Paw Print Press Proudly Serving Itasca “The Big Little Town” Since 1997 Itasca, Texas 76055 Vol. 2018 Issue #51 December 21, 2018 Merry Itasca Wishing You and Yours the Merry Christmas and a Blessed Very Best! 2019 From City Hall As the holiday season approaches, I want to en- Wishing you all the joys and happiness of the holiday sea- courage everyone to value your time with family son. May you be blessed with peace, love and joy. and friends. Relax, recharge, and be rejoiced in the With love, spirit of the season as we look forward to another The City of Itasca new year. Embrace the fellowship from your col- leagues and community as we are blessed with the best students and parents in the state. From all of us at Itasca ISD, we wish you good tidings and cheer! Go Cats Go! Itasca ISD Superintendent -Mark Parsons Do You Hear What I Hear?

Said the night wind to the little lamb, The Christmas Story "Do you see what I see? And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out Way up in the sky, little lamb, from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be regis- Do you see what I see? tered. This census first took place while Quirinius was gov- A star, a star, dancing in the night erning Syria. So all went to be registered everyone to his With a tail as big as a kite, own city. With a tail as big as a kite." Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy, Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Naza- "Do you hear what I hear? reth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethle- Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy, hem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be Do you hear what I hear? registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with A song, a song high above the trees child. So it was, that while they were there, the days were With a voice as big as the the sea, completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her With a voice as big as the the sea." first born Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them "Do you know what I know? In your palace warm, mighty king, in the inn. Do you know what I know? Now there were in the A Child, a Child shivers in the cold-- same country shepherds Let us bring him silver and gold, living out in the fields, keep- Let us bring him silver and gold." ing watch over their flock Said the king to the people everywhere, by night. And behold, an "Listen to what I say! angel of the Lord stood be- Pray for peace, people, everywhere, fore them, and the glory of Listen to what I say! the Lord shone around The Child, the Child sleeping in the night He will bring us goodness and light, them, and they were greatly He will bring us goodness and light." afraid. Source: www.mikeleal.com Continued on page 3 Page 2 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press Churches of Itasca First Presbyterian Church Missionary Baptist W. Spurgeon 687-2800 Central Baptist Church 401 E. Monroe 687-2343 106 N. Lamar - 254-687-2243 Church of Christ 200 N. Aquilla 687-2774 We’re on Facebook! Community Church of Itasca Pastor: Diane Barnes 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 am Sunday School 11 a.m. - Worship Service House of Faith of Itasca 129 W. Main Street Bible Study – Sunday at 4 p.m. Loveview Baptist Church FM 2959 East of I-35 Tuesday & Thursday – 9:30 a.m. Exercise Class Second Baptist Church 120 W. Marrion 687-9134 “We are here to know God and to make God known.” 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. Community Church of Itasca Everyone Welcome Monday Evening 6:00 p.m. Community Church of Itasca invites you to join our ser- vice and fellowship Sunday mornings. Services are held at Central Baptist Church 109 N. Wall St., Itasca . We invite you to join our family 401 E. Monroe St. website - itascacbc.org and grow in Christ with us. Pastor: Matt Dugan 254-687-2343 Community Church Service 10:00 a.m.

Potluck Lunch 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Awana & Youth 6:45 p.m. House of Faith of Itasca Wednesday Adult Bible Study @ Diaz 7:00 p.m. Pastor: Philip Burch First United Methodist Church Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. 401 E. Main St, Itasca, TX 254-687-2650 E-mail: [email protected] Everyone Welcome! Re-Think Church Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Third Day Worship Center Sunday School 9:00 a.m.—Worship 10:30 a.m. Invites you to fellowship every Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Tom Wood September 5, will start new time of prayer 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Ministers - Everyone We start our new family night for the whole family. Starting new Bible study for the family. Itasca Church of Christ Wednesday is youth night at the youth center building. 303 E. Monroe 254-687-2774 254-687-2858 Come join us to learn more about what the Bible says. God’s plan for saving man *Ministerial meetings are held at Third Day Hear the word of God . . . Romans 10:17 Believe . . . Hebrews 11:6 Repent . . . Acts 17:30 Ministerial Alliance of Itasca Confess Matt. 10:32 The Ministerial Alliance is a group of Itasca local Baptism . . . Acts 2:38 pastors and leaders who desire to share the gospel and Remain Faithful . . . Rev. 2:10 love of Christ in our community. We would be Sunday 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. excited to have you join us! Please consider being a part Wednesday evening 6:00 p.m. at our next meeting. We meet every first Saturday at 10

