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Hopkins County Chamber Connection

 

 

 

Lezley Brown
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! The year 2017 has been a fast and furious one, and now here we sit at Thanksgiving Day! Friday is a day often referred to as Black Friday. It was named Black Friday because it described the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Many people shop Black Friday, and that’s fantastic. But, there’s an even better day for shopping! Saturday is called Small Business Saturday. It is a day labeled to remind us to shop locally for the holidays. Our small business owners are giving everything they’ve got to live their dreams, and we in return can benefit from those dreams! Hopkins County offers wonderful local shopping! Please make sure you spend at least some of your day at your favorite local place, stores, restaurants, venues, all of them. We love our Small Businesses, and we want them to continue to thrive and be successful in all they do. Shop local for the holidays, and enjoy Small Business Saturday!

 

The Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce are hosting their annual Economic Outlook Conference at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center on Wednesday, December 6 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. We are so excited to welcome Mr. Richard Froeschle, current Labor Market Economist, as our keynote speaker at the 2017 Economic Outlook Conference. Mr. Froeschle will present Hopkins County the economic outlook for Northeast Texas for 2018. Sponsorships of the conference and tickets are available. For further information, please call the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce at 903-885-6515.

 

I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2018 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of your business. Echo Publishing creates this book for us.  LeeAnn Peugh, with Echo Publishing, will be contacting you in the next few weeks to see if you are interested in placing an ad in the directory. The rates are affordable, and one of the best ways to represent your business. We redesigned the 2017 directory to look more like a beautiful magazine, and 2018 will follow suit. I hope you will consider this a wise investment with over 7,000 opportunities for business exposure. You may also contact the Chamber, and I will pass your information along to her. I’m proud to produce this book telling all about the place we love. I hope you will join me on the journey!

 

Centric Healthcare is hosting a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, November 29

Centric Healthcare is hosting their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, November 29 at noon at the Chamber of Commerce. Please stop by to network and welcome this new company to Hopkins County!

 

The Senior Citizen Center is offering an Affiliated Driving Class

The Senior Citizens Center is offering an Affiliated Driving Class on Thursday, November 30. This class is good for a ticket dismissal or a ten percent discount on your liability insurance. The cost is $ 25.00 for Ticket Dismissal and $15.00 for the insurance discount. The discount is good for three years. Please call Karon Weatherman at (903) 885-1661 if you are interested in joining the class. This class is open to all ages.

 

CASA hosts their annual Cookie Walk

CASA is hosting their annual Cookie Walk on Friday, December 1, from 9:00 am until noon at First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Cookies are sold for $5.00 a pound. Go by and load up on Christmas cookies while supporting our local CASA!

 

Lion’s Club will host the Tenth Annual Christmas Parade on Friday, December 1 at 6:30 pm.

The Lion’s Club is hosting the Tenth Annual Christmas Parade presented by Carriage House Manor on Friday, December 1 at 6:30 pm. The parade begins at Buford Park and goes East on Connally Street to the square. It turns left onto Church Street and left on Houston Street to end in the Gerald Prim Stadium parking lot. Line-up begins at 3:00 pm. on December 1. You may pick up registration forms and rules at the Chamber of Commerce. The entry fee is one toy, to be donated to the Blue Santa Program. Charitable cash donations also accepted, and checks should be made payable to the Sulphur Springs Lions Club. Registration forms must be received by noon on Tuesday, November 28.

 

Help Blue Santa Build His Float

Christmas Light Parade spectators are encouraged to bring a toy or financial donation to the parade for the Blue Santa program and can be turned in either at the Hopkins County Courthouse before the parade, or during the parade to the Blue Santa trailer. The Blue Santa program is a partnership between the Hopkins County Law Enforcement Association and the Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement Association to provide Christmas gifts and financial support to needy families during the Christmas season. Thank you for your generosity to this worthwhile program.

 

The Alcove2 hosts a wine and food pairing event

The Alcove2 has teamed up with Los Pinos Winery to offer a wine & food pairing event at The Alcove2 on Monday, December 4. They have chosen three amazing wines for the night. Each wine will be paired with a full course made by their chef. They will offer two appetizers, two entrees, and two desserts for each guest to choose from. All food is paired perfectly with the designated wine for that course. Tickets are $40 and must be purchased at The Alcove2 in advance. Tickets are limited, so stop by and grab yours today!

 

The Reilly Springs Jamboree is hosting a special dance

Reilly Springs Jamboree is not having their regular third Saturday Jamboree. Instead, they are hosting a special Christmas Jamboree Dance on Saturday, December 9, at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center located at 150 Martin Luther King Drive in Sulphur Springs. Admission is $10 per person or by donation. Make plans to go by, listen to some music, enjoy refreshments and be on your way or stay for the entire evening and dance the night away to favorite country music performed by some of the best country musicians in the area, including recording artists Don Woods Jr. and Shanna Carter. What a wonderful way to enjoy some country music and support the fundraising efforts of the Senior Citizen Center at the same time!

 

Chamber Announcement:

We have an announcement regarding stew T-shirts. We have a few of the “Come and Taste It” T-shirts left unpurchased in each size at the Chamber. We’d like to clear these out, so we are selling them for $8.00 each. If you missed purchasing your shirts on Stew Contest day, give us a call at the Chamber! We’ll get your order ready where you can just pop in and grab them. Call before they are all gone! (903) 885-6515.

 

New Members:

We would like to extend a huge welcome to our latest members of the Chamber of Commerce!  Welcome, Tim Halcomb Allstate, Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic, The Colonial Cowboy, Russell Cellular, Sulphur Springs Youth Orchestra!  We are excited to have you with our Chamber family!

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

–Lezley