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Paw Print Press Serving Itasca “The Big Little Town” since 1997 Itasca, Texas 76055 Vol. 2011 Issue #1 January 1, 2011 W ishing Itasca a Safe & Prosperous 2011 City of Itasca Itasca Independent School District Mayor & Mrs. James Bouldin Itasca ISD Board President Oscar Castillo, Jr. Mayor Pro-Tem Doug Farquhar IISD Board Vice President Kevin Cordell Council member John “Skipper” Laird IISD Board Secretary Brian Bassett Council member Susie Davis IISD Board member Nancy Bowman Council member Denis Heyse IISD Board member Angelia Orr Council member Steve Solis IISD Board member Susan Bason City Administrator Mark Gropp IISD Board member Brian Payne City Secretary Cynthia Lewis IISD Superintendent Glenn Pittman Assistant to Secretary George Bolling High School Principal Rickie Harris Police Chief Winson Brewer Middle School Principal Keith Hannah Officer Don Costierson Elementary Principal Mrs. Karon Farquhar Officer Ben Patrick Special Programs Amy Reyna Officer John Shelton Coordinator of Student Services Kristi Sargent Officer Kyle Triplett Chief Financial Officer Kim Eaddy Fire Chief Wayland Price Director of Transportation & Maintenance Patty Miller Justice of the Peace Precinct #2 Charles Jones Director of Food Services Karen Taber Maintenance Supervisor Albert Arellano Counselor Grace Hennig Code Enforcement Officer Wayland Price Librarian Susan Corbitt City Tax Collector Sue Comer Technology Director Richard Wilson Municipal Court Staff CinDee Garrett IISD Secretary Norma Merkel & all of the City Employees & all of the Itasca ISD Faculty & Staff Paw Print Press Staff Editors – Aren Barton & Hannah Johnson Sports Assistant & Feature – David Corbitt Community Columnist – Carl Sweeney Feature Reporter – Brittany Bourland Business Manager – Brittany Reid News & Feature Reporter – David Maddox & Emma Orr Assistant Business Manager – Brandon Duby Illustrators – Martin Martinez & Michelle Ignacz W-C-A-T News – Hannah Johnson & Brittany Reid Publisher & Editor – Barbara Petrash Sports Co-Editors – Shelby Ledwig & Ashley Spain Community Information Editor – Sally Crouch Page 2 January 1, 2011 Paw Print Press Churches of Itasca First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem Missionary Baptist W. Spurgeon 687-2800 106 N. Lamar Itasca 254-687-2243 Central Baptist Church 401 E. Monroe 687-2343 [email protected] www.fpcitasca.org Church of Christ 200 N. Aquilla 687-2774 "In mission to and with the Presbyterian Children’s Home to First Baptist Church 107 S. Lamar 687-2783 spread the gospel of Jesus Christ." First Presbyterian Church 106 N. Lamar 687-2243 Sundays - 9:30-10:00 Fellowship in Barton Hall First United Methodist Main & King St. 687-2475 10 - 10:45 Sunday School 11 a.m. - Worship Service Loveview Baptist Church FM 2959 East of I-35 6 pm – Praise/Worship (Sanctuary) Second Baptist Church 120 W. Marrion 687-9134 6:30–KFC/Hour of Power Shiloh Community Church 254-582-0487 Tues. & Thurs. – 10 a.m. Exercise Class - Barton Hall St. John Missionary Baptist 506 S. Weaver 687-2821 Wed. 6:30 Vespers Service Chapel - 7:15 Choir practice 3rd Day Worship Center 107 E. Adams 214 564-2185 ANGEL FOOD SITE Itasca Nursing Home Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Itasca Ministerial Alliance Everyone Welcome Monday Evening 6:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8 9:00 a.m. First Baptist Church Central Baptist Church Chamber of Commerce Meeting 200 E. Monroe St. Business Meeting December 27 Sunday School 9:45 Worship 10:50 a.m. th th Volunteer Fire Department Meetings Youth (7 - 12 grade) 5:00 p.m. 2nd Monday of Month Business Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00-7:00 p.m. 3rd Monday of Month Fire Training - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday - Ladies’ Bible Study 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Itasca Zoning Committee Meeting Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 p.m. 2nd Monday of Month 6:00 p.m. - 136 N. Hill St. Youth (7th-12th) 7:00 p.m. website - itascacbc.org Itasca City Council Meeting First United Methodist Church Monday, January 17, 2010 - 6:00 p.m. 401 E. Main St, Itasca, TX 254-687-2475 Itasca ISD School Board Meeting E-mail: [email protected] Monday, January 10, 2010 7:00 p.m. APPLICATION PREACHING! Chamber Banquet Date Set Sermons for the REAL WORLD that we live in. What good is a wonderful sermon on Sunday if it cannot be applied to the concerns of your life when Monday morning rolls around? Find the fun, joy, and comfort you were promised. Bring an open heart and mind. The Itasca Chamber of Commerce will hold its 26th Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:30 (All