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Itasca, Texas 76055 Vol. 2016 Issue #27 July 1, 2016

2015-2016 Itasca High School Academic Awards

English Awards

1st row (l to r) - Melissa Maya (English II), Katie-Lynne Younger (English I), Crisol Zavala (English IV), Faith Strawn (DC English IV), Callie Pittman (DC English III), Brenda Hernandez (Basic English IV) 2nd row (l to r) - Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Enger, Zachary Church (Honors Eng-lish II), Breck Holmes (English III), Chandley Sargent (Speech), Coach Mata, Mrs. James, Mr. Strawn. Not pic-tured Josh Billingsley (Theater Arts), Cris Mena (Basic English III.

Math Awards

1st row (l to r) - Justin Basye (Basic Algebra I), Joanna Sparks (Advanced Math), Anna Salazar (Geometry), Amanda Rodriguez (DC Statistics), Riley Pritchard (Statistics), Payton Gonzales (Basic Algebra II). 2nd row (l to r) - Mr. Scott, Josiah Sparks (Algebra I), Zachary Church (Honors Algebra II), Fen Tao Chen (Honors Ge-ometry), Dalton Aguilar (Algebra II), Chelsea Searcy (DC Math), Mrs. Bowden, Mrs. James. Not pictured Coty Morrison (Basic Geometry).

Bridge Washed Out Due to recent rains this past month, the water has washed out a bridge going to the Files Valley Cemetery. Caution tape has been set up to warn locals that the path is not safe to travel. One local resi-dent who lives near the bridge commented say-ing a few of his vehicles were washed about a mile away from his residence. To anyone thinking about visiting the Files Valley Cem-etery should use extreme caution.

Itasca VFD 4th of July Celebration

Saturday, July 9, 2016 Located at IISD Football Field

12:00 p.m. till Dusk Food, Fun & Music

Fireworks display will start at dusk.

*free to watch fireworks show

Churches of Itasca Bethlehem Missionary Baptist W. Spurgeon 687-2800 Central Baptist Church 401 E. Monroe 687-2343 Church of Christ 200 N. Aquilla 687-2774 Community Church of Itasca First Baptist Church 107 S. Lamar First Presbyterian Church 106 N. Lamar 687-2243 First United Methodist Main & King St. 687-2475 House of Faith of Itasca 129 W. Main Street Loveview Baptist Church FM 2959 East of I-35 Second Baptist Church 120 W. Marrion 687-9134 St. John Missionary Baptist 506 S. Weaver 687-2821 3rd Day Worship Center 107 E. Adams 214 564-2185 Itasca Nursing Home Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome Monday Evening 6:00 p.m.  

Central Baptist Church 401 E. Monroe St. website - itascacbc.org

Pastor: Jonathan Bowman 254-687-2343 Sunday Early Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Meal 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Awana & Youth 6:45 p.m. Wednesday Adult Bible Study @ Diaz 7:00 p.m.   

First United Methodist Church 401 E. Main St, Itasca, TX 254-687-2475

E-mail: itascaumc@att.net Re-Think Church

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:30 (All ages)

Sunday Worship Service 10:50 a.m. Pastor Tom Wood Snacks 10:40 a.m.

  

Itasca Church of Christ 303 E. Monroe 254-687-2774 254-687-2858

God’s plan for saving man Hear the word of God . . . Romans 10:17 Believe . . . Hebrews 11:6 Repent . . . Acts 17:30 Confess Matt. 10:32 Baptism . . . Acts 2:38 Remain Faithful . . . Rev. 2:10

Sunday 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Wednesday evening 6:00 p.m.

  

Second Missionary Baptist Church 120 W. Marrion St. Itasca TX 76055

Rev. George Demmerritte Jr. (Pastor) Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church 106 N. Lamar - 254-687-2243

itascafpc@sbcglobal.net www.fpcitasca.org Sundays - 9:30-10:00 Fellowship in Barton Hall 10 - 10:45 Sunday School 11 a.m. - Worship Service

Bible Study – Sunday at 4 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday – 10 a.m. Exercise Class

 First Baptist Church of Itasca James McCarty, Pastor

107 South Lamar Sunday School 9:45 AM

Sunday Worship Service 10:45 AM Wednesday Adults & Youth 6:30 PM

Community Church of Itasca Community Church of Itasca invites you to join our service and fellowship Sunday mornings. Ser-

vices are held at 109 N. Wall St., Itasca . We invite you to join our family and grow in Christ with us. Community Church Service 10:00 a.m. Potluck Lunch 11:00 a.m.

