Benefits Of ‘Overseeding’ Pastures
By Mario Villarino, Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected]
“Overseeding” is the term generally used to refer to broadcast-seeding winter annual forage crops on summer pastures, with or without disking or other tillage. “Sod-seeding” usually refers to planting annual crops into a pasture using a drill. Either or both of these operations may be used to establish winter annuals in warm-season pastures. For convenience, in this publication the term “overseeding” will be used to refer to both of these planting methods.
Over-seeding extends the length of time during which a warm-season pasture can provide forage for grazing animals. Instead of six to eight months of forage production, over-seeding can result in 8 to 10 months of productivity, thus helping reduce the need for expensive stored feed. In addition, pastures over-seeded with winter annuals have less hoof damage by grazing animals compared to winter annuals planted on a prepared seedbed. This can be particularly important during prolonged wet periods or on soils that tend to stay wet during the cooler months of the year.
Winter annual forages can also improve animal nutrition. Ryegrass and other winter annuals produce high quality forage; much higher than produced by warm-season perennial grasses. The timing of this nutritional advantage is also important. Cows have their highest nutritional requirements from two months prior to calving until they are re-bred. In many areas, most cows calve in late winter or early spring and are bred again within three months after calving. The peak production of ryegrass forage is also in early- to mid-spring, which is the time it can greatly affect calf weight, calf health and conception rates of cows.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic, please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email [email protected].
Early Voting In Nov. 8 General Election, 4 School Elections Under Way Today
Early voting in the Nov. 8, 2022, General Election and four school elections — 3 trustees and one bond election 3 — got under way Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2022, at The ROC (First Baptist Church’s Recreational Outreach Center). Early voting by personal appearance will continue through Nov. 4.
As of 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, when the first count was posted, a total of 142 Hopkins County residents had cast ballots in the General Election.
That is 34 less voters casting ballots Oct. 24, 2022, than on Oct. 13, 2020, the first day of the 2020 General Election, which concluded with a total of 1,070 county voters (4.25% of registered voters) casting ballots. The 2020 election concluded with a record number of ballots being cast during the early voting period, according to data posted by local Election Officials and Texas Secretary of State’s office. Another 254 ballot-by-mail voters cast ballots on the first day of voting in 2020, increasing the total to 5.31% of registered voters casting ballots on the first day of early voting in 2020.
If the steady stream of voters entering the temporary early voting center at 10:30 a.m. was anything to go by, 2022 could prove be another year of high voting tallies, coming close to the 2020 early voting totals.
Early In-Person Voting
Any registered Texas voter may vote early by personal appearance (in person) at the early voting location in the county of registration.
All in-person early voting in Hopkins County is being conducted in The Game Room inside of The ROC, 115 Putman St. in Sulphur Springs, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, with voting extended four of those days to better accommodate those working during regular business hours. The early voting location will also be open from:
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022;
- noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct 30, 2022;
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022; and
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.
Mail Ballots
Voting by mail is NOT available to everyone. The only people who are eligible to vote by mail are individuals who are: 65 years or older, sick or disabled, expected to give birth within 3 weeks of Election Day, out of the country on Election Day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance, confined in jail but otherwise eligible, or civilly committed under Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
The last day the County Clerk is allowed to accept Applications for Ballots By Mail is this Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Election law specifies that this is the day by which the clerk’s office must have received the application. Getting it postmarked by the day is not enough, it must be in hands of voting officials by Oct. 28, 2022. The County Election Official is Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith; applications for ballots by mail should be returned to her at 128 Jefferson St., Suite C, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483. She may be contacted by phone at 903-438-4074, fax at 903-438-4110, or by email at [email protected].
