Senior’s Center Building Fund Slowly Increasing Through Gifts, Calendar
According to Karon Weatherman, an account set aside to hold donations for a new Senior Citizens Building is slowly growing but still does not contain enough to begin the work. Plans for a new 8,000 square foot building have been drawn up which would allow space for a large meeting/dining area with attached storage space for tables and chairs, separate rooms for library, work outs, quilting and arts and crafts, as well as office space...
Sweet Treats at the Senior Ice Cream Freeze Off
By Savannah Owens The Senior Center was packed full with Ice-Cream competitors and attendees. Smiles lit up the room as people chatted with friends and ate the sweet desserts, debating over the best flavors. Many attendees even brought their family and friends along! The Senior Ice Cream Freeze off was enjoyed by everyone young and old. Dorthy Davis and Penny Wills have been coming to the Sulphur Springs Senior center for “a...
Donation to the Senior Citizens Center Building Fund
The Bright Star Garden Club raffled off a hand made Wooden Rocking Horse to raise money for a NEW Senior Citizens Center. Mickey Mills and Hillis Bass presented the $ 1,115.00 check to Karon Weatherman on Friday, June 16th.
Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxillary Donates to Senior Center and Meal A Day
Sally Harred, Treasurer, Ladies Auxiliary (left), Karon Weatherman, Director, Senior Citizens Center (right) The Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxiliary donated $ 250.00 to go towards the Building Fund for a new Senior Citizens Center in Sulphur Springs and the Meal A Day program that is ran out of the Senior Citizens Center. $ 150.00 went to the Building Fund for a New Senior Center and $ 100.00 to the Meal A Day...
Senior Citizens Center to Raffle Off Hand-Made Necklaces
The Senior Citizens Center is raffling off three hand-made necklaces on May 12th, 2017 at noon. The three necklaces were created and donated by Barbara Ann Boudreau to support the Building Fund for the new Senior Center. Several donations by multiple organizations have been made to the Building Fund over the last few months. Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Center for $1 each or 6 for $5.
Santa For Seniors Blankets Collected and Distributed
A cold damp night reminded Hopkins County residents that needy senior citizens in Hopkins County need new blankets. Many responded with blankets and cash donations for Santa for Seniors, the new blanket drive sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club and the Senior Citizens Center. Local residents of all ages brought blankets and donations to Celebration Plaza at the corner of Main Street and Gilmer Street. One hundred twenty...
Blanket Drive For Seniors Warms as Donations Begin Tuesday
Santa for Seniors new blanket drive received a warm welcome by those who donated blankets and money. Withing the first hour of the event on Celebration Plaza Tuesday night, the box was filled and drivers stopped at the intersection of Gilmer and Main Streets to donate funds. The event is sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club and the Senior Citizens Center. The Senior Citizens Center will receive the donations and distribute...
New Family Nurse Practitioner Joins Christus Trinity Clinic
Travis Weis is a seven-year Family Nurse Practitioner who is joining the staff of Christus Trinity Clinic in Emory, Texas. As an addition to the Pediatric practitioners already there, Weis will serve patients of all ages from babies to senior citizens. He has been practicing as an FNP for the past several years in a rural health clinic in Elko, Nevada. Weis, his wife and four school-age children now make their home in Sulphur...
PJC Regents Renew RSVP Partnership
A group mobilizing volunteers received a positive endorsement from the Paris Junior College Board of Regents Wednesday evening, as they renewed a partnership with Red River Valley Retired Senior Volunteer Program for another three years. RSVP is America’s largest network for people age 55 and older contributing their time and experience to important organizations that improve the community. Since 1971, RSVP has matched the personal...
Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Gives 20 Fans to Senior Center
The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club dropped off 20 Fans at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday morning to help with the Fan Drive. Left to Right: David Johnson, Lynn Luttrell, Karon Weatherman , Tim Gee and Roy McCasland The Fan Drive will continue until Friday, July 1st The Fans are going out as fast as they are coming in. Karon quoted “We have gave out 31 fans so far and we would need at least 30 more...