 House of Faith of Itasca Pastor Philip Burch

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome!

  

Ministerial Alliance of Itasca The Ministerial Alliance is a group of local pastors and leaders that desire to share the gospel and love of Jesus Christ in our community. We would be excited to have you join us! Please prayerfully consider being a part at our next meeting. Details to come!

 Itasca Zoning Committee Meeting 2nd Monday of Month 6:00p.m.

Itasca City Council Meeting 3rd Monday of Month 6:00p.m.

Itasca ISD School Board Meeting 2nd Monday of Month 7:00 p.m.

If your Church is not listed above and

you would like to have it advertised please contact the Paw Print Press at

smay@itascaisd.org

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Itasca City Hall is selling Wampus Cat stickers

$4.00 each. *All pro-

ceeds go to benefit the new com-

munity center.

Hill County Master Gardeners at Farmer's Market

Hill County Master Gardeners will have an infor-mational booth at the Farmers Market on the first Sat-urday of May, June, July, August and September. At the June Farmers Market the group will have a plant sale. There will be brochures for adults and children on gardening. Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions. The group is made up of individuals who have received training from Texas AgriLife and volun-teer in the communities of Hill County. Come by the booth and visit with them, they would love hearing your garden stories.

ATTENTION Teaching Our Toddlers has 6 openings for the 2016-2017 School year. Classes are Monday & Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Please call 817-240-3553 or email sba-sonmkay@sbcglobal.net for additional info.

Dear Editor, Glenn “Cub” Sanderson celebrated his 95th birth-day June 3, 2016. Present were his wife Rita, all four children; Patricia from California, Shannon from South Dakota, Siena from New Mexico and Keith from Florida. Also present was one daughter in law, one son in law and one grandson. Cub was number “67” on the 1937 United and Un-defeated Wampus Cat Team. The only other surviving member of this team is Buddy Fields, the other left guard on the team. Are there others out there? If so, let us hear from you.

Sincerely, Glenn “Cub” Sanderson

All In Bloom Sidewalk Sale

July 2, 2016

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Entire Store

10% - 50% Off *Come in and see what

great new items we have!

EVERYTHING is on Sale!

No Fireworks in Rest Areas State law prohibits the popping of fireworks inside all city limits and an Itasca city ordinance prohibits them from being fired inside the city. These laws will be strictly enforced including the state law that says no fireworks in state rest areas. Tickets will be issued for violations of the fireworks ordinance. Fines can cost as much as $2,000. Parents are responsible for their children’s behavior and they will be required to pay any fines that are assessed. These laws are for the protec-tion of the public. Itascans have lost homes in the past from the use of fireworks illegally discharged.

Hay For Sale Freshly fertilized, weed strayed and

bailed hay, 5x5 rolls. Goat, Cattle and Horse Hay.

Delivery available if needed, minimum of 4 bales. *Also a few bales of last years hay available.

Call (254)-687-2609

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Itasca Museum Spring Schedule:

July 23 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

August 3 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Helping Nourish Our Children’s Bodies & Minds

ITASCA ISD CAFETERIA

Will be Sponsoring the Texas Dept. of Agriculture’s

Summer Feeding Program Location: Itasca ISD Cafeteria

June 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016 Monday through Friday

Serving Breakfast 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Serving Lunch

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Free to all children under the age of 18

on a first come, first serve

First Baptist Church Itasca

Are YOU the missing Piece?

Back To School Fair Itasca ISD Back-to-School Fair will be held August 20, 2016, 9 a.m. -11 a.m. Free haircuts, free immuniza-tions, free eye screenings, free school supplies, infor-mation on Watch Dog opportunities, games, food, bounce house, water slide, meet your teachers, meet community businesses and so much more! If you would like to reserve a space or make a school supply donation, please contact Amy Reyna, Kristi Sargent, or Mark Parsons at 254-687-2922, exts. 121, 122, or 113, respectively. Hope to see you there!

