NETBIO Cattle Sale Set for Friday, September 16th
Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission
Public Information Services
NETBIO cattle sale Friday, Sept. 16
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) will hold its next pre-
conditioned calf and yearling sale on Friday, September 16.
Cattle producers have consigned over 6,000 head of cattle to the sale, which will be held at the
Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction Market beginning at 1 p.m. The cafe will be open, and the cattle
will be penned for viewing before the sale.
Calves consigned to the sale would have been weaned by July 16 and had their boosting shots
by August 16.
Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner and NETBIO board member David Fowler
said NETBIO member-producers will have a lot of quality cattle in the sale. All the calves offered in
the sale will have been pre-conditioned through the NETBIO vaccination program and weaned at least
60 days in advance of the sale.
This auction will be broadcast on the Internet. Log onto LIVEAUCTIONS.TV. If you haven’t
registered, click on “register” and go through the steps. Internet buyers should register in advance in
order to bid. If you have questions, call the livestock market office.
For more information about the NETBIO sales and to register, call the Sulphur Springs
Livestock office at 903-885-2455 or visit their Web Site at www.sslivestockauctions.com.
SOS 101, About Voter Registration, First In Video Series About Election Administration In Texas
AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State John Scott today released the first installment of ‘SOS 101,’ a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8, 2022 General Election. In the first SOS 101 video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of the voter registration process in Texas, including how eligible Texans can register to vote, how county voter registrars process voter registration applications, and how voter rolls in each of Texas’ 254 counties are maintained for accuracy. Secretary Scott also visits with Brazos County Elections Administrator Trudy Hancock to discuss voter registration in her county.
“Today, you’ll be learning about one of your most important civic duties as a Texas voter – registering to vote,” Secretary Scott says in the video.
“Whether you’re registering to vote for the first time or need to update your information on your record, make sure and visit VoteTexas.gov and select ‘Voter Registration’ to learn everything you need to know about voter registration in Texas.”
“Brazos County is up to 123,000 voters,” Elections Administrator Trudy Hancock explains in the video.
“Right now, we’re having Volunteer Deputy Registrars come in dropping off new applications. We’re a college town, we have over 70,000 students here, so they’re working hard at the campus to get those young folks registered.”
Hancock joined Secretary Scott in reminding eligible Texas voters that the deadline to register for the November 8, 2022 General Election is Tuesday, October 11.
SOS 101: Voter Registration in Texas covers the following key topics:
1. Eligibility Requirements
In Texas, you are eligible to register to vote as long as you are:
- A United States citizen;
- A resident of the county where you submit your voter registration application;
- At least 18 years old on Election Day.
- Not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
- Not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
2. Completing Your Application
If you’re a new voter in Texas, you have several options when registering to vote, including:
- Registering to vote when obtaining a Texas Driver License or Texas ID card at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS);
- Registering to vote online when renewing, replacing or updating your Texas Driver License or Texas ID card; or
- Complete, sign and send a voter registration application to your county voter registrar.
If you are already registered to vote and simply need to update information on your voter registration record – such as your address, name or identification number(s) – you can do so online at Texas.gov.
Remember to make sure your voter registration application is postmarked by Tuesday, October 11th to vote in the November 8th General Election.
3. How Your County Voter Registrar Processes Your Application
When your county voter registrar receives your voter registration application, the registrar will enter your information into the statewide voter registration database – the Texas Election Administration Management (TEAM) system. Some Texas counties choose to use their own third-party vendors that are responsible for communicating with the TEAM system to ensure all voter registration information is updated in a timely manner.
Once the registration information is entered in TEAM, it goes through a process called ‘Live Check’ – which verifies the Driver License, ID and/or partial Social Security number (last 4 digits) on your registration application with DPS and the Social Security Administration.
Once your registration passes the Live Check process, you should receive your voter registration certificate from your county voter registrar in the mail within 30 days.
If you don’t receive your voter registration certificate in the mail in time to vote – don’t worry, you can still vote! You aren’t required to show your registration certificate to vote in person – just be sure to bring one of 7 approved forms of photo ID for voting, and know what forms of ID you can bring if you don’t possess and can’t reasonably obtain one.
4. Verify Your Voter Registration Status
Once you’ve submitted your voter registration application, you can visit www.votetexas.gov and click on ‘Am I Registered?‘ to check your registration status.
