Dinner Bell Menu For January 24, 2024
Jan18

Dinner Bell Menu For January 24, 2024

Alliance Bank is the Community Partner. Charted almost one hundred years ago, Alliance Bank (formerly Sulphur Springs State Bank) has been a strong banking influence in Northeast Texas. Eight cities from Mt. Vernon to Ft. Worth with 16 locations are privileged to be served by Alliance Bank.  Dinner Bell has received support from Alliance Bank by partnering with the feeding ministry four times yearly for over eight years. GRAB and...

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Dinner Bell Menu For January 17, 2024
Jan15

Dinner Bell Menu For January 17, 2024

Diversified Storage Systems (Tim and Michelle Dollison) has supported the Dinner Bell feeding ministry for many years four times yearly!  Dinner Bell is so appreciative of the support of Diversified Storage Systems. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU  King Ranch...

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Dinner Bell Menu For January 10, 2024
Jan09

Dinner Bell Menu For January 10, 2024

City National Bank is this weeks sponsor. MENU Old Fashioned Hamburger Casserole Bacon Green Beans Garden Salad French Bread Trotter Family Special Cake HAPPY 2024!!! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE STILL...

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Green Acorns and Cattle by Mario Villarino
Jan02

Green Acorns and Cattle by Mario Villarino

January 2, 2024 – The howling winds of cold fronts and rainstorms often knock green acorns from oak trees in a pasture. Most cattle like the taste of acorns and tend to seek them out. But hungry cattle that consume too many green acorns will get sick. Their gastrointestinal tracts will be upset; they will develop diarrhea, become dehydrated, constipated and emaciated; and they might die. Acorn poisoning is caused by chemicals...

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Dinner Bell Menu For January 3, 2024
Dec26

Dinner Bell Menu For January 3, 2024

A NEW YEAR for Dinner Bell, our 13th! We start 2024 with gratitude to Heilman Properties (John and Mary Heilman) for repeat performances as a Dinner Bell Community Partner. The meal is comprised of “good luck” for 2024 food items. MENU Ham (Progress/Prosperity) pigs root forward when going for food Fried Cabbage (Dollars)  the more the merrier Blackeyed Peas (Pennies) to jingle in our pockets Creamy Grape Salad (12 At...

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Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Donates to Dinner Bell
Dec22

Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Donates to Dinner Bell

December 21, 2023 – Several members of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club stopped by the First United Methodist Church to make a donation to The Dinner Bell program. The Dinner Bell has been serving a “community meal” each Wednesday since February 2012. The program now hands out more than 200 meals each Wednesday only taking off during the holidays, which they are doing so this next week but will return on Wednesday,...

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Quaker Oats Recalls Granola Products, Over 40 Items Included
Dec18

Quaker Oats Recalls Granola Products, Over 40 Items Included

December 18, 2023 – The Quaker Oats Company announced the recall of specific granola bars and granola cereals listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be...

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Dinner Bell For December 20 and 27, 2023
Dec17

Dinner Bell For December 20 and 27, 2023

There will be no Dinner Bell meals on December 20 and December 27 to allow the staff to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. Please come on January 3, 2024 as we start our 13th year with this feeding ministry. May the community have a MERRY  CHRISTMAS and experience a joyful, blessed and HAPPY NEW YEAR. JANUARY 3, 2024 to meet again. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE...

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Sulphur Spring Senior Center Annual Christmas Party
Dec15

Sulphur Spring Senior Center Annual Christmas Party

December 15, 2023 – Santa is coming to town! On Friday, local senior had a blast at the Sulphur Springs Senior Center. With Christmas just around the corner, the party was a perfect example of what Christmas is all about, family, friends, food and love! This year, a spectacular meal was open to everyone involved. With sandwiches, cookies, cake, casserole and more, these delicious snacks were some to fight for. The center was...

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Jewell Kennington
Dec12

Jewell Kennington

Jewell Kennington, 89, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023 at her residence. She was born on December 2, 1934, in Robeline, LA., the daughter of Abram and Josephine O’Con. She married Henry Floyd Kennington, Jr. on December 18, 1976, in Shreveport, LA. Jewell enjoyed baking, playing cards, dancing, and she was an avid Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers fan. Most importantly she loved spending time with her family. Jewell Kennington...

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