All applications to vote by mail must be received by the early voting clerk before the close of regular business or 12 noon, whichever is later. The deadline to receive ballots mailed within the United States from non-military and military voters who submitted an Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”) is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022, if the carrier envelope has a postmark showing it was in the mail by 7:00 p.m. Nov 8, 2022. Please note that different deadlines apply to the last day to receive ballots sent by the following: (1) Non-military and military voters who mailed ballots domestically and submitted an ABBM; (2) Non-military and military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted an ABBM; (3) Non-military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted a Federal Post card Application (“FPCA”); and (4) Military voters who mailed ballots domestically or from overseas and who submitted a FPCA. Ballots in category (1) must be received by the early voting clerk by 5 PM on Nov 9, 2022. Ballots in categories (2), (3), and (4) must be received by the early voting clerk by Nov 14, 2022. Ballots in categories (1), (2), and (3) must bear a postmark indicating the ballot was mailed by 7 PM on Nov 8, 2022. Ballots in category (4) do not need to have any postmark.
Texas voters who are eligible to vote by mail must provide: (1) a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)-issued Texas Driver License, Personal ID or Election ID Certificate number; OR (2) the last 4 digits of their Social Security Number on both their Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) and mail ballot carrier envelope. As long as one of the ID numbers provided matches what is on the voter’s registration record, the voter’s ABBM and ballot can be accepted.
Acceptable Forms Of Voter ID
In order to vote in Texas, registered voters must provide one of the seven forms of ID:
- A Texas Driver’s License
- A Texas Election ID Certificate
- Texas Personal ID Card
- Texas Handgun License
- US Citizenship Certificate with Photo
- US Military ID Card with Photo
- US Passport in either book or card format
In the event the voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven “acceptable forms of photo ID,” the voter may qualify for a reasonable Impediment Declaration by showing a copy or original one of the the following supporting forms of identification:
- Certified Domestic Birth Certificate or Court Admissible Birth Document;
- Current Utility BIll
- Bank Statement
- Government Check
- Paycheck
- Government document with the voters’ name and an address, including a Voter Registration Certificate.
Voters ages 18-69 may present a photo ID that has been expired for up to four years. For voters age 70 and older, photo ID can be expired for any length of time if otherwise valid.
Election Day Voting
Voting on Election Day will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at the following designated voting centers:
- PRECINCT 1 — LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1000 TEXAS STREET, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (FRONT FOYER);
- PCT. 2A — H.W. GRAYS BUILDING, 413 BECKHAM STREET, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (MEETING ROOM);
- PCT. 3 — HOPKINS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 118 CHURCH STREET, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS (1ST FLOOR COURTROOM);
- PCT. 3A — PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE- SULPHUR SPRINGS CAMPUS, 1137 TX-301 LOOP, ROOM 101A, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX;
- PCT. 4 — HOPKINS COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, 1200 HOUSTON STREET, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (WEST HALL)
- PCT. 4A — LEAGUE STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1100 SOUTH LEAGUE ST., SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (FRONT FOYER)
- PCT. 5 — SALTILLO ISD, 150 CR 3534, SALTILLO, TX 75478 (AG LAB)
- PCT. 11 — CUMBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 100 EAST MAIN STREET, CUMBY, TX 7543, (CITY MEETING ROOM)
- PCT. 12 — SULPHUR BLUFF ISD, 1027 CR 3550, SULPHUR BLUFF, TX 75481 (FOYER OUTSIDE GYM)
- PCT. 13 — COMO-PICKTON CISD, 13017 TX HWY 11 EAST, COMO, TX 75431 (ART ROOM)
- PCT. 16 — MILLER GROVE ISD, 7819 FM 275 SOUTH, CUMBY, TX 75433 (FOYER OUTSIDE GYM)
- PCT. 17 — NORTH HOPKINS ISD, 1994 FM 71 WESTS, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (ADMIN. BUILDING)
Additional Information
Hopkins County voters can find additional information about the Nov. 8, 2022, General Election by selecting the “Voter Information” menu option on the main page of the Hopkins County website, https://www.hopkinscountytx.org/page/hopkins.VoterInfo.