a.m. at Third Day. Second Missionary Baptist Church Itasca Zoning Committee Meeting 120 W. Marrion St. Itasca, TX., 76055 2nd Monday of Month 6:00 p.m. Rev. George Demmerritte Jr. (Pastor) Itasca City Council Meeting Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m. 3rd Monday of Month 6:00 p.m. Itasca ISD School Board Meeting 2nd Monday of Month 7:00 p.m. Page 3 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press

First Presbyterian Church in Itasca will have a Candle Lighting Service on December The Christmas Story 24 at 6:00 p.m. The services will consist of the Christ- Continued from page 1 mas story from the Bible, singing familiar Christmas story, and candle lighting. Begin your Christmas festiv- Then the angel said to ities with us, celebration the birth of Jesus Christ! them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you Olde Town Country good tidings of a great joy which will be all people. Store Specials For there is born to you Good from Dec. 10 - Dec. 22 this day in the city of Da- vid a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will Off the bone Ham - $5.79 lb. find a Babe wrapped in a swaddling cloths, lying in a Cajun Turkey - $6.99 lb. manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of Colby Cheese - $4.99 lb. the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill to- Country Bacon Cheese - $4.59 ward men!” AND So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Many types of 9” pies for “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” Christmas are available And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told to them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them. LUKE 2:1-20 Page 4 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press Dear Santa, Please Bring… Pre Kindergarten

Noah Liscum: Books, Cookies, Mickey Mouse; Emily Gillaspie: Barbies, Ella Whales, Barbie Truck; Gerardo Quijano: A toy car, Paw Patrol toys, a fire truck; Bryan Rea: Dinosaur, a car, a dinosaur car; Zayla Crawford: Mini camera, Ken Barbie, Tablet; Yazmin Romero: A phone, Barbies, toys; Yocelyn Duron: A bike, a toy, a uni- corn toy; Waylon Bardwell: Legos, a bunch of toys, a bicycle; Anastashia McDowell: Drum set, a hat, a book; Ty Montes: Chair, markers, a snowman; Evan Losey: Lego Scentsy, fire trucks, helicopters; Cooper Parsons: Hot wheels, transformers, choo-choo train; Noel Renteria: Stormbreaker from Infinity War, fish tank, chalk; P.J. Rogers: Batman cape, Avengers toys, alligator toy that chomps the cars; Patience Murphy: A baby, a cradle, a puppy; Joel Osorono: A cake, necklace, a lot of little cars; Samuel Hollan: Dinosaur, Bumblebee charmer, big fire truck (Paw Patrol); Cody Dominick: T-Rex toys, dino- saurs, Ducky; Sean Liscum: Paw Patrol toys, Mickey Mouse toys, Thomas the Train; Brooklyn Rangel: A bike, a doll, a doll house; Alex Stephens: A motorcycle, Paw Patrol toys, a toy bulldozer; Brucelee Gar- cia: Cars, a Christmas house, dinosaurs; Miles Tidwell: a Jurassic World toy, a dinosaur, a car; Noel Oropeza: A racing car, a bulldozer, a train; Abigail Mills: Mermaid tail, Baby Alive, Baby secrets; Paris Green: Elsa toys, a L.O.L. pillow, my own markers; Ana Hernandez: A Frozen toy, a book, a snack; Xzavier Pesina: Dinosaurs, a car, Paw Pa- trol; Ashley Garcia: A Paw Patrol toy, a baby, love; Armando Alvarez: Motorcycle, T-Rex toys, a car. Dear Santa, Please Bring... Kindergarten

