Artificial Turf Caper and a Pizza Tale
A columnist riffs on U SConsumer Product Safety Commission tests showing elevated lead levels in AstroTurf and FieldTurf products, calls for canceling the 08 football season, quotes Barack Obama and others, and recounts James Spiers of Pizza Hut who shot an armed robber during a Des Moines pizza delivery, leaving the robber wounded but alive and charged with first degree robbery.
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Albert Gore
Gore
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
New Jersey
Stallworth Stadium
Jon Pritchett
Jon
Barack Obama
Hillary
James Spiers
Pizza Hut
James
Kenneth Jimmerson
Jimmerson
Des Moines
Towa
Des Moines Register
Baytown McDonalds manager Cassie Shirley earns Ray Kroc Award
Cassie Shirley, manager at Baytown McDonalds Store 20750 near 4503 Garth and Baker, is a 2007 Ray Kroc Award recipient, placing in the top 1 percent of McDonalds USA managers. The honor recognizes outstanding service and business results across the chain’s stores nationwide.
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McDonalds
Baytown
Cassie Shirley
Ray Kroc
Shirley
Garth and
Baker Roads
Earl Wurzbach
McDonald’s USA, Inc
Kroc
McDonald Brothers
Hamburger
San Bernadino
Calif
McDonald’s
Wurzbach
Joyce Pennington
Ronald McDonald
Chicago
Sheraton Hotels and Towers
Windy City
McDonalds USA
Don Thompson
Jan Fields
Pennington
McDonalds USA, Inc
Chevron
Garth
Baker
McDonalds.com
Baytown Community Calendar Seeks Civic Forum and Local Events
Council District 3 hosts a Civic Forum at Travis Elementary Library 100 Robin Rd 6 to 730 p.m. A Spring Revival runs today through May at Thompson Chapel CME Church 604 Martin Luther King St with nightly services at 7 p.m. Rev. Travis Morris of Austin speaks. Several community activities follow including bingo at Highlands Community Center 604 Highland Woods Dr at 1 p.m. and a 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church 505 Rollingbrook. City residents 50 and older may attend, with additional events at J.D. Walker Community Center 7613 Wade Rd Highlands Center 604 Highland Woods Dr and other local venues. Details: multiple phone numbers and addresses provided for event specifics.
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Council District
Travis Elementary Library
Robin Rd
Baytown
Thompson Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Martin Luther King St
Travis Morris
Austin
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook
Nick
JoAnn
Elaine
Today in History highlights from April 29 through the years
The page recalls April 29 events across history including the 1945 Dachau liberation and Hitler’s marriage, Joan of Arc's 1429 Orleans entry, 1968 Hair opening, Nixon 1974 transcripts, and 1992 LA riot verdict aftermath. It notes 10 years ago NAFTA tariff talks in Paris, 5 years ago captures linked to 9 11, and a 1 year ago Kansas City shooting with suspect killed.
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Dachau
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Adm
Karl Doenitz
Joan of Arc
Orleans
Maryland
House of Delegates
Dublin
Nixon
White House
Harold Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
Simi Valley
Calif
Rodney King
United States
Canada
Mexico
Paris
Waleed bin Attash
Baytown history snapshot spans schools farms and arbor day
A 1949 Ashbel Smith School nearing completion would house 150 fifth and sixth graders from Anson Jones School. A 1974 Baytown ordinance debate allowed live stock behind electric fences. 1976 honors classroom teacher Jackie Jenson. 2001 tree lovers celebrated Arbor Day at the Chandler Arboretum on Crosby Cedar Bayou. A Wooster School reopening followed preservation work. A Sunday photo shows Julia Campos making tortillas with Jose Moreno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbel Smith
Anson Jones
Baytown
Jackie Jenson
George and Freda Chandler
Crosby- Cedar Bayou Road
Wooster School
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Jim Finley
Wnsun.cor
Ing
Promise Center
Kentucky
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Ladies Bowling League
Max Bowl
Ward Rd
Mary Ann
Cowley
Happy Quilters
Crosby
Sterling Municipal Library
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
Market St
Leeann Fortune
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
N. Main
Chadd.net
Ward Parkway Center
Kansas City
David W. Logsdon
Associated Press
SUN History
Gene Fowler
Julia Campos
Jose Moreno
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