Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran Finishes State Golf Tournament Just 3 Over Par
Lady Cats senior golfer Mariam Tran played two good, solid rounds at the Class 5A State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday (May 10-11) at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown.
Tran added a second day round of 1 over par 73 Tuesday to go with Monday’s 2 over par 74 for a two day total of 3 over par 147.
With just less than half of the field still on the course, Tran is currently in 11th place on the leader board just 7 strokes behind the leader.
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.
Sulphur Springs School Boards Approves Coaches Changes Submitted by AD Greg Owens
Meeting Monday night (May 10), the Sulphur Springs School Board approved several coaching changes submitted by Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens.
Current Middle School PE Teacher and Coach Easton Silman is moving over to the High School to be a Social Studies Teacher and Assistant Football Coach.
The board accepted the resignations of two current coaches.
Leaving are Varsity Football Cornerbacks Coach and Assistant Softball Coach Kevin Hatcher and Assistant Girls Basketball Coach and Assistant Cross Country Coach Bryan Jones.
Travis Willoughby has been hired as a Middle School PE Teacher and Coach. Trent Easley has been hired to be a PE and Credit Recovery Teacher and High School Coach.
Easley will coach varsity wide receivers on the football team.
Neal Parsons has been hired as a Social Studies Teacher and Coach at High School. Parsons will coach cornerbacks on the varsity football team.
Coach Owens said there would be a few more changes on his coaching staff in the future.
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.
Lady Cats Softball Fans Note Time Change for Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Game 1 Wednesday
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo says the game time for the Lady Cats first playoff game in their Regional Quarterfinal series with Huntsville in Whitehouse Wednesday (May 12) has changed.
Instead of 6 p.m., it is now at 6:30 p.m. The Friday and Saturday, if needed, game remain the same.
Game 2 is Friday at Rusk at 6:30 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, will be back at Whitehouse Saturday at 2 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.
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Heading to Allen
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at Allen High School. Coach Cip confirmed the news by text Tuesday (May 11).
Coach Cipoletta created a basketball culture in Sulphur Springs as Head Wildcats Coach for the past 7 seasons.
He had a record of 150-82 overall as Wildcats Coach but he was 131-40 for the past 5 seasons. His teams captured two district championships.
Coach Cipoletta’s highlight season was 2018-2019 as the Wildcats advanced to the State Tournament for the first time in many a decade.
The Wildcats lost to San Antonio Wagner in a State Semifinal Game. That team ended up 29-9 and was a perfect 10-0 in district play. They were Bi-District, Area and Regional winners.
The Wildcats under Coach Cip also advanced to Regional Quarterfinal game in 2019-2020 and 2017-2018.
The 2017-2018 team set the school record for wins going 30-5.
Last season, the Wildcats were 18-10 and made it to Area. Coach Cipoletta’s Wildcats never lost a Bi-District game.
He served as a Wildcats Assistant Coach for several seasons before becoming head coach. Coach Cipoletta said God has blessed him more than he deserves.
Coach Cip leaves behind a big pair of sneakers to fill.
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.
Woodard Named State Champion In Hair and Make-Up UIL Contest
The State UIL Theatrical Design officials Monday night, May 10, 2021, named student AllieGrace Woodard as the State Champion in the Hair and Make-up Contest
AllieGrace Woodard was chosen as a state finalist in two categories of the State Theater Design competition, marking at least the third time her theatrical designs qualified her as as state finalist.
The Sulphur Springs High School student too was a member of the school’s UIL One-Act Play cast and crew. The SSHS Wildcat Theatre’s production of the UIL One Act Play “You on the Moors Now” advanced to Bi-District. Kristopher Luce and Lesha Woodard were the directors.
AllieGrace Woodard, Rorie Young and Danielle Verlander all earned Honorable Mention All Star Cast recognition, while Hannah Shultz received All Star Cast honors and Ricardo Chavarria was named an Outstanding Crew Member at the Bi-District competition for their work during “You on the Moors Now.”
