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ITASCA, TEXAS 76055 VOL. 2015, ISSUE 15 APRIL 10, 2015

IHS UIL District Meet Itasca High School traveled to Navarro College in Corsi-cana March 27 and 28 to compete in several UIL events. The students and their coaches worked hard throughout the year to prepare for practice meets and District. Advancing to Re-

gions was a great accomplishment for each in their different divisions. Following is a list of the areas of competitions and those who participated in each event. Calculator Applications: Adrian Flores, Michael Terrell, Claire Eaddy, and Wendy Chen. Current Issues: Tommy Ashley and Kyra Henderson. Computer Applica-tions: Bekkah Payne and Megan Scoggins. Editorial Writing: Adam Youngblood, Fathe Altum, and Nick Jackson. Feature Writing: Jennifer Murray, Joanna Sparks, and Adam Youngblood. Headline Writing: Peyton Cordell, Fathe Altum, and Nick Jackson. Informative Speaking: Lizbeth Ramirez. Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Rachel Freeman and Jennifer Murray. Literary Criticism: Madison Bassett, Isabella Bo-tello, Megan Terrell, and Tommy Ashley. Mathematics: Claire Eaddy, Devin Her-nandez, and Michael Terrell. Number Sense: Devin Hernandez, Chelsea Searcy, Christian Church, and Amanda Rodriguez. News Writing: Peyton Cordell, Jennifer Murray, and Joanna Sparks. Persuasive Speaking: Harley Germer, Kassandra Ga-bino, and Tristan Sulak. Poetry Interpretation: Lizbeth Ramirez, and Ciara Eaker. Prose Interpretation: Chelsea Searcy, Amanda Rodriguez, and Haley Rodriguez. Ready Writing: Madison Bassett, Jennipher Ignacz, and Alessandra Diaz. Science: Henri Martinez. Social Studies: Bekkah Payne, Bryanna Flores, and Alaina Cavazos. Spelling and Vocabulary: Crisol Zavala, Jordan Taylor, Alaina Cavazos, and Alessandra Diaz. The teams winning first place or second and their coaches were: Calculator Applications, placing first, Coach Mr. David Scott; Cross Exami-nation Debate: placing first, second, and fourth place, Coach Mrs. Susan Corbett; Journalism: placing second, Mrs. Loretta Bishop; Literary Criticism, placing first, Coach Mrs. Angela Nickol; Mathematics, placing first, Coach Mr. David Scott; Number Sense, placing first, Coach Mr. David Scott; One Act Play, placing third, Coaches Mrs. Tolline Enger and Mr. Clay Strawn; Science, placing second, Mr. Justin Maenner. Social Studies: placing first, Coach Ron Bishop; Speech, placing first, Coach Mrs. Judy McClure; Spelling and Vocabulary, placing first, Coach Mrs.

Sally Crouch. Computer Applications: Coach Mrs. Rena Bowden; Ready Writing, Mrs. Angela Nickoll; Prose and Poetry Interpretation, Ms. Susie May: Lincoln-Douglas De-bate, with two students placing first and third, Coach Mrs. Susan Corbett. Congratulations to these students and their coaches for a job well done. Continued on page 2

UIL 2015

PAGE 2 FEATURE NEWS/EDITORIALS’ APRIL 10, 2015

UIL District Meet

Continued from page 1

Meet the teacher Rena Bowden

Staff Reporter: Jennifer Murray

“I became a teacher because I wanted a purposeful profes-sion, that allowed time with my children,” said new IHS teacher Rena Bowden. Mrs. Bowden has

been teaching for five years and has a under gradu-ate BA in psychology, and a Master’s in Business Administration. She and her husband Darren have two children, Meredith (12) and Luke (8). In her free time, she enjoys running, reading, photogra-phy, sprint triathlons (when she has time) and spending time with her children. While she has not been in Itasca long, she feels that, “it is quaint, calm environment that I enjoy very much.” Mrs. Bowden teaches by the motto, “In teaching others we teach ourselves.” Welcome to Itasca Mrs. Rena Bowden and family.

