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Paw Print Press Proudly Serving Itasca ldquoThe Big Little Townrdquo since 1997

Itasca Texas 76055 Vol 2008 Issue 42 October 17 2008

Itascarsquos 1st National Night Out Big Success

Reporter Sarah Evans

The Itasca Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department held their first National Night Out fundraiser Tuesday October 7 Itascarsquos celebration had a slight twist from most as it began at 800 am and continued throughout the day into the evening The event was spearheaded by Officer Ted Walton (right) He was assisted by the remainder of the PD and FD members including Officer Chris Rodan (middle) and Police Chief Griscavage (left)

Continued on page 6

New Democratic Party Office

The new Hill County

Democratic Party office opened Labor Day Weekend at 64 West Elm Street in Hillsboro in the McGregor Law Building

Betty Lowrance

Secretary of the Hill County Democratic Party is pictured preparing candidate signs for distribution For more information or to pick up signs contact Will or Betty Lowrance at 2545805379

Volunteers Help with Clean-Up

Senior Zech OrsquoRarden and junior Hunter Laird give Mayor Fehnel a helping hand on Hill St Volunteers gathered at the Farrow Room Saturday morning to give the fall clean up a jumpstart by picking up trash on the main entry streets to Itasca Continued on page 3

Rutherford Earns Calf

Congratulation goes to Chad Rutherford who caught a calf in the Waco Heart OrsquoTexas Fair amp Rodeo Calf Scramble The reward for catching the calf was $600 to use toward a heifer to show next year at the major livestock and rodeo shows Since he caught the first calf in his group he also received an extra $100 ldquoI want to thank the Waco Professional Firefighters Association who donated the $600rdquo Chad said ldquoTheir support is just awesomerdquo Rutherford will show his Beefmaster Cattle in numerous area shows including Fort Worth and Houston

Page 2 October 17 2008 Paw Print Press

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 First Baptist Church 107 S Lamar 687-2783 First Presbyterian Church 106 N Lamar 687-2243 First United Methodist Main amp King St 687-2475 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 - 1000 am

Everyone Welcome Monday Evening 600 pm

Central Baptist Church Sunday Praise and Worship 900 am

Sunday School 945 Worship 1050 am RArsquos amp GArsquos (1st-6th) - Youth (7th-12th) 500 pm

Sunday Evening Worship 600-700 pm Tuesday - Ladiesrsquo Bible Study 1045-1215 pm Wednesday - Supper 600 pm ($200 ea w$1000 maxfamily) Adult Bible Study and Prayer 700 pm

Youth (7th-12th) 700 - Kidsrsquo Choir 700 pm website - itascacbcorg

First United Methodist Church Come join us in our beautiful historic sanctuary where worship is a joyous celebration

Main King St 254-687-2475 Rev Tom Wood Pastor Worship 1050 am

Itasca Church of Christ 200 N Aquilla St

Joshua and the children of Israel were commanded to march around Jericho once each day for 6 days and 7 times followed by loud horn blasts and shouting on the 7th day The walls of Jericho fell on the completion of the directives - not on any of the 1st - 6th days

COMPLETE OBEDIENCE Naaman the leper was commanded to dip himself in the Jordan River seven times He did not receive cleansing on dips 1 - 6 he was cleansed only on the seventh dip

COMPLETE OBEDIENCE Where do you stand with God If you are unsure please come study and worship with us and lets learn of complete obedience

Sunday 945 am 1045 am 500 pm Wed 600 pm

First Presbyterian Church 900 Praise amp Worship (Sanctuary) Cross Roads Band

915 - 945 Fellowship Time in Barton Hall 945 - 1030 Sunday School all Ages (Nursery - Srs)

1050 - Praise and Worship - 1100 - Worship Service Hour of Power 7 - 12 grades Sun 630 - 730 pm ndash Barton Hall

Exercise Classes- Sr Citizens Tues ampThurs 10 am Game Night ndash3rd Tuesday Night ndash 600 pm

Angel Food Ministry Host Site - 687-2243 wwwfpcitascaorg

Itasca Ministerial Alliance Saturday November 1 900 am Methodist Church

Itasca Zoning Committee Meeting 2nd Monday of Month 600 pm - 136 N Hill St

Itasca City Council Meeting Monday October 20 2008 - 600 pm

Itasca ISD School Board Meeting November 10 2008 700 pm

Chamber of Commerce Meeting Monday October 27 2008 530 pm

Volunteer Fire Department Meetings 2nd Monday of Month Business Meeting - 700 pm 3rd Monday of Month Fire Training - 700 pm

NOTICE

The City of Itasca is hereby advertising for bids on the following property 500 acres of land in the JS Hobley Survey Lake Aquilla Hill County Texas Please submit your bids to Itasca City Hall 126 N Hill St Itasca TX 76055 by close of business on 10-30-08 include in a sealed envelope your name address telephone number and the planned use of the property The city reserves the right to refuse any and all bids Property is sold as is with no warranties

LunchFundraiser for Cinco De Mayo Scholarship Foundation

Friday October 17 1100 am ndash 200 pm Rotary Room

3 cheese enchiladas wrice amp beans $600 per plate

(drink not included tea available if you dine in) WE WILL DELIVER

To order contact Sue Rivera 254-687-2731 Gloria Rodriguez 817-648-8087 or Mary Lou Sepulveda 254-687-2289 or any other Cinco de Mayo member