Through the My Voter Portal, you can:
- Check your voter registration status;
- View a list of Election Day and Early Voting poll locations;
- View your registration information, including your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID);
- Start a new voter registration application;
- Update your registration information; or
- Track your ballot by mail, if you are eligible to vote by mail
5. Voter List Maintenance
The Texas Secretary of State’s office follows state and federal law in ensuring the voter rolls in each of Texas’ 254 counties stay up-to-date and accurate, and that ineligible voters are removed from the rolls.
For example, an average of between 10-15 thousand deceased voter registration records are removed from the voter rolls statewide each month in Texas. Texas counties report monthly cancellation numbers to our office, which show how many registrations were cancelled, and for what reason.
Because Texans move often, tens of thousands of duplicate registrations are cancelled each month. This ensures that no person is registered at more than one address, in more than one county, or in more than one state.
Voter registrations can also be cancelled when a voter is found to be:
- Serving time for a felony conviction;
- A non-U.S. citizen; or
- Declared mentally incompetent.
For more information on voter registration in Texas, visit www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote.
CHRISTUS Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon
Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ.
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
New Orthopedic Surgeon
We are excited to welcome to our CHRISTUS family, Dr. Christian Douthit. Dr. Douthit graduated from medical school and did an internship in General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He performed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Science Center before completing a Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the Hand Center of San Antonio. Dr. Douthit cares for patients of all ages and is particularly interested in hand-to-shoulder problems, peripheral nerve surgery, orthopedic trauma, and sports injuries. Dr. Douthit will see patients at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, located at 103 Medical Circle, Sulphur Springs, TX, 75482. For more information, please call 903.885.6688.
Farmer’s Market
Our CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital is hosting a Farmer’s Market on Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of our cafeteria. We will have local, sustainable produce grown by Texas farmers. Our cafeteria will now be incorporating produce from Texas farmers to create a “Farm to Table” menu. Please make plans to come shop the market and have lunch while you are here!
FREE Athletic Injury Clinic for Student Athletes
CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Sulphur Springs offers a FREE Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic for student athletes. The athletic injury clinic will be held every Saturday from 9am to 11am, on August 27 through November 12. Student athletes from 7 th grade to college age will be able to get a free exam and x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury. The clinic will be held at our CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. For more information about our Sports Medicine program, or Orthopedic services, please call 903.885.6688.
COVID Vaccine Clinics
Net Health COVID Vaccine clinic will continue to offer Adult and Pediatric vaccines and boosters at our clinic on 100 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs every 3 weeks on the following dates: Sept. 19 – 23, and October 17 – 21. You may walk in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. No appointment is necessary.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Always Learning
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension educators from across the state of Texas recently met in Bryan, Texas, for a state-wide professional development conference. One of our keynote speakers really caught my interest. He was very dynamic, but not in a phony way. He encouraged each of us to find our strengths and use them in our everyday work as well as in our personal lives. He provided a website for us to explore our strengths and character traits. The outcome was extremely interesting. I learned much about my strong suits and what they mean in everyday work and personal life. My top five are listed below:
- Love of learning: mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge whether on one’s own or formally; related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond.
- Prudence: being careful about one’s choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted.
- Spirituality: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort.
- Honesty: Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense.
- Gratitude: Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks.
Among the other top traits were: forgiveness, love, fairness, curiosity, kindness, perseverance, creativity and hope. If you would like to explore your characteristic strengths, simply go to the following website. You will find it very interesting: https://viacharacter.org/ There is no charge to take the survey, but you will need to allow a little time. Research shows that understanding and applying your strengths can help:
- Boost Confidence
- Increase Happiness
- Strengthen Relationships
- Manage Problems
- Reduce Stress
- Accomplish Goals
- Build Meaning and Purpose
- Improve Work Performance
Fall Festival Events
I’ve seen lots of excited buzz on social media about the 2022 Hopkins County fall Festival. One of the popular events is the Arts & Crafts Show. Vendor spaces are available inside the Sulphur Springs High School cafeteria, north entrance, and north sidewalk leading into the cafeteria. Spaces are filling quickly, so if you have hand-made, hand-crafted items you would like to sell, please contact me soon. The event will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22. This is a great opportunity to do a little early Christmas shopping! A concession stand will be available inside the cafeteria, and vendors will be selling a great variety of items from wooden toys and puzzles to home décor and everything in between.
Another popular event is the Creative Arts Contest which is similar to the State Fair of Texas creative Arts contest (but on a slightly smaller scale.) Open to Hopkins County residents, individuals can showcase their art, photography, baked goods, food preservation, needlework, woodwork, and more! This event will take place in the Sulphur Springs High School Conference center, Oct. 21 and 22, with registration starting on Oct. 20.