Woodard was also the director of a student film that advanced to the second round of judging in the UIL Film competition. The Wildcat team “wrote a nice script and received compliments from the judges for their production,” Grafton reported Monday night to SSISD Board of Trustees.
The cast of the film included included Lucy Braddy, Gregg English, Caitlynn Monaghan, Hannah Shultz, Caleb Talmage, Brandon Williams and Rorie Young. Phillip Dick was the sponsor for the film. Click here to view.
Woodard also earned third place in poetry interpretation at the District UIL meet.
Thank Hospital and Health System Workers During National Hospital Week, May 9-15
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 11, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ.
Inspiring Hope through Healing
National Hospital Week is May 9-15, and is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health systems, and health care workers and the innovative ways they are supporting the needs of their community members, especially during the pandemic.
To all those working in America’s Hospitals and Health Systems, THANK YOU!
COVID Vaccines Available
Contact Holly Ragan at 903.439.4033 to find out about future vaccine schedules.
Hospital Visitation
We continue to ensure a safe and compassionate process for families and essential support persons to visit patients, while preventing person-to-person transmission of infectious diseases in our acute care settings. All visitors will continue to be screened to make certain they do not fit a COVID-19 profile, based on CDC guidelines. To safely regulate access to patient care areas within our hospital, visitor-screening stations are placed at the entrance of our facilities.
Please note the following guidelines:
- Visitors must acquire masks themselves prior to entering our facility; cloth masks are acceptable
- Masks must cover both the nose and the mouth
- Visitors must pass screening before entry
- Emergency Department entrance open 24/7
- Main Entrance open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday – Friday
- Gift Shop open
- All visitors are screened at the door, including a temperature taken
- All associates are screened at each shift, including a temperature taken
- Visiting hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- COVID Unit limited to (1) visitor (age 16 and over)
- ER and ICU limited to (2) visitors
- ALL hospital visitors are required to wear a mask. Visitors should bring their own mask; homemade cloth masks are acceptable.
Effective March 17, 2021
We will no longer restrict the number of visitors per patient, however, we strongly encourage to limit visitors to ONE (1) essential support person and for all other visitors – continue utilizing virtual communication through mobile devices to monitor your loved ones in our care.
Awards
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2021, a national distinction recognizing CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs’ achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. This is the hospital’s fourth consecutive ‘A’ safety grade.
Environmental Services
When it comes to infection prevention, our Environmental Services Team (EVS) are the first defense. Donnie Lewis, Department Manager for the EVS team at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, does an excellent job leading the 31-member team, who have been consistent in following best practices for infection prevention. While already noted as being one of the cleanest facilities in the region, the EVS team has added extra steps and added every recommended process necessary throughout the COVID-19 crisis. We want to say a very special THANK YOU for their efforts in ensuring our patients and associates safety!
Clinic Services
Urgent Care
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care, located at 1339 South Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs, is now open. The Urgent Care hours will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Urgent Care is closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. The phone number to reach Urgent Care is 903.951.1001.
Pain Management
Do you have back or neck pain? Pain medicine physicians are part of a rapidly growing specialty that takes a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to treating all types of pain. Many patients come to us suffering from back and neck pain, painful joint or muscle conditions and nerve pain in the arms and legs. Each patient goes through an evaluation and assessment that leads to a highly personalized level of care. If you want help with your pain, call Dr. Matthew Johnson, at the CHRISTUS Trinity Pain Management Clinic in Sulphur Springs at 903.885.1740.
COVID-19
Don’t Delay Care
We want to be perfectly clear – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances remains a safe place for all to receive quality care. Go to the Emergency Department or call 9-1-1 if you are urgently ill. While COVID-19 is new, our processes and procedures in place for infection prevention and preventing the spread of illness are not. To learn more about COVID-19, go to ChristusTMF.org or www.cdc.gov.
