystals off the floor and was seen in a video eating the crystals.
Sisters Share a Passion for Art
Deborah Schubert Lytle and Connie Schubert Hall are both artists in their own right..one in portrait painting and one in music and songwriting. Back in Sweetwater where they were raised, their parents could “make anything and do anything” and were always supportive to the girls’ artistic interests. After attending Western State University, Deborah transferred to Commerce, Texas to study Art at East Texas State University. In a few years, Connie followed, and both eventually became teachers. Deborah was art instructor at Sulphur Springs High School from 1989 until 1995, and Connie taught elementary classes in public and Christian schools. Today, both have their own families and are heavily involved in their artistic interests.
Deborah has become a professional portrait artist. Her oil paintings of former University presidents hang at Texas A and M University-Commerce and she has been commissioned for a mural by Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. She was recently recognized as Woman Artist of the Month by fineartamerica.com, and named Best Artist 2017 by County Line Magazine. She is an active member of Hunt County Public Art. Asked about her approach to starting a new portrait, Deborah replied that she will try to spend about two hours with a potential subject, getting to know their personality and taking a few photographs. From this she starts the canvas with a sketch in paint. By habit, she begins the painting with the face first because that is the most exciting to her. She will work on the project each day, allowing time to re-direct her concept of the subject as part of the process. Her work is realistic and true-to-life. A portrait of her musician son Jaret called “Green Guitar” was her first real commission, done more than 15 years ago. Today, Deborah also paints still life and landscapes and works in oil on canvas, pastel, charcoal and pencil. Her studio is on CR 4734 in Cumby and you can view her work at deborahlytle.com. Deborah and her husband Jerry have been married for over 30 years.
Connie’s passion for music started in singing and playing the guitar as a youth. During her adult life, singing has been a hobby and a form of ministry for her and in recent years, songwriting has become an important outlet in her music ministry. Her first solo CD is now available called “Come to Jesus” and of the 10 selections, she wrote four and her husband Sam wrote one. Studio musicians appearing on the CD include Jon Beck of Hopkins County and Mike McClain of Garland. I asked Connie how she starts out writing a new song, and found that she has more than one standard approach. According to Connie, there may be a phrase or two jotted down on paper, or a scriptural message that comes to mind and from that, she will create music to go with the words. Other times, it’s a tune “in her head” that she develops first, then adds lyrics that fit the feel of the music. Other times, she will reach back for a song written earlier in life and modify it to her own more mature Christian viewpoint. She plays guitar every day for pleasure, and tries to spend some time in songwriting mode every day no matter where she is. Connie and Sam, her husband of 21 years, attend Brashear Baptist Church. She finds much joy in being part of the worship music there.
Winnsboro Man Arrested Following Highway 11E Head-on Crash
A driver weaving in and out of traffic on State Highway 11E Wednesday night stopped his antics near the Highway 11E/FM 3019 intersection when his vehicle hit another head-on. The accident resulted in a man and wife being flown to an area hospital with fractured bones and other injuries, one vehicle on fire, and the erratic driver being arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
The erratic driver, Nelson Mitchell Privette, 20, of Winnsboro, was also taken to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Winnsboro for treatment. He admitted to the DPS Trooper that he was driving erratically. Currently, he is in Hopkins County Jail awaiting a magistrates hearing.
Senior Citizen’s Center, Possible Move? Petition Seeks Larger Space
By Interns
The Meal A Day program at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens’ Center is a program that offers a free meal everyday for those who don’t have the luxuries most people have. There is a petition inside, on a table, at the senior center that is a request to move it’s current location. According to volunteer Polly Swatsell, “ We need a larger space.” The amount of activities that go on and the amount of people that come to the center simply need more space than what is available at the moment.
If you have any extra time volunteering at the senior center they are currently in need of more drivers to drive the free meals to the people who are not able to get out and go to the senior center for the meals and activities.
29th Commerce Leadership Institute Begins Year
(January 26, 2017, Commerce, Texas) The Commerce Leadership Institute (CLI) Class of 2017 met for the first time at Dixie Turman’s State Farm office in Commerce on Wednesday, January 18. The Commerce Leadership Institute was established in 1988, making this the 29th CLI class.
The CLI Class of 2017 consists of Jim Ayres, Amy Barrow, Erica Contreras, Stephanie Davies, Amanda Escobedo, Darrek Ferrell, William Ford, Devin Girod, W. Scott Lancaster, Katie McKenna, Rachel Mitchell, Jamie Morgan, Kris Myers, Kristen Neeley, Charles Perry, Erik Pietersma, Rickey Porter, Krista Rasco, Ann Reel, Victoria Reeves, Diane Stegall, Jeremy Tanner, and Patricia Tremmel. Michael Barera and John Weatherford, members of the CLI Class of 2016, are serving as co-leaders for this year’s CLI class.
CLI promotes community involvement and civic leadership. The class will meet twice a month for 10 sessions this spring, during which class members will visit local businesses, schools, the university, and various city facilities to get a broader understanding of all of the parts that work together to make up our wonderful city.
In addition to the regular class meetings, the CLI class will attend an all-day outdoor team-building experience in April. The class will also attend the Commerce Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on February 16th. As it has for many years, the CLI Class of 2017 will conduct a fundraiser barbecue in conjunction with the Bois d’Arc Bash on Friday, September 22. In addition to being a substantial team-building exercise for the current CLI class members, proceeds from the barbecue help to assure that the CLI program will continue for future class participants.
“This 29th class of the Commerce Leadership Institute is on their way to improving Commerce,” says Commerce mayor and CLI alumnus Wyman Williams. “It is so rewarding to see such a high level of leadership come together to learn about the various institutions that build our community.”