Saltillo XC Has Three Teams Winning 24-1A District Championship
Saltillo XC had themselves a very solid outing in Avery at the 24-1A District Championship. Both the Varsity boys and girls advance to Regionals.
Not only that, but three of the five teams competing in Avery won their respective championships with two more finishing second and third.
Results from the District Cross Country Meet at Avery are as follows:
Varsity Boys:
- 1st- Coy Collins- 17:40
- 2nd- Gunner Tarver- 17:57
- 4th- Luke Ritter- 18:08
- 5th- Tobin Potter- 18:40
- 6th- Adrian Don Juan- 18:47
- 7th- Jacob Sexton- 19:00
- 9th- Cristian Trejo- 19:33
Saltillo varsity boys creamed the competition, finishing with just 18 points, 30 less than second place Sulphur Bluff.
Varsity Girls:
- 11th- Jaylee Miller- 15:25
- 12th- Lani Dean- 15:29
- 14th- Yadhira Alonso- 15:39
- 16th- Kallie Potter- 15:45
- 18th- Jasmine Alonso- 15:58
- 19th- Shelbi Ricketson- 16:04
Lady Lions XC finished third at the District meet, which is the lowest finish for the five Saltillo teams competing in the district championship.
JV Boys:
- 1st- Heston Peeples- 19:44
- 2nd- Rowdy Speir- 19:51
- 3rd- Colton McGill- 20:28
- 4th- Dakoda Womack- 20:35
- 5th- Ethan White- 22:26
- 8th- Ethan Sexton- 23:33
Just like the varsity boys, Saltillo’s JV squad crushed the competition at just 15 points, almost 30 fewer than second-place Sulphur Bluff.
JH Girls:
- 1st-Yissett Moreno- 13:53
- 2nd- Addi Pipkin- 14:11
- 4th- Jaelynn Miller- 14:19
- 9th- Ava Underwood- 15:38
- 10th- Mia Underwood- 15:40
- 11th- Kenzi Pipkin- 15:42
- 13th- Katie Olvera- 16:14
- 14th- Eden Godwin- 16:30
- 16th- Valerie Castro- 20:38
The JH girls of Saltillo beat second-place Sulphur Bluff 24 to 32 in points to win the JH girls district championship.
JH Boys:
- 3rd- Lucas Womack- 12:10
- 9th- Mason Stillwagoner- 13:58
- 10th- Colby Walker- 13:59
- 11th- Grant Speir- 14:34
- 12th- Kevin Moreno- 14:44
Saltillo JH boys with just 41 points finished second, 10 behind first place Avery.
More Than 79,000 Dead on Texas Roads
MORE THAN 79,000 DEAD ON TEXAS ROADS. IT’S TIME TO CARE.
November 7, 2000, was the last deathless day on Texas roadways
Commissioner Ryan video
David Elizalde video
B-roll of Andrea’s car
Mendoza’s cell phone video
Oct. 20, 2022
AUSTIN – The cell phone video from Easter Sunday shows the convertible Chevy Corvette going 110 mph on Dumas Highway in Amarillo.
“Joey! Chill, bro!” is what the passenger, Dyego Mendoza, shouted over the roaring engine. But it was too late. The car flipped and rolled for several hundred feet before it flew across a highway below, slammed into the side of an overpass and slid down the embankment.
In the video just before the horrific crash, David Elizalde’s 17-year-old daughter, Andrea, can be seen sitting on the center console between the two front seats. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
The crash scene along Dumas Highway was gruesome. Andrea’s Corvette was in pieces, scattered everywhere. The only part of the car that remained intact was flattened.
“We pulled up to a car that was unrecognizable,” said Amarillo Firefighter Brenton Goerend. “You couldn’t tell what it was. It was horrible. We couldn’t find the third person, so we started looking underneath the car.”
Mendoza and the driver survived. Andrea died at the scene, making her one of more than 79,000 people who have died on Texas roads since Nov. 7, 2000.