We Thank Itasca For All Of Your Support Itasca ISD sets

Early Release Dates

October 27 2008 - 100 pm November 12 2008 ndash 100 pm

The district will release students at 100 pm on Monday October 27 and Wednesday November 12 Buses will run at 100 pm for all campuses The days will be used for on-site teacher training Letters will be sent home by all students


Itasca Clean Up Continues from

Manning the trash bags mowers pick-up trucks and grill were citizens from a variety of organiza-tions with a span of ages Seven high school students one junior high student and one elementary student

volunteered their time and muscle toward the endeavor Assisting Mayor Matt Fehnel School Board Trustee Oscar Castillo IISD Superintendent Glenn Pittman Chamber of Commerce President Bob Wilson and Revitalization Vice President Elnorane At-kinson were Chelsea Rodri-guez Zech OrsquoRarden Hunter Laird Nancy Reyes Colton Sullins Reyna Ramirez Joa-quin Reyes Belinda Reyes Brandi Fehnel Tracy Fehnel

Grady Rodriguez Mark Fehnel and Paul Reece Numerous other citizens spent the morning cleaning their yard and assisting in cleaning their neighbors Monday morning after the clean-up the students were recognized on W-C-A-T news (high school news channel) and pre-

sented with apprecia-tion goodie bags HILCO donated the bags and some goodies Paw Print Press pre-sented each of the par-ticipates a free sub-scription to the Paw Print Press for the 2008-2009 school year and a ldquoWampus Cat lunchrdquo at the Hill Street Cafeacute

September Police Blotter 9-1 ndash Report of water leak ndash 100 blk Beard St 9-2 ndash Domestic disturbance ndash 800 blk Loom 9-2 ndash Missing children ndash 100 blk N College 9-3 ndash Assisted in repossession ndash 800 blk E Main St 9-4 ndash Animal complaint (Cat had dog food can stuck on its head- Can removed) ndash 400 blk E Main St 9-4 ndash Burglary of a building ndash 100 blk S Park 9-4 ndash Report of possible reckless driving amp Damage to roadway (Tractor pulling rake) ndash 400 blk E Main St 9-4 ndash Traffic stop (Failure to maintain single lane) ndash Arrest (Black male 42) Possession of crack cocaine (gt1gram lt 4grams) Also crack pipe amp small amount of marijuana ndash 500 blk N Hill St 9-4 ndash False report made concerning alterca-tion ndash 200 blk S Hill St 9-4 ndash Criminal mischief gt$50lt$500 (Black male 44) ndash 200 blk S Hill St 9-4 ndash Report of reckless driver ndash I35W mm 3 9-5 ndash Verbal disturbance ndash 200 blk S King St 9-5 ndash Domestic disturbance ndash 800 blk S Mill 9-5 ndash Vehicle accident ndash (2 vehicles) ndash Arrest ndash (Black male 39) Driving without valid license (2nd offense) I-35W northbound mm 3 9-5 -9-5 ndash Animal complaint (Loose dog chas-ing children) ndash 100 blk N College St 9-5 ndash Verbal disturbance ndash 200 blk S King St 9-5 ndash Report of hunters off Milford St ndash Reckless discharge of firearms

For Sale Cassettes and cd sets of Ingles sin Barreras

Se Vende cassettes y cds de Ingles sin Barreras

Por favor llama 254-659-7025

BDO Halloween Dance Saturday November 1 900 pm ndash 100 am

Doors open at 800 pm The Warehouse in Itasca

Great music Food Prizes

Adults - $1000 Children 12 amp under - $500

Contests ampCandy for all


Senior Spotlight Elizabeth Bennett

Reporters Aren Barton amp Megan Goff Caricature Zech OrsquoRarden

Elizabeth Bennett can usually be found absorbed in a book or studying for an upcoming test Eliza-beth is very quiet and shy but she is also very very smart Bennett uses her intellec-tual powers for her high-demanding classes She is in four honors classes dual-credit Government

College Algebra College English and Physics Honors She is also an aide for Mrs Cheryl Schneider in the junior high and Mrs Judie McClure in the high school In Mrs Schneiderrsquos class Elizabeth helps with the lab experiments Although Elizabeth does not par-ticularly want children she does enjoy tutoring a child in elementary school in her spare time Elizabeth is the youngest child of Amanda and Carl Bennett She has three older sisters Tina 23 Kylie 21 and Autumn 19 a 2007 IHS graduate Prior to moving to Itasca in the eighth grade Eliza-beth attended Hillsboro ISD and many different schools ldquoBefore I came to Itasca my mom moved us around in search of a good job We were originally from Ari-zona I have been to several different schools but Itasca is the only one that I have attended high school inrdquo After college and earning a degree Elizabeth would like to become a magazine photographer preferably for People Magazine ldquoI really enjoy taking pictures I love to work with the con-trast and light-ing of them My favorite thing to photograph is landscaping scenes and por-traitsrdquo Elizabeth leaves some im-portant words of advice for the underclassmen ldquoActually study for tests and you will do well on themrdquo

IISD Welcomes New Librarian ReporterPhotographer Mary Maddox

The districtrsquos new li-brarian Susan Corbitt moved to Itasca with her family in 1994 She is married to Alan Corbitt and has two children Devin (Class of 2010) and David (Class of 2013) She enjoys living in a small town and being involved with such a good commu-nity ldquoItrsquos nice to have the

opportunity to know the students and their familiesrdquo Corbitt said ldquoSo many communities have lost that connec-tionrdquo Corbitt decided to become a librarian because she loves to read and to work with children ldquoShersquos amazingrdquo junior Katelyn Seaman said ldquoShe can remember EVERYONErsquoS library numberrdquo Corbitt has been the Cub Scout Master in Itasca for eight years and has been on the Boy Scout Committee for the past three years A lot of her free time this year is spent working with the district booster club and helping with youth activities at Central Baptist Church of Hills-boro

