Paw Print Press Proudly Serving Itasca “The Big Little Town” Since 1997 Itasca, Texas 76055 Vol. 2016 Issue #29 July 15, 2016 Back To School Fair Itasca ISD Back-to-School Fair will be held August 20, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free haircuts, free immunizations, free eye screen- ings, free school supplies, information 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. Hope to see you there! Extra! Extra! Breaking News From Itasca Library Space Shuttle! We are pleased to announce the summer reading program will be extended until August 4, 2016. Howev- er, the library does close until July 13, 2016, for clean- ing and testing. It will kick back off Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The schedule will then be Mondays and Wednesdays at the same time. We will do the activity for the day at 10:00 a.m. on those days. Please note that the 5th grade genre challenge is now ready to begin reading. This is an awesome opportuni- ty to get a head start in the summer. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms. Holli at [email protected]. Thank you and I look forward to reading with your child! -Ms. Holli Students receive Best Performance Trophies Students from the Hillsboro Unifies Tae Kwon Do School test- ed for new belts on May 21, 2016. on hand for the event was Grand master BK Park, co-founder of Unified Tae Kwon Do. Each grading Master Park selects stu- dents who receive the Best Performance Trophy in each division. Pictured is Grand Master Park, Master Charles Kight-4th Degree and Chief Instructor of the Hillsboro Unified School, Alexis Gillespie from Itasca, winner of the Best Performance White Belt Division, See Vorderlandwehr from Hillsboro, winner of the Beginner Division, Collin Finch from Bynum, winner of the Intermediate Division, Karen Bernsen from West, winner of the Advance Division and master Kevin Kight-5th Degree Black Belt Instructor. If anyone is interested in martial arts to help teach your child to build self-esteem, coordination, focus and help with growing Bulling issues, please call Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do 254-582-5111 or check out our web site at www.hillsborotkd.com
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Paw Print Press Proudly Serving Itasca “The Big Little Town” Since 1997
Itasca, Texas 76055 Vol. 2016 Issue #29 July 15, 2016
Back To School Fair Itasca ISD Back-to-School Fair will be held August 20, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free haircuts, free immunizations, free eye screen-ings, free school supplies, information 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. Hope to see you there!
Extra! Extra! Breaking News From
Itasca Library Space Shuttle! We are pleased to announce the summer reading program will be extended until August 4, 2016. Howev-er, the library does close until July 13, 2016, for clean-ing and testing. It will kick back off Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The schedule will then be Mondays and Wednesdays at the same time. We will do the activity for the day at 10:00 a.m. on those days. Please note that the 5th grade genre challenge is now ready to begin reading. This is an awesome opportuni-ty to get a head start in the summer. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms. Holli at [email protected]. Thank you and I look forward to reading with your child!
-Ms. Holli
Students receive Best Performance Trophies Students from the Hillsboro Unifies Tae Kwon Do School test-ed for new belts on May 21, 2016. on hand for the event was Grand master BK Park, co-founder of Unified Tae Kwon Do. Each grading Master Park selects stu-dents who receive the Best Performance Trophy in each division. Pictured is Grand Master Park, Master Charles Kight-4th Degree and Chief Instructor of the Hillsboro Unified School, Alexis Gillespie from Itasca, winner of the Best Performance White Belt Division, See Vorderlandwehr from Hillsboro, winner of the Beginner Division, Collin Finch from Bynum, winner of the Intermediate Division, Karen Bernsen from West, winner of the Advance Division and master Kevin Kight-5th Degree Black Belt Instructor. If anyone is interested in martial arts to help teach your child to build self-esteem, coordination, focus and help with growing Bulling issues, please call Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do 254-582-5111 or check out our web site at www.hillsborotkd.com
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.
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
[email protected] 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
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Obstructions/Protrusions of Public Streets and Sidewalks
City Ordinance #052305, Section 17-10, which deals with placing play equipment away from public areas. The Ordinance reads: ‘It shall be unlawful for any pub-lic street or public sidewalk in the city which obstructs the passage, interferes in the use, protrudes or extend over any part of any public street or public sidewalk in the city. This ordinance specifically includes, but is not lim-ited to, the construc-tion, installation or po-sitioning of basketball goal including pole, backboard, rim and netting where the same obstructs, interferes, protrudes or extends over any public street or public sidewalk, or any part of a public street or public side-walk, or where ordi-nary use and enjoyment of basketball goal re-sults in persons ob-structing or interfering with the use of public streets or public side-walks.
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 [email protected] for additional info.
Garage Sale
707 E South St. Itasca, TX Friday, July 15 & Saturday, July 16, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All kinds of assorted stuff!
Lots of vintage glass, glassware, dinnerware. Also jeans, toys, collectibles and more!
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
Prayer Vigil Please join the city of Itasca as we hold a prayer vigil for our First Responders. We will pray for our Fire Fighters and Police Officers Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Park downtown.
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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.
First Baptist Church Itasca
Are YOU the missing Piece?
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4th of July in Itasca Pictures by: Kassandra Beckley
City Teen Curfew Ordinance Itasca has a curfew in effect that includes all minors under the age of 17 years. Curfew hours are Sunday through Thursday night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. On Friday and Saturday nights the times are 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. Both the child and the parent can be held responsible for violating the curfew and they can both be assessed a fine up to $500.
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Hill County Farmer’s Market - Hill County Courthouse Every Saturday Morning through October - 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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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 ofrecera 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 del lunes al juevas de 6 de junio 30 y de 11 de julio-9 de Agosto. Para mas informacion, por favor llama Itasca Elementary, 254-687-2922 ext 120 feschas/horas 8:00-12:00 de lunes a jueves 6 de junio 30 y julio 11-agosto4.
Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technology Education Programs
Itasca ISD offers career and technology education in Computer Technology, Agricultural Science, and Family Consumer Science courses. Admission to theses programs is based on interest, aptitude, age appropriateness, and class space availability. It is the policy of Itasca ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Re-habilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Itasca ISD take steps to assure that lack of English skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. For information about your rights or grievance procedure, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Glenn Pittman, at 123 N. College Street, Itasca, TX 76055 or by phone at 254-687-2922 Itasca ISD.
Notificacion Publica de Programas Vocacionales Itasca ISD ofrece carrera y tecnologia educacion en cursos de tecnologia informatica, ciencias agricolas y cien-cia del consumidor de familia. Admision para estas programas se base en el interes, aptitud, idoneidad de edad y nivel de disponibilidad de espacio. Es la politica de Itasca ISD no discriminar sobre la base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o discapacidad en sus programas de formacion profesionales, servicios o actividades de conformi-dad con el titulo VI de la ley de derechos civiles de 1964, enmendado; Titulo IX de la enmienda de educacion de 1972; y la seccion 504 de la ley de rehabilitacion de 1973, modificado. Es la politica de Itasca ISD no discriminar sobre la base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, minusvalia o edad ensus practicas de empleo conforme al titulo VI de los actos de los derechos civiles de 1964, enmendado; Tit-ulo IX de la enmienda de educacion de 1972; la ley de Discriminacion de Edad de 1975, enmendada; y ;a seccion 504 de la ley de rehabilitacion de 1973, modificaso. Itasca ISD toma medidas para asegurar que la falta de conoimientos de ingles no sera un obstaculo para ;a ad-mission y participacion en todos los programas de ensenanza y formacion profesionales. Para obtener infor-macion acerca de sus derechos o el procedimiento de queja, pongase en contacto con el Coordinador del titulo IX, Glenn Pittman, en 123 N. College St., Itasca, TX 76055 o por telefono al 254-687-2922 Itasca ISD.
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Do You Remember…? - “The Orphan Trains” By: Carl Sweeney reprinted from PPP issue #36, 2009
Our story today is not about immigration, but it did play a major role in the number of orphans and abandoned and indigent children. In 1853 our country began building railroads in earnest. Flyers and posters were sent to Europe telling of the virtues of America, and free land. As a result we were inundated with immigrants from Europe. Between 1841 and 1860 there were over four million peo-ple who came to America. They came not only because of our invitation, but because of famine, poor harvests, political unrest and revolutions in their homelands and for many
other reasons, including for religious freedom. In 1882 Congress passed the first immigration statute. Some states passed such legislation as early as 1830. In part of the Statue of Liberty National monument in 1965. The move to America was a boom for some and a disaster for others. There was work for most, but not all. There was no welfare then. They had to make it on their own. Conditions were bad and crowded, sometimes ten people to a room. These conditions caused the spread of diseases. This life expectancy was low. Many people died from work related causes also. These deaths of adults resulted in many orphaned and abandoned children. By 1850 it was estimated that there were 30,000 of these children in New York alone. Something had to be done. In 1853 Charles Loring Brace and a group of business men formed an organization to help care for those chil-dren. They called the organization “The Children’s Aid Society.” By the time that organization ended around 1930, 200,000 children had been placed in homes or with families. They came up with the idea of placing the chil-dren with families that would accept them. They chose towns wherever the railroads went because that would be the method for transporting the children to their new home. That was how they became known as the “Orphan Train Riders.” The program worked as follows: the children were taken in small groups , ten to forty. They were supervised by a “western agent,” traveling with the children on the train to selected stops along the way to the families that accepted them, simply an early form of foster care. They planned the route, sent flyers to towns where the chil-dren might get fosters families. There was a screening committee usually made up of doctors, lawyers, teacher, clergymen and others. They helped select parents, and approved or disapproved when they children arrived. When taken by a family a contract was executed between the adopting family and the Children’s Aid Society. The very first group of children went to Dowagiac, Michigan in 1854 and the last official train was to Texas in 1929. That period has come to be recognized as the beginning of documented foster care in America. Just imagine a young child leaving his familiar place to a place he has never heard of and to live with total strangers, and in many cases leaving their siblings, never to see them again. This had to be extremely traumatic. There was another organization that worked with the movement. It was called “The New York Foundling Hospital.” This group had priests that went to towns to solicit families for foster care. They thought a child who “fit in” would be better served. There were many requests to the Children’s Aid Society and the New York Foundling Hospital, asking that their child be taken because it had become impossible to take care of them. The following is a typical letter that was received by the New York Foundling Hospital. “Necessity compels me to part with my darling boy. I leave him with you hoping that you will take good care of him. Perhaps you can find a kind hearted lady to adopt him and love him as her own. He will never know that she is not his own mother. It would break my heart to see him grow up without a mother’s love. God only knows the bitter anguish in my heart in parting with my beloved child.” The Orphan Trains declined in the 1920s. There were many factors that contributed to the decline. Over 4,000 children were brought to Texas from the late 1800s to 1929, from the streets of New York City. In August a group of people met in Granbury, Texas for the purpose of organizing a Texas Chapter of the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America. This meeting followed the meeting in 1994 of the Orphan Train Heritage So-ciety of America which had met in Waxahachie, Texas. There are over 100 members of the Texas Chapter, most of who were descendants of the Orphan Train Children who were brought to Texas.
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
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Thoughts to Ponder How does the guy in the snow plow get to work
in the mornings?
Why do they put Braille dots on the key pad on the drive up ATM?
Why is it when you transport something by car it’s a shipment but when you transport some-thing by ship is called cargo?
Why do we drive on parkways and park in driveways?
If your in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there floatation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why is it that when you’re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