Guidelines for both of these events are available at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 1200 Westt Houston St., Sulphur Springs. We hope to see you at the fair!
Closing Thought
Some people look for a beautiful place; others make a place beautiful.
— Hazrat Khan
Contact Johanna Hicks at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at the Hopkins County Office, P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483, 903-885-3443, [email protected]
Hopkins County Stands #UvaldeStrong
Hopkins County schools are dedicated not only to supporting their own, but also being supportive and compassionate toward other schools and groups not only in this county, but across the state, country and world when appropriate. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, our local students made sure to let the folks in Uvalde know their hearts, prayers and thoughts were with them as they stepped back on UCISD campuses Tuesday for the first time since the tragedy at their school at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year.
Local businesses and community members joined Hopkins County kids and staff in wishing UCISD the best possible start of the school year, wearing maroon as a visible sign of support for peace, healing and strength for Uvalde CISD families and the community.
Below are some of the images the local schools shared with KSST, on social media and under #UvaldeStrong, so those families, educators and kids could feel that love and support:
Saltillo ISD
Saltillo ISD wore maroon and white to support Uvalde CISD and their first day of school. #SaltilloUvaldeStrong
Cumby ISD
Students and faculty at Cumby ISD wore Maroon today to support Uvalde Consolidated ISD on their first day back! Pictured are Cumby Elementary students and faculty in their maroon! #wearecumby #UvaldeStrongSulphur Springs ISD
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Students and staff across Sulphur Springs ISD also donned maroon attire to show support for UCISD and the community.
North Hopkins ISD
North Hopkins ISD also encouraged their student and staff to wear maroom for Uvalde CISD Sept. 6.
Sulphur Bluff ISD
SBISD encouraged students and the community to join them and schools all throughout the state of Texas in a stand of unity and support for Uvalde CISD’s return to school.
Yantis ISD
Yantis ISD also encourged the community to join them in supporting Uvalde CISD by wearing maroon Tuesday, September 6. YISD students and staff joined others across Texas in expressing support for the Uvalde community as they move forward, on the first day of school.
If students at your school participated and you’d like to have them included below, submit to [email protected].
City Awarded $2.4 Million American Rescue Plan Grant For Old Thermo Mine Road Improvements
Award Is Part of US Department of Commerce’s $300 Million Coal Communities Commitment
WASHINGTON – Today (Tuesday, September 6, 2022), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Sulphur Springs, Texas, for roadway improvements needed to boost business growth at the Thermal Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
This project will redevelop East Haul Roadway to accommodate heavy truck traffic in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. The EDA investment will be matched with $595,392 in local funds and is expected to create 180 jobs and generate $250 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.
“President Biden is committed to ensuring that our communities are provided with the resources they need to diversify and grow their economies,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “This EDA investment will grow industrial businesses in Sulphur Springs, spurring private investment and strengthening the regional economy.”
“The Economic Development Administration plays an important role in supporting locally-developed strategies designed to stimulate American innovation and entrepreneurial activity,” said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo. “This infrastructure constructed through this project will attract new businesses to the area, bringing good-paying jobs to the community.”
“The Economic Development Administration’s investment in Sulphur Springs will help pave the way to greater economic opportunity for Texans in the region,” said Governor Greg Abbott. “The resources provided by this grant will help boost business growth and bring new jobs to the community as we continue unleashing the full might of the Texas economy for all to thrive in our state.”
This project is funded under EDA’s American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance Program, which makes $500 million in Economic Adjustment Assistance grants available to American communities. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program is EDA’s most flexible program, and grants made under this program will help hundreds of communities across the nation plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through construction or non-construction projects designed to meet local needs.
EDA’s Coal Communities Commitment allocates $300 million of EDA’s $3 billion American Rescue Plan appropriation to support coal communities as they recover from the pandemic and to help them create new jobs and opportunities, including through the creation or expansion of a new industry sector. Specifically, EDA has dedicated $100 million of its Build Back Better Regional Challenge funds and $200 million of its Economic Adjustment Assistance funds to directly support coal communities.
About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov)
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation’s regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA invests in communities and supports regional collaboration in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report — Sept. 6, 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, 2022, presented to to the City Council in a Memorandum as well as aloud the following monthly manager’s report:
CLAIMS
We did not have any workers compensation claims in August. We had one minor liability claim in August.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
We have been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). This does not mean that we can get started on the project yet. We must first sign a contract with the TDHCA.
Before TDHCA provides a contract for our signature, they must finish their environmental clearance process which involves 2 different comment periods, the last of which will conclude September 28.