Meet the Press - Mary Maddox Reporter Megan Goff

Junior Mary Maddox is back on staff for her third year ldquoJournalism is my passion and I canrsquot get enough of Mrs Petrashrdquo Maddox said Mary completes the staff with her well-rounded person-ality and hard-working pas-sionate desire for accomplish-ment

ldquoI do the regular folding and stapling but I am also a reporter of new incoming teachers and I write many im-pressive stories if I do say so myselfrdquo Maddox said Maddox can also be seen tearing up the basketball floor as number 13 She is involved with Student Council being vice president of her junior class a member of the Na-tional Honor Society a varsity cheerleader and a member of the red hair club Mary loves Jesus and loves to worship at Central Baptist Church ldquoI have seen a great change in Maryrdquo Mrs Petrash said with a smile ldquoShe used to be very selfish and whiney now I can actually put up with herrdquo


Cats Impound Bulldogs ReporterPhotographer Ashley Durham

Cartoon by Martin Martinez

Last Friday night the Itasca Wampus Cats welcomed the Wortham Bull-dogs to Patton Field Last year the Cats beat the Bulldogs they were

pumped up and ready to beat them again and the Cats proved that they had control of the game from the start In the first quarter Desmond Guy ran the ball 85 yards for the gamersquos first touchdown He then caught a 44-yard pass from Quarterback Mikey Marshall for another touchdown Both points af-ter by Luis Hoppe were good During the second quarter Desmond

made two interceptions and DersquoVeon Mayberry lived up to his nick-name ldquoThe Human Bowling Ballrdquo by plow-ing through the Bulldogs defense and scoring for the Cats Greg Mason scored on a punt return and Adam Handy re-covered a fumble made by Wortham and ran it in for another touch-

down Hoppe hit two of the points after The Bulldogs were unable to break the Catsrsquo de-fense and they went into the second half scoreless and down by 40 points In the second half Guy and Mason scored two more touchdowns giving the Cats a 54-0 victory The Wampus Cats

will travel to Dawson to take on another pack of Bulldogs Dawson is also undefeated in district play and the Wampus Cats will need to bring their ldquoA-gamerdquo to the match up Kick off is at 730 pm

Itasca 2008-09 Wampus Cats District 21A

Win - Loss District WinndashLoss Scored Allowed Itasca 7 - 0 3 ndash 0 321 58 Axtell 4 - 3 2 - 1 185 128 Dawson 3 - 3 2 ndash 0 153 136 Italy 2 - 4 1 - 1 132 102 Hubbard 1 - 6 1 - 2 132 298 Wortham 0 - 6 0 - 2 65 253 Frost 0 - 7 0 - 3 101 291 October 17 Dawson Away 730 pm 24 Open 31 Frost Home 730 pm November 7 Italy Away 730 pm

Cross-Country Schedule

Date Event Site Host Oct 27 HSJH District 19-A Meet TBA TBA Nov 8 Regional III Championship Humble Nov 15 State CC Championship Round Rock

Junior High Football October 16 Dawson Home 500 pm 23 Life School Red Oak Away 600 pm 30 Frost Away 500 pm Nov 6 Italy Home 500 pm

7th amp 8th Grade Football Parentsrsquo Night - October 16

Introduction of players amp parents will start at 500 pm amp be prior to each game

Mighty Wampus Cat Marching Band UIL Contest

Wednesday October 22 1200 noon Waco Sports Complex

Come out and support the Cat Band this is not a state year for 1-A so this will be the only marching contest of the year


Itasca Police Department National Night Out Photos by Sarah Evans M McDonald amp Itasca PD

There were an estimated 400-500 people that attended the event and both organi-zations agreed that it was a big success

National Night Out is geared toward children and families It is a chance to get to know your neighbors have a great time and raise funds for your local police and fire de-

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rested involving drugs property used for that activity is

rrounding area who came to the event Without you all th plann aniz

Sincerely John M Griscavage - Chief of Police

partments There were lots of booths fun and food ndash something for everyone A big hitwith the attendees was the ldquoSmash-A-Carrdquo where you paid a quarter and got

with the sledge hammer on the cars The members of both the police and fire departments took turns being egged dunked and and feathered (See page 10 for more onthese events) The departments held a 4 on 4 basket-ball tournament IHS seniors Mikey Marshall JJ Gonzales DersquoVeon May-berry and junior Desmond Guy took first place and each received a $2500 Wal-Mart card Fans were encouraged with that showing as all play on the state

ranked Wampus Cat basketball team Two cars were raffled off ldquoCou

the Local Drug Dealers The win-ners of the vehicles we

rtesy of

Henson and Brian Payne ldquoIt was a huge success because all of Itasca worked togetherrdquo Police Chief Griscavage said ldquoItwas a big plus that the date hap-pened to fall on Hill County Fair Day and all of the children were out of school The two vehicles we raffled off were seized during drug arrests Dealers and users need to know that when you are ar

open for seizurerdquo

Open Letter to Itascans The Itasca Police Departments first National Night OutFundraiser was a HUGE success From what I saw kids of all ages enjoyed themselves and had a good time I want to personally thank the volunteers who took time during a weekday (some took a work day off) to help with the event I also want to thank the members and wives of the Itasca Police Department and the Itasca Fire Department for a job well done However the biggest Thank You goes to you the citizens of Itasca and the sue ing and org ing in the world wouldnt mean a thing


