Pizza For Breakfast – Why not?
By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County Extension Agent, Family and Community Health Agent, [email protected].
If you have ever visited the Texas Hill Country around Fredericksburg or New Braunfels, you are aware that the peak of peach season has arrived! Although a little later this year due to the Texas heat and dry conditions, peaches are still sweet as can be. Texas A&M AgriLife’s Dinner Tonight program has a Peachy Prosciutto Pizza recipe that is so delicious and easy to make. Try making it for brunch or appetizers as you start up the grill!
Peachy Prosciutto Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 Pieces flatbread, whole wheat
- 1/2 Cup non-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 Prosciutto slices torn into pieces
- 2 Small peaches, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- 1/2 Cup fresh arugula or spinach
- 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar glaze
Oven Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F.
- Spray flatbread with olive oil cooking spray, and place in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove flatbread from the oven and top with mozzarella, prosciutto, and peaches.
- Place flatbread in the oven to toast for 8-10 minutes, until bread is golden and cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oven and top with basil and arugula or spinach. Drizzle balsamic glaze over each flatbread pizza.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Spray flatbread with olive oil cooking spray, and top flatbread with mozzarella.
- Place in the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400F.
- Remove flatbread and add prosciutto and sliced peaches.
- Place again in the air fryer for 4-5 minutes at 400F.
- Remove flatbread and top with basil and arugula or spinach. Drizzle balsamic glaze over each flatbread pizza.
Serving size: 4 (1/2 of flatbread)
2022 Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show
The 2022 Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show will take place on October 21 and 22, in the Sulphur Springs High School cafeteria, north entrance hall, and north covered walkway. So far, response for vendor space has been excellent! We still have room for more, however. This show is designed for hand-crafted, hand-made items to sell. To date, we have wood décor, cutting boards, leather work, quilted items, crocheted items (One of my favorite vendors for children’s crocheted animals!), handmade cards, gift packaging, decorated shirts, tote bags, jewelry, embroidered items, honey, baked items, wood burning/carving, sock monkey puppets, pillows, toys, ceramic roses, paintings, fall and Christmas decorations, pickles, chow chow, children’s books, soap, body scrubs, western novels, pen and ink sketches, ornaments, jams and jellies, fried pies, wooden puzzles, wooden toys, birdhouses, purses, hot cocoa bombs, and more!
If you have hand-crafted items that you would sell, contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 and we’ll provide an application for you. Booth spaces are extremely reasonable, and you don’t have to worry about the weather! It’s shaping up to be a great event!
Closing Thought
To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks, but a special heart that listens
– Scott Fitzgerald
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 St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected].
Chamber Connection – Aug. 10: Learn More About Stew Contest At Stewcomers Meeting
By Butch Burney
Monday, Aug. 15, is the final day to get your applications in if you are interested in being in this year’s Leadership Sulphur Springs class.
Leadership Sulphur Springs is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. The course was created in 1989 with the concept of offering leadership training and community involvement for emerging business and community leaders. It is a nine-month session, with meetings held once a month.
Applicants should have lived or worked in Hopkins County for at least a year, have demonstrated a concern for the community, possesses high standards of persona quality and integrity, willing to commit the time required for the program, have the endorsement of their employer to take the necessary time away from work.
To apply, go to the Chamber’s website at HopkinsChamber.org, email [email protected] or call 903-885-6515.
The cost is $500, usually paid by the applicant’s employer.
We need 20 applicants for the class to make.
Stewcomers Meeting
For those who are interested in cooking up a pot of stew for the Stew Festival, the Chamber will have a Stewcomers meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11.
Participating in the meeting does not obligate you to cook in the Stew Fest, but it will give you information on the process, including recipes, timelines and what to expect. Email [email protected] for more information on the meeting.
Photography Contest
It’s time once again for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual photography contest!
The photography contest is open to anyone who resides in Hopkins County. We have seven categories: Natural World, Travel, Family and People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered Images, Mobile, and Children (for photographers up to 18 years of age). Photographs must have been taken in Hopkins County no earlier than Jan. 1, 2021.
See the rules on our website, HopkinsChamber.org. You can also upload your photos to our website to enter. The deadline to enter is Aug. 31.
Stewing About It
Registration for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, set for Oct. 22, is open.
To register, go online to the Chamber’s website at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks, email [email protected] or call 903-885-6515. The cost to enter is $100 per stew pot, with $150 coming from the sponsor to pay for ingredients.
This year, stew cooks can also pre-order a T-shirt with “Stew Cook” on the back for $15.
Register now to reserve your spot from last year.
We also are taking applications for our vendor market at the stew. Cost is $75 for Chamber members, $100 for nonmembers. Go to our website at HopkinsChamber.org or call Amanda at 903-885-6515 to register.
Our sponsorship letters should be arriving in your mailbox this week, so be looking for those!
