Chamber Connection March 19, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament—April 10th @ SS Country Club…Register NOW! Registration forms are available NOW for the 26th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament that will take place on Friday, April 10th at the beautifully redesigned Sulphur Springs Country Club. If you would like more information, please call 903-885-6515. There are only a few afternoon tee times remaining, so get your forms in NOW. We will have lots of...
Miller Grove News by Brandon Darrow 12/25/2014
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was leisurely and quite but it was nice. My dad’s side of the family celebrated on Saturday (Dec. 20). We had a good time eating and visiting at my Aunt Betty Phillip’s house in the South Liberty community. My next Christmas was on Christmas day with my parents and my brother’s family. We had a spread of breakfast foods that morning after opening presents. Please keep Faye Tipps on your...
What’s for Dinner Tonight?
Are you wondering what you’ll serve for dinner tonight? Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is here to help! Many people were introduced to “Dinner Tonight” during the 2014 Hopkins County Fall Festival. Through live cooking demonstrations, Extension Family & Consumer Sciences agents from five counties showed how easy it is to prepare nutritious and tasty meals. Texans turn to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for...
“Updated” Dr. Arnecke and the Care Unit at HCMH
Sulphur Springs Dr. Darren Arnecke says he is enjoying being Medical Director of the Rehab Unit at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Arnecke took over in February of this year and he says he believes the unit is now a little bit better at taking care of medical problems. Dr. Arnecke adds the unit seems to be growing in camaraderie. The Rehab Unit offers inpatient rehab services including physical, occupational and speech...
Miller Grove News 10/14/14 by Brandon Darrow
This week’s cold front is surely here! Makes me hungry for some of my favorite cold weather food – stew and chili! My condolences to three families with Miller Grove connections this week who have had loved ones that passed. Claire Moseley, Edward Clark, and Gary McLarry are three souls that have left this world since my last writing. Claire Alma (Thibault) Moseley was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She was the...
Tree Repair After Storms by Mario Villarino
Recent storms that affected Hopkins County in recent days created significant damage to our older trees. The Department of Ecosystem science and Management, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has made available the on-line publication “the tree care kit”. Part of this publication was written by M. R. Koelling and R. P. Kidd from the Department of Forestry Michigan State University and states: “When storms strike, along with...
June 23, 2014 From the Director’s Notebook
“What kind of Library User are you?” Are you a Library Lover or are you a Distant Admirer? Do you value and utilize your public library? Do you attend programs, use the computers, check out books, DVD’s, audio books? Do you volunteer? Do you direct friends, guests or visitors to the library? Did you know that just by attending a program, the library can count you in its statistics by showing how valuable it is to the community? By...
Pond Care: The Importance of Water Quality.
This time of the year is common to have issues with ponds, due to increase in temperature and rain. One of the most common problems in ponds are weeds and algae blooms. There are several types of algae that can cause problems in the appearance of the pond, including planktonic algae and filamentous algae, or the combination of both. Having myself interest in water as an aquaculture amateur, algae bloom issues can become a major...