Aubree Wilde: Peppa Pig, Toy Kitchen Food, and Balls; Johnny Enriquez: Power wheel, big cars, a lot of dice; Leo Guzman: Laser gun toy, unicorn toy, caterpillar toy; Joseph Canfield-Ford: Race car track, race cars, tablet to play games; Fernando Gonzalez: Phone, car trailer, blue car; Apritence Walker: LOL Surprise, Barbie house, Barbie dolls; Jaleigha Marshall: LOL House, Pikmi Pop, Dry erase board; Angelli Castillo: Slime, Barbie doll, Barbie tree house; Rachel Soule: Big LOL surprise doll ball, LOL dollhouse, Barbie house; Zoe Smith: LOL sur- prise doll, LOL house, make-up set; Sophia Chaparro: Barbie house, Polly Pocket, LOL house; Leigh Cole: Race car track, zombie laser, play set; Axl Ward: Golf cart, scooter, bike; Ke’Marian Tonson: Race car, walking robot, fighting robot; Jay’lah Saldierna: LOL con- fetti pop, bike, Barbie dream house; JanCarlo Romero: Remote con- trol car, Nerf gun, Nerf bullet vest (holds bullets); Jacob Johnson: 4 wheeler, go-cart, RC car; Khloe Novian: Unicorn, ABC blocks, eras- able board; Mateo Duron: Watch, Kite, Scooter; Sophie Nolasco: Shopkins, slime, bubble gum; Nylah Gates: LOL’s, Barbie dolls, Sunny Day toys; Laney Knight: Fancy Nancy phone, banana toy, Lit- tle Life Pets; Lazaro Villarreal: Nerf gun, Ice and Fire shoes, back- pack; Gabe Ramos: Nerf gun, skateboard, new shoes; Jace Prescott: RC car, Nerf gun, bike; Peyton Price: Giant crocodile toy, Chasin Cheeky game (monkey); Paisley Jones: My little Pony set, Fluffy uni- corn blanket, painting supplies. Emerson Dugan: Unicorn race track, painting board, my little pony set. Elian Cruz: Dinosaur cage, cotton candy maker, Yellow and red fingerling dinosaur. Page 5 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press Dear Santa, Please Bring... Dear Santa, Please Bring...

