The Chamber Connection
by: Meredith Caddell
Chamber of Commerce CEO
Ribbon Cutting—Papa John’s Mobile Kitchen—Thank you to all who participated in the Ribbon Cutting for Papa John’s Mobile Kitchen on Tuesday! Papa John’s Mobile Kitchen will be here May 19th—May 23rd from 4:00-8:00pm. The Kitchen will be here every other week and will be located at 1103 Veteran’s Drive at the VFW. For more information, call 903-440-1040.
2008-2009 High School Leadership Class—AMAZING
Wow! The Seniors I had for my first year of the High School Leadership Class were truly amazing! I have never been around students who were as well-behaved, polite and smart as this group! We just had our last activity this past week…we toured the American Airlines Center; had lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse and attended the Dallas World Aquarium! It was the perfect way to finish off our incredible year! I would like to thank Rusty Harden, Assistant Principal at SSHS for always going with us on our trips, and for driving the bus!!
The High School Leadership Class would not be possible without our sponsors. For the 2008-2009 year, our sponsors were: Alliance Bank, Coldwell Banker—Watson Company, Fidelity Express, Grocery Supply Co., Guaranty Bond Bank, Jeffry L. Huffman, MD, Northeast Texas Farmer’s Co-op, Patsy Bolton, Southwest Dairy Museum, and Water Oak Elementary School.
Upcoming High School Leadership Class 2009-2010
Any High School Junior students that are interested in participating in the High School Leadership Class for their 2009-2010 Senior Year must turn in their application no later than Tuesday, May 26th.
Broadway is coming to Sulphur Springs! “Oz” The Musical will be LIVE on stage at the Civic Center May 26 & 27 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 for Students (with student ID), seniors (over 55), children 12 and under and groups of 15 or more. All other adults will be $20. What an amazing event to have here in Hopkins County. For more information, call the civic center at 903-885-8071.
Hopkins County is Going GREEN on May 30th!!!
Wanna recycle your old computers, cell phones, documents and gently used furniture? Then load it all up and head to the old Cadillac dealership parking lot on Gilmer and RECYCLE it! Star 95.9 is heading up this incredible “Go Green” day, so if you have questions, just give them a call at 903-885-1546.
Jeff Post & Associates will be on site collecting everything that has to do with a computer: keyboards, mice, hard drives, monitors, etc.. If you have more than 5 or 6 computers to be recycled, give Jeff a call at 903-438-7852 and he will arrange to have them picked up.
Jim Hellferich with Alliance Document Shredding will be shredding old documents for only $0.15 per pound.
Goodwill will have a trailer to collect gently used furniture.
Cell Phones will be refurbished and sent over to our United States Troops!
FEC Electric and Ag Power will be on site with their “Eco-friendly” displays, along with other “Environmentally Friendly” services.
The event will take place from 9a-1p.
Memorial Day Observance—May 22nd on the Courthouse Steps at 10:00am
Join us on the square to recognize the men and women who have served this country and to observe Memorial Day. The Middle School Band will perform. The Hopkins County Military Coalition will fire 21 rounds then Taps will be played from the balcony of the Courthouse. The Hopkins County Veterans Memorial Group will be organizing this event and will also provide chairs. So please join us for this special day!
Do you make the “Best” Homemade Ice Cream? Then Prove it…
The Chamber of Commerce will present The 8th Annual Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off on Saturday, June 13th at 4:00 on the Civic Center Grounds. It is absolutely FREE to enter your freezer of ice cream…all you have to do is fill out an entry form and have your ice cream ready to be judged at 4:00 on the 13th! If you are more of an “ice cream eater” than an “ice cream maker”, then make plans to join us for only $3 for all-you-can-eat ice cream! For more information and entry forms, either call us at 903-885-6515 or stop by our office at 300 Connally Street!
Don’t miss these opportunities
May 22nd—Memorial Day Observance—Courthouse—10am
May 25th—Chamber Office Closed
May 30th—Go GREEN!—Old Cadillac Dealership Parking Lot—9a-1p
June 13th—Chamber Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off—Civic Center Grounds—4:00pm
June 13-20—50th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival
July 17 & 18—H.E.A.T. Stock Horse of Texas Clinic & Show at Civic Center.
August 22nd—Hot August Nights—Civic Center—Noon -7p
Chamber of Commerce Business of the Week
Congratulations to the Business of the Week
Farm Country Inc.
1111 West Industrial Drive
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
903-885-7561
owners: Rick Frazier & Danny Cooksey
Established 1981
Thought for the Week:
“Get your yard work done faster with zero turn lawn mowers, utility vehicles, and many other available products and take advantage of the 0% financing to make it easy on your pocketbook”.
That’s all for now…have a GREAT week!
Entry Form For Ice Cream Contest:
