Chamber Connection October 6, 2016
The Chamber is crazy busy right now preparing for the Stew Contest on Saturday, October 22nd. Just a reminder, the deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goodie bags,...
Chamber Connection-September 29
by Lezley Brown Fall is here, and you know what that means… the 47th Annual Stew Contest is a heartbeat away! The deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goodie bags,...
Korbin Wayne Goldsmith
Funeral services for Korbin Wayne Goldsmith, infant son of Jeffery Bryant Goldsmith and Kimberley Gibson Goldsmith will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 30, 2016 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church with Bro. Tommy Johnston officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Korbin passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs. Pallbearers will be Travis Gibson and Bo...
Chamber Connection September 22
By Lezley Brown The deadline has come and gone for last year’s cooks to keep their stew site, but we will always take entries for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off. The absolute deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their...
Terrific Tuesday Fundraiser
It’s the season for Terrific Tuesdays funding! The local program provides a day of respite care for persons over age 50 with forms of memory loss. Terrific Tuesdays is held each Tuesday from 9am til 2pm at First United Methodist Church, downtown Sulphur Springs. Annually, cost to operate the program runs about $10,000. The fundraising drive is in progress through October 6 with a series of mini-walks held at area nursing home...
Terrific Tuesdays Raffle Items
We have 4 Baskets and a Rag Doll named “Rose” who is a Yellow Rose of Texas to be Raffled off to raise money for Terrific Tuesdays during the “A Walk To Remember” fund raiser. The Lucky Ticket Winners will be announced at the BIG Walk on Thursday, October 6th at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The 5 Winners will have their choice of Raffle Items. Tickets are $ 1.00 each or 6 for $...
Charles Riley Underwood
Graveside services for Charles Riley Underwood, age 65, of Sulphur Springs will be held Monday, September 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Cemetery, in Winnsboro, with Rev. Ronnie Spence officiating. Visitation will be held Monday, September 19, 2016 at 10:00 am – 12:00 p.m. (noon) at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Underwood passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. He was born July...
Chamber Connection
by Lezley Brown So, tomorrow is the day!!! Friday, September 16th, is the deadline to enter the stew contest and KEEP YOUR SITE from last year. On Monday, September 19th, you may come by the Chamber and choose a new site based on availability. Cooks may sign up any time after the 16th, but they will have to choose a new site. The 47th Annual Stew Cook-off is scheduled for Saturday, October 22nd, and that will be here before you...
Lights of Life Half Marathon Registration Underway
The 2016-2017 Lights of Life Campaign is hosting the 3nd Annual Half Marathon benefiting the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. The official US Track & Field Certified Half Marathon is the only half marathon in Hopkins County, and is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2016, 7:30a.m. – 12 noon. The course will be repeated twice and will start and finish on Celebration Plaza. “Our goal is to encourage out of town visitors to...
Peggy Jean Knott
Funeral service for Peggy Jean Knott, age 84, of Emory, will be held Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. 11:00 am, at Believer’s Baptist Church. Bro Jason Rolen will officiate. Burial will follow in Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening, 4:00-6:00 pm, Aug. 28, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Knott passed away Thursday, about mid-day, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born Feb. 21,...
