Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Michael McNiel stopped by to visit with his parents, Joyce and William Dodd, on Thursday afternoon. He was on his way back to Dallas, after spending a few days in Arkansas and Missouri. Robert Yvonne and Wes spent Saturday visiting Destri and going to Earth Day at Fair Park with Dakota. It sounds like lots of people had the same idea. Yvonne says, “We couldn’t get close to the tiny houses we wanted to...
Golf, Volleyball Out at PJC in Cost Saving Move
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents voted to discontinue the golf and volleyball athletic programs Monday evening due to financial constraints. Revenues to support athletic programs have declined significantly over the last three years and the revenue stream no longer will support eight sports. Eliminating the programs will save the College $350,000 annually, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. In other actions, the Board...
Water puddles: Mosquito Habitat
As rain continues in Hopkins County and temperatures steadily increase, I have felt recently the first mosquito bites of the season. As I reflect on vector borne diseases, I cannot help but to remember how complex and difficult task is mosquito abatement. During my days as a graduate student, I was involved in the Harris County mosquito abatement program using mosquito strains as reference for insecticide resistance. One of my...
Sulphur Bluff Bears Second, Lady Bears Fifth at District Track Meet
Last week the Sulphur Bluff Bears and Lady Bears’ track teams competed at their district track meet at Union Hill. The Bears finished second and the Lady Bears fifth. 14 Bears and all 5 members of the Lady Bears’ team qualified for an area meet at Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday. For the Lady Bears, Makayla Covington was first in pole vault, second in the 200-meter dash and second in triple jump. Tori Dorner was sixth in the...
Sevier’s Seize Opportunity to Give Back to Community
Gloria Mitchell, Donna Rudzik and Polly Swatsell, 2015-2016 Lights of Life Campaign & Gala Chairs have officially passed the chairmanship torch (Lights of Life signature gala tree) off to the 2016-2017 Chairs, Sam and Sher Sevier. “2016 starts a new decade for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation as we begin preparing for the 21st anniversary of the Lights of Life tree lighting and the 11th anniversary of the Gala. We are...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Floyd and Martha Payton enjoyed a visit with their daughter, Regina. She arrived on Wednesday evening before Easter. Martha says, “We caught up on some small problems with an i-Pad, made a trip to the library and had lunch in Sulphur Springs. Floyd hasn’t been feeling well lately, so we stayed close to home. Brad Payton from Keller came on Wednesday and visited with us until Saturday afternoon, also our grandson, Eric arrived...
SSISD Head Start Registration April 11-15
SSISD 2016-2017 Head Start Registration April 11-15, 2016 Early Childhood Learning Center 390 Hillcrest Drive Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 903.439.6170 The Head Start Program will be accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. If your child will be 3 or 4 years of age On or Before September 1, 2016, you may complete the registration process to determine if your child will qualify for the program. How to Register: Head Start...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn William and Joyce Dodd had their family over for Easter lunch, followed by an Easter egg hunt for the kids. Those attending included Michael McNiel, Tonja Jones, Alyssa, Gavin, and Ethan Shelton, Brad, Tanya, and Matthew Dodd, Stuart, Tiffany, Emery, and Ellianna McPherson. Rob Dodd also came by. Alyssa, Gavin, and Ethan had been to the Easter service at Tira Methodist Church, with Joyce. Over Spring...
Happy Anniversary to the Quilt Guild !
Thirty members of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild celebrated the 18th anniversary of the local organization during their March meeting. An interesting program called “Yes You Can!” was presented by veteran stitcher JoAnn Cross in a display of practical sewing and designing tips that “anyone” can use to create quilts like hers! During the evening, there was a “show n tell” of quilts in progress,...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Joe Dan Karney passed away on Tuesday, March 22nd. His parents were the late Dooley and Thelma (Vandever) Karney. His wife of forty-four years, Gwendolyn Kraatz Karney, survives and we want to express our sympathy to her. Joe Dan’s funeral service was held on Thursday afternoon at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, with burial at the Tira Cemetery. Please be in prayer for Gwen and family. Tiffany...
