Rotary eye clinic trip canceled over Mexico violence
The U S State Department warning against travel to Mexico halts Baytown Rotary’s Guerrero Eye Clinic. Walter Branson explains the five day bi annual outreach. about 60 volunteers usually serve Guerrero with hospital grade care valued at 1.5 million dollars. The violence along the border prompted the cancellation and remains a concern for future missions.
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U.S. Department of State
Mexico
Baytown
Rotary Club
Guerrero Eye Clinic
Walter Branson
Brazosport
Branson
Chihuahua City
Houston
Guerrero
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Chihuahua
Baytown Names Gina Rivon Billing Manager in Finance
Gina Rivon rises from Brumback assistant to billing manager for the utility department under Cynthia Pearson in Baytown. City Manager Garry Brumback mentored her while Rivon held roles in accounts payable police, city hall administration, and the mayor's office over 15 years, seeking growth and opportunity.
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Brumback
Rivon
Gina Rivon
Baytown
Garry Brumback
Garry
Cynthia Pearson
Gina
Pearson
Ment
Police Department
City Hall Administration
Bob Leiper
Mayor's Office
Riven
City of
Baytown aids Vietnam fire training and trucks visit
Baytown fire trucks donated by local resident Thuy Van Phan helped train South Vietnamese firefighters. An 18 official delegation toured Baytown’s Fire Administration Building as part of a three day workshop with Houston stops to improve readiness after a deadly Ho Chi Minh City fire.
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Baytown
S. Vietnam
Shannon Daughtry
Thuy van Phan
van Phan
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
City offices closed for Good Friday holiday
Baytown city offices including City Hall Sterling Municipal Library animal shelter public works and utility billing will be closed. Emergency services trash curbside recycling and street utility crews will operate as usual Friday. Animal Control will respond 7 am to 7 pm. Parks stay open. Eddie V Gray Wetlands Center and Baytown Community Center closed. Harris County Transit will also be closed Friday.
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Baytown
City Hall
Sterling Municipal Library
Animal Shelter
Public Works Department
Animal Control
Roseland
Eddie V. Gray
Harris County Transit
Weather Brief Mostly Sunny With Pleasant Temperatures
A plain weather note reports mostly sunny skies, a daytime high near 80, and a night low around 65. Little wind is expected with dry conditions.
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Rotary
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Shannon
Augin
Waytowns
Baytown Rotary Club
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Texasfirstbank.com
Vietnam
Baytown Sun
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