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
Sulphur Springs High School 2021 BBQ Build Off Draws 7 Schools, 8 Teams
Sulphur Springs High School’s annual BBQ Build Off may have been a couple of teams smaller than usual, but was still a success, thanks to the many local businesses who contributed to help with costs of materials and awards for participant FFA groups.
According to the SSHS FFA instructor costs for materials needed for students to challenge themselves to build a barbecue pit within a limited time frame on the school ground has gone up along with other construction and supplies as a result of the pandemic, thus, the donations were event more appreciated this year. They allowed the school to host the event at the same entry fee for participants.
The 2021 build-off featured teams from seven different school district, including two teams from C-P who competed for bragging rights and prizes. Participant FFA Chapters included those from Union Hill, Caddo Mills, Lone Oak, Bland, Rains, Como-Pickton and Sulphur Springs; Como-Pickton had two teams competing. Teams bring their own equipment, including welding materials and tools, are each given the same parts and tasked with building a barbecue smoker during the school day.
When time is called, all teams must put down their tools and step away from their barbecue pit, put away their tools and ready themselves for judging. Some teams had members who were new to the contest, while others had more experienced ag mechanics students and many were comprised of a mix of students with varied skills levels. Teams are ranked by a panel of guest judges, with the top three recognized, typically with tools or donated items.
When the day is over, the students load their projects onto a trailer and haul it home. If barbecue pit isn’t already consigned, they will be tweaked and completed upon arrival home, then sold later to help raise funds for future FFA projects and activities.
School teams are also encouraged to participate in a cook-off, cooking items on site for lunch, for bragging rights.
This year, to honors went to Bland ISD, with Caddo Mills placing second and Como-Pickton’s Team 1 earning third place honors in the build off. Grilling honors went to Union Hill this year.
Travel Tuesday: Atlas Ocean Voyages To Set Sail On New Ship In July
Atlas Ocean Voyages is a new cruise line with smaller luxury ships that specializes in bucket-list worthy adventures. Their first ship, World Navigator, is the first of what will be a fleet of five similar sized ships to be released by the end of 2023. World Navigator will set sail July of 2021 and will offer it’s 196 passengers once-in-a-lifetime journeys in remote and bucket-list destinations.
From the Black Sea to South America and even voyages to Antarctica, Atlas offers destinations for spirited travelers that larger cruise ships cannot reach. Atlas’ signature “All Inclusive All The Way” program provides all guests a complete and seamless experience by including complimentary round-trip air travel, choice of a shore excursion at every port, prepaid gratuities, polar parkas, emergency medical evacuation insurance, premium wine and spirits, international beers and coffees, Wi-Fi, L’OCCITANE bath amenities, and regionally inspired gourmet dining. In every stateroom, guests enjoy binoculars to use on board, en suite coffee, tea and personalized bar service, and butler service in suites.
Atlas welcomes travelers to ‘come back to something brand new’ in the brand’s ongoing marketing campaign “At Last… Atlas” (www.AtlasOceanVoyages.com/itstime.) To learn more, please visit www.AtlasOceanVoyages.com.
For more information or to request pricing contact us at: [email protected]
Fall 2021 Career Fair Registration at Texas A&M-Commerce Now Open
Registration is now open for Fall 2021 recruiting events at Texas A&M-Commerce. This fall our events will be a mix of in-person and virtual recruiting!
Registration Fees start as low as $129. Save 20% with a mix and match 3-fair package deal starting at just $299. Sponsorship packages are available to build your brand on campus for as little as $249.
