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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2007
Page
2
Tickets go on sale for the area’s first Diva Evening a West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce fundraiser. The August 23 event at Especial Events offers pampering shopping gifts games and “girl talk” with a Diva Hotline contact at 281 576 4400 for more information.
Winnie (Bilski) Johnson sends a Sisters Day message celebrating her eight sisters Mary Cathy Rosie Betty Linda Brenda Irene and Beverly. The siblings, who lost their mother three years ago, remain close and support one another.
Debbie and Rafael Pardo will dance the anniversary waltz on August 9 marking their years together. Bennie and Gabe Seago celebrate 27 years of marriage on July 6 with family and friends.
Baytown Sun notes August birthdays for Jessica Robertson Tony Palumbo Lupe and Pete Alfaro Kelly Martin and belated wishes for Mary Jane Lansford and Gabe Seago. Readers are invited to send birthday notices to sunnews baytownsun com for publication.
A Baytown safety group formed from Baytown Talk members plans a 7 p.m. meeting today at El Toro on Garth Road to discuss reducing crime after a recent assault at Barracuda Beach Club. Organizers aim to draft a plan before addressing the City Council and invite broader participation with reservations via Jerry Cates at 281-427-1112.
District 29 Congressman Gene Green will tour Baytown this week with a Chamber luncheon at Goose Creek Country Club 5000 Country Club Drive 11 30 a.m. The $15 cost and reservations via 281-422-8359 or tina bay townchamber.com. He will also host Town Hall meetings at Sterling Municipal Library Wilbanks Avenue including Wednesday 6 30 p.m. Topics include Health Centers Renewal Act energy security VA funding Medicare Modernization Act Head Start Act 2007 and SCHIP.
Highlands and Baytown area seniors and organizations list ongoing events at community centers libraries and clubs. Line dancing quilting card games bowling and baby time occupy mornings to afternoons with contact numbers for Baytown Chambers Crosby and LaPorte venues.
Lee College hosts a 7 a.m. business breakfast and networking workshop in the Phyllis Davis Conference Room. Guest John Shrader of Environmental Health discusses cleanup and health protection. Call 281-425-6309 for details. Also listed are local support and community groups with contact numbers.
On August 6 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare caused massive deaths. Other events include execution by electric chair in 1890, Cy Young’s early wins, Gertrude Ederle swimming the English Channel, Warner Brothers Vitaphone debut, the Voting Rights Act signing in 1965, Pope Paul VI's death in 1978, and the Jarvik artificial heart case in 1986. A year ago BP shut down Prudhoe Bay's biggest oilfield after a pipeline leak.
A look back at local history notes highlights mileage rate changes for Humble Oil and General Tire area residents in 1949, the Historic Oiler Theater fire in 1974, Baytown police pay and staffing shifts in 1989, and the 2003 resignation of Baytown Fire Chief Dale Palmer.
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