In Remembrance The PAW PRINT PRESS would like to honor all the vet-erans by placing a memorial page in the paper before Me-morial Day, 2015. If you are a

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EOC Testing Dates Algebra I May 5, 2015 Biology May 6, 2015 U.S. History May 7, 2015 Tips to pass: Pay attention in class. Get a good nights sleep the day before the test. Eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.

PAGE 3 NEWS/RECENT DEATHS APRIL 10, 2015

Sixth Graders Visit Nursing

Home Reporter: Fathe Altum

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Itasca Middle School sixth graders spent the day with the

residents of Homestead Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. During their visit, the students had fun with the residents, bringing out the young in all of them. They played games, as well as painted the fingernails of the ladies of the home, and made flowers to brighten the day for the residents. Some of the older gentle-men recounted their wartime memories for the kids as well. Other activities included stuffing eggs for the Friday Easter Egg Hunt held for the elementary school. To wrap up their full day, the students sat with the residents and each learned about the other. Itasca Middle School is very grateful the students had the op-portunity to spend this wonderful day at Homestead Rehabilitation Center.

IHS Tennis Staff Reporter: Jennifer Murray

April 2, IHS tennis team trav-eled to Glen Rose to compete. Win-ing 3rd place in boy’s double’s is Danny Johnson and Chris Rami-rez. Wendy Chen

and Wendy Garcia had the most wins in a sin-gle tournament and advanced to consolation finals. Peyton Cordell and Harley Germer played as a team for the first time and ad-vanced to consolation finals as well. GB Macias and Luigi Ortiz lost their second round to the number one boy’s double’s team from Stephenville, losing 4-8.

Homestead Easter Egg Hunt

Reporter:Joanna Sparks Photographer: Shannon Rodriguez

The Itasca Homestead Re-habilitation and Nursing Home held its annual Easter Egg Hunt Friday, April 3, 2015. Itasca Elementary School students traveled to the Home for the event which was held between Noon and 1:45 PM.

PAGE 4 COMMUNITY NEWS/RECENT DEATHS APRIL 10, 2015

Remember When...Tokyo Rose By Carl Sweeney

Tokyo Rose was Japan’s radio voice to American G.I.’s in the Pacific. Most soldiers who tuned into the Japanese-American broadcast enjoyed her music and comments. Few thought of her as a traitor. Her humor made them laugh, except when she named an outfit and its location. Most thought of her as a scapegoat.

Tokyo Rose was originally born Iva Ikoko Toguri in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 1916. She was a child of Japanese immigrants. Her father came to the United States in 1899, and her mother in 1913. She grew up in southern California, was a girl scout, and attended a Methodist Church. In January 1940, she graduated from the University of California with a degree in Zoology. She was registered as a Republican. On July 5, 1941, she sailed for Japan, sent by her parents to care for an aunt who was bedridden by No-vember. Concerned of the determent of relations with Japan and the United States, she began making preparations to return home. However, before she got home to California, the United States was at war with Japan. She was pressured by the Japanese authorities to remove her citizenship. She refused, and as a result, was declared an enemy alien. She remained at her aunt’s house. She enrolled in a Japanese language and culture school to improve her language skills. She moved into a boarding house, and found a job with Ja-pan’s Tsusinsha, a Federated News Agency, transcribing English language radio broadcasts. Meanwhile, in February 1942, Major Charb’s cousins, an Australian infantry officer who had been a radio celebrity in Sidney, Australia, was captured by the Japanese during the Singapore campaign. He was forced to manage English language broadcasting for radio Tokyo, for lowering morale of Allied Troops in the Pacific. The show was entitled “Zero Hour”, which started in March 1943. Two fellow prisoners joined Hughes in the broadcast. They were Captain Wallace Ince of the U.S. Army, and Filipino Lieutenant Normando Reyes. They read Japanese prepared script. Soon they started peppering it with slang, clever puns, and word play. They believed it would sabotage the Japanese Propaganda Effort. By late 1943, D’Aquino (Tokyo Rose) was smuggling food and medicine to them. They pressured her to help their clandestine effort to present it against the Japanese in such a way that they would not know what she was doing. With acceptance of this role, “Tokyo Rose” was born. She called herself “Ann” and later “Orphan Annie”. I remember listening to her while in New Guinea and other places. We enjoyed her music and her jokes about 4F’s, and our girlfriends or wives running around on us while we were over there. She presented it in such a way that we knew what she was doing, but the Japanese never realized it. She never referred to her-self as “Tokyo Rose”. On April 19, 1945, D’Aquino married a fellow radio Tokyo employee, a Portuguese of Japan. It was four months after her marriage that Japan surrendered once the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Na-gasaki. That September Cosmopolitan Magazine offered her $2,000. She thought the money would enable her and her husband to come to the United States. They reneged on their promise. In October 1945, she was arrested and spent a year in Tokyo’s U.S. operated Sugamo Prison, however she was released in October 1946. Soon afterward announcing that she was pregnant. She wanted to have her child born in the United States but her wish was met with a Firestorm. Walter Winchell made her story national news. The American Legion joined the fray, and she was arrested by U.S. military authorities. Her baby was born in Japan and died soon afterward. Tokyo Rose’s trial was on July 5, 1949. Her father paid lawyers for her defense but in September 1949, she was found guilty, sentenced to 10 years in prison, and the loss of her U.S. citizenship. She was paroled in January 1956, serving six years and two months of her sentence. Twenty years later, her name was cleared. A Chicago Tribune reporter found that two men who testified during the trail had been coached concerning what to say. President Gerald Ford granted her a pardon in January 1970. She settled in Chicago, and died in 1990 having never seen her husband again. A sad story about a young lady who was another victim of circumstances during World War II.

