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Wed
29
Jan

Lions Club holds regular meeting

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The Lions Club held their regular Monday meeting at Pizza Inn Jan. 20. Lion Dave Ronchetto, from the Lions Leader Dog Program, was the guest speaker. Mr. Ronchetto explained how the dogs are raised and trained to be leader dogs for the visually impaired.
About 15 members were in attendance and agreed the club needs to find someone in the Pittsburg that could benefit from a leader dog.
If anyone knows of an individual that would like to receive more information on the program please contact any member of the Lions Club.

Wed
29
Jan

NTCC Culinary’s Spring Buffets are back in session

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The Northeast Texas Community College Culinary Arts Program will host three special Buffet Nights on Thursdays this Spring. These will be held at the NTCC Culinary School in historic downtown Pittsburg and are open to the public.
Dinners will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, Feb. 20, and March 6. Seating is restaurant-style and to-go orders will be available by calling ahead to 903-434-8333. The cost is $10 per person. Seating is limited and reservations will not be taken. Parties will be seated on a first-come-first-served basis.
“Our students are excited to put all they have learned over the last few semesters into practice for the community; they have devised great menus and we cannot wait to see the results,”  Culinary Instructor, Chef Bren Young, said.

Wed
29
Jan

February is the month to spay or neuter man’s best friend

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Titus County Shelter Friends (TCSF) and the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter join with the Humane Society of the United States in designating February to be Spay/Neuter Awareness Month. World Spay Day, Feb. 25, has been recognized in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U. S. territories, and nearly 50 countries.
World Spay Day raises awareness that spaying and neutering saves the lives of pets who might otherwise be put down in a shelter or killed on the street.
“February is the time for everyone who cares about animals to join together toward the common goal of ending animal suffering and the euthanasia of adoptable pets,” said Goldie Harwell, TCSF member.  “Spay/neuter is a permanent 100-percent effective method of birth control for cats and dogs.  When we spay or neuter our pets, we ensure that those animals will not add to the millions of already suffering animals by continuing to reproduce.”

Wed
22
Jan

One jailed following Pittsburg manhunt

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By Jeremy Weber
 
A man identified by Pittsburg police as being an Arizona resident is in custody after allegedly robbing two gas station convenience stores at gunpoint Tuesday evening before setting fire to a storage building on the campus of Pittsburg Intermediate School.
According to city officials, Steven Marlin Schade, 45, was in town to visit relatives when the crimes occurred. Mr. Schade is being held pending two charges of aggravated robbery and one count of arson. He also has an outstanding arrest warrant from Utah.
Police responded to an aggravated robbery report from the EZ Mart on the 400 block of South Greer Boulevard at 9:42 p.m. when another aggravated robbery report was phoned in from the Wag-A-Bag across the street. At 9:47 p.m., Pittsburg Police officers reported the structure fire at Pittsburg Intermediate School.
Wed
22
Jan

Fire destroys building in south Camp County

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By Jeremy Weber
 
A man’s workshop was badly damaged Thursday morning as a small shop fire quickly got out of hand.
Ois Kennington was servicing his Kawasaki Mule in his backyard workshop when things went terribly wrong. According to Kennington, he was removing the fuel filter from the vehicle when a drop light nearby caused the dripping gasoline to ignite.
“It wasn’t anything I haven’t done a thousand times before, it just went all wrong,” Mr. Kennington said. “I tried to put it out with some rags and towels, but my jacket caught on fire and I had to get out of there. That’s when I called 911.”
Pittsburg Fire and Rescue received the call at 10:18 a.m. and quickly responded to the scene. Firefighters battled the blaze for close to an hour before dousing the majority of the flames.
Wed
22
Jan

PISD set to begin new construction

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By Jeremy Weber
 
The new year is bringing changes to the face of Pittsburg ISD. Thanks to the $10 million bond election passed by voters in 2013, schools will continue to get much-needed updates. 
According to Superintendent Judy Pollan, several smaller projects were completed in 2013. These included a new parking lot and lights at the Primary School, new fencing and canopies at the Intermediate School, and new canopies at the Life Skills building. 
“We tried to get as much done as we could without architects, because they are so expensive. We are required to have architects on these bigger construction projects,” Mrs. Pollan said. 
Mrs. Pollan indicated that the previous  lack of canopies had been a major problem during inclement weather. 
Wed
22
Jan

School Board hears report on TEA’s test result findings

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By Jeremy Weber
 
The Pittsburg ISD Board of Trustees met for its regular January meeting Monday, Jan. 13. The agenda largely consisted of informational reports and action was only taken on the consent agenda. 
The main topic of the evening was Pittsburg ISD’s inclusion on the controversial Performance Education Grant (PEG) list that was issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) two weeks ago. As reported in last week’s Gazette, the Pittsburg Elementary and High School campuses were included on the list of 862 schools in Texas that were found lacking under new state benchmarks. 
Wed
22
Jan

City council recognizes Pittsburg Police Department

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By Lauren Shortnacy

The Pittsburg City Council held their annual monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting covered a range of subjects on the agenda.

After a call to order and invocation, the first item on the agenda was under contracts and agreements. The council was to consider for approval a letter of agreement between the City of Pittsburg and the Texas Main Street Program for commitment to participate as a sustaining member of Main Street for 2014.

City Manager, Clint Hardeman said this topic on the agenda is one that must be done in order to maintain the Main Street city name.

“This is the annual contract that this City has to submit to remain a designated Main Street City,” Mr. Hardeman said. “We are a Main Street City through the Texas Historical Commission.”

 

Wed
22
Jan

Wallace returns home to take over family business

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By Lauren Shortnacy

lshortnacy@campcountynow.com

Southern Wind Manor-Assisted Living is keeping it all in the family. New Executive Director Matthew L. Wallace has one simple goal he would like to achieve at the assisted living community.

“I want to make this the best assisted living community in Texas,” Mr. Wallace said.

Mr. Wallace attended Pittsburg public schools and is a Pittsburg High School graduate. Mr. Wallace holds a bachelor degree in Finance from University of Utah and Masters of Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University.  He also has a Texas Assisted Living Administrators certification.  He and his wife Sara are parents to a 4 year old son Noah and 8 month old triplet daughters, Olivia, Abigail, & Sierra. The triplets were born the day after graduation last May. 

Wed
15
Jan

January is Self Defense Awareness Month

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By Lauren Shortnacy
lshortnacy@campcountynow.com

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