Surviving Drought Requires Planning
By Dr. Mario A. Villarino, Hopkins County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, [email protected]
Surviving drought requires planning for it. Your plan should include strategies for finances, grazing management and stock reduction, as well as for vegetation recovery after the drought ends.
It is important to implement a grazing plan that promotes vegetation recovery. For example, if warm season grasses have been extremely stressed by successive years of low moisture, the eventual rains will provide some level of green growth. You will need to manage this new growth properly to give the tender new leaves a chance to mature and use sunlight to replenish the depleted nutrient reserves in the roots.
Drought recovery implies a return to a previous condition. Unfortunately, droughts are often considered only temporary events, after which conditions will return to “normal.” Some ecologists suggest that this may not be true in arid and semi-arid rangelands. These ecosystems may not automatically return to the same pre-disturbance “steady state.” (Some cases of brush encroachment within the past 100 years might be examples of this.)
Nevertheless, when rains do eventually come, sound grazing management practices will help the soil capture the rain that does fall and optimize forage growth. To form an effective plan, first determine your desired end point. Develop specific, measurable, attainable and trackable goals for your operation.
It’s easier and more effective to implement a drought strategy if you have good plans and current information. Monitor the supply-demand situation by taking periodic inventories of resources, especially forage production, which is the most limiting factor during drought. As the drought worsens, you will need to monitor and make decisions more frequently in order to maintain control and reach your goals. Although you cannot forecast rainfall with 100 percent accuracy, a good conservative plan with flexibility incorporated will help you be ready for what we cannot predict. Formulate your stock reduction strategies long before the drought begins, and implement those reductions systematically. Because no one can predict the severity or duration of an individual drought, there is no such thing as a perfect plan. However, the better your plan is, the more it can help. To help ensure that the plan has the expected outcomes, a good plan should include accurate records of the decisions you make and their consequences and establish benchmarks, such as photo-point monitoring on rangelands.
The most critical part of drought planning may be to form a drought strategy for each enterprise (cattle, sheep, hay, etc.) of your ranch operation. Develop production calendars for each enterprise to determine when to make critical decisions such as stock reductions, increased feeding or livestock relocation.
For example, know which months the most forage is grown on the ranch and which are the critical rainfall months. When a critical level of rainfall is not received by a certain date, plan for a systematic stock reduction or feeding strategy. If you reduce stock or begin a supplemental feeding strategy as early as possible during a drought, you can reduce the severity of the drought impacts.
In all situations, forage supply must meet or exceed forage demand. Therefore, you should inventory your forage every year. Your plan should incorporate strategies for dealing with poisonous plant problems also. For more information on this or any other agricultural topic please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
School Begins … In Hopkins County, Yantis
As has been the case in the past couple of years, school start dats for students in Hopkins County and Yantis will resume for the 2022-2023 school year is staggered over the next two weeks.
In fact, Sulphur Bluff ISD is just completing their second day of classes Tuesday. After two full weeks of school, students will only be required to attend classes at school four days a week. Beginning with the week of Aug. 22, students will have Fridays off throughout the 2022-2023 school year. They had a traditional Meet the Teacher and hot dog supper last week to drop off supplies.
Cumby ISD and Miller Grove ISD are both slated to begin classes for the 2022-2023 school year on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Both hosted Meet the Teacher activities Monday, Aug. 8. Miller Grove ISD reminds parents the district is utilizing a new cafeteria system, so be sure to access that when adding funds to and to monitor their students’ accounts.
North Hopkins, Saltillo, Como-Pickton and Yantis ISDs will all begin classes next week.
North Hopkins ISD won’t begin classes until next week, but did offer a special Popsicle with the Principal Monday evening, allowing families to drive through to find out who their elementary students’ teachers will be and to receive a cool treat, and high school students were allowed to pick up their schedules from the front office Monday morning. NHISD Meet the Teacher will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15. The district also notes that there will be no eating or drinking anything except water on NHISD school buses this year.
Saltillo ISD’s Meet the Teacher is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 2022. Students will begin reporting to class for the 2022-2023 school year on Aug 15.
Como-Pickton CISD is opening the campus for new student registration and to assist parents with portal. Junior and seniors may pick up their schedules from 9 to 11 a.m. and sophomores and freshman from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, 2022. Meet the Teacher will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at CPCISD. Students are invited to grab a hot dog for lunch, courtesy of Alliance Bank and CPCISD. Any 9-12th grade student yet to pick up their schedule may do so during the Meet the Teacher and Back to School Bash. Junior high students will also pick up schedules during the Back To School Bash. High School students who need a parking permit must bring to the high school office their driver’s license, proof of insurance, license plate number, and the make, model and color of their vehicle. Classes at CPCISD begin Aug. 17, 2022.