August City Council Meeting

The Itasca City Council met in a regular session on August 18 2008 in the Council Chambers 136 N Hill Itasca Texas Mayor Matt Fehnel called the meeting to order at 601 pm Present were Council Members Susie Davis Steve Solis James Bouldin and Harvey Wilson City Ad-ministrator Mark Gropp and City Attorney Stephanie Johnson John Laird was absent Motions were made and passed to approve the minutes of the June 2 June 16 and July 21 meetings and to approve the bills for payment Kevin Olivarez gave the Fire Department monthly activity report for July 2008 The Water and Sewer Operations Report for the month was given by Wayne Upchurch Bettye Lewis gave the Planning and Zoning Committee report and presented permit applications that were ap-proved or tabled The Police Department activity report for the month of July 2008 was explained by Officer Albert Sanchez Felicia Mayberry was not present to give the report for Code Enforcement The Board approved the appointment of Carrie Runyon to the Plan-ning and Zoning Committee Representatives of Citizens State Bank presented the Council with their of bid proposal for depository services The board passed a proposal to establish an Ad Valorem Tax Rate for tax year 2008 at 5152 cents per $100 of valuation This rate will generate approximately $23144 more in revenue each year The Board authorized the City Administrator to set time and dates to hold the two public hearings needed for the new rate The Board voted to accept the TML Intergovenmental Employee Benefits Pool Rerate Notice and Benefit Verification Form This rate for medical insurance is the same as the current rate Mayor Matthew Fehnel ordered an election to be held on Tuesday November 4 2008 from 700 am to 700 pm to elect Mayor and two Council Members The Council voted to amend the City of Itasca Code of Ordinance Chapter 19 Utilities Section 19-36 concerning rereads and adding Sec-tion 19-49 concerning turnoff fees New fees are $15 for reread if read-ing was correct first time $50 for meter test if the meter is found to be within 3 accuracy and $15 for turning water off and on at the cus-tomer request at the meter The new Ordinance 081808-1 had an ef-fective date of September 1 2008 The Council voted to amend the City of Itasca Code of Ordinance Chapter 5 Animal Control Section 5-47 concerning fees Fees for ani-mal capture impound and disposal are $25 for capture $50 for 1st time impound $75 for additional impound $150 for quarantine $15 for picking up citizens dead animal and $65 if owner voluntarily gives up an animal for disposal A motion was made and passed to approve and adopt amended Ordinance 081808-2 with an effective date of Septem-ber 1 2008 The second and third readings were waived There was a discussion regarding cleaning up after local events Most organizations request permission for their events and they clean up af-terward Some other organizations have held events in the park and have not came before the Council to request having the event at park and they have not cleaned up after their event It was suggested that everyone must get permission to hold an event in the park and they must pay a deposit The meeting adjourned at 655 pm

IISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting

The Board of Trustees of the Itasca In-dependent School District met in a called session on August 28 2008 in the Itasca ISD Administration Building at 700 pm President Marquita Lloyd presiding Board members present were Marquita Lloyd Susan Bason Claude Garrett Nancy Bowman Kevin Cordell Oscar Castillo Jr and Angelia Orr Members of the administration present were Superin-tendent Glenn Pittman and District Secre-tary Norma Merkel A public hearing on the proposed 2008-2009 district budget was conducted Mo-tions were made and passed to adopt the final amended budget for 2007-2008 to adopt the operating budget for 2008-2009 as presented and to adopt the resolution acknowledging the Itasca ISD operating budget for 2008-2009 will fall short of meeting the instruction expenditure target established by the commissioner of educa-tion for the 2008-2009 school year Motions were also made and passed to set the 2008-09 tax rate for maintenance and operations at $117000 and to set the 2008-09 tax rate for interest and sinking at $101800 The total tax rate for 2008-09 is $1271800 The board entered executive session at 850 pm and returned at 900 pm A mo-tion passed to hire Ashlie Lummus The meeting adjourned at 901 pm

Tickets Available for Ducks Unlimited Banquet

The Hill County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited (DU) annual banquet is set for Wednesday October 22 at Historic City Hall 127 East Franklin Street in Hills-boro The event will start at 6 pm Tickets are $50 per person or $75 per couple That includes all event costs and a DU annual membership Space is limited so purchase tickets in advance For tickets contact Chairman Brad Wilson at 254-582-2427 For more information about Ducks Unlimited visit wwwducksorg


