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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2008
Page
2
Natalie Whatley recalls storms past and present in Baytown as she and husband Jeff navigate hurricane season. She describes Rita and Edouard evacuations, long drives, and power outages, contrasting her cautious prep with his laid back approach. The piece blends weather worries with relationship dynamics.
Hundreds of kids enjoy a Saturday afternoon Back to School Celebration at San Jacinto Mall with a three hour luau featuring leis candy balloons face painting and 100 Noahs Ark stuffed animals. First 100 children receive a red ticket for a free plush frog and birth certificate. Noahs Ark Workshop owner Stacy Hajdik and staff guide kids in crafting their toys while Hot 95.7 FM promotes the event. The mall tallies around 200 children by 2 p.m. as tax free shopping for back to school looms statewide through the weekend.
Community listings note Baytown Little Theater hosting Seussical auditions rescheduled to Sunday August 10 at 7 p.m. at 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd Baytown TX 77521. Tickets for Chicago The Musical today at 2 30 p m cost 15 dollars with limited seating and BLT box office at 281 424 7617 or baytown little theater org.
A compact digest of notable past events on August 10 includes Polk signing the Smithsonian charter in 1846, the Tuileries attacks in 1792, Missouri's 1821 statehood, FDR's polio in 1921, Candid Camera debut in 1948, the DoD rename in 1949, the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, Reagan's 1988 restitution measure, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 1993 swearing in. Also noted are mine accidents in Indiana, films on local theater bills in 1950, Goose Creek policy reviews in 1990, and criminal trends in Baytown through 2002 and 2006, with a Santayana quote and Luke 13:24.
Baytown officials schedule a public hearing August 28 during the regular City Council meeting in Council Chambers. The meeting starts at 6 30 p m with the hearing at 6 40 p m. The Baytown Sun notes corrections are issued promptly and invites inquiries to managing editor David Bloom.
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