First Grade Second Grade Mia Ramirez: bike, dolls, video camera; Caroline Emery Wood: Hampster, smart watch, Ramirez; piano, barbie with a camping truck, white barbie closet; Aiden Walker:Xbox, car, Iphone; Nash Cox: lego dinosaurs, toy mosasaurus, crane; Abraham Saldernia: horse, toy T-Rex; Joey Gonzales: morf board scooter & hoverboard, ; skateboard, 4-wheeler, toy tractor; Konnor Mears: v- Bucy: hoverboard; Sophia Rodriguez: bucks for fortnite, osmo games, santa lego set; Chris- clothes, boots, LOL big surprise; Abby topher Medrano Valladares: remote control car, Morado: LOL Bigger surprise, LOL house, Barbie walking dinosaur, foam airplane (blue); Khloe Per- camping truck; Natalie Nalasco: big LOL secret, Phone, kins: osmo games, computer, pink Iphone; Lilyan Baby LOL secret; E’Maury Rodriguez: Phone, Mer- Plauche: Poopsie Pooey Puitton Slime, barbie pizza chandise, Xbox 1; Aya Saad: Phone, puppy, puppy bone; chef doll, toy black cat; Steven Saladino: Grand Theft Isaiah Villareal: Books, Coloring books, nerf gun; Eli Auto game, Fortnite game, blue remote control car; Gillaspie: Legos, Door for my room, Computer; Summer Antwon Scott: Red bike, Xbox, Ipad with games; Baker: Bike, dolls, shopkins; Caleb Wright: Marshmal- Adalyn Strona: Purple Iphone, Xbox with Minecraft, low gun, new , Flute; Daniella Risinger: bar- American girl car and hotel; Destiny Villal: Barbie, bie house, barbie closet, phone; Anna Marie Baxter: pink Iphone, pink tablet; Kaylee Jacinto: Kitty cat, Shopkins, LOL dolls, Books; Gael Gamboa: tablet, dog, bunny toy, animal lamps; Caleb Rendon: Dunebuggy, video games; Allison Osorno: shirts, phone, LOL toys; phone, Adidas clothing; Blake Robinson: LOL dolls, Jaxon Ferrall: shoes, boomerang, tablet; Aiden Campo- video games, LOL house; Bryston Prescott: Phone, sann: trampoline, WWE action figures, pokemon cards; small 4-wheeler, Xbox 4; Omar Rungel: Elf on shelf, Annaleticia Duron: barbies, pig, make-up; Miguel Guz- skateboard, clothes; Bella Romero: LOL dolls, bike; man: PS3, toy car, baby kitten; Ann’Marie Gold- Morgan Smith: Remote control car, elf, remote con- smith: stuffed bear, bike, LOL Dolls; Rut Hernandez: trol helicopter; Kaci Burden: Hoverboard, scooter tablet, toys, money; Makayla Jackson: baries, emoji with push button, kitty pillow; Karson Trejo: Xbox, stuff, barbie car with house; Cameron Jones: skate- Fortnite, slime; Lilian Diaz: LOL the box, barbie board, new jacket, construction paper; Christian Leal: dolls, LOL biggy pet; Andrew Rodriquez: Own desk cash, jewelry, PS4; Breyden Massey: baby kitten, ham- to do homework, skateboard, flashcards; Serenity ster, PS4; Eiel Morales: PS4, 2 controllers for PS4, mine- Mozon: Hoverboard, new bows, clothes (by JoJo Si- craft game; Fabian Morales: PS4, trampoline, Mine- was); Dominic Dominquez: Skate board, electric craft; Angelow Perez: Slime, origami paper, money; scooter, bike; Isabella Ponce: LOL surprise blue one, Brynlee Ramos: puppy, Junie B. Jones books, tablet; lego friends, a new tablet; Marceli Chavez: LOL big Isaiah Rios: Lego bendy and the ink machine.; super surprise, toy dog, slime kit; Macie Rodriguez: 4- Mario real pixel pals, mega man pixel pals; Heaven wheeler, light up pink bike, sphero robot; Clara: LOL Stewart: Kitten, , Ipad; Caison Suggs: Slime, dolls, Ipad; Aiden: Hot Wheels, Nerf gun; Tiara: lit- Lego set, Xbox 360; Marvin Oropeza: tle car, tablet, LOL dolls; Toby: Tractor, Horse, cow; DS, Nerf Gun, Scooter; Keaton Stephon: Transformers, Elias: Ipad, Remote control airplane, snuggie tail; Jp: power rangers, halo games; David: A cat, a dog; Giselle Hoverboard cart, Xbox with roblox, roblox hello Yanez: Iphone, tablet, computer; JJ Paugh: Halo Toys neighbor, iphone X + 5; Cayson: iPad, Xbox, comput- and games, Sonic, Shadow hedgehog; Abigail Johnson: er; Jayden: 100 toys, iPhone 10, crayons; Angelina: Long nails, Barbies, LOL dolls; Gabriel Mata: IPad, toy LOL doll house, the box of LOL Pets, the box of LOL car, helicopter; Briahna Rangel: Puzzles, 2 LOLS, Underwraps; Tanith Leigh: LOL doll house, the box shoes; Aubree Dominick: Tablet, 2 LOL surprise dolls, a of LOL Pets, the box of LOL Under- baby alive; Nikaya West: Two Big LOLS, Two big pik- wraps; Luna: LOL doll houses, LOL mipops; Benjamin Hajdarevic: Bike, dirt bike, shoe doll Bigger Surprise, LOL Pets; box; Ikel Isaguirre: Xbox one, , teddy bear; Joyce: LOL dolls, a baby doll that Dylan Novian: Iphone, drone. Jose Hernandez: nerf gun, smashers and laser gun; Yleyan Rea: slime, LOL dolls looks real, a tablet; Landry B: A and two kittens; Jamie Rhodes: Xbox and tons of quar- pearl surprise, a bigger surprise, a ters; Mikayla Govea: two big LOLs and two big pick me unicorn fitbit that can play video pops. games. Page 6 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press Dear Santa, Please Bring... Third Grade