Page 5 LIFESTYLES APRIL 10, 2015

Kitchen Korner Publisher: Loretta Bishop

If you like to bake, here is a recipe that you may have already tried, if so try this one and see what you think and let us know. I hope you like this one and if you have a recipe that you would like share,

please send it to the paper and we will put it in. Send them to PAW PRINT PRESS 123 N. College St., Itasca, TX, 76055

Red Velvet Cake ½ cup butter ¼ cup water 1½ cups sugar 1 tbsp. vinegar 2 eggs 2¼ cups sifted flour ¼ cup red food coloring 2 tbsps. Cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. soda 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp. salt Cream butter and add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until very light. Add red food coloring and vanilla blending well. Com-bine buttermilk, water, and vinegar, and add to first mix-ture. Sift together flour, cocoa, soda, and add, mixing on low speed. Pour into two 9 inch greased and floured layer pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until cake springs back at the touch. Cool and split layers. Frost with icing.

Icing 1½ cups milk 1½ cups butter 6 tbsps. flour 1½ cups sugar 1½ tsps. Vanilla Gradually add milk to flour to make a smooth paste. Cook on medium heat so mixture will be just thicker than pudding consistency, stirring to prevent lumping. Remove from heat and stir constantly until cool. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add cooled flour and milk mixture and beat on medium speed for about ten minutes. This icing keeps well in a covered container in the refrig-erator.

Homecoming 2015! The Ex-Students Association and the PAW PRINT PRESS are gearing up for next years an-nual Homecoming. While the date for the event is not known as of this printing, the class that will be honored is 1965 and all classes ending in 5. Be sure to read future editions of the paper for further details on this honored event in Itasca.

Itasca Spring Cleanup April 4-11, 2015 May 2-9, 2015

It is time for Itasca’s annual Spring Cleanup! We urge every citizen to clean up around your own home and business. You can take trash to the landfill at no charge during this time, just show your water bill. Landfill hours are 6:00 AM to 5 PM during the week and 7:00 AM-12:00 Noon on Saturdays. Allied will pick up on your trash day if your trash is in a bag or in boxes of 50 pounds or less. Limbs must be bundled in 3 foot lengths. If you have a pickup truck, please help someone who does not have one or help an elderly or disabled person. Items not accepted are chemicals, paint, batteries, tires, hazardous waste, and anything with freon. Every citizen is urged to stop littering our streets! Let’s take pride in this free land. Our soldiers are dying and suffering every day to keep us free. We need to show our appreciation by keeping Itasca free and clean. Let your home show that you care.

