Have an Egg-cellent Spring
by Johanna Hicks Happy Spring and Easter from our Staff It’s spring – – the season to enjoy the great outdoors and to celebrate special occasions like Easter, Mother’s Day, and graduation. While eggs are used all year, they are especially popular for many spring and summertime activities. They are used for cooking festive delights and for decorating and hiding just before the big Easter egg hunt. Eggs are perishable and...
2016 Getting off to a Busy Start
2016 Getting off to a Busy Start Greetings to all! As I was reviewing my calendar for the next couple of months, I decided it would be a good time to announce all the upcoming events that might be of interest to you. Lots of dates, times, and places will be listed, so if you want to clip this column and post it on your refrigerator for reference, feel free to do so! Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agents from all across the...
A Year in Review – Family Nutrition
A Year in Review – Family Nutrition This is the 4th column pertaining to major educational programming provided by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hopkins County. Because of the variety of programming, my day is never boring, as it is different every day! Today, I’ll focus on family nutrition. According to the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau, 18% of all individuals residing in Hopkins County are living below the poverty level. ...
National 4-H Week – Join us for the Festivities!
National 4-H Week – Join us for the Festivities! Hopkins County 4-H’ers will be among thousands across the state celebrating National 4-H Week, October 4 thru 10. A full slate of activities will put our 4-H members in the limelight: Starting on Saturday, October 3, you will find our youth “tying the town green!” as they attach green ribbons to lamp posts, business doors, and the courthouse railing. On Sunday, October 4, we are...
Fabulous Fall Friday!
Fabulous Fall Friday! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers workshops, seminars, programs, lesson series, camps, newsletters, on-line courses, and so much more! As your Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences, my focus is on nutrition, health and wellness, family relations, budgeting, and family resources. Many of you are familiar with the annual “Christmas Joys” holiday program (which we are now taking...
What Does Family & Consumer Sciences Mean?
What Does Family & Consumer Sciences Mean? I’m going to get up on my soap box for a little while, so be prepared! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a wealth of information, and it’s right here in your community! Often when individuals call our office, they ask for “the County Agent”. If I am the one who happens to answer the phone, my response is, “What is the nature of your question so I will know which agent can...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offers Upcoming Workshops & Events
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offers Upcoming Workshops & Events When individuals ask what Texas A&M AgriLife Extension does, we often find it difficult to put in a couple of sentences! The truth is, we offer many educational workshops, programs, camps, special events, and newsletters. Our honorable county judge told our staff that we are the envy of East Texas – now that’s saying something! The month of August brings...
Summer Vacations with Children
My best childhood memories involved family vacations. We were a family of campers, and I can still recall breathing in the fresh mountain air, relaxing by the light of a campfire, roasting marshmallows over open flame, hiking on beautiful trails, dipping our toes into ice cold streams, skipping rocks across glass-smooth lakes, consuming freshly made breakfast under our dining tarp, curling up in a sleeping bag, and most of all,...
Saltillo ISD 8th Grade, Senior Graduates
8th Grade Group L to R – Karmin Villeda (not here anymore), Monica Harvick, Ben Moore, Madai Gomez, Canyon Davis, Lorena Castro; 2nd Row L to R: Calli Calahan, Devin Pullen, Sienna Collins & Matthew Gurley; 3rd Row L to R: McKenna Wiler, Melissa Tawil, Nathan Valenzuela, Levi Hoover, Devin Matthews, Jodie Tippit, Jace Dunlap & Christy Marquez. Not Pictured – Lindsay Butler. Sienna Collins, the 8th Grade...
SSHS All Sports Honors Announced At Annual Banquet
The athletic year for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ teams was relived Monday night at the annual Sulphur Springs All-Sports Banquet. Larry Pryor, a football standout and a solid baseball player, received the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Two Lady Cats, basketball star and volleyball player Desi Debase and softball standout and basketball player Kasey Moore shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat. Madeline Massey, a...