“It’s not OK to drink and drive,” Elizalde said. “It’s not OK as a father to go through the death of your daughter at the hands of people who are drinking and driving.”
The wreckage of Andrea’s car will provide the backdrop for Elizalde who will be a guest speaker during an #EndTheStreakTX press event in Amarillo on Nov. 16.
Background
This Nov. 7, Texas marks 22 years of daily deaths on our roadways with more than 79,000 innocent lives lost to preventable fatal crashes. For the past several years, about 10 people have died every day in crashes across the state.
For the first time in the agency’s history of analyzing fatal crashes, experts spoke with a psychology professor to dig deeper into the driver behavior. In an interview, Dr. Art Markman from the University of Texas, alluded to an erosion of community that can be a cause for an increase in traffic fatalities.
“We have to remind people that they are part of a community,” Markman said. “We have to start considering everyone as part of our community. If we don’t do that, there are going to be all sorts of negative consequences, and those are going to include negative consequences on the road.”
Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan, a champion for road safety and TxDOT’s #EndTheStreakTX campaign, said every Texan must do their part. And while the goal of ending the deadly streak is ambitious, Ryan said, it is far from impossible, but we must start to care about others around us.
“With the knowledge that, since the pandemic, people don’t seem to view others around them as part of a community, and, that they care less about those around them, we are starting to identify the problem,” said Ryan. “If we know there is a problem and we can identify that a big part of the problem is a lack of caring or apathy, then we also know the solution – we must care more about those around us.”
Solutions
Drivers have the power to protect themselves, their passengers and fellow community members because most crashes and fatalities are preventable and caused by things such as speeding, drunk driving and distracted driving. That’s why the approach to reaching zero deaths must be through what TxDOT calls the 3 E’s: engineering, education and enforcement. We all have a responsibility to keep our roads and fellow drivers safe.
TxDOT is asking all Texans to do any or all the following to raise awareness:
Make the best and safest decisions behind the wheel, don’t drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs; always obey traffic laws; always wear your seatbelt.
Post pictures on social media with this downloadable sign displaying the hashtag #EndTheStreakTX.
Share personal stories on social media of loved ones who have been lost in a crash and use the hashtag #EndTheStreakTX.
Follow @txdot social media pages and share the content we post.
Media
Please see the links at the top right of this press release that have the following downloadable, high-resolution interviews and videos that can be used in TV, radio, print and online news stories:
An interview with Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan
An interview with David Elizalde, a father who lost his daughter, Andrea, in a car crash
B-roll of Andrea’s car
Pre-crash cell phone video from Dyego Mendoza, a friend of Andrea who was in the car
For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Media Relations at [email protected] or (512) 463-8700.
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Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse Joins DEA In Hosting Drug Take-Back Day On Oct. 29, 2022
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse, in conjunction with the DEA, is hosting a National Drug Take-Back Day for the Hopkins County area from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Wal-Mart parking lot (the northwest corner close to Super Handy), 1750 South Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs.
The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
The DEA and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse (along with the Sheriff’s Office) are committed to making communities safer and healthier, by reducing overdoses and overdose deaths. Part of that includes the annual Drug Take-Back Day events like the one the Sheriff’s Posse will be hosting Oct. 29, 2022. It’s not uncommon for 200 pounds of medications to be discarded at the Hopkins County Take-Back event.
All are encouraged to bring their prescription drugs that are out of date or unneeded. Also, left over prescription drugs from a family member that need to be disposed of, will be accepted by the Sheriff’s Posse during the Drug Take-Back day.
No inhalers or needles will be accepted, however, liquids can now be disposed of at the Take-Back event.
After each collection, DEA picks up the boxes of discarded prescription and OTC medication and sees their safe disposal.
Wildcat Football Picks Up Fifth Straight Win
Sulphur Springs hosted a tough Paris team Friday, winning 21-14 thanks to a number of defensive stops.
On October 21, Coach Brandon Faircloth and his team hosted a challenging Wildcat squad (1-7 overall, 0-3 district) who is better than their record indicates.
