Chamber Connection

All cooks signed up for the 49^th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16^th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum.  Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and regulations for the Stew Cook-off.  Please make plans to be there!!!  T-shirts will be available for purchase that night. Call the Chamber for additional information at (903) 885-6515.  Don’t forget, the Stew Contest will be held on Saturday, October 27^th starting at 10:30 a.m. that morning!

Danna’s Buffalo Girls’ Gazette Flea Market Style/Swap on October 11-13
Danna’s Buffalo Girls’ Gazette will be having a flea market style/swap event October 11, 12 & 13 at 20670 Hwy. 11 E. in Winnsboro. The Hwy. 11 Treasure Trails, a garage sale stretching from Linden to Sulphur Springs, will be held in conjunction with the Flea Market that same weekend. Visit www.dannasfleamarketstyle.com or call 903-439-7091 for more information.

Deer Lake Cabins hosts Cowboy Cookout
The Deer Lake Cabin Ranch Resort, located at 1692 Panther Creek Pass in Mt. Vernon, is hosting a Cowboy Cookout on October 13^th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Adults are $15 a plate, and kids are $10 a plate.  For more information visit www.deerlakecabins.com/cowboycookouts.

The 11^th Annual Help-A-Child Tractor Pull and Cook-off will be held Saturday, October 20^th at 9 a.m.
Help-A-Child will host their 11^th Annual Tractor Pull with a Chili and Brisket Cook-off on Saturday, October 20^th beginning at 9 a.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center.  The Help-A-Child benefit is conducted by the Sulphur Bluff Masonic Lodge #246, the Sulphur Springs Masonic Lodge #221, the Hopkins Masonic Lodge #180, and the Delta Masonic Lodge #1240.

SS Main Street Uncorked holds a cause worth toasting on Saturday, October 20^th
SS Main Street Uncorked is hosting a wine tasting event on Saturday, October 20^th in downtown Sulphur Springs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $20 for 10 tastings.

Reilly Springs Jamboree hosts Anniversary Show
The Reilly Springs Jamboree begins its 63rd on October 20^th at 6 p.m. Jacoby Smith and Moonlight Twang will open at 6pm, with Roger Reed and band backing Hannah Kirby, Zac Clifton, Alina Tatum, Don Woods, Shanna Carter, Molly 'n Dakota and many more guests. Admission is $10 admission and is located at the Reilly Springs Community Center, 109 CR 1439 in Sulphur Springs.

Fall Festival will host its ribbon cutting celebration
The Fall Festival will host its ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, October 19^th at noon on the Square in Sulphur Springs.  Visit www.hopkinscountyfallfestival.com for a complete listing of Fall Festival Events.

Ribbon cuttings:

Ginger’s Photography hosted their ribbon cutting celebration
Ginger’s Photography, located at 521 Main Street, Suite 24, hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, October 3^rd, at noon.  Ginger’s Photography will be hosting their Open House on Saturday, October 13^th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Reign hosted their ribbon cutting celebration
Reign, located at 215A Main Street in Sulphur Springs, hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, October 5^th, at noon.

Have a wonderful weekend!

--Lezley