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By Butch Burney
The weather is starting to cool slightly, so it’s time to gear up for the 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on October 26. Stew cooks – new and returning – can register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks or in person at the Chamber office, 110 Main St.
We are keeping the registration fee at $100 per stew site as in past years and asking the sponsor to provide $150 to each cooking team for ingredients.
If you have been a Stew Cook in the past, we look forward to seeing you again and tasting your delicious stew. If you previously won the contest, you can enter the Super Stew competition.
Each returning stew team will have the option of keeping their 2023 site. We reserve these sites until Monday, September 30, and then on Tuesday, October 1, the “unclaimed” stew sites will be open to “new cooks” and returning cooks who would like a new site location. After September 30, we assign all sites on a first-come, first-served basis. Like 2023, we will have sites open on both the north and the south side of Connally Street, where we will have a serving tent and market vendors.
Stew Sponsors
We still have a handful of sponsorships available for the Stew Contest, so if your business is looking to spread its name and help with the largest single annual gathering in Hopkins County, we can help.
Contact us at [email protected] or call 903-885-6515 to see which sponsorships are still available.
New Team
Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation will host a family-friendly meet and greet to meet their new team and tour the facility from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 29. Enjoy pulled pork sliders, cocktail sausages, and fruit while you visit with the staff. SS Health and Rehab is at 411 Airport Road. Call 903-885-7668 for more information.
Cocktails and Conversation
Join us for our monthly networking event, Cocktails and Conversation, when Beauty Grace Lifestyle Shop hosts the event on Thursday, September 5, at the store on Connally Street. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend. It is free to everyone, and a prime time to make friends and contacts. Please plan to attend and enjoy some cocktails, snacks, and great conversation.
Old Time Rally
The Hopkins County Republican Party will host a rally at 5:30 pm. Saturday, September 14, at the Hopkins County Civic Center, featuring Rafael Cruz, father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and Troy Jackson. There will be free hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream. If you would like more information, you can contact Brent Barclay at 903-348-1411.
Quilt Show
The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Show is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 20-21, at the ROC on Putman Street. Numerous projects will be displayed, and one special quilt will be raffled off during the event.
One Soul Yoga’s 5th Birthday Celebration
One Soul Yoga is beyond excited to celebrate its fifth birthday with you! Join them for a week-long celebration filled with specials, giveaways, special classes, and a birthday celebration sound bath experience. Each day during that week, they will have a different special, including free classes, bring-a-friend free, pop-up classes, discounts on passes and merchandise, and more.
The Birthday Celebration schedule includes:
9/22 Bring a Friend Free/BOGO for Restorative at 6:00 pm
9/23: Yin on the Wall Pop-Up Class at 6:00 pm
9/24 $5 Drop-ins for all classes (at the door)
9/25 Birthday Sound Bath Celebration at 8:00 pm
9/26 Soul Closet Merchandise Sale (in person)
9/27 Pass Discounts
9/28 Free Saturday Flow class at 9:00 am
One Soul Yoga & Wellness Center is a local, women-owned yoga studio welcoming all levels and all genders–no matter where you are on your journey. Get more information or sign up at www.onesoulyogastudio.com. Questions? Email [email protected].
Mammography Coach
Hunt Regional Healthcare’s Tubby Adkisson Mobile Mammography Coach will be at the Spring Village Shopping Center in Sulphur Springs on September 26.
Sulphur Springs accepts all insurances that Hunt Regional honors as the mammography coach, including Medicaid and Medicare. For those not using insurance, a reduced prepaid price of $200 for a 3D mammograph is available.
To schedule a screening for mammograms or bone density, call 903-408-5010.
Ribbon Cuttings
The Hopkins County Republican Party headquarters will have a ribbon-cutting at 10:00 am on Thursday, September 5, at the office at 1230 South Broadway St. Everyone is invited.
Texas Tropic Pools will host a ribbon-cutting at noon on Monday, September 9, at the Chamber office, 110 Main St. Please attend this event.
Stacy Davis, MS, will host a ribbon-cutting for her counseling service at noon on Tuesday, September 10, at the Chamber office at 110 Main St. It is open to the public.
Hopkins County United Way will hold a ribbon-cutting at noon on Friday, September 13, at the Chamber office, 110 Main St. Please attend this event.