Winners of Annual Senior Citizen Summer Olympics
A large group of Senior citizens who wished to match their skills against others in their age groups found a lot of fun on Thursday August 29 at The Roc in the 2019 Senior Summer Olympics. Many brought their own cheering section and mascot! The more than 200 individual competitors in the games were age 50 and up. Rehab and Nursing Facilities competed in the Spirit category. Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior...
New Parkinson’s Support Group Forming at Sr’s Center
L.to R. Physical Therapy Assistant Dawn Looney and Physical Therapist Becca Aulbaugh, both of Rehab Solutions, Jennifer Scroggins of Angels Care Home Health and Karon Weatherman, Director of Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. For local sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease, their caregivers and loved ones, a Parkinson’s Support Group is now being formed which will meet once a month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens...
Seniors Ice Cream Freeze Off Was a Cool Success
Held on Thursday July 11 at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, the annual Ice Cream Freeze Off was the place to be for persons age 50 and older. “We had a GREAT time at the Senior Citizens Center today at the Annual Ice Cream Freeze Off. We had 18 freezers of ice cream,” said Karon Weatherman, Senior Citizens Center program and marketing director. “Everyone had some really delicious flavors. Yummy! If you...
For Seniors Only! Ice Cream Freeze Off at Senior Center
Here’s a very cool gift for local Sr. Citizens…free homemade ice cream following the judging of every flavor entered at the annual contest set this Thursday. Be there on Thursday July 11 at 2 pm inside the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center at 150 MLK Drive. It’s all free! The top three flavors as determined by the judges will win prizes. There are over twenty flavors pre-registered.
Annual Fan Drive For Seniors Concludes
Pictured: Mike Hart, Karon Templeton Weatherman, Tim Gee and Steve Junkins The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club partnered with the Senior Citizens Center for the fourth year in a row to hold an Annual Fan Drive for senior citizens. This year 91 fans were collected and distributed to senior citizens throughout the community.
Vender Wright Crowned Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2019
Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2018 Mary Ivey crowns Vender Wright the 2019 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic. Vender Wright was crowned Saturday night as the new Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic at the end of the end of the pageant which showcases the beauty, vitality, spirit, and talent of women age 60 and older. Wright had the audience clapping and singing along during the talent contest as she encouraged everyone to...
Meet Two Ms. Hopkins County Senior Contestants!
Contestants L. to R. Valerie Ross and Nancy Bolton Nancy Bolton and Valerie Ross are two of ten local ladies getting ready to compete in the Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant on June 1. The local event is part of a state-wide organization which also crowns a Ms. Texas Senior Classic each year. Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman organized the local contest in 2009, and this makes the 10th consecutive year that...
Reigning Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Visits KSST
KSST’s Enola Gay with Ms. Hopkins County Senior Mary Ivey Don’t let the crown fool you! Besides nobly representing the senior citizen population of Hopkins County, this majestic grandmother also enjoys camping, white water raft and sky diving! Mary Ivey was named Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic in 2018. After a year full of fun and exciting events, she will now hand over the crown to a new representative on Saturday,...
Raffle to Fund Ms. Hopkins County Senior Trip to State Pageant this Summer! Tickets at Seniors Center
from: Karon Weatherman, Director of Sulphur Springs Sr Citizens Center We have a project going to raise money for the 2019 Ms Hopkins County Senior Pageant Winner to help pay for her expenses at the State Pageant. We are selling 50/50 Raffle Tickets for $ 1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. You can purchase your Raffle Tickets at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center or from any of the 10 Contestants. I will list them on the bottom of this...
The Tenth Annual “Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic” Pageant is June 1
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, has a soft place in her heart for the local senior population, and she fully demonstrates that daily. Along with providing a pleasant location for fellowship, recreation and nutritious hand-prepared lunches, Weatherman has also created numerous public events to honor Hopkins County’s most seasoned residents. The most glamorous is the Ms. Hopkins County...