Recent Deaths

Walters Leroy - Leroy Walters 64 of Bynum died September 22 at Providence Health Care Center in Waco He was born January 11 1944 in Bynum son of the late Lee and Jessie Lucille Roden Walters In 1962 he graduated from Bynum High School and received an Associate of Arts degree from Hill College of Hillsboro in 1964 After-wards he joined the family farming operation and continued to operate Walters Farms for 44 years The Walters family was designated in 1991 as Hill County Farm Family of the Year by Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Walters Farms was recognized as a member of Texas Family Land Heritage Association in 2001 as a family farm that has had a century of continuous ownership and operation as a family agricultural enterprise In 2003 Hill County Ge-nealogical Society recognized him as a descendant of James Mather Walters one of the earliest Hill County settlers He supported the Bynum community and Hill County by serving on the Bynum Independent School District Board of Trustees song leader at First Baptist Church of Bynum for over five years where he was also a member presi-dent of Bell Springs Cemetery Association serving several terms on the Malone Cooperative Board of Directors and being elected to the Farm Services Agency County Committee He married Janet Sparks August 21 1964 in Bynum Survivors include his wife Janet Walters of Bynum two sons Aaron Walters and wife Debra and Eric Walters and wife Ruth all of Bynum one sister SeLayna Campbell and husband M H of Waco and three grand-children Laura Walters Tristen Walters and Jacie Loewe Funeral services were held September 24 at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev Edward Sumrall and Roy Barrett officiating Burial was at Bell Springs Cemetery in Bynum Memorials may be made to Bell Springs Cemetery Association 1515 HCR 3150 North Bynum TX 76631 McVea Louie - Louie Louis McVea 66 of Itasca died September 24 2008 at a Waco hospital Funeral services were held September 27 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Itasca Burial was at Luke Tipton Cemetery Andes Eunice - Eunice Marie Morman Andes of Itasca died September 27 2008 She was born October 10 1926 Survivors include two nieces Patsy Crossland of Dallas and Jacqulyn Scoggins of Itasca and one nephew Calvin Massingill of Wylie Graveside services were held October 4 2008 at Mills Cemetery in Garland Wiginton Jim - Jim (Skillet) Wiginton of Crowley passed away October 8 2008 in Crowley He left behind many warm hearts and empty bellies He was a strong man with a great passion for cooking and his Texas heritage He was an avid outdoorsman for it was the one place ldquoyou can truly take in the beauty and wonder of all Gods workrdquo He is now joining his father James Wiginton and brother Ricky Wiginton who passed before him He is no longer here with his mother Charlene Wiginton of Itasca brother Bill Wiginton and wife Belinda of Arlington daughter Casie Wiginton of Bedford son Taylor Wiginton and wife Tiffany of Fort Collins Colorado sister-in-law Georgia Wiginton and her daughter Rikki Mason both of Itasca and many friends and family Funeral services were held October 11 2008 at Central Baptist Church in Itasca Burial was at Turner Cemetery in Itasca

Hill Street Cafeacute 116 S Hill St 254-687-9232

Closed Monday Tues ndash Fri 700 am ndash 200 pm Friday 500-800 pm Fish Fry

Saturday-Sunday 800 am ndash 200 pm Daily Lunch Specials - Homemade Desserts

Edd Nolenrsquos Woodworking nolenswoodworkingyahoocom

254-205-3184 Hand turned wood pens with

Wampus Cat colors for $1000 other school colors available upon request Also I make custom small CD and DVD holders do custom engraving as well as custom furniture Please call for more information

Relist 7 of Delinquent Taxpayers Due to the recent publication of the delinquent taxpayersrsquo lists some concerns have been brought to the attention of the city tax collector Should you feel that the information that is or was printed in the Paw Print Press is inaccurate please contact the City of Itasca Tax Collector Sue Comer at 687-2201 Changes to the city tax roll can only be cor-rected andor changed through the Hill County Appraisal District Bobby Rios Jr Geo Donaldson Est Dominga Bason Teresa Davila Earl Valentine Excel Pest Control Sherman Mcpaul Est Don L Thompson Henry Diggs Maggie Gooden Daniel amp Guadalupe Rodriquez Glen amp Betty Worley Itasca Food Melinda Arellano Charlie Farmer Robin Plumlee James Bartley Martha Martinez George Pleasant Billy Priester Tula Johnson Rhymes Teresa amp Eric Mozon Rj Boozer Annette W Willis Arthur Anderson Carrie Washington Est Judy Lynn Underwood Baylor University Aniano Medina Benbrook Development


Do You RememberndashldquoThe Clothespinrdquo Columnist Carl Sweeney

There is a term we use quite frequently today that was almost unheard of in the past If the term ldquoSolar Energyrdquo was used some people did not know what it meant Those who did had no concept of the vast ramifications of energy from the sun Grandma used solar energy when she hung her washing on the line to dry She knew simply that the sun dried them She also never heard of the little slips that we put in our dryer today to make our wash smell fresh The sun and fresh air did that quite nicely for Grandma I still re-

