19 Apr 2012
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2012
Page
1
Goose Creek Memorial dance team headlines page 2A with plans for spring performances this weekend. The feature highlights team members, choreographers, and schedule details for local audiences.
RaeLynn Woodward ends her The Voice run after coach Blake Shelton saves another contestant on a night with a record Super Bowl viewership. Judges praised her prior performance of She’s Country by Jason Aldean as voting opened for viewers to pick the winner. Jermaine Paul received the most viewer votes.
Crowds crowded the Baytown Premier Cinema at San Jacinto Mall as folk queued for movie tickets while others sought refunds after rolling blackouts interrupted screenings of The Lorax. Theater staff reset films across venues as the 8th Annual Creole Heritage Zydeco and Crawfish Festival drew music lovers to the parking lot. The piece notes Zydeco origins in Louisiana Creole French and references Clifton Chenier’s mid 1950s role in popularizing the genre.
Cedar Bayou Navigation District heard a report on the Maritime Highway plan to move container traffic by water to ease roads and air pollution. The discussion explored how the project could impact local commerce and dredging funding, with input from Mike Shields and B J Simon of the Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation.
Baytown Rotary Club completes preparations for the third annual Shrimp and Catfish Festival at Royal Purple Raceway Park. Food service starts at 10 a.m. with a live auction at 12 30 p.m. Tickets cost 10 each available from members at the door or online. The event aims to surpass last year’s turnout of 2000 attendees and revenue over 90 000 for Baytown charities.
Rahsaan King, then in seventh grade, left Chinquapin Prep after admitting lack of study habits and discipline. He describes being unprepared and dismissed midway through seventh grade, returning to his Houston neighborhood amid drugs and violence as he recalls the private school’s contrasts. The scene shows journalism students discussing story ideas at Chinquapin Prep in Highlands.
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