Wildcat football had not been challenged in the second half of a contest, as their past four victories all came with the game already out of reach at the half.
Friday, Oct. 21 in Sulphur Springs though, Paris came to play.
It took four stops on defense in the second half for football to be able to add a one to the win column as it stayed tight throughout the entirety of Friday’s contest at Gerald Prim Stadium.
So much so, that Sulphur Springs watched as Paris took the second offensive drive down the length of the field for a score. After the two schools swapped three-and-outs, the Wildcats scored for the first time on the night thanks to Skylar Lewis.
The wide receiver took a double-pass, bubble screen 56-yards to the house to tie the game up 7-7.
Paris then responded in kind, getting their second and final touchdown on the night to lead 14-7.
WR CJ Williams before the first half concluded got his first score on the night with a 25-yard touchdown reception to tie the game back up at 14.
Entering the third quarter though, it was anyone’s ballgame. Both teams traded punts before Williams picked up his second touchdown on the evening to give the Wildcats their first lead on the night at 21-14.
From there, the defense imposed their will as Sulphur Springs forced a punt and turnover on downs to ice the game away. Paris looked as though they were fixing to tie the ball game up, but a pass to the end zone was ruled incomplete with little time on the clock as the Wildcats kneeled their way to victory.
With the home win over Paris, Coach Faircloth’s team’s record improves to 7-1 (3-0 district).
Next up, Wildcat football heads to Kaufman in what has turned out to be a battle for the 2-seed.
The Lions (6-2 overall, 2-1 district) are the current 3-seed, but a win for Sulphur Springs locks the Wildcats as the 2-seed come playoff time. A loss on Friday in Kaufman all but locks them into the third seed.
The battle for the 2-seed begins Friday, Oct. 28 in Kaufman at 7:30 P.M.
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.
Creative Arts Contest Best of Show Results
By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health, [email protected]
Hopkins County Fall Festival Fair-goers were treated to a great weekend of weather. Results are in for the 2022 Creative Arts Contest. There were 141 entries in this year’s fair, down a little from previous years, but the quality was definitely evident!
Below are the results of winners for Best of Show:
Art
- Children: Charlie Maness
- Youth: Ashlyn Perkey
- Adult: Judy Hamm
- Mature Texan: Brenda Hayes, Barbara Hall (Reserve Best of Show)
Bake Show
- Children: Jolie McCoy, Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show
- Youth: Camilla Perez, Elijah Nguyen (Reserve Best of Show)
- Adult: Kristen Applegate, Debbie Stribling (Reserve Best of Show)
Clothing
- Jaqlynn Chapman
Creative Crafts
- Kallie Mabe, Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show
- Youth: Kaede Wolf
- Adult: Patti Froneberger
- Mature Texan: Majel Redick
Food Preservation
- Youth: Rylie Carroll
- Adult: Charlotte Wilson
- Mature Texan: Sheila Funderburk, Charles Bryan (Reserve Best of Show)
Handiwork
- Children: Rosia Childs
- Youth: Kaede Wolf
- Adult: Roelie Vellenga
- Mature Texan: Joan Brennan
Holiday/Seasonal
- Children: Kallie Mabe
- Adult: Lisa Williamson
- Mature Texan: Joan Brennan
Horticulture
- Youth: Rylie Carroll
Photography
- Children: Riley Ford, Kallie Mabe (Reserve Best of Show)
- Youth: Reese Pepys, Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show
- Adult: Krista Caldwell, Kim Beck (Reserve Best of Show)
Quilts
- Youth: Lena Reyes
Woodworking
- Children: Brantley Burnside
- Youth: Serenity Giles
- Adult: George Harder
Nursing Home Division
- Johnny Parker
Contact Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, at the Hopkins County Extension Office, P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; [email protected].
