Relay for Life draws nearly ten thousand to Royal Purple event
Bay Area Relay for Life at Royal Purple Raceway draws 8 000 to 10 000 attendees. Hannah’s Banana’s team raises funds with snacks and raffles to support the American Cancer Society. Relatives describe Hannah, diagnosed in 2003 with diffuse pontine glioma, lasting beyond doctors’ expectations thanks to research meds.
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Baytown council limits e cigarettes sales to minors
Baytown City Council amended an ordinance to ban sale and possession of electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine by minors but stopped short of banning use in public places. City Manager Bob Leiper cited lack of evidence that public vaping harms others and suggested a future revisit if health impacts appear. The city already bans tobacco smoking in public places. See E-Cigs page 6A.
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City buys property to create quiet zone in Baytown
Baytown City Council agreed to purchase an unused commercial lot at the southeast corner of North Main and Lobit streets near the railroad crossing for 84,196 dollars to pursue a federally approved quiet zone reducing train horn blasts for nearby businesses and residents.
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Lee College honors donors and scholars at annual Breakfast
Lee College held its 12th Scholarship Breakfast gathering donors and recipients. President Dennis Brown said many students must work to afford college, and scholarships enable part time study. Debra Long and two other students shared how aid changed their education and lives.
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