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Summer Baseball Schedule Date Visitor Home Time Place

7-1-2016 Itasca Moody 6:00 p.m. @Moody 7-5-2016 Moody Itasca 6:00 p.m. @Hillsboro-Wallace 7-6-2016 Itasca Hillsboro 6:00 p.m. @Hillsboro-HS 7-8-2016 Meridian Itasca 6:00 p.m. @Hillsboro-Wallace 7-11-2016 Itasca Meridian 6:00 p.m. @Meridian 7-13-2016 Itasca Abbott 6:00 p.m. @Abbott 7-18-2016 Itasca Moody 6:00 p.m. @Moody 7-20-2016 Hillsboro Itasca 6:00 p.m. @Hillsboro-Wallace

2016 Baseball Awards First Team All-District First Team All-District

Second Team All-District Second Team All-District

Dan Reece Daniel Montes

Drew Youngblood Adam Youngblood

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ESL Summer School Itasca Elementary will be offering summer school for ESL students entering kindergarten or first grade. Stu-dents attending summer school for the ESL program must attend 4 hours each day for 30 days for a total of 120 hours. Itasca ISD would hold summer school from 8am-12pm Monday through Thursday from June 6-June 30 and from July 11-August 9. Please call Itasca Elementary for more information. 254-687-2922 ext 120

Summer School Dates/Times

8am-12pm Monday-Thursday

June 6-June 30 & July 11-August 4

Itasca Elementary ofrece Escuela de verano para estudiantes de ESL que van entra a kindergarten o primer grado. Estudiantes que asisten a la escuela de verano para el programa de ESL deben asistir 4 horas cada dia du-rante 30 dias para un total de 120 horas. Itasca ISD tiene escuela de verano de 8:00-12:00 lunes al juevas Junio 6 - Junio 30 y Julio 11 - Agusto 4. Para mas informacion, por favor llama Itasca Elementary, 254-687-2922 ext 120.

Abandoned and/or Junked Vehicles Press Release

     City Hall would like to inform the community concerning abandoned and junk vehicles, in the hopes that we

can encourage citizens to abide by the Itasca City Code and keep Itasca beautiful. Section 11-5 of the Code states, “It shall be unlawful for any person to leave or permit to remain upon public or private property (except as hereinafter provide) within the city any abandoned or junked vehicle or parts or portion thereof for any period of time in excess of ten (10) days.” An abandoned vehicle is defined as: a motor vehicle that is inoperable and over eight (8) years old and is left; unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained on pri-vate property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle left unattended on the rights-of-way of any designated county, state or federal highway within the city in excess of forty-eight (48) hours or in excess of twelve (12) hours on any turnpike constructed and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority. A junked vehicle is any motor vehicle as defined in Section 1, which is inoperative and which does not have lawfully affixed thereto both an unexpired license plate or plates and a valid motor vehicle safety inspection cer-tificate and which is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled or discarded. Abandoned or junked vehicles which are located in any place where they are visible from a public place or public right-of-way are detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, tending to reduce the value of public property, to invite vandalism, to create fire hazards, to constitute an unsightly nuisance, creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, and are detrimental to the economic welfare of the state, by producing urban blight which is adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of the municipalities in the state and such vehicles are therefore declared to be a public nuisance. Very few exceptions to this code are noted. One listed in Section 11-2 is: A vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property. Placing a tarp over or building a fence around junk vehicles is not an acceptable remedy. Envi-ronmental and health codes call for the proper disposal or storage of these vehicles. We have listed just part of Chapter 11 Junked Vehicles from the Itasca Code of City Ordinances. We encour-age violators to take care of any ordinance violations and thereby save themselves from the embarrassment and cost of a City Ordinance Violation Citation. If you have questions regarding any of the ordinances, you may con-tact City Hall between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Nolen’s Custom Gifts The Nolen Family (We have Moved!)

103 W. Main Itasca, TX 254-205-3184

Custom T-Shirts Mon.-Fri. 8 AM-4:30 PM Starting at $12.50 Sat. & Sun.: Appointment Only (For School)

Mention this ad for your discount

Check us out on Facebook: Nolen’s Custom Gifts

Hair Cuts-Etc. Walk-Ins only

Open Tuesday- Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hwy. 171 Christina Osceola, TX Hannah 254-687-9848 Leslie

House Cleaning Services Houses & Apartments

Deep Cleaning - Move Out Cleaning After Party One Time

Monthly, Biweekly or Weekly Judith Contreras

254-229-4275

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Diaz Tex-Mex Restaurant

104 W. Main St Itasca, TX 76055 (254)687-9987

Monday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tues - Sat 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

**Party Room Available for rent

Home For Sale

306 N. King 2Bed, 1Bath, Carport

254-687-9861

Home For Sale

305 N. Wilkerson 3Bed, 1Bath, Garage

254-687-9861

Yard Sale 400 South College St. Itasca, TX 76055

Friday, July 1, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

& Saturday, July 2, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

*No Early Birds Please

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*please keep your fur babies in mind this holiday.

Happy 4th Of July!