Yantis ISD will hold Meet hte Teacher from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16; elementary students may drop off school supplies, while middle and high school students pick up their class schedules Tuesday. Chromebook Pick Up will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in the High School Culinary Room; parents must be present to sign the Chromebook agreement in order for their student to be assigned a device. Those unable to stop by Thursday may also collect their Chromebook during Meet the Teacher activities on Aug. 16. Don’t forget to check the dress code to be sure your student isn’t violating any of the rules. Classes at YISD will begin on Aug. 18, 2022.
SSISD Hosting Meet The Teacher, Other Activities To Help Students Get Ready For New School Year
Sulphur Springs ISD is hosting Meet the Teacher and other activities designed to help students get ready for the new school year, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.
Barbara Bush and Bowie Primary Schools will lead off the Meet the Teacher activities by inviting parents to bring their students by the child’s assigned campus during the designated time Tuesday evening.
Families can meet the child’s teachers, see their classroom and drop off the student’s school supplies during Meet The Teacher activities.
Travis, Rowena Johnson Primary and Sulphur Springs Elementary will host the next Meet the Teacher on Aug. 11, with Douglas ECLC’s Meet the Teacher Night following on Aug. 15. Schedules are staggered to provide more time for parents with students on more than one campus to teachers across the district.
SSMS students will be able to pickup their schedules and yearbooks on Aug. 15, and parents who are interested may sign up and obtain additional information about being involved with PTO during Meet the Teacher Activities during that time as well.
High School and Austin Academic Center will hold Meet the Teacher Tuesday evening, Aug. 16, but Freshman Orientation will be conducted at SSHS earlier in the day for 9th graders and students entering the campus for the first time. Students in grades 9-12 will be afforded the opportunity during designated time on Aug. 15 and 16 to pick up school issued laptops. A time will be provided during the first few days of school for students who are unable to pick up their devices during the designated times.
Families, students and community members are then invited to Gerald Prim Stadium for Meet the Wildcats night on Aug. 16.
Below is a schedule of several of those upcoming activities:
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022
- Bowie Primary
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m.
- Barbara Bush Primary
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022
- Travis Primary
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m.
- Rowena Johnson Primary
- Meet the Teacher 5:30-7 p.m.
- Sulphur Springs Elementary
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
- Douglas Early Childhood Learning Center
- Meet the Teacher 4-6 p.m.
- Sulphur Springs Middle School
- Meet the Teacher 5-7 p.m.
- Sulphur Springs High School
- Laptop pick up 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 16
- Sulphur Springs High School
- Laptop Pick Up 8-11:30 a.m.
- Laptop Pick Up 1-4 p.m.
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m. (Laptops may be picked at this time as well)
- Austin Academic Center
- Meet the Teacher 5-6:30 p.m.
- Gerald Prim Stadium
- Meet the Wildcats 7-8 p.m.
Registration, Information Updating
Returning Student Online Verification for the 2022-2023 school year is open for all SSISD campuses. If your child was enrolled on the last day of school last year, you will use this to enroll your student for the upcoming year.
Middle School and High School students will not be able to pick up their schedules until their Online Verification has been completed.
Those needing assistance logging into the Family Access account may contact their child’s campus.
New student registration is open for the 2022-2023 school year.
This registration is for new students entering kindergarten -third grade who did NOT end the 2021-2022 school year in Sulphur Springs ISD. Current Pre-K and Head Start students will complete Returning Student Registration with their Skyward Family Access account.
New to Sulphur Springs ISD pre-kindergarten and Head Start students must contact Douglass ECLC for registration information.
All paperwork must be taken to the Sulphur Springs Administration Building located at 631 Connally St., Sulphur Springs, Texas.
To register a new-to-the-district student:
- Make an appointment by clicking the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/RoundUp2223
- Only a Parent or Legal Guardian (must have appropriate documents) can enroll a child.
- Bring all required and/or applicable documents (listed below):
- Proof of residency within district. Must be one of the following
- Current utility bill
- Current rent/Lease agreement/Mortgage statement showing name and address of owner
- Income Tax paperwork
- Parent or Legal Guardian’s Photo ID
- Child’s Official Birth Certificate
- Child’s Social Security Card
- Child’s Up-to-Date Immunization Record
- Dr.’s Notes Concerning Allergy/Health Needs
- Custodial Documents or Court Orders, if applicable.
- Proof of residency within district. Must be one of the following
- Complete the online registration process via Skyward: https://www.ssisd.net/page/New%20Student%20Registration
Consumer Alert: Scammer Posing As TDI Employee
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging consumers to be wary of phone calls or other communications from anyone claiming to be a representative of TDI.
TDI will call you only when you ask for assistance.
TDI’s Fraud Unit received a report from a person who was contacted by someone claiming to be a TDI employee, offering to meet at their home to go over their insurance needs.
