Firefighters aid stray kitten and Baytown riders head to Sturgis
Firefighters from Station 2 Cshift answered a call to save a stray kitten trapped beneath a car. Seven Baytown-area residents will ride motorcycles to the 66th Sturgis Rally in North Dakota, including four Baytown Police officers and three locals. J.R. Miller co organizes the trip and says the rally is the place to be.
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Ryan Tucker
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Baytown Teachers Attend Lamar Campus Conference on English Learner Math
Baytown educators from Fine-tuning High School and Sterling and Lee districts gathered at Lamar University in Beaumont for a Texas State University System Mathematics for English Learners initiative training. Participants included Sandra Whitley Sally Black Judy Bender Nicholas Sahawatana Cynthia Tijerina and Sherry Burr. Nearby civic notes mark birthdays and anniversaries for Tony Palumbo August 8 Center Point leader David Baker August 9 Pete and Lupe Alfaro August 10 and 12 Kelly Martin August 12 and Debbie and Rafael Pardo August 9. Send Around Town items to sunnews baytownsun com.
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Judy Bender
Lee
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Cynthia Tijerina
Sherry Burr
Justice of the Peace
Tony Palumbo
Center Point
David Baker
Lupe
Pete Alfaro
Pete
Kelly Martin
Back to School Shoe Giveaway At Baytown Center
Baytown Resource and Assistance Center hosted its annual back to school shoe giveaway on Friday morning supplying 212 students with vouchers redeemable at Sears in San Jacinto Mall. Kiwanis Club led sponsorship with 200 bags of supplies as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lee College Educational Opportunity Center and Sterling Municipal Library assisted. Parents queued as early as 1 a.m. for the 7 a.m. start. Executive director Richard Moody praised record volunteer turnout and smooth operation. The event happens first Friday of August at the United Way building on Decker.
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Sears
San Jacinto Mall
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Big Sisters
Lee College Educational Opportunity Center
Sterling Municipal Library
Richard Moody
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Decker
Community Calendar highlights local group meetings and classes
Highlands High Flyers meet at San Jacinto Community Center at 10 a.m. Baytown Police Chief Byron Jones speaks on the Citizens Police Academy with a Q A session. Rotary volunteers schedule and quilting guild meet at St Mark's United Methodist. Seniors join line dancing quilting and card games at Highlands centers. Crosby and Sterling libraries offer classes for art and babies time for infants to 18 months. Call numbers provided for details.
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History item highlights Aug 7 events in 1942 1782 1989
On August 7 1942 U S forces landed at Guadalcanal marking the first major allied Pacific offensive. In 1782 George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart. In 1989 a plane carrying Congressman Mickey Leland disappeared over Ethiopia with no survivors. NASA researchers in 1996 presented life on Mars case.
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Baytown Through the Years: Key Local Milestones
Highlights from Baytown history note events such as a two day telephone outage in 1950 due to a hot underground cable, a 1975 raise of 1400 dollars for Baytown teachers, Goose Creek district rezoning inquiries in 2002 examining Lee and Sterling high schools, and 2003 Lee College recognition for service technology degrees ranking sixth nationally. The quotes and Bible verse included reflect cultural touchpoints of the era.
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Sterling
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