Javon Scott: Xbox one X, Phone, Car; Joseph Geraldon; pond kit, 100 dollars for homeless people, no homework; Trey Ramos: PS4, IPhone X, little dirt bike; Christian Enriquez: IPhone X, hoverboard, clothes; Arianna Clark: real cat, cat food and wa- ter, cat toys; Victor Perez: $100, pet ferret; Abigail: Phone, 100 fidget spinners, Fortnite; Kenzli Ellis: LOL dolls, fidget spinner, Fake nails; Kaden Roeber: Hot wheels, Match box cars, toy truck; Leyla Moreno: English Bulldog, bike, phone; Emilia Bar- on: Apple watch, make-up set, laptop; Alex Rodriguez: IPhone X, fidget spinner, cookies; Ethan Owen: Drone, apple watch, dog; Gage Bassett: dog, drone, apple watch; Reed Tidwell: Ju- rassic World set, Five Nights at Freddy’s legos, Imaginext; Lo- gan McFatridge: PS4, sharks, dirtbike; Madison Johnson: My whole family to be together, horse, spend time with my family; Galilea Chavez: camera, baby sister, apple watch; Riley LittleJohn: Phone, squishy; Karessa Enriquez: Unicorn, Unicorn dress, bike; Dacien Trejo: Dad, brother, a Happy Christmas; Heidy Morales-Guzman: Bath Bomb maker, pup- py, bike; Dulce Duron: barbie, phone, laptop; Kellen Soule: Transformers toys, globe, Xbox; Autumn Rog- ers: bike with a basket, pink hoverboard, Benten watch; Alina Chaparro: Clothes, toys, a pool; Dawson Mears: PS4, hoverboards, basketballs; Jaelyn Marshall: IPhone 6 plus, american girl doll, Candyland board game; Gage Jacinto: Nerf gun, case for PS4, PS4 controller; Glen Bucy: drone, nerf gun, $200; Bella Gurrusquieta: Tablet, slime kit, stress ball kit; Olivia Agullion: Jojo doll, new shoes, new clothes; Abraham: Iphone XR, $100, golden controller; Rylee Markwardt: Justice skechers, glitter bag, volleyball crop t-shirt; Bayshawn Matthews: Remote toy car, tablet, drone; Joe Nalley: Xbox one, minecraft, headset; Logan Ellis: Iphone and computer; Natalia Romero: Phone, chapstick, house; Malika Saad: Phone, puppy, phone; Ruth Morales: Green laptop, phone, Ipad; Lailah Stevenson: Lol surprise, lipstick, clothes; Cristiano Castillo: GTA 5, mega mini blaster, playstation; Addi- son Suggs: Dear santa I want a pet turtle because when i was four I loved turtles, smart watch, sketch book; Lu- cas Geisel: Iphone X, nerf gun, Lamborghini; Aliza Kennedy: Lol dolls, lol bedsheet, lol jacket; Elizabeth Clendening: Barbies, car, house; Peyton Nichole: LOL dolls, a dog and an apple watch/IPhone. Dear Santa, Please Bring... Sampling of High School