After that TDHCA says it will take about a week to prepare the contract and forward it to the City. If all goes as planned, we should be able to sign the contract in early October.
It is important to note that if we spend any money on the senior citizen center before the contract is signed, that money will NOT be reimbursed by the grant.
PACIFIC PARK
The new bathroom has been installed. It is made entirely of concrete, even the roof. You could roll it down a hill and pick it up and use it. The installers told us that actually happened once.
The old bathroom has been demolished.
XLNT Construction should begin construction on the basketball pavilion soon.
COLLEGE STREET
This project is slowly progressing eastward. This contractor is very slow.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
Finance Director Lesa Smith will not present a report on revenues and expenditures as she has been deep in the budget this month.
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Texana Land and Asphalt has resumed paving the streets on our SIP list. I have crossed out the completed streets on the list below:
MISCELLANEOUS
Elsewhere around the city, employees:
- Reprogrammed school zone lights
- Restored power to Highway 11 lift station.
- Treated wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids reading or .16 mg/L.
- Repaired 40 water main ruptures.
- Replaced 8 water meters.
- Repaired a fire hydrant that was struck by a vehicle.
- Unstopped 22 sewer mains.
- Washed 75,000 feet of sewer mains.
- Repaired 1 sewer main.
- Hauled 386 tons of sludge to the landfill.
- Sold 193 million gallons of potable water.
- Sold 5,328 gallons of AvGas and 13,593 gallons of JetA fuel.
- Checked out 3,766 items from the library plus 742 eBooks.
- Responded to 270 fire/rescue calls including 3 structure fires and a vehicle fire.
- Performed preventative maintenance on 79 fire hydrants.
- Cleaned and repaired the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial fountain.
- Repaired 168 potholes.
- Made 29 extensive street repairs following utility repairs.
- Replaced a few stop signs, speed limit signs and slow, children playing signs.
- Cleaned out stormwater catch basins 3 times.
- Removed 2 fallen trees from the street.
- Demolished and removed structures at 631 sunset, 409 S Moore, and 327 Magnolia.
- Responded to 251 animal control calls.
- Achieved an 80% adoption rate.
- Made 11 felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit.
- Responded to 42 accidents, wrote 615 citations, recorded 38 offenses, and made
- 62 arrests on the Patrol Division.
- Conducted 56 building inspections, 23 electrical inspections, 13 plumbing inspections, 3 mechanical inspections and issued 18 building permits.
Road Improvements Planned For CR 4760 This Week
Improvements are planned on County Road 4760 this week. While that will be a temporary inconvenience for residents and motorists who travel the not quite 4 1/2 mile-stretch of road regularly, in the long run, it should mean better travel conditions.
According to Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price, road stabilization and chip sealing are among the long term goals for that and other county roads.
Crews began work on Tuesday, and will continue to work today, with one lane open for traffic. However, beginning Thursday and continuing Friday, the section of road being worked on will be closed to traffic as the work encompasses the width of the CR 4760. Once the machine begins spreading,the work must progress continuously for the best quality road. Price said those who do live on that stretch can call ahead to see if the workers are at a point they can stop to allow them to come in from one direction or the other.
The work will span along CR 4760 from State Highway 19 to Crounty Road 4759, with the section receiving improvements closed temporarily over the next two days. Price apolgizes for the inconvenience, but asks for CR 4760 and motorists’ patience while the road improvements are under way the next couple of days. Those traveling the road should plan a different route of travel other the section of roadway closed for work.
Recognizing Dedicated Volunteers
Volunteers Needed Wednesday, Thursday to cook for Meal-A-Day; Fill-In Drivers, Program Coordinator Needed
A special breakfast was hosted recently recognizing the dedicated volunteers who staff Sulphur Springs’ Meal-A-Day program.
Approximately 45 volunteers who serve as program cooks and delivery drivers enjoyed fellowship and pancakes, syrup, biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, and fruit on Saturday at the banquet.
Represenatitves from at least five local health agencies volunteered their time Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, to serve as cooks for the breakfast appreciation event. They included Mike Patterson, Visiting Angels; Stacey Wetzel, Mays Home Health; Charlotte Baxter, Carriage House Manor; Angela Chupp, Thad Gregory and Edward Henk, BT Medical; Tim Walsworth, Summit Hospice; and “everyone’s friend, Linda Mobley.”
On any given week, volunteers donate approximately 145 hours to prepare, package, and deliver the meals prepared Monday-Friday to local seniors who depend on th Meal-A-Day Program.