In-Person Career Fairs & EventsCollege of Business Career Fair ($129)September 28, 10am-12pm | Rayburn Student Center
- Includes table and space for up to 2 recruiters and lunch at 12:15 pm with COB faculty & staff (25 employer MAX due to COVID-19 space constraints)
College of Sciences & Engineering Career Fair ($129) September 28 2pm-4pm | Rayburn Student Center
- Includes table and space for up to 2 recruiters and lunch at 12:15 pm with COB faculty & staff (25 employer MAX due to COVID-19 space constraints
Dallas Site Networking Event ($129)November 11, 5pm | 8750 North Central Expressway, Dallas
- Showcase your organization at our new Dallas site and promote current openings. Registration fee includes 2 event tickets with 2 drink tickets per person, appetizers and networking with students, alumni, faculty, and staff
All virtual events will take place at tamuchirealion.easyvirtualfair.com and attendees will be students, alumni, and members from all disciplines. A demo of the site is available at tamuchirealion.easyvirtualfair.com/DEMO.
Graduate School Fair ($149) | September 23, 3pm-6pm
- Includes virtual booth with logins for up to 10 recruiters at one time.
- Hosted via Easy Virtual Fairs and contains video and text chat capabilities.
- $149 (graduate school rate) | $249 (featured graduate school)
All Majors Career Fair ($129/179) | September 29, 1pm-6pm
- Includes virtual booth for up to 10 recruiters
- Hosted via Easy Virtual Fairs and contains video and text chat capabilities
- $129 (non-profit/government) | $179 (corporate) | $249 (featured employer)
Just in Time Career Fair ($129/$179) | November 18, 1pm-6pm
- Includes virtual booth for up to 10 recruiters
- Hosted via Easy Virtual Fairs and contains video and text chat capabilities
- $129 (non-profit/government) | $179 (corporate) | $249 (featured employer)
- Registration Fees $129-$179: save 20% with a 3-fair package deal
- Sponsorship Packages (limited availability) begin at $249
- Add-ons and package upgrades start at just $49
- Detailed pricing guide is attached
FAQS
- In-Person logistics and/or login credentials for Easy Virtual Fairs will be sent exactly 2 weeks prior to the event
- If you have attended a previous virtual event, your credentials will be the same for each event, no need to rebuild your booth each time
- In-Person events have limited space so prompt payment is strongly encouraged to ensure your space reservation – Online payments strongly preferred.
The Flowers on the Hay Meadow, by Mario Villarino
This year has certainly has taking longer to become spring weather like.
Although nice to work outside and enjoy, the presence of colder weather weeds in the pastures and meadows is still a situation farmers and ranchers have to deal with.
I am including an overview release by Texas A&M AgriLife forage specialist Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olsen in Overton.
Although the presented weeds are really winter weather loving, since our hot season in Hopkins County has to hit yet, producers have them in their pastures and need to learn how to control them.
Buttercup (Ranunculus spp)
Spray buttercup before it flowers. This weed is easily controlled with 2,4-D amine, Metsulfuron 60 DF, Cimarron Plus, Grazon P+D, GrazonNext HL and dicamba + 2,4-D (Weedmaster). In dormant bermudagrass/bahiagrass glyphosate (Roundup) will control buttercup at normal use rates.
Groundsel (Senecio spp)
Metsulfuron 60DF or Cimarron Plus has proved to be the most effective herbicide for groundsel control. Apply in the rosette stage. Grazon P+D provides partial control.
Red Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Grazon P+D provides excellent control of red sorrel. Metsulfuron or Cimarron Plus is also very good. Treat anytime the red sorrel is actively growing. Remedy Ultra is not effective on red sorrel.
Thistles
Although there are at several different species of thistle in Texas, most are closely related and control recommendations will not differ. Best time to control with a herbicide is when thistles are in the rosette stage. The rosette stage is when the thistle forms a low-growing ring of leaves.
As they mature they are harder to control and may require higher rates of herbicide to have effective control. Grazon P+D, GrazonNext HL and dicamba + 2,4-D (Weedmaster) provide excellent control of thistles.
Dandelions (Taraxacum spp)
The key to effective control is spraying while dandelions are in the rosette stage of growth (before the flower stalk appears). 2,4-D or 2,4-D + dicamba (Weedmaster) can provide excellent control. Metsulfuron 60 DF or Cimarron Plus are also very good options.
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].