Kayla Holliday: Family, my boy, everyone to get along; Tasi Runyon: Fandom merch, pork adobo, headphones; Kimberly Winkleman: People to stop being stupid, to pass midterms, a sandwich from the country store; Katy Sherber: More friends, cure for depression, less body hair; Davonté Grisham: Money, guns, chicken; Nicholas Johnson: Chocolate chip cookies, video games, PSN; Alanna Jeffers: Chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, chicken waffles.; Dylan Le- blanc: PS4, snow, world peace; Abby Weaver: A break from school, snow, food; Abby Salinas: Snow, food; Alasyha Reeves: Pass my class, money, free snack bar for the rest of the semester; Kaylon McFatridge: Boots, xbox; Stacie Rodriguez: Nike shoes, a hoodie; Hallie Runyon: Pass midterms, 4.0 GPA, new dog; David Arellano: 308 bolt action rifle, baseball necklace, jordan 11s; Willie Bible: Iphone X max; PS4, Jordan 11s; Yaki Garcia: , food; Rowdy Rhea: happy friends, new truck, happy family; Wyatt: Snow for Annika, doctoring bags, a new saddle. Page 7 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press

Dear Santa, Please Bring... Fourth Grade Naeomi: Slime, Apple Watch, and to get my nails done; Tristan Novian: 4 PS4 games, a tablet, an iPhone; Kaylee Cordell: Nintendo Switch, Plasma Ball, Slime; Mackenzie Welch: Phone, Doll, Barbie; Carson Barker: A 55 inch TV, iPhone 10+, Xbox with Fortnite; Natalie Jo Baxter: I am wishing for snow in Itasca, Candy in my stocking, and a bunny; Esteban Rea: Rolex Watch, Smart TV, and an iPhone 7; Cutter: Nintendo Switch, New Basketball, and a Beagle puppy; Par- ker Dugan: Harry Potter Hogwarts lego set, iPhone 8+, and an Apple Watch; Charlie Arriaga: Pokemon game, iPod, and a good Christmas; Salome Chavez: Made to move dolls, Crystal clear and blue slime; Brooklynn Rodriguez: Apple Watch, iPhone 6, Crazy Cart; Alex M: iPhone 7, Smart watch, new PS4 with games; Pedro Hernandez: Xbox 1, PS4, and a Phone; Cash Parsons: Hoverboard, Mighty Beanz, Fat Head of Dak Pres- cott; Cesar Macias: Xbox 1, Ark Survivor, and a Phone; Eric Gonzalez: Magnets, Noise Makers, Spiderman; Ben Dickens: Bounce House, Water Slide, Wampus Cat Poster. Jacob G: 1,000 playstation gift cards, computer with fortnite , fortnite book. Chloe White: Mini backpack from justice, arts craft stuff, slime. Alissa Farquhar: Pack- age of paint, paintbrushes, 2 sketch pads or sketchbook. Gavin: Xbox one, games for Xbox one, drawing kit. James: PS4, Call Of Duty IV, 1 million dollar playstation card. Jasee Linder: A google pixel 3 (phone), a puppy, a new bike. Jaden Crawford: Vbucks for Fortnite, Iphone, headset for gaming. Romeo S: PS4, Call Of Duty 3, an- other horse. Monserrat: LOL surprise, Who’s that girl makeup kit, Unicorn headphones. Estacia Hernan- dez: Puppy, horse, and all my sins to be taken away; Ian Romero: Ipad, pool, tornado machine. Ethan: Walkie Talkie, Paleontologist tools, everybody should get presents (good or bad). Crystal: series of Dork Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Thea Stilton; Michelle Alvarez: a new puppy, pink and purple bike, and a hot pink hover- board; Leah Moreno: a new bike, trampoline, and an English Bulldog; MaKenna Bassett: new phone, Minecraft Story Mode 3, and a Nintendo Switch; Gabriel Browder: Iphone, drone, and a new go-cart; Brayden Daniel: Xbox one, Iphone 6, and a Fitbit; Yammisa Diaz: Scooter, Husky, and a bigger house; Tedra Sherlyn: a tablet, giant teddy bear, and a paint book; Isaac Hernandez: a dirt bike, nerf gun, and a Xbox 360; Matthew Hernandez: Basketball goal, Iphone 8, and a Lego Football Helmet; Xzavion Houston: Hoverboard, Under Armor shoes, and a new pair of Jordans; Juliette Johnston: clothes, Power Wheels, and a Fitbit; Natasha Marriott: More earrings, Iphone 8, and a pair of Adidas; Caleb Morales: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, GTA 5; Aubrey Middleton: Arms for the Nintendo Switch, All season pass to Six Flags, Bluetooth Headphones; Austin Pearson: Jumping stilts, PS4, Xbox 1; Alex Rutherford: Dirt Bike, Cell phone, and a laptop; Grace Soria: LOL surprise, Nike shoes, and a LOL surprise pets; Destiny Owen: new shoes, books, and a pink and black bike; Cloe Saladino: Iphone 8, Barbie Kitchen, and new Headphones; Lily Suggs: Mario Kart for the 3DS, Iphone 6, Xbox; Wade Tomlin: Nintendo 3DS, an Iphone, and a hoverboard; Eli: Pitbull puppy, scooter, and a shelter for my dogs.

