By Butch Burney
The anticipation has been growing; it is time for the actual preparation. We look forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Saturday, October 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to register.
Registration for last year’s cooks is going out in the mail and email this week, so look for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks.
We are keeping the registration fee the same as in past years at $100 per stew site, and the sponsor is asking each cooking team to provide $150 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 have previously won the contest, you are eligible to 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.
We will have a Stewcomers meeting at 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 15, for any new cooks or those considering entering. You can get all the information you need to start planning for the largest annual single-day event in Hopkins County.
If you need more information, call the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or email Info@HopkinsChamber.org .
This year’s stew contest theme is Stewper Heroes, and we would love for you to participate and be a Stewper Hero!
Adult Leadership
Even if you think you know Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, you will learn a lot through Leadership Sulphur Springs, which is back this year , with applications online!
The leadership class is for Hopkins County men and women who want to learn and become more invested in their local community. It’s an intensive nine-month program that immerses the participants in the business and government of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County.
The tentative dates for this year’s program are attached to the application, and you can access it at HopkinsChamber.org.
You can also have an application mailed to you by emailing me at Butch@HopkinsChamber.org . The deadline is Friday, August 9, so get your information as soon as possible.
The registration fee is $500, which covers the cost of food, drinks, transportation, etc. for the year.
Cocktails and Conversation
Join us for our monthly networking event when Heritage Home Health and Hospice hosts our Cocktails and Conversation at the Chamber office on Thursday, August 1.
You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend. It is accessible and a prime time to make friends and contacts.
Please plan to attend and enjoy some cocktails, snacks, and great conversation.
Designer Handbag Bingo
The Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation’s viral Designer Handbag Bingo event is coming Thursday, August 8, and tickets will go quickly.
Tables of eight for the event are currently on sale, and individual tickets will be available on July 13.
The link to access sponsorship and ticket information is handbagbingo24.givesmart.com.
Quilt Show
The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Show is on Friday and Saturday, September 20-21, at the ROC on Putman Street. Numerous projects will be on display, and one special quilt will be raffled off during the event.
To enter your quilt project, you must make arrangements by Wednesday, July 31. To request entry, email debrashager@gmail.com .
Ribbon-Cutting
Cumby Collegiate ISD will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at their new high school facility at 9:00 am. Saturday, August 3. We invite you to attend and see the new building.
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