member how good and fresh smelling the wash was when we took it in off the line At our house today we still put our pillows out in the sun occasionally to freshen up All this talk about solar energy and the clothesline reminds us of an essential item in the process and that item is the ldquoClothespinrdquo which is the subject of our story There were two types of clothespins One had a spring to put tension that held the wash on the line Another was just a plain split wooden pin I have seen some pins that were made of plastic These have never become popular Clothespins are not used much now any way The clothespins had to have a container to make their use convenient and practical The clothes-pin bags were usually made of what we called bed ticking It was a striped material usually off white with blue or red stripes My grandmotherrsquos had a red stripe and Motherrsquos was blue My wifersquos has a printed pattern and she sewed a coat hanger onto it so it could be hooked over the clothesline then she could slide it along as she proceeded down the line Some of the bags had a strap like an apron and some ladies simply put the pins in pockets they had sewn into their cooking aprons I have also seen the clothes pin bags made by cutting the leg from blue jeans hem stitching the top and bottom and sewing a strap similar to a purse There were some rules connected to the wash-hanging ritual Grandma insisted that when the kids brought the clothes in from the line that the pins be put back in the bag and brought in also This prevented the pins from dete-rioration by the weather They were very frugal in those days Sometimes those ladies told us that if we did not do things such as bring in the clothes pins we were just plain lazy After a while I was inclined to judge peoples charac-ter by the condition of their clotheslines and their clothespins I heard grandma say once or twice when a girl or boy left the pins on the line ldquoThat youngun will never amount to anythingrdquo They had a certain place to hang the clothespin bag also It had to be out of the weather and convenient the clothesline A few women seemed to place reverence on their pins and pin bags For them it was a treasured possession I re-member one lady that remarked ldquoKeep your cotton picking hands off my clothes pin bagrdquo Some women sort of col-lected clothespins If they happened to see a bag of pins for sale at a yard sale they bought them but a dollar was the most they would pay She would say ldquoI probably donrsquot need these but I want them anywayrdquo Now these old clothespin bags are treasured possessions We hang Grandmotherrsquos red tricking bag along with motherrsquos blue tick and Margurietrsquos printed bag with the hooked hanger all in a special place At our house we still have a small clothesline out back We hang clothes that have elastic to sun-dry The dryer ruins the elastic I just remembered something else we got in trouble over and that was shooting the clothespins with our BB guns if any were left on the line I am sure that most of you can remember other things about the clothespin some that we have not mentioned As I look out the window today and see a lone clothes pin on the line those memories came flooding back about simpler times One could say that a feeling of nostalgia is a sad feeling but at the same time it is really a pleasant sadness I can just hear my grandma say again when I see that pin on the line ldquoThat boy will never amount to anythingrdquo

The Play of the Day

$399 - 4 pc Chickrsquon Strip Country Basketreg

Pumpkin Pie

Blizzardreg Treat its the Blizzard of

the Month

Benefit Dance October 18 2008 ndash The Warehouse

8 pm ndash 12 am Admission $10 Couples $15 Live Band ndash Crosswinds of Texas Horseshoe Tournament 1-5 pm

$5 per team ndash Cash Prize All proceeds go to transportation and housing cost in San Antonio for Dale Barnard amp family during medical attention for a kidney transplant


Paw Print Press 123 N College Itasca Texas 76055

Wampus Cat of the Week Olivarez Volunteers for Egging to

Benefit IVFD IPD Continued from page 1 amp 6

It was all for a good cause National Night Out PoliceFire Fundraiser as David Olivarez and numerous other volunteer firefighters and Itasca police officers were peppered with eggs and then washed them off in the dunking booth How-ever one could argue that they did go beyond the call of duty when they let citizens ldquotar and featherrdquo them

Special of the Week

October is Truck Month

ldquoIt wasnrsquot the cleanest job of the day but David Oli-varez was glad to volun-teer if it helped the police and fire departments make a success of Itasca 1st Na-tional Night Out

New 08 F150 XLT SuperCrew

$9100 Cash Back OR0 Plus $2600 Cash with approved credit (FMCC)

Lloyd Ford ndash Proud Supporter of the Wampus Cats

Insert October 17 2008 Paw Print Press


Closed Monday Tuesday ndash Friday 7 am ndash 2 pm Friday 500-800 pm Fish Fry

Saturday-Sunday 8 am ndash 2 pm

Daily Lunch Specials Homemade Desserts

Help Your Community Join the Itasca

Chamber of Commerce $15 individual membership $36 Business membership

Contact any Chamber Director

Karenrsquos Breakfast Burritos

Open Mon ndash Sat 530 amndash2 pm

Call in orders welcome 254-687-9076 Breakfast Burritos $125 - $240

Tax included in price Enchilada Plate $599 (wrice amp beans) Fajita Plate - $625 (wrice amp beans) Hamburger - $240 Cheeseburger - $265 Wampus Cat Double meat - $325 wcheese - $350

Montes Concrete

PatiosndashDrivewaysndashSidewalks-Metal Buildings - House Slabs Add-Ons

etc Free Estimate Luis or Eddie Cell 254-644-6396 254-687-2069 Cell 254-644-6397

Darcys Country Cuts

HCR 4114

Itasca off Hwy 81 amp FM 67 254-854-3087

Call for appointments Tuesday - Thursday 9 am ndash 6 pm

Hair Cuts $800

Hill Regional Hospital - How to eat better

Hill Regional Hospital makes it easy to cook healthier foods that are low-calorie lower in fat and full of flavor Instead of simply telling our community to eat better wersquore showing everyone