Dear Santa, Please Bring… Sampling of Junior High Alex: Nerf gun, bike, shoes; Joseph: Bike, train, nerf gun; Kaliss Sarli: Money, quality time with family, food; Gavin: Tricycle, play place, Jordan 13s; Kayd: Fortnite game, jordan 11s, black ops 4; Landon Adair: A death note, $100 gift card, Ryuk pop figure; Shaun Tyson: A chromebook, Iphone 7 plus, Xbox one; Alexandro Sigula: Xbox 1 with minecraft, Nintendo 2ds, U tv; Robert Ford: Race games for ps4, google play car, new phone; Daniela Chavez: Clothes, money, see my brother; Kaitlyn Mattila: Art kit, polaroid camera, converse; Evelyn Montero: Fuzzy socks, sweaters, and pants; Becca Salines: sweaters, long socks, and scrunchies; Blanca Rico: chicken nuggets, , and Air Force 1’s; Gavin Kay Kendall: A scooter, and $100,000,000; Samantha Neal: Volunteer at a homeless shelter, pocket knife, sewing kit; Aidan: Nintendo switch, Xbox One X, Fortnite Freezer bundle; Joseph Davis: Red Dead Redemption 2, Xbox cards, a cat; Xavier O.: Dirt bike to be fixed, new four-wheeler, .44 magnum revolver; Lea Soule: Xbox, Minecraft, horse gear; Leeann Soule: A box of cookies, Zelda Box book, a movie; Lillian Johnson: Art supplies, manga’s, gamepass; Emily: games; Jamie Johnson: War- riors books; Brayden Mears: Nerf guns, dog, bean bags; Kevin Mears: V-bucks, nerf guns, legos; Jesse Cama- rena: Family, food, love; Alex Andrade: NBA 2K19, Madden 19, V-Bucks; Joe Gutierrez: Car, Mac Book, phone; Tomas: Phone, Mac Book, truck; Koen Ables: Iphone SE, Green Bay Packers cap, a football; Eugene Sisior: PS4, my blad, a bike; Meredith: Tamales. Page 8 December 21, 2018 Paw Print Press Dear Santa, Please Bring... Fifth Grade Alyssia Sanchez: ACE family merch, candy, PS4; Jaida Degollado; ACE family merch, XXXTentacion merch, Logan Paul merch, Anya Mays: Unicorn onesie, picture frame, PS4; Sa- rah Lacy: High top converse, Robux, horse; Carlos Valenzuela: Ipad, Xbox 1, Fortnite back- pack; Jeremy Rhodes: Nintendo Switch, PS4, monopoly cheaters edition; Lukas Nieto: PS4, $100 PSN gift card, Yeezys; Ayden Abbott: Clothing, shoes, movies; Aaron Ables: new wifi router, unspeakable merch, MeMe’s; Hector: gamo, beat headphones, Xbox 3; Tatiana Charles: ACE family merch, V-Bucks, XXXTencacion Merch; Dylan Barker: V-Bucks, Fort- nite merch, Boogie Bomb; Paityn White: snow, ACE family merch, V-Bucks; JRhiana Jones: iPhone, a dog, bath bombs; Abigail G.: XXXTentacion merch, V-Bucks, a gallon of glue; Melody Cruz: iPad, Converse, Inquisitor master backpack; Chloe Sue Smith: My Little Pony, Five nights at Freddy’s PS4, Reynalda Hernandez; iPhone X, Tablet, Computer; Julia Brown: Ipad, Gold fish, Radio; J’Quan Evans:8 weeks for christmas break, snow; Jerry Welch; batman lego set, new boots, remote control car; Roy Per- ales: computer, skate board, fortnite jacket; Alyssa Arellano: Apple watch, PS4, Jordan shoes; Angelina Black- man: Pitch Perfect movies, art supplies, dog; Horacio Gonzalez: computer, 3DS, My Little Pony toys; Valerie Younger: roblox card, kitten, solar light; Kassandra Aguillon: Iphone 8, Ipad, pet pig; Grant Tidwell: Xbox 1, Minecraft, Fortnite; Jessica Baskett: Alicia Keys CD, Books, Christmas clothes; Lizzie Billingsley: Minecraft Legos, Halo for Xbox, Stikbots; Elsa Carrillo: Snowy Christmas, the BEST Christmas ever, and to let my dog in the house; Andrea Estrada: Sewing machine, Laptop, Sketchpad; Aydan Villarreal: Fortnite Action Figures, Drone, and Fortnite Monopoly; Emma Malke: Air Hockey Table, Luna Lovegood glasses, Slime kit; Andres Cruz: PS4, Gaming Monitor, Madden NFL 19; Bliss McFatridge: Apple Watch, Unicorn Stuff, Slime; Alvin Thao: Cardboard box, Gloves, Beanie; Dani Tink: Chew toys for my dog, Unicorn cute stuff, Blue VANS; Hector Ramirez: PS4 Controller, PS4, and a dog; Grayson Jones: Lego Dimensions, Legos, Sports Video Games; Marlyn Jacobo: Wolf Sweater, Bone for my dog, Wolf pet; Kylee Montes: Phone accessories, Gaming keyboard and mouse, toy animals; Ezra Britt: Beyblades, maroon clothes, money; Karyna West: Computer, New iPhone, New car for my mom; Andres Moreno: Labrador, Beyblade, Phone; Yocelin Salazar: Unicorn Slime Kit, unicorn squishy, and Happiness for everybody; Gunner Slagle: 24 inch monitor, Windows 10 computer, iPhone 10 s Max; Santiago Baron: Dude Perfect Football, iPhone, Peanut Butter; Kathy Do Virrveta: Sewing machine, pink Polar- oid Camera, and an art canvas. 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Different From Around the World

