Hughes Springs News

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HUGHES SPRINGS NEWS

LIBRARY NEWS GED is no longer available at the library. Call the
Texas Workforce Commission to inquire about
Monthly/Weekly Events location and time for classes. You may also request
Genealogy Club that HS library once again be a host location.
The LAST Wednesday of each month @ 3:00. It's
Gardening Club
LIBRARY HOURS
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 2 pm.
10:00 am - 5:30 pm This is led by master gardener Tony Cates.
Tuesdays,
Preschool Story Time
Wednesdays &
Thursdays. Tuesdays at 10:30 am. This is led by Mary Lynne
Arterberry. This is for 3-5 year old children or
sometimes almost 3 years old.

FREE so come share with us. This is led by Liz
Pedigo.

Page Turners Book Club

Next discussion will be Valentine's Day and the book
will be The Apostle by Brad Thor. Books available at
the library now. It's FREE so come join us. You do
not have to read the book but it's more interesting if
you do. This is a free event led by Julie Berg.

Father Daughter Valentine Dance Page1
At the Legacy on Saturday Feb. 9 from 7 to 9 pm. Tickets $10 and will be available at Elementary Office,
City Hall, Med Shop, and the library. DJ, FREE picture, crafts, special time with Dad. You may come with
your dad, granddad, uncle, big brother but No Moms Allowed!!

For all ages- established business consisting of custom screen Page2
printing, vinyl, and embroidery. She is thankful
Stop by the library on for the continued business and support of the
Tuesday, Wednesday, customers and people that believed she could as
or Thursday of much as she believed! If you can dream it, she
Valentine's Day week, can design it! Top Flight is open Monday –
and make a valentine Friday from 9-5. You can call her at 903-431-
for someone special 3547 and look her up on Facebook.
AND make one for
the nursing home. Crystal Globe Awards
The library will deliver
the valentines on The Chamber held their annual Crystal Globe
Thursday afternoon and request the home to Awards on January 26th at The Legacy Event
include them with the resident’s dinner that night. Center. Dinner was catered by “Taste This
Catering,” and entertainment was provided by
"Brown Bag" Lunch Comedian Jerry French.

The 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month! The The theme for this year’s event was “Boots &
cost is $5.00 and we will deliver to local Bling.”
businesses or you can pick up your order at the
First Baptist Church CLC. Awards recipients are:

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS Sesame Literary Club- Nancy Winters.

1st Quarter Hughes Springs Retired School Employees- Brian
Business Pride Award Nation.

Top Flight Custom Designs has been chosen to Hughes Springs Fire Department- Michael
receive the 1st quarter Business Pride Award from Butterfield.
the Hughes Springs Chamber of
Commerce. Autumn Walker established her Teacher of the Year Elementary- Brittany
business while a stay-at-home mom. She started Gonzales-Jones.
making and peddling tee shirts from her kitchen
table. Thus, Top Flight Custom Designs was born. Teacher of the Year Jr. High- Ashley Dennis.
When the business outgrew the spare bedroom, a
portable building was moved in. Not long after, Teacher of the Year High School- James Fitch.
she outgrew that building and moved downtown
to a building she shared with a friend. In Gemeta Castle Award- Patricia Wright Murphy.
September 2016, Autumn leased then bought her
own building at 101 E. 1st Street and Autumn has Spirit of Beauty Award- Glenn Nelson.
plans to expand her current location into the
building next door. Top Flight Designs is now an Daingerfield/Hughes Springs Lions Club- Mike
Jenkins.
Citizen of the Year- Jean Perritte Austin.

Lifetime Achievement Award- Charles Page.

Business of the Year Award- Godwin Design
Architects.

Chamber News cont.: sign up is February 2nd from 9-2:00 at the Junior Page3
High Gym during the upward basketball games.
February’s Business Spotlight
5 & 6 t-ball and up: $70
Oney’s 1 Stop. 3 & 4 t-ball: $50

Mike Oney purchased this business in September _______________________________________
of 2017. In 2018, he decided to give the ChuckWagon Cowboy Ministries of Hughes
convenience store a new image and brand with Springs presents Coffee, Cake and Comedy
VP Racing Fuels. VP got its start in 1974 with featuring Christian Comedian Adrian Lucio on
technologically advanced racing fuels, and has Saturday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. 80 Hillcrest
recently launched VP-Branded retail gas stations Drive, Hughes Springs, Texas 75656 $30 per
and convenience stores across the US. 1 Stop couple.
carries an assortment of VP high-performance
racing fuel and additives and will soon have VP Adrian Lucio is a clean comedian located in Texas.
merchandise such as caps and t-shirts. Adrian was the youngest person to feature at the
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club at the age of 19.
1 Stop is currently open from 4 a.m. – 10 p.m. but Since then, he has traveled across the U.S.
will be a 24-hour store in the near future. Their bringing laughter to people of all ages. He has
grill is open from 4 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. The menu performed on an Air1 Radio tour, featured on the
includes breakfast foods made fresh daily, burgers, Daren Streblow Comedy Show on Sirius XM, as
fried fish dinners, salads, hot or cold sandwiches seen on @Midnight with Chris Hardwick on
and many hot box items. There is a large dining Comedy Central. He specializes his act at comedy
area and if you dine-in, your meal comes with free
pinto beans. They also sell Hunt’s Brothers Pizza.

Mr. Oney is looking for Hughes Springs High
School memorabilia to decorate the dining
area. He would also like to see the dining room
used for birthday parties.

The convenience store carries snacks, soft drinks,
household necessities, fishing supplies, and
automobile supplies, etc. A cold room was added
recently for beer and wine.

One Stop is located at 614 Haynes Blvd. Phone
number is 903-639-4455.

CITY NEWS

Hughes Springs Baseball/softball sign-ups are
available NOW online at
www.hughesspringsdixie.com or LAST DAY to

clubs, corporate, colleges, fundraisers, and February 23rd: Hughes Springs Community
churches all over America bringing gut busting Talent Show, 7 – 9 pm. The Legacy is excited to
laughs, and a powerful message of faith, hope, showcase some of the incredible talent we have in
and love.

Ticket Sale Proceeds to benefit Chuckwagon
Cowboy Church Sound System Fund.

Cake & Pie Auction Proceeds to benefit
Chuckwagon Cowboy Ministries Ladies Ministry

Contact: Angie Woodyard 903-960-1049

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LEGACY NEWS

February 4th: Canvas & Cocktails—CLASS IS
FULL.

Mark your calendars for the March 4th Canvas &
Cocktails, from 6 – 8 pm. The painting will be
“Bird Brigade”:

this area! Music, song, dance, and

comedy….there’s something for everyone, and

the event is completely family friendly. Tickets

are only $5 for ages 12 and up, and admission is

free for those 12 and under. We will have a 15

minute intermission, and light concessions will be

available.

Tickets are available Hughes Springs City Hall, or
at The Legacy, and proceeds benefit The Legacy
Scholarship Fund.

March 6-9: Mark your calendars!

6th Annual Spring Art & Photography Show!

February 9th: The annual Father-Daughter Please send all newsletter submissions to: Page4
Dance presented by the Hughes Springs Area [email protected]
Public Library.