Jim Finley’s academic cameos at local high schools
In a column set across Robert E. Lee and Ross Sterling highs in the same week, Jim Finley recounts aiding in Sophomore Jobs Skill Programs. He recalls tough mock interviews for about 500 students, praises volunteers and educators, and notes Wharton County Junior College training and early career as a sportswriter.
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Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
Ronnie
Robin
Bass
Wharton County Junior College
Merla
Melisa Mourer
Matthew Rogers
Laura Fanestiel
Matthew Tharp
Erica Mooney
Peyton Ptacek
Justin Ancelet
Emily Vaughn
Cody Thomas
Rachel Farve
Norma Cook
LaDonna Williams
Sandy Morgan
Tomasina Alford
Marie Leegpett
Polkeské ExxonMobil
Bayer
Rel
Baker Road
Sterling High
Light turnout in early voting across Mont Belvieu area
Early voting shows very low participation in Mont Belvieu Anahuac Beach City and Old River Winfree ahead of the May 3 election with totals as low as nine votes in Mont Belvieu and ten in Anahuac Incumbents face challengers in various races while propositions propose tax changes Voters must visit specific city offices to cast ballots and turnout remains subdued across the region
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Anahuac
Beach City
Old River-Winfree
Margaret Gainer
Rita Standridge
Ray Smith
Tommy Martin Clayton
Michael W. Speer
Standridge
Smith
ISP
Texas City
Mike Pornykal
Mont Belvelu
Porykal
Economic Development Corporation
John Ligon
Nick Dixon
Ligon
Chris Bear
ChevronTexaco
Houston
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co
Cedar Bayou Plant
Cecil W. Parker Jr
Keith
Bubba
Jannise II
Jannise
Mobile
Bosch Oly Poli Ncanions
Siam
Cove
Melissa Thomas
Phyllis Hopkins
Thomas
Chambers County District Clerk’s Office
Kenneth Moore
Charles Hightower
Len Hughes
Hightower
Donnie Waits
Hughes
Old River-Wintree
Joe Landry
Clayton Barber
Clarence Carrington
Jacqueline McDaniel
Gay Young
Landry
Barber
Carrington
Old River- Winfree
McDaniel
Barbers Hill Bank
Tri-Cities Beach Road
Anahuac City
Anahuac City Hall
Miller St
Takeoff practice by Black-bellied whistling ducks at Baytown
Baytown Nature Center journal notes Black-bellied whistling ducks rehearsing takeoffs on a dead tree. Visitors, families, and fishermen enjoyed San Jacinto Point as Brownwood Marsh near Crow Road yielded diverse birds. Center located on West Shreck Avenue off Bayway Drive.
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San Jacinto Point
Crow Road
Baytown Nature Center
Shreck Avenue
Bayway Drive
Burglars Take $4200 Instruments From Camper At Motel
Police report early Sunday burglars broke into a pickup camper at a motel on I 10 block 5200 and stole acoustic guitar, keyboard set, and four piano pedals totaling 4200 dollars. No forced entry found. Later a woman at San Jacinto Mall saw a man near a Mitsubishi Eclipse stealing from a car before fleeing to a beige Cadillac. Suspect described as a black male in his 20s with short hair. Cadillac plate reported. Manual search for the car will be conducted.
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Interstate 10
San Jacinto Mall
Eclipse
Boat propeller theft foiled by resident’s alarm
A neighbor scared off a Hispanic man in East Republic as he attempted to steal a propeller from a neighbor’s boat at 6 30 p.m. Sunday. The thief escaped with a washer and nut valued at three dollars. Baytown police logged 114 calls from Sunday to Monday, including eight alarms, two assaults, four auto thefts, seven burglaries, 11 disturbances, three thefts, and three minor accidents.
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East Republic
Baytown
Baytown Police Department
Baytown Police
Police Baytown.org
Community calendar for Baytown area events
Tuesday activities include Happy Quitters at Baytown Senior Recreation Center 2407 Market St with tea and fellowship for ages 55 to 105. Bible study at Wayne Gray Recreational Center noon with lunch served. Duplicate Bridge at Baytown Players 1 p.m. each Tuesday with $2 fee. GED classes 5 30 to 8 30 p.m. at J D Walker Center 7613 Wade Rd. Children programs at Crosby Library 135 Hare Rd with Toddler Time 10 a.m. and Story Time 11 a.m. Library contact 281 328 3535. Family History Center hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at LDS 1010 Birdsong. Senior Center at 1715 Market St offers activities and lunch with transport. Lions Club noon meeting at Ryan's on Garth Rd. Lee College Senior Adult Program 10 a.m. in Tejas Room at Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St. YMCA Baytown adult membership info 281 427 1797. Over 42 Club 1 p.m. Wednesdays at St John’s United Methodist Church 501 S Alexander Dr. Contact 281 422-…
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Happy Quitters
Baytown
Market St
Wayne Gray Recreational Center
East Road
Pat Holmes
Baytown Community Center
Mars
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Crosby Library
Hare Road
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Ckieena
First Presbyterian Church
Uoneclus
Rhonda Lopez
Bay Aves Rehabilitation Center
Lions Club
Ryan's
Garth Road
Lee College
Tejas
Lynne Foley
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
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Ron Ummel
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