Unchain Your Dog As told to reporter Joanna Sparks

Via Carl Sweeney Dogs that spend their lives on chains are more likely to bite and lash out than dogs that can interact with you and others will. This is because they are frustrated about being chained and are worried about losing what little territory they have. Putting your dog on a chain could also endanger his life. If you tie him up, he may try to jump a fence, which can kill him if the rope is too short. They can also wrap themselves around trees and be unable to reach water. It is recommended that you keep your dog in a fenced in area and that you spend as much time as pos-sible with him. Be sure you have plenty of water avail-able for him in a place he can easily reach it. If you do not have a fenced in area in which you can keep your dog, keep him indoors unless you can be with him out-side, and make sure to take him for a walk at least twice a day. You do not need to chain your dog if neither of the above is possible or if you are worried about him wan-dering off. You can make a dog trolley instead, prevent-ing him from hurting himself and still giving him room to play and exercise. You can construct one by sliding a ring onto heavy wire or rope and fasten the ends be-tween two post or tress. Then, connect your dog’s lead to the ring. Make sure your lead is neither long enough for your dog to get tangled or too short for him to move or lie down. The trolley may be either overhead or on the ground, as long as the lead is the right length. Pro-vide at least 15 feet of clear space for your dog to move around in and be sure to remove any objects or debris that he could become injured or entangled in. To learn more, please visit http://www.ddfl.org/sites/default/files/confine-dog_0.pdf

PAGE 6 NOTICES/CLASSIFIEDS APRIL 10, 2015

Sherry’s Licensed Home Day Care 35+ years of experience

Toddler learning program 5 days a week, free time throughout the day. Crafts, Music, Story time and

more. Limited number of openings available All meals served, Call Sherry 817-202-5695.

Itasca Depot & Museum Schedule April 25, 2015 Open 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM May 16, 2015 Open 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM June 20, 2015 Open 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Apartment for Rent Sanford Apartments

107 E. Marion Itasca, Texas

2 bedrooms $450-550 (3)vacancy Contact 254-687-2800

Car For Sale 1999 Silver Ford Escort

1 owner Good condition Call with offer

254-580-3358 or 254-687-2976

For Sale Plots at the Itasca Cemetery

6 for $1000.00 firm Only serious buyers please

Contact Denise at djerosser@gmail.com 512-461-5097

SWEET POTATO PIE CREATIONS DOVE HILL QUILTING

Deana Trawick 254-580-8209 908 HCR 4251 Hillsboro, TX

dovehillquilting@yahoo.com www.sweetpotatocreations.com

City of Itasca Accepting Applications The City of Itasca is accepting applications for

maintenance/sewer/water workers. Pick up applications at Itasca City Hall Monday-

Friday 8:30 – 4:30. NO PHONE CALLS concerning positions.

PAGE 7 CHURCHES APRIL 10, 2015

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 687-2783 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 Shiloh Community Church 254-582-0487 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 400 E. Monroe St. website - itascacbc.org

Sunday School 9:45 Worship 10:50 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Youth 5:00 p.m. Mon., Wed. & Friday 8 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday Night Meal 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Youth & Children 7 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 - Barton Hall

First Baptist Church of Itasca James McCarty, Pastor

107 South Lamar Sunday School 9:45AM Sunday Worship Service 10:45 AM & 5:00PM Wednesday Adults & Youth 6:30 PM

Community Church of Itasca Community Church of Itasca invites you to join our ser-vice and fellowship Sunday mornings. Services 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 129 Main St, Itasca, TX Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Pastor Philip Burch 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 meet the first Saturday of each month for an hour of devotion, planning events, and caring for one another. Please prayerfully consider joining us for coffee and snacks at 9:00A.M.. at the First Presbyterian Church behind the bank. Our next meeting is Saturday, Feb. 7. Hope to see you there!

Scripture of the Week Psalm 63: 1-8

1O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2I have

seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 8My soul clings to you; your hand upholds me.

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