Stacks and their surprising inspection methods
The piece describes two novel approaches to dealing with high flare stacks and top inspections. One method at a Texas City Amoco BP refinery used a lighted arrow to ignite a relit flare stack when the flame went out. The second method from Aruba uses three large air inflated balloons released from the bottom to create an updraft that carries inspectors above 180 foot stacks to inspect gunite and the top edge.
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Texas City
Amoco
Tarzan
Ed Nelson
Central
Aruba
Santa Ana
Venezuela
Paraguana Peninsula
Goose Creek CISD honors two All-State band recipients
Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees recognizes Robert E. Lee High School sophomore Betty Macias and Sterling High School senior Brent Longbotham at an April 10 meeting for earning All-State Band honors. Congratulators include Board Vice President Carl Burg, district Superintendent Barbara Sultis, and band directors from both schools. Both teachers Rushfeldt, McGuire and Clem, Moore receive School Bell Awards for teaching excellence.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Betty Macias
Goose Creek Cisd Board of
Carl Burg
Lee
Kelly Rushfeldt
Alec McGuire
Barbara Sultis
Rushfeldt
McGuire
Ross
Sterling High School
Brent Longbotham
Goose Creek Cisd
Ricky Clem
Zeb Moore
Clem
Moore
Lee College Hosts Open House For Prospective Students
Lee College will hold an open house Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the student center for prospective students and parents to learn admissions, financial aid and meet faculty. The event features Admissions, Financial Aid 101, campus tours, and a May 6 follow-up session.
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Lee College
Crystal Johnson Johnson
Hilda Roux
Lee College Office of Recruitment
Hroux
Lee.edu
Community Calendar Highlights Local Church and Club Events
St John s United Methodist invites children to bring a nonattending child to 10 am worship for bell ringing. Hymn singing and preaching at Comfort Suites at 10 am and 5 pm each Sunday. Easter egg hunt at Rocky s Pelican Junction with three age groups and 500 dollars per group. hunt starts at 1 pm. Interdenominational Men s Fellowship meets 6:30 pm at Church of New Beginnings with Rev. Richard Smith as host pastor. Chambers County American Cancer Society Relay for Life committee meets 5:30 7:30 pm at Winnie Stowell Community Building. Sterling Municipal Library closed for Easter holidays until 4 pm. Baytown Optimist Club meets 7 pm Mondays at 1724 Market St contact Kathy Anderson 281 427 3451. Quilting class 9 am Highlands Community Center 604 Highland Woods Dr call 281 426 7561. Duplicate Bridge Club meets 6 45 pm Mondays at Remington Park 901 W Baker Rd fee 2. Seniors Room open 10 am 4 pm Mon Fri Community Center 2407 Market St card games Mondays. Line dancing 8 30 am intermediate and 9 45 am beginner at Highlands San Jacinto Community Center 604 Highlands Woods Dr call 281 426 7561.
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Comfort Suites
Garth Road
Rocky's Pelican Junction
South Highway 146
Church of New Beginnings
North Alexander Drive
Richard Smith
Chambers Relay
Chambers County
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Remington Park
W. Baker Road
Market St
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Little Biddy Bits at Old River Church
Rev Danny Biddy leads a brief church note from Old River Baptist Church with a link to the congregation website www.oldriverbaptistcon.
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Danny Biddy
OLD River Church
Oldriverbaptist Con
Message in a Bottle From Trinity Bay Hunt
A cold January duck hunt near Trinity Bay yields an unusual souvenir a discarded soft drink bottle with a gospel message. Tracy and others read Romans 10 9 inviting readers to confess Jesus and believe in Easter blessing.
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Trinity Bay
Tracy
Danny
Heaven
Lord Jesus
On This Date in History April 16 1947 Grandcamp blast
Highlights include the Grandcamp explosion in Texas City killing 576, Truman's 1945 pledge to carry Roosevelt policies, U S troops reaching Nuremberg, Walter Cronkite taking CBS Evening News, Apollo 16 launch, and notes on Keith Maupin near Baghdad with missing status.
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Texas City
Texas
Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
U.S
Nuremberg
Germany
Walter Cronkite
Douglas Edwards
CBS Evening News
Al-Jazeera
Keith M. Maupin
Baghdad
Maupin
Associated Press
Baytown History Highlights Through the Years
A timeline of Baytown milestones from the Sunrise Service at Memorial Stadium in 1949 to 2003, noting Morris Morrow’s petroleum distillate patent in 1953, Lloyd Bentsen’s 1976 Baytown speech, Exxon’s school program join in 1989, and Sylvia Garcia’s 2003 ferry improvements, interwoven with quotes from Russell Lynes and Jesus.
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Baytown
Memorial Stadium
Morris R. Morrow
U.S
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Exxon Chemicals Technology Group
Harris County Precinct Two
Sylvia R. Garcia
Lynchburg
Harris County
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Murray
Malcolm Murray
Kathy Clausen
St. John’s
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Beverley
Brown
Decker Dr
Immigration & Citizenship
Ukard
Sage Spot
Janey Wood
SUN History
Russell Lynes
Jesus
Microsoft
Cisco
Baytown Chamber of Commerce & Better Business Bureau
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