Meal-A-Day Menu — October 24-28, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal-A-Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal-A-Day Menu for the remainder of the week of Oct. 24-28, 2022 includes:
Monday, Oct. 24 — Sweet & Sour Chicken, Mixed Vegetables and Egg Roll
Tuesday, Oct .25 — Oven Omelet, Sliced Ham, Chopped Broccoli & Carrots, Fruit Cup
Wednesday, Oct. 26 — Beef Lasagna, Peas & Carrots, Garlic Toast
Thursday, Oct. 27 — Red Beans & Rice with Rope Sausage, Okra & Tomatoes, Garlic Toast
Friday, Oct. 28 — Smothered Beef Patties With Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
Try Purple Top Turnips This Fall And Winter
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener
A potential food source for you or your garden soil next spring is the purple top turnip (PTT). Normally a biennial or two-year plant, you can plant them now and harvest or kill next spring. If growing them for your food supply, simply plant in October and harvest next spring. They take longer to grow than radishes, but they grow considerably bigger and have a better flavor.
PTTs have leafy greens on top above ground with a purple top for the above ground portion of the root. Everything below the purple portion is white. All portions are edible. They have a tap root that can penetrate deep in the soil. This enables the plant to draw nutrients from areas of the soil that are normally inaccessible to vegetable plants.
There are two basic ways to plant PTTs. If you’re growing them for food, you can make rows of shallow ½-foot deep trenches with your finger or a tool before planting seeds 1 inch apart. When they reach 4 inches tall, thin to one plant every 4 inches. If growing for soil enrichment, you can sow seeds with a sower or simply scatter with your hands.
The object of sowing by hand is to avoid the time consuming 1 inch apart planting, because your objective is to use the plants to improve the soil and subsequent crops. The tap root will bring nutrients from deep within the soil. Next spring, you can lightly till the area. This will kill the PTTs and make previously unavailable nutrients available for your spring planted crop.
Did I mention that PTTs are a great way to attract deer? An additional note is that if you want them to attract deer, you should’ve planted during the just-ended summer so the plants would now be of suitable size for the deer!
Winners Of The 53rd Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Announced
The 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank drew a huge crowd, with long lines forming more than an hour before serving time, with people eager to pay their $8 to partake of the entries, despite the whipping autumn winds Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
By the Numbers
“We prepare for 8,000 people and we were reaching our limit today. Judging from our ticket sales and supplies, we had about 7,500 people there today, which is a terrific turnout. We had 167 cook sites participating, with about half of those being chicken, about 30 in the super stew category and more than 40 in the beef category,” Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Butch Burney said.
Dubb and the Luv Machines provided entertainment throughout the festival, often calling on people in the community to let their talents and sense of humor shine.
For instance, while many cook teams were finishing packing up their camp sites and others awaiting the announcement of the stew winners, the three SSHS HOSA sponsors good-naturedly agreed to lip-synch to Shania Twain’s Feel Like a Woman, after two HOSA members took a bit of ribbing for their head-gear. They wore chickens to signify the chicken stew they prepared and entered in the Stew Festival.
Ms. Texas Senior Classic Vender Wright got in on the fun, performing a spirited rendition of “Lean On Me.”
A group of youth took advantage of the cooler temperature to gather in an open area near the stage to toss around a football. Others could be seen doing a cartwheel here and there, dancing or trailing their parents through the line, hopping around excitedly when they recognized family and friends.
Acknowledgements
Of course, in addition to the many teams and businesses, churches and organizations that paid their entry fees, the Stew Festival would not be possible without cooperative efforts of so many, from sponsors to volunteers.
Alliance Bank was the 2022 Stew Festival Title Sponsor, and Bob Evans Foods the Friday night sponsor.
Service tents were generously provided by ProSlab Foundation Repair, Hopkins County Dental, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs and Coldwell Banker Watson Company.
Burney offered thanks too to all of the volunteers, without whom things would not have run nearly as smoothly.
