Good Grief! Senior Citizens “Peanuts” Halloween Party Coming Up October 31st
Karon Weatherman, Senior Citizens Center Director, is taking reservations for the Halloween Party that will be held on Wednesday, October 31st at 11:00 AM. She says please sign up! If you do not sign up you won’t have a place to sit or anything to eat due to limits on seating and space. Only take the first 80 people to sign up can attend, so don’t miss the fun! We will be serving Cheeseburgers with all the Trimmings,...
Saputo Donates to the Sr. Citizens Building Fund
Karon Weatherman accepts a $1,000 donation from employees of Saputo The employees of Saputo in Sulphur Springs, Texas are quite committed to helping good causes in their town, and donate regularly to funds they wish to support. The Sulphur Springs Sr’s Citizens Center is one of these causes. This $1,000. donation goes toward the fund for a new, larger building for the Seniors to meet in. Currently, the total in the Building Fund...
A Glimpse of Some Fun and Interesting Activities at the Sulphur Springs Sr. Center to Benefit the Community
This week alone, a series of activities which benefit the community was held at the Seniors Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas. This was not exactly a special week, but a snapshot of the kind of good things going on there all the time! A free educational seminar about Medicare benefits, a meeting by a group which uses their knitting skills to benefit persons in need, and a Mini-Walk to raise funds for an Alzheimer’s Caregiver...
Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Events at the Senior Citizens Center
There are lots of things coming up in the future here at the Senior Citizens Center. Mark Your Calendars and come join us. There are plenty of Weekly and Monthly activities to keep you busy. I have attached flyers for the special events Through November. We are still selling Movie Calendars to raise money for a NEW Senior Citizens Center.. Come by and pick one OR MORE up. They are only $ 10.00 and when you see them you will know that...
Basket Raffle Benefiting New Senior Center
A group of ladies have made and donated five beautiful baskets to be raffled off during the Senior Citizens Prom on Saturday, July 28th. Even if you didn’t get a ticket to the Prom, you could still win, and you don’t have to be present to win. Tickets for these baskets can be purchased by Saturday at 6:00 PM if you will not be attending the PROM. Tickets are $ 1.00 each or 6 for $ 5.00 These baskets are really NICE, and...
Mary Ivey Crowned Senior Queen : Ms. Hopkins County Senior Pageant Celebrates Beauty, Talent
Meet the new Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic, Mary Ivey, crowned during the 9th annual Pageant on Saturday June 9, 2018 at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Mary is 70 years old, is a wife, mother of 2 and grandmother of 2. Her hobbies include zip lining and white water rafting with her husband Loyd, fishing, gardening and taking care of her dogs. Her talent presentation was a Daisy Mae skit. Mary is a member of Lake Highlands...
Meeting Ms. Hopkins County Senior…Contestants 8,9,10
This is the final report on the ten contestants vying for the 2018 Ms. Hopkins County Senior title. The public is invited to attend the Pageant on Saturday June 9, 2018 at 6pm in the Civic Center banquet hall. Admission is free. Let’s meet our final three contestants, Linda Pickle-Hill, Jan Gray and Pam George. Linda Pickle-Hill returns to the contestant line-up with a new last name, a new job and a new talent presentation....
Summer Fan Drive for Sr. Citizens Gets Started Early…Needs Your Help!
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen’s Center, e-mailed: “It is starting to really heat up outside and I have had a few calls from Seniors who need a fan to help keep them cool this Summer. I am starting the Summer Fan Drive on June 11th and will continue it until June 22nd. If you would like to Donate a NEW Box Fan or a NEW Oscillating Fan to the Seniors in Hopkins County just bring them in to...
Majel Reddick is Quilt Winner in Senior Citizen’s Center Fundraiser
Majel Redick (Shown in Photo) was so excited about winning the Quilt during the fundraising efforts for the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. Thank you Roberta Vanderburg, Wilma Moss and Marti Rajotti of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild for making the quilt. From this Winter fundraiser, over $500.00 was added to the Building Fund for a new Senior Citizens Building. Currently, the Building Fund is up to $ 35,273.00. Another...
Saputo Dairy Makes Donation to Senior Citizen Center
The Employees of Saputo Dairy Foods pulled their own resources together and made a huge donation to the Building Fund for a New Senior Citizens Center. The employees made a $ 1,000.00 to the cause. We appreciate them so much for caring about our community.