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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2008
Page
2
An article explains how traditional hard drives work and why SSDs, now gaining popularity, promise no moving parts and better performance but pose data recovery challenges. Caution is urged for new buyers to back up critical files, test devices, and consider higher recovery costs. Aaron Barbee of Texas Computer Guru provides contacts and resources.
Baytown's 11th annual Relay for Life at Stallworth Stadium April 8 and 9 drew over 3,700 participants, including 430 in the survivor’s lap. The American Cancer Society netted more than $801,200 with donations and luminary sales up, as organizers plan improvements for 2009.
The Ross S Sterling ROTC hosts a Market Day and Barbecue at the high school 8 am to 3 pm with crafts and items for sale and drive-thru service. A Food Fair at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church runs 1 to 5 pm. Ducks Unlimited hosts its 27th Annual Dinner and Auction at Winnie-Stowell Community Building with live and silent auctions. tickets $40 single, $60 couple, $15 for under 18. Community events include a Job Fair at San Jacinto Mall, a Turkey Shoot at VFW Post 912, a San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment, Free Bird Tours at Anahuac NWR, Gulf Coast Trikers meetup, Youth Bowling League, Women's Prayer Service, Baytown Symphony final concert, Open Mic Night at Eminence Baptist, senior softball, and church services at Calvary Temple and Central Baptist.
The Baytown Historical Preservation Association hosts a family festival at Republic of Texas Plaza 5117 N Main St from 10 am to 4 pm with arts and crafts booths selling baskets plants candles lamps jewelry and gifts. Highlights include Taste of Home Entertaining wares a western melodrama at 2 pm and a clogging act at 2 30 pm plus kids activities and historic exhibits. Admission is free. Call 281 421 2099 or visit BaytownHistory.org.
April 26 marks Cape Henry first settlement attempt in 1607, Audubon birth in 1785, Booth’s death in 1865, Guernica raid in 1937, Petain arrest in 1945, Boxcar test detonation in 1968, Company opening in 1970, Conan O’Brien host in 1993, Heston NRA appearance in 1998, Iraq withdrawal debate in 2007, Lee College enrollment peak in 1949, Goose Creek honors in 2004, overcrowding measures in 2005, with Mill quote on despotism.
A passage from Revelation 3 19 urging correction and zeal. The verse emphasizes divine rebuke for love and calls for repentance and fervor.
Thursday's Page 1 corrections note Austin Elementary led fifth grade math with 96 percent passing, not Walker. Harlem improved from 82 to 86 percent. Fifth grade reading passing rose to 84 percent from 82 last year.
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