Among the volunteers were members of the SSHS Blue Blazes, SSHS HOSA, Hopkins County High School Leadership Class, Sulphur Bluff Beta Club, HKK volunteers, and Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Ambassadors. Dairy Festival Queen Colbie Glenn assisted the Chamber Stew Crew in handing out awards and getting winners all set for team and media photos.
STEW WINNERS
Of course the thing everyone was waiting for, the announcement of the winners of the stew contests, campsite contests and tailgate appetizer Contest.
Chicken Super Stew Contest
Winning first place in the super stew chicken contest was team #484, Kylie Smith and Katie Brown, sponsored by Financial Solutions. Their prize money of $500 was provided by GDC Industrial. Their winning quart of Super Stew Chicken was purchased for $900 by Clayton Homes.
Kylie Smith and Katie Brown, sponsored by Financial Solutions, First Place Super Stew Chicken Winners 
Lawana Hohenberger and Broc Hohenberger, sponsored by Bulkley Trucking, Second Place Super Stew Chicken Winners 
Nancy Fite and Larry Fite, sponsored by Berry Appraisal, Third Place Super Stew Chicken Winners 
Dale Owens and Marci Owens, sponsored by SSHS Class of 1978, Honorable Mention Super Stew Chicken
The second place super stew chicken award was won by team #125, Lawana Hohenberger and Broc Hohenberger, Sponsored by Bulkley Trucking. Their prize money of $250 was sponsored by the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. The second-place Super Stew Chicken was purchased for $500 by One Church.
The third place super stew chicken award was won by team #29, Nancy Fite and Larry Fite, sponsored by Berry Appraisal. Their prize money of $100 was sponsored by Heath Hyde, Attorney. Their third-place Super Stew Chicken was purchased for $300 by One Church.
Honorable Mention in the super stew chicken contest went to team #138, Dale Owens and Marci Owens, sponsored by SSHS Class of 1978.
Beef Super Stew Contest
The first place super stew beef winner was team of #123, Brent Williams and Mariam Williams, sponsored by Bulkley Trucking. Their prize money of $500 was provided by Sulphur Springs Nottingham Dodge. Their winning quart of Super Stew Beef was purchased for $900 by Interstate Body Shop.
First Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
Brent Williams and Mariam Williams, sponsored by Bulkley Trucking, First Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
Joe Wallace and Craig Hale, Sponsored by Saputo, Second Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
Third Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
John Wilburn and Rudy Ellis, sponsored by Simply Eventful Wedding Planning, Third Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
John Wilburn and Rudy Ellis, sponsored by Simply Eventful Wedding Planning, Third Place Super Stew Beef Winners 
Garrett Glass and Laura Glass, sponsored by Guaranty Bank and Trust, Honorable Mention Super Stew Beef
Second place Super Stew Beef award was won by the cooks at site#52A, Joe Wallace and Craig Hale, sponsored by Saputo. Their prize money of $250 was sponsored by the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. The second-place Super Stew Beef was purchased for $500 by Oncor Electric Delivery.
The third place super stew beef award was won by team #15, John Wilburn and Rudy Ellis, sponsored by Simply Eventful Wedding Planning. Their prize money of $100 was sponsored by Jiffy Signs. Their third-place Super Stew Beef was purchased for $300 by Jiffy Signs.
Honorable mention in the super stew beef contest went to the cooks at site #468, Garrett Glass and Laura Glass, sponsored by Guaranty Bank and Trust.
Chicken Stew Contest
The first place chicken stew winner was team #14, Brent Tanton and Kallie Tanton, sponsored by CPI Technologies. Their prize money of $300 was provided by Sulphur Springs Nottingham Dodge. Their first-place chicken stew was purchased for $600 by Atmos Energy.
The second place chicken stew winner was the team from site #21, Cole Burnett and Benny Darlin, sponsored by Hooten’s Hardware. Their prize money of $150 was provided by Texas Modern Gastroenterology. Their second-place chicken stew was purchased for $450 by Essential Business Solutions.