ages) Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Monday, Sunday Worship Service 10:50 a.m. January 31, 2011. The Banquet will be held in the Itasca Refreshments between Sunday School & ISD cafeteria. The silent auction and refreshments will Church Services 10:30 a.m. begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. Itasca Church of Christ - 200 N. Aquilla St. Tickets are $10.00 ($12.00 at the door) each and can be bought from any Chamber director or at Citizens State Light The Night By Being Right! Bank (Cory Cole), HILCO (Bob Wilson), or at the school Obey Jesus Become A Nightlighter! (Karon Farquhar & Barbara Petrash). Join us for worship at the Itasca Church of Christ Suggestions for awards can be mailed to Itasca Chamber All are welcome of Commerce, P. O. Box 205, Itasca, TX 76055 or given to 303 E. Monroe Sunday 9:45 & 10:45 a.m. any of the Chamber directors listed. Itasca, TX 5:00 p.m. 254-687-2774 Wednesday 7:00 p.m. No Fireworks in Rest Areas Second Missionary Baptist There is a state law prohibiting fireworks in rest areas Church and inside city limits as well as a city ordinance prohibiting 120 W. Marrion St. Itasca TX 76055 them from being fired inside the city. These laws will be Rev. George Demmerritte Jr. (Pastor) strictly enforced. Tickets will be issued for violations of the Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. fireworks ordinance. Fines can cost as much as $2,000. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Parents are responsible for their children’s behavior and 2BC*2 Youth Meeting 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday they will be required to pay any fines that are assessed. Page 3 January 1, 2011 Paw Print Press New Year’s Resolutions Paw Print Press Staff Resolutions These were our 2010 resolutions and the results Our 2010 Resolutions & Results Aren Barton - Don’t try to impress everybody because it’s too much work with no payoff (Worked out pretty Faculty 2010 Resolutions & well for me) Results Hannah Johnson - Learn to be patient with people and pass 10th grade (Yes, at least I passed 10th grade) To be better organized and have the belated estate sale Brittany Reid - Have good grades next semester and (Not yet) Mrs. Bettye Lewis pass all classes with flying colors (I did! Yea!) Not to make any resolutions this year. I only break them Brittany Bourland - To be the best person I can be in anyway (Yea, I didn’t make any) Mrs. Debra Scott Christ because I can always be better (Tried my To try to keep my classroom more organized (Sort of) hardest) Ms. Carissa Helke Mrs. Petrash – I think I need to stop making resolution Not to kill any students (Just kidding – Love’em all) that my students can use as blackmail. I need to raise (Kept it - I didn’t kill anyone) Mr. Bill Nickell my standards of expectations on PPP staff (according to Diagram at least three sentences each night. They must my friend Sally). (I did not make any new resolution this have verbals and clauses, and I will use appropriate year – still working on the old ones) (Still working on colors (I diagrammed 10 last year) Mr. Clay Strawn 2008 resolution To learn beneficial ways to handle my stress (Yes!) Mrs. Sally Crouch – To get the voice & video in sync (It Mrs. Lisa Von Borstel is closer) Spend more time with my family and goof off more! Our New 2011 Resolutions (Yes! Especially the goofing off!) Mrs. Diana Johnson To be more organized, to say thank you more often, and Aren Barton – Get my GPA up in order to be in the top to encourage people to do their best (Did not get to the 10% of my class organizing) Mrs. Joy Anderson Hannah Johnson – To be friends with everyone and pass To become a better teacher for my students (Oh yea! 11th grade! 100%) Coach “J. Rod” Rodriguez Brittany Reid – To have high enough grades to make To have more patience (yes, I Did) Ms. Anissa Bell national Honor Society Eat healthier in the upcoming year (I did! Not Brittany Bourland – To learn to “do Chemistry” completely, but I did) Mr. Rickie Harris Shelby Ledwig – To get my drivers license and do better To make it a point to watch all the Rocky movies (I in school watched one.) Mr. Jared Bass Ashley Spain – Be a better leader Not to make a New Year’s Resolution (Worked out well! David Maddox – To make the A Honor roll Didn’t disappoint!) Mr. Patrick Middleton David Corbitt – To stay at the top of my class and become a better athletic Teachers New 2011 Resolutions Brandon Duby – To be a better person Emma Orr – To be nicer to my undeserving brother To finish my masters by the summer and to continue to Martin Martinez – To get ready for senior year and help change my student’s lives for their betterment. college. To draw and read a lot. Mr. Garrett Dyer Mrs.