“The individual who received the call did the right thing by not providing any personal information and contacting us,” said Chris Davis, head of TDI’s Fraud Unit. “This may have been an attempt at identity theft or other crime.”
Davis recommends caution if you’re contacted about any financial matter, and you didn’t make the first call. Unless you’re sure of who you’re speaking with, do not provide personal information such as your address, birth date, Social Security number, or any of your account numbers.
If you need help with an insurance issue or if you suspect insurance fraud, contact TDI’s Help Line at 800-252-3439. The TDI website, tdi.texas.gov, and social media channels are how we provide consumer information.
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Sulphur Springs Couple Accused Of Child Endangerment
A Sulphur Springs couple was accused of child endangerment after their 1-year-old tested positive for methamphetamine.
Child Protective Services launched an investigation of the pair in early July. During the course of the month-long investigation, Justin Dwayne Humphries and Shania Lynn Humphries and their 1-year-old all tested positive for methamphetamine, according to arrest and police reports.
Working in conjunction with Sulphur Springs Police Department, a warrant was obtained for each parent’s arrest. SSPD Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and SSPD Sgt. Terry Miller went to a Parkins Street address, served the warrants and took the 28-year-old man and 24-year-old woman into custody at 2 p.m. Aug. 8, 2022, on one child endangerment charge each, according to police reports.
Shania Humphries was released from Hopkins County jail later Monday; her bond was set at $15,000. Justin Humphries, however, remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. His bond was set at $25,000, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
EEA Our Youth 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready Scheduled Aug. 14
East End Allegiance: OUR YOUTH will host the 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready event from 3 to 6 p.m. August 14, 2022, at the HW Grays Building in Pacific Park.
EEA Our Youth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that relies on the generous donations of the community to make events such as this one possible.
“Every year, we have been consistent on getting the kids in the community ready to be great! With the support of all, we have been able to do so,” said Bridgette Cooper with EEA:OY. “We’ve had over 70 families sign up for free backpacks and supplies. The sign up list is closed, but the event and festivities are for all families. The children must be present.”
The Back 2 School Ready event will provide free haircuts, wellness checks, community resources, family fun, food, games and much more. The event will feature many fun carnival activities. Food, a clothing ministry, music , face painting will also be offered. Everything is free for children and families thanks to the sponsorship of local businesses and individuals investing in the community by helping to equip youth for the 2022-2023 school year.
Over the weekend, the contestants from the recent Miss Juneteenth Pageant showed their community spirit by “donating a bulk of just backpacks and school supplies,” event coordinators noted.
Check out the EEA: Our Youth Facebook page for information on sponsors and contributors to the 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready and additional information on upcoming activities and opportunities to become involved.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report — Aug. 1-7, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week Aug. 1-7, 2022, included:
Arrests
- Bobby Hughes, 55 years of age, of Kilgore, was arrested on Aug. 4, 2022, for Possession of Less than 2 Ounces of Marijuana.
- Daniel Ramirez, 58 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Aug. 5, 2022, for Driving While Intoxicated — 3rd or More Offense.
- Ronald Dickson, 58 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Aug. 6 2022, for Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 139 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 27 citations and 53 warnings during this reporting period.
Pulmonary Rehab Program Can Help You Breathe Easier, Improve Your Quality Of Life
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 8, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ.
Back to School
Are you going through the checklist of things to take care of before returning your students to school? Perhaps they need their annual vaccines or sports physical? We want to help! Call us at 903.885.3181 to schedule an appointment with a Pediatrician or Family Medicine provider today!
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Do you need help managing your lung condition? Pulmonary rehabilitation can help. Pulmonary rehab is a program that can help you learn how to breathe easier and improve your quality of life. You can benefit from pulmonary rehab if you have:
- Emphysema
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic Fibrosis
- A Neuromuscular disease (such as Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s Disease)
- Lung Cancer
- History of smoking
- Post lung surgery
- Post COVID shortness of breath
Pulmonary rehab can make a difference. It is a safe, smart way to help you: decrease symptoms like being short of breath, coughing and wheezing. It can help you breathe better, get stronger, decrease stress, and reduce the risks of future lung problems and related hospital admissions. Pulmonary rehabilitation is designed to help increase strength, endurance, and overall health through exercise, education, diet, and support while decreasing patients’ shortness of breath.
Ask your physician for a referral to CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs’ Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program 903.439.4141.
Sports Medicine
FREE Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic for student athletes of all ages is back this month! Starting August 20, Saturday sports injury clinic will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. August 20 through November 12.
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.
Student athletes in Hopkins County from 7th 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.
COVID Vaccine Clinic Dates
Net Health continues to offer adult and pediatric vaccines and boosters every three weeks at the clinic on 100 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. The clinic will be held on the following dates:
- August 22-26,
- September 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 multispecialty 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