how to make their favorite dishes healthier in a new web series called The Health eCookingtrade Show In September Hill Regional Hospital put doz-ens of Health eCooking recipes and cooking videos on wwwHillRegionalHospitalcom We add more delicious recipes and vid-eos every month Health eCookingtrade is part of the hospitalrsquos free Healthy Woman mem-bership program but everyone can use it especially people who want to eat better lose weight or find foods that help them manage diabetes or heart disease ldquoCooking shows are popular on television Theyrsquore even better on the web because you can slow the program down back it up even print the ingredient listrdquo says Rosemary Smith Director of Marketing at Hill Re-gional Hospital ldquoItrsquos easy to cook healthier foods when you watch a chef prepare a low-fat pasta dish or make a dessert for someone with diabe-tesrdquo The Health eCookingtrade Show video on the Internet features step-by-step cooking instructions A professional chef shows how to make healthy versions of Americarsquos favorite dishes such as fresh tomato pasta chicken casserole and meatloaf All recipes are approved by registered hospital dietitians Healthcare publisher Baldwin Publishing (wwwBaldwinPublishingcom) in Lambertville NJ produces The Health eCookingtrade Show for Hill Regional Hospital This fall Health eCookingtrade videos will feature an Apple and Root Vegetable side dish for Thanksgiv-ing and healthy Holiday Appetizers for the holidays Try this at home - Got Tomatoes Make this Health eCookingtrade fresh tomato pasta Watch it prepared on wwwHillRegionalHospitalcom Fresh Tomato Pasta Serves 12 bull 1 lb whole grain penne pasta bull 1 lb fresh tomatoes bull 3 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese bull 3 oz arugula washed and stemmed bull 1 13 cups fresh basil bull 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil bull 1 clove garlic minced bull 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar bull freshly ground black pepper Boil 2 gallons of water for the pasta Chop fresh tomatoes into half-inch pieces and place them in a large pasta serving bowl With a vegetable peeler shave thick slices of cheese into the bowl grate the cheese that is too small to shave leaving remaining cheese for garnish Tear arugula and basil into small pieces Place in the bowl Add the remaining ingredients except the pasta Toss well Cook pasta until al dente Drain and immediately toss pasta with the sauce until well- coated Serve in individual pasta bowls and sprinkle with extra cheese and freshly ground pepper Itrsquos a Pasta Party Nutrition Facts (per serving) Calories 193 Fat 5 grams Saturated fat 2 grams Cho-lesterol 6 mg Sodium 116 mg Carbohydrates 31 grams Fiber 4 grams Protein 9 grams The Health eCookingtrade Show is a designated trademark of Baldwin Publishing


Angel Food Ministries News Press Release

How can Angel Food provide so much high quality food for only $30 That is a question many ask when they first hear about AFM On the heels of that question a sage warning from your grandmother might be whispered in your mind Honey look out If it sounds too good to be true it probably is Well grandparents around the country have thoroughly looked into the facts tried the product and decided ldquoAngel Food really is good and itrsquos really truerdquo We can say that with certainty because 60 of Angel Food recipients are senior citizens So here are a number of im-portant facts that will help you understand what is involved in providing top quality Angel Food at a greatly reduced cost

ANGEL FOOD IS FOCUSING ITS BUYING POWER ON ldquoTHE CENTER OF THE PLATErdquo AFM offers only the very best deals they can get for the most-needed food items While a box of Angel Food is packed with varietymdashwe primarily focus on quality and providing a nutritious protein-rich menu Angel Food strives to enhance the ldquocenter of the platerdquo which means 36 percent of a regular box of Angel Food contains beef chicken other meat items and dinner entrees ldquoSpecialsrdquo include meat boxes boxes of pre-cooked meals and a fruit and vegetable box We are always looking for more ways to meet the needs of families by adding a greater variety of special offers

AFM IS PROVIDING CONSISTENT STABLE PRICES IN A RADICALLY FLUCTUATING ECONOMY AFM stretches your food dollar by negotiating with vendors and committing to purchase huge quantities of food up to a year in advance That means the Angel Food you receive this month may have been purchased before the seeds were planted or while the chickens were still in the eggs Anyone who has watched the price of bread or meat fluctuate will understand the importance of AFMrsquos ability to give you last yearrsquos prices in this yearrsquos market

VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THE LABORmdashAND ITrsquoS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS Instead of paid grocery clerks boxing up groceries and collecting money as you check out of a store church and civic volunteers distribute Angel Food as a service to help the folks in their communities Each box of Angel Food comes with a blessing for the family and also for the community For each Angel Food box distributed $1 goes back into the churchrsquos benevolent fund to further help the community What a deal

ANGLE FOOD PREFERS TO SPEND MORE ON PRODUCT AND LESS ON PACKAGING Rather than spending on elaborate packaging AFM private labels many products and features only the USDA requirements and nutritional facts This enables more quantity and quality food to go into each package Angel Food is purchased from the very best vendors in the food industry General Mills ConAgra Pilgrimrsquos Pride Nestle and Tyson are only a few of the names you might readily recognize

OTHER THINGS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW We stringently inspect plants we use to ensure that Angel Food is the highest quality No donated food is ever placed into the food boxes you receive Occasionally AFM receives donated food to help feed Americarsquos hungry We transport (free of charge) all donated items directly to food banks shelters or other outreaches AFM deals in volume to help families nationwide We use sound principles of business to leverage the food dollars of as many as 500000 families a month Over the years AFM has built strong relationships with top-ranking suppli-ers in the food industry We have an excellent reputation ldquoWe love to work with family-owned and operated businessesrdquo said Pastor Joe ldquoWhat may begin as a close work-ing relationship with our vendors often evolves into a strong friendship and partnership Our suppliers give us the best prices because they too want to help the American people get the nutrition they need In essence they partner with us in the mission of Angel Foodrdquo At Angel Food Ministries we donrsquot believe big business is a problem in todayrsquos hunger challenges instead by working closely with the largest suppliers in the industry AFM is making big business a part of the solution for hun-gry Americans The purchase of Angel Food will never replace the need for grocery stores ldquoWe support local gro-cersrdquo assured Pastor Joe Wingo ldquoAngel Food is distributed only once a month as a help to the monthly budget of Americans We are not in competition with grocery stores AFM provides only food items Folks will still need to pa-tronize grocery stores We wholeheartedly support local grocery storesrdquo AFM also is working toward making local grocery coupons available to Angel Food recipients Watch for it So how can Angel Food provide a box of food with so much protein for just $30 Now you know You can place an order for November at First Presbyterian Church of Itasca on Saturday October 25 or Tuesday November 4 Food stamps are accepted Diane Barnes Lay Pastor First Presbyterian Church of Itasca

254-687-2243 - wwwfpcitascaorg - itascafpcsbcglobalnet

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Cinco de Mayo now enrolling new

dancers Ages 4 ndash high school age For more information

Mary Lou Sepulveda 254-687-2289

Registration in person will take place at the

Rotary Room on Sunday October 26 200 pm ndash 500 pm

Itasca ISD sets Early Release Dates


The district will release students at 100 pm on Monday October 27 and Wednesday November 12 Buses will run at 100 pm for all campuses The days will be used for on-site teacher training Let-ters will be sent home by all students


Wednesday October 22 1200 noon

Waco Sports Complex

Come out and support the Cat Band This is not a state year for 1-A so this will be the only marching contest of the year

Cemetery Fundraiser Saturday October 26

11 am ndash 1 pm downtown Abbott at

Volunteer Fire Depart-ment building

Barbequed Sandwich Lunch

Sandwiches chips beans pickles onions jalapenos iced tea

Asking $6 donation per plate Dine in Carry Out

First United Methodist Church Lordrsquos Acre ndash October 25 401 East Main Street Itasca TX

800 am ndash lsquotil Bar-B-Q Sand Chips Pickles Onions amp drinks $700 Bar-B-Q Briskets (by the lb) - Whole Briskets for Sale

Lunch served 1100 am - Sold Out Bake Sale - Arts amp Crafts - Rummage Sale Items

Something for everyone Everyonersquos support will be appreciated

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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 First Baptist Church 107 S Lamar 687-2783 First Presbyterian Church 106 N Lamar 687-2243 First United Methodist Main amp King St 687-2475 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 - 1000 am

Everyone Welcome Monday Evening 600 pm

Central Baptist Church Sunday Praise and Worship 900 am

Sunday School 945 Worship 1050 am RArsquos amp GArsquos (1st-6th) - Youth (7th-12th) 500 pm

Sunday Evening Worship 600-700 pm Tuesday - Ladiesrsquo Bible Study 1045-1215 pm Wednesday - Supper 600 pm ($200 ea w$1000 maxfamily) Adult Bible Study and Prayer 700 pm

Youth (7th-12th) 700 - Kidsrsquo Choir 700 pm website - itascacbcorg

First United Methodist Church Come join us in our beautiful historic sanctuary where worship is a joyous celebration

Main King St 254-687-2475 Rev Tom Wood Pastor Worship 1050 am

Itasca Church of Christ 200 N Aquilla St

Joshua and the children of Israel were commanded to march around Jericho once each day for 6 days and 7 times followed by loud horn blasts and shouting on the 7th day The walls of Jericho fell on the completion of the directives - not on any of the 1st - 6th days

COMPLETE OBEDIENCE Naaman the leper was commanded to dip himself in the Jordan River seven times He did not receive cleansing on dips 1 - 6 he was cleansed only on the seventh dip

COMPLETE OBEDIENCE Where do you stand with God If you are unsure please come study and worship with us and lets learn of complete obedience

Sunday 945 am 1045 am 500 pm Wed 600 pm

First Presbyterian Church 900 Praise amp Worship (Sanctuary) Cross Roads Band

915 - 945 Fellowship Time in Barton Hall 945 - 1030 Sunday School all Ages (Nursery - Srs)

1050 - Praise and Worship - 1100 - Worship Service Hour of Power 7 - 12 grades Sun 630 - 730 pm ndash Barton Hall

Exercise Classes- Sr Citizens Tues ampThurs 10 am Game Night ndash3rd Tuesday Night ndash 600 pm

Angel Food Ministry Host Site - 687-2243 wwwfpcitascaorg

Itasca Ministerial Alliance Saturday November 1 900 am Methodist Church

Itasca Zoning Committee Meeting 2nd Monday of Month 600 pm - 136 N Hill St

Itasca City Council Meeting Monday October 20 2008 - 600 pm

Itasca ISD School Board Meeting November 10 2008 700 pm

Chamber of Commerce Meeting Monday October 27 2008 530 pm

Volunteer Fire Department Meetings 2nd Monday of Month Business Meeting - 700 pm 3rd Monday of Month Fire Training - 700 pm

NOTICE

The City of Itasca is hereby advertising for bids on the following property 500 acres of land in the JS Hobley Survey Lake Aquilla Hill County Texas Please submit your bids to Itasca City Hall 126 N Hill St Itasca TX 76055 by close of business on 10-30-08 include in a sealed envelope your name address telephone number and the planned use of the property The city reserves the right to refuse any and all bids Property is sold as is with no warranties

LunchFundraiser for Cinco De Mayo Scholarship Foundation

Friday October 17 1100 am ndash 200 pm Rotary Room

3 cheese enchiladas wrice amp beans $600 per plate

(drink not included tea available if you dine in) WE WILL DELIVER

To order contact Sue Rivera 254-687-2731 Gloria Rodriguez 817-648-8087 or Mary Lou Sepulveda 254-687-2289 or any other Cinco de Mayo member

We Thank Itasca For All Of Your Support Itasca ISD sets

Early Release Dates


The district will release students at 100 pm on Monday October 27 and Wednesday November 12 Buses will run at 100 pm for all campuses The days will be used for on-site teacher training Letters will be sent home by all students


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Hair Cuts $800
























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Darcys Country Cuts

HCR 4114



Hair Cuts $800
























Waco Sports Complex












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