Brent Tanton and Kallie Tanton, sponsored by CPI Technologies, First Place Chicken Stew Winners 
Cole Burnett and Benny Darlin, sponsored by Hooten’s Hardware, Second Place Chicken Stew Winners 
Third Place Chicken Stew Winners 
Kristen Richmond and Charlie Usry, sponsored by Discount Wheel and Tire of Sulphur Springs, Third Place Chicken Stew Winners 
Jo Lawson, half of the Chicken Stew Cook Team receiving Honorable Mention 
Jo Lawson and Joretta Lawson, sponsored by Nor-Tex Tractor, Honorable Mention Chicken Stew
The third place chicken stew winner was team #211, Kristen Richmond and Charlie Usry, sponsored by Discount Wheel and Tire of Sulphur Springs. Their prize money of $100 was provided by Super Handy Convenience Stores. Their third-place stew was purchased for $250 by Texas Heritage National Bank.
Honorable Mention in the chicken stew contest went to team # 213, Jo Lawson and Joretta Lawson cooks, sponsored by Nor-Tex Tractor.
Beef Stew Contest
The First place beef stew winner was the team from camp site # 477, Kelly Perry and Colton Williams, sponsored by EMC Hauling Co. Their $300 prize money was provided by Texas Modern Gastroenterology Their first-place stew was purchased for $600 by Republic Services.
Second place beef stew winner was team# 89 Greg Cravens and Stacy Cravens, sponsored by Ocean Spray. Their $150 prize money was provided by Texas Modern Gastroenterology. Their second-place stew was purchased for $450 by Essential Business Solutions.
Kelly Perry and Colton Williams, sponsored by EMC Hauling Co., First Place Beef Stew Winners 
Greg Cravens and Stacy Cravens, sponsored by Ocean Spray, Second Place Beef Stew 
Betty Edwards and Dustin Edwards, sponsored by Greenhill Villas-Mount Pleasant and Curry-Welbourn Funeral Home, Third Place Beef Stew Winners 
David Slaughter and Josh Hill, sponsored by Slaughters BBQ. Honorable Mention Beef Stew Winners
Third place beef stew winner was team # 31, Betty Edwards and Dustin Edwards, sponsored by Greenhill Villas and Mount Pleasant and Curry-Welbourn Funeral Home. Their $100 prize money was provided by Super Handy Convenience Stores. Their third-place stew was purchased for $250 by Texas Heritage National Bank.
Receiving a medal for Honorable Mention in the beef stew contest was team # 478 David Slaughter and Josh Hill, sponsored by Slaughters BBQ.
Campsite Contests
The John Chester Award for Super Campsite winner was site #210 Juan and Ashley Ortiz, sponsored by The Rustic O. Their $250 prize was provided by Sulphur Springs Nottingham Dodge.
The Campsite and Costume winner this year was site #202 Rebecca Loper and Linda Goss, sponsored by Bob Evans Farms. Their $200 prize was provided by Sulphur Springs Nottingham Dodge.
Juan and Ashley Ortiz, The Rustic O, Super Campsite Winners 
Rebecca Loper and Linda Goss, sponsored by Bob Evans Farms, Campsite Winners 
Rebecca Loper and Linda Goss, sponsored by Bob Evans Farms, Campsite and Costume Winners 
Rebecca Loper and Linda Goss, sponsored by Bob Evans Farms, Campsite and Costume Winners
Tailgate Appetizers
First place in the Tailgate Appetizer Contest was prepared at site #13 by Debbie White and Ann Tanton, sponsored by Hopkins-Rains County Farm Bureau. Their $200 prize was provided by City National Bank
Second place in the Tailgate Appetizer Contest was prepared at site #30, with Jim Teetes and Luke Kerby as cooks; they were sponsored by Cross Country Communications. Their $100 prize was provided by AK Gillis and Son.
The Tailgate Appetizer Contest third place award went to site #126 cooks Trey Clark and Drew Smith, sponsored by Safety Control. Their $75 prize was provided by Natalie’s Food Mart.