Approximately 120 meals each day are delivered by Meal-A-Day volunteer drivers to seniors on five separate routes in Sulphur Springs and one route covering the Como-Pickton area stretching from State Highway 11 north to Interstate 30. The remaining 30-40 meals are available for reservation and pick-up at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center for those seniors who have transportation. Seniors currently pay only $2 per meal.
Each day of the work week has a separate cooking team and individual or pair of drivers for each route. Each day Meal-A-Day needs four to five cooks (20-25 volunteers a week) including one head cook and six route drivers (30-plus volunteers a week). Some routes are covered by 1 driver and some by a pair of drivers.
“Meal-A-Day needs additional volunteers to continue this vital service. Currently, some of our volunteers are working multiple days a week to ensure each day has a full cooking team and all six routes have drivers,” said Tina Phillips, one two volunteers sharing temporarily supervising duties for the Meal-A-Day until a new volunteer manager can be found and trained. “Your help is needed to continue serving our seniors and relieve some of our current volunteers doing double duty.”
Meal-A-Day most urgently needs two volunteers to donate their time on either Wednesday or Thursday as full-time members of the cooking teams. Meal prep takes 3 to 3 ½ hours a day. Volunteer cooks work from 7 a.m. until approximately 10 or 10:30 a.m. on their desginated days. Fill-in cook openings are also available for every day of the work week.
“There are times full-time cooks need a day off due to appointments or sickness. It would be great to have some fill-in cooks that can step in when full-time cooks need the day off,” Phillips said. “If you would like to help cook next Wednesday or Thursday, but can’t commit to every Wednesday or Thursday, please call the Senior Citizens Center at 903-885-1661. We would be glad to have you next week or in two weeks to help out until the full-time cook opening is filled. If you can only help cook on the second and fourth Wednesdays of a month, please call to volunteer for those weeks. There just might be someone else who can only volunteer to cook on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.”
And, while it the volunteer position is for “cook,” the person donating time does not need ot know a lot about cooking.
“You just need to be able to follow directions. The head cook on each day knows the daily processes and the menus and will help with the recipes, knows what order the menu items are prepared and knows the daily clean-up and sanitizing routines,” Phillips said.
Fill-in and substitute route drivers are also useful, as they are contacted when a scheduled route driver needs to be off for appointments or sickness. Route delivery starts around 9:30 or 10 a.m. and delivery takes until about 11:30 or noon depending on the route being delivered.
Meal-A-Day is also interested in finding someone with a heart for seniors to manage the program.
“We estimate it will take someone approximately 4 hours a day to organize and oversee the cooks, drivers, menus, food ordering, billing, posting payments, and a few other administrative items,” Phillips said.
All interested in volunteering to be the Meal-A-Day manager are asked to mail a letter to Meal-A-Day Board of Directors, 150 Martin Luther King Dr., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, explaining their qualifications for the position and why they are interested in volunteering to manage the program. Phillips said the position could even consist of two dedicated friends who split the volunteer duties; just send letters to the MAD Board of Directors.
“Please come be a part of Meal-A-Day! It is a rewarding experience. You meet a lot of nice volunteers who love helping our community seniors. Come help us continue to bless our seniors with meals,” Phillips urges.
Volleyball Continues Three Game Home-Stand Friday
Lady Cats volleyball did not have the return home that they were hoping for, falling in three straight sets, losing to Texas High on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
“I feel like we played better than what the scoreboard showed,” Coach Bailey Dorner said Tuesday following the loss.
Sulphur Springs had the lead late in set one, 21-17, only to be outscored down the stretch 8-3 allowing the Lady Tigers to steal the set.
Lady Cats volleyball struggled to rebound from the lost momentum, falling in the next two sets 25-19 and 25-16 to fall at home to Texas High.
Sulphur Springs at times in sets two and three stringed together some runs that saw them recapture a bit of momentum, only to see a talented Lady Tigers team take it right back.
Coach Dorner loved what she saw from her players, improving in areas that they had worked on in practice, but one thing her volleyball team must get better at is “mental toughness, just being able to overcome some adversity… I think when that clicks we’ll be unstoppable.”
The loss on Tuesday to former district rival Texas High drops Lady Cat volleyball’s season record to 11-11.
It is the first time all season Sulphur Springs has dropped to .500.
Coach Dorner and her team continue their three game home-stand Friday with another non-district match-up, this time against Redwater.
That game begins at 4:30 P.M. on Friday, Sept. 9 in the SSHS Main Gym.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
