First day school tips from local officials
Local officials in Anahuac Crosby and Barbers Hill urge parents and students to prepare for the first day. Superintendent Linda Kay Barnhart stresses eight to ten hours of sleep and meeting teachers to work as a team. Crosby Superintendent Don Hendrix warns to drive slowly near buses and enforce bus stop safety with fines. Barbers Hill plans a smooth opening with new cell phone rules. Crosby already restricts use during instructional time.
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Anahuac
Linda Kay Barnhart
Anahutic
Barbers Hill
Crosby
Goose Creek
Barnhart
Don Hendrix
Hendrix
Tim Sonnenberg
Sonnnenberg
TEPPCO to expand brine storage in Mont Belvieu
TE Products Pipeline Company plans a 24 acre brine pond north of I 10 and west of Highway 146 boosting storage to over 11 million barrels of salt water. The project, including mitigation for wetlands, awaits Army Corps review with a potential April 2003 completion and an August 30 comment deadline.
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Mont Belvieu
TE Products Pipeline Company
Interstate 10
Highway 146
Teppcq
Kathleen Sauve
Teppco
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Marilyn Uhrich
Denise Sloan
Ceswgpe RE
US Army Corp of Engineers
Galveston
Sterling High School hosts first ever fish camp for freshmen
Sterling High School held its inaugural fish camp with over 300 students to ease the junior high transition. Ranger Leaders led groups through tours of the East Annex and a fashion show while highlighting campus traditions and leadership aims. Seniors hope to build lasting mentorship and school involvement as freshmen start on Monday.
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Baytown — Ross
Sterling High School
Ranger
Susan Jackson
Sterling
Jackson
East Annex
Ranger Leaders
Goose Creek
Sterling Band
Robert E. Lee High School
Police Beat: Suspect Arrested After Weekend Incidents
A 44-year-old man was arrested Saturday on Class C assault charges after allegedly punching his wife. A separate incident: a man fleeing police wrecked on West Narro Street and Lee Drive, sending him to a Houston hospital by ambulance. Earlier a woman reported being punched and robbed of her checkbook containing cash and cards. In Baker Road’s 3700 block a washer and dryer business was burglarized with two TVs and cash stolen and doors smashed.
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Houston
West Narro Street
Lee Drive
Baker Road
Baytown Police Respond to 184 Calls in 24 Hour Period
Baytown police reports show 184 calls for service from 6 am Friday to 6 am Saturday including 14 alarms three assaults two auto thefts sex burglaries 20 disturbances three forgeries 12 thefts 16 minor vehicle accidents and four major accidents. Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips and callers remain anonymous. For more information call 281-427-TIPS.
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Baytown
Girl Scouts recruit rally across multiple Houston area sites
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council invite girls ages 5 to 17 to join with a 7 dollar annual registration. Events include Aug 27 at 7 p.m. in Richter Elementary cafeteria Dayton and Sept 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Barbers Hill Primary cafeteria Mont Belvieu plus Sept 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dayton Park Apartments. Call 1 800 392 4340 for details.
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Girl Scouts of
Richter Elementary
Dayton Park
Community Calendar Highlights Arts and Local Gatherings
Baytown events include Linda Koenig chosen August Artist of the Month at Art League with her oil Leaving Eagle Lake on display at Sterling Library through Aug 31. Other happenings: men's fellowship at Memorial Assembly of God, Mother Goose Time for babies, rhythm walking at Crosby Center, RAVE program at Sterling Library, and community bridge at Baytown Center. Various clubs, stories, classes, and fundraisers listed with contact numbers.
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Linda Koenig
Baytown
Art League of
Memorial Assembly of God
N. Alexander Drive
Fred Sneed
Sterling Municipal Library
Market St
Baytown Community Center
St. John's
L Ions Club
Baytown Lions Club
Ryan's
Garth Road
Crosby Library
Hare Road
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Allyson Gonzalez
Danielle Lynch
Flipflops
Fish Camp
Sterling Camp
Girl Scouts
Rhythm Walking
Crosby Community Center
United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Peggