The 2nd Annual Guns vs. Hoses softball game was an amazing success this year. On behalf of the Italy Police Department and Italy Fire Department, we would like to thank everyone that attended and supported us this year. We raised over $2,500 for the Italy Shop With a Cop and had so much fun doing it.
On June 1st, students from Italy, Milford and the the surrounding area tested for new belts as members of the Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do School.
Here’s some of our new titles. If you see anything you want, call (972/483-6481) or email the library. Check us out on Facebook on the Samuel Dunlap page. Feel free to discuss the books, comment or suggest other titles.
The Italy School Board of Trustees held a special meeting Wednesday evening to hire teachers and align coaching assignments.
Jason Smith, currently with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, and Tony Brackens, who played 9 seasons with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, are hosting a free football clinic at Fairfield High School on Friday, July 12, from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Ellis County Commissioners’ Court has issued a BURN BAN IN EFFECT order for 90 days prohibiting outdoor burning as of Monday, July 8, 2013.
The Italy City Council reinstated Diron Hill as chief of police for the City of Italy Monday night following an executive session with Ed Voss, city attorney.
5 Comments
Registration is open for the SAT and ACT tests. Below is a list of the registration deadlines and testing dates for the fall semester. Provide Italy ISD with a copy of your receipt of payment for the test and test scores upon completion of the test to receive a reimbursement for taking one of the ACT or SAT tests. Also, the SAT and ACT tests have “fee waivers” for students who qualify based on financial need.
New Dates, New Deadlines: The cheer camp has been postponed. Please review for the latest information on the IHS Cheer Camp for girls entering Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Italy’s Dustin Duke, 7 and Austin Cate, 7 impress the Baylor University coaching staff during a recent baseball clinic in Waco.
There will be an Italy City Council meeting tonight, Monday, July 8, 2013. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street, Italy. The three page agenda is attached.
The Music Minister of Central Baptist Church has planned a Children’s and Youth Music Camp. Camps will last three days and will conclude with a presentation of what they learned. The camps are free! Register by calling (254) 723- 0840.
Just wanted to commend the City of Italy Chief of Police Diron Hill and Fire Chief Don Chambers for another great job lastnight. I personally had an incredible time in the City of Italy at the 2nd annual Guns and Hoses softball game.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. The 6:00pm meeting will be held in the Italy High School Cafeteria (300 S. College Street, Italy). The meeting is open to the public. Everyone is welcome to attend.
First responders from both the Italy Fire Department and the Forreston Volunteer Fire Department contain a Sunday morning porch fire at a home located on White Street in Italy.
Several years ago, Thomas Franklin Porterfield and his wife, Mary, decided that they would place flags on the graves of veterans at the Italy Cemetery. Porterfield was a retired Air Force officer and realized the sacrifice each veteran had given for America. Thus a tradition was born.
Italy High School principal, Lee Joffre has released the summer testing information for the required EOC and TAKS testing retakes to remind parents and students of the schedule. These tests will be from Monday, July 8 through Thursday, July 11.
Jonathan Nash loves being principal of Stafford Elementary. Now that he has had a little experience under his belt this year, he knows he made the right decision.
Both the Italy High School and Middle school bands enjoy recent success in the Outstanding Performance Series competition.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, July the 3rd, God brought home one of His most cherished and beloved creations, Jill Kesterson Kordsmeier. Jill was born on September 24, 1965, in Borger, Texas, to Joe and Kay Kesterson. Raised in Borger, Jill exceeded at just about everything imaginable, excluding athletic endeavors.
On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 at around 5:30am, The Italy Police Department discovered that someone had thrown pears at the department’s windows and doors. Several pears were found lying on the sidewalk in front of the police department. Officers were then notified by several other downtown merchants that they had received the same vandalism, also with pears.
Summer is upon us and Independence Day family celebrations are a big part of our community history. Food, games and fellowship will soon begin starting this weekend. The police department and the City of Italy would like everyone to have a great time… only without fireworks.
The 2nd annual Guns vs. Hoses softball game will be Saturday, July 6th, at the Italy ISD softball field benefiting the Italy Police Department’s Shop with a Cop Program.
Charles Tindol, newly-hired offensive coordinator at Italy High School, was upgraded to athletic director and head football coach at a special meeting of the school board of trustees Tuesday evening.
Donations needed immediately to send Kortnei Johnson to Florida to compete in the Nationals this summer. An account has been setup locally at Citizens National Bank to receive deposits on Kortnei’s behalf.
If you need assistance or have any questions please contact Barry Byers at (972) 921-1231.
Sue Mendoza is ready to get started as Stafford Elementary’s new special education teacher. She has been teaching for eight years and is now ready to bring her expertise to Stafford students.
Davee Garcia has taught at Stafford Elementary as the accelerated reading initiative and accelerated math teacher for a year and a half. This year she will be teaching fourth grade english, language arts, writing, reading and social studies. And she can’t wait for the new school year to begin.
Four students that attend the Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do School participated in a recent belt test and were selected as Best Performance in their division by, Grand Master Park, of Houston.
June birthdays were celebrated at Trinity Mission with two birthday cakes this time. The smiles were so bright it was hard to see the candles on the cake!
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Cafeteria at 300 S. College Street, Italy.
Is everybody ready for the big game on Saturday, July 6th? What game you may ask, well, Italy’s 2nd annual Guns vs Hoses softball game of course! The Italy Police Department will try to make it two in a row against the Italy Fire Department who are determined to tie the series. Remember, all the proceeds go to benefit the Italy Shop with a Cop program.
Dear Italy Friends and Family,
1 Comment
Local children’s book author, Mayme Onstad, offers children’s books with principles. Urple Fishing is one of those books. Now listed on Amazon and Createspace.com at reduced prices. Mayme suggests this book for children ages 4-8.
The youth of First Baptist Church of Italy were given the opportunity for “hands on” missions last week during their annual camp. For the first time, instead of going to another location out of town, the camp was held at the church here in Italy. This year’s theme was “Do Something.”
The Italy chapter of Lions Club met at the Church of Christ annex on Monday night to achieve a two-fold project. First, was to advertise the Texas Lions Camp, a summer camping facility dedicated to serving children from the State of Texas with physical disabilities and Type 1 diabetes. Secondly, to invite people to help serve their fellow citizens.
Trinity Mission took time to recognize and honor the nurses aides during the week of National Certified Aides Appreciation week celebrated June 13th through June 20th.
The Italy Fire Department’s first responders were dispatched this morning at 9:15 a.m. to deal with a small grass fire that resulted from downed power lines at Highway 77 and 1036 Martinez Road.
Grace Schweitzer is coming to Italy High School in August as the new high school science teacher. She has an obviously curious name but not knowing if she is related to the famous Nobel Peace Prize recipient, she does have a few things in common with the good doctor.
Carrie Deanna Hilliard, age 46, of Italy passed away June 22, 2013 in Ennis. She was born October 2, 1966 in Dallas to Jessie Douglas and Donna Jo (McConnell) Chambers. Carrie was a graduate of Hubbard High School, Navarro College and the University of Texas at Arlington. She and Mark Hilliard were married July 19, 1993 at Central Baptist Church in Italy.
In order to reward students for College & Career Readiness, attendance and positive behavior, Italy High School Principal, Lee Joffre, has announced the new Gold Performance Award system for IHS seniors.
As a member of the Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do School, Italy’s Nick Sam earns a towering trophy in recognition of his earning All A’s as a student at Italy Stafford Elementary during the 2012-2013 school year.
If you were in front of the TV or blowdrying your hair this morning around 9:30, you might have been interrupted. Most of the city of Italy lost power for an hour and a half or so.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, June 24, 2013. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the Italy High School’s band hall.
On Saturday, June 15th, over 1,000 cyclists converged on our sleepy hamlet for the 28th Annual Tour d’Italia. Lone Star Cyclists hosted the event benefitting Italy High School, Mother’s Against Drunk Driving and other North Texas charities. The weather was as good as it gets and the Lone Star Cyclists once again enjoyed their ride through the countryside.
In a surprising move this morning, Hank Hollywood resigned as Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Italy High School when he submitted his resignation to school superintendent, Barry Bassett.
When Nancy Galloway was working as a legal secretary and would talk to out of state clients, they would be amazed when she told them she was from Italy. Then they would chuckle when she told them Italy, Texas that is. Nancy is thankful and proud to have been raised here and when the opportunity arose for her to move back, she did with a willing heart.
“Facing fear, trusting God!,” is the theme of this years Vacation Bible School to be held at the Central Baptist Church at 113 S. Ward Street, Italy. VBS will start on Monday June 24th through June 28 from 9:00am to noon each day.
Italy’s 9U softball girls competed well in the championship game of their Waxahachie league in a game that was decided by a split second and 1 run.
When Christina Ward and her husband, Bryan, began to search for a new place to live, they had never heard of Italy. After looking in the northern part of Ellis County, their realtor told them she wanted to show them a house in Italy.
Local athletes make the most of their 2013 FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Super Centex Victory Bowl V experience with Italy’s Ryheem Walker, Avalon’s Reece Marshall and Milford’s Jairus Russell and cheerleader Brittany Goss making lasting memories.