 Philippines: Giant Lantern Festival is held each year on the Saturday before Christmas Eve in the city of San Fernando – the “Christmas Capital of the Philippines.”

 Sweden: Since 1966, a 13-metre-tall Goat has been built in the center of Gävle’s Castle Square for the , but this Swedish Christmas tradition has unwittingly led to another “tradition” of sorts – people try- ing to burn it down.

 Austria: In Austrian tradition, St. Nicholas rewards nice little boys and girls, while is said to cap- ture the naughtiest children and whisk them away in his sack. In the first week of December, young men dress up as the Krampus (especially on the eve of St. Nicholas Day) frightening children with clattering chains and bells.

 Japan: A new, quirky “tradition” has emerged in recent years – a Christmas Day feast of the Colonel’s very own Kentucky Fried Chicken.

 Germany: Saint Nikolaus, not to be confused with Weihnachtsmann (), Nikolaus travels by donkey in the middle of the night on December 6 (Nikolaus Tag) and leaves little treats like coins, chocolate, oranges and toys in the shoes of good children all over Germany, and particularly in the Bavarian region.

 Norway: Perhaps one of the most unorthodox Christmas Eve traditions can be found in Norway, where peo- ple hide their brooms. It’s a tradition that dates back centuries to when people believed that witches and evil spirits came out on Christmas Eve looking for brooms to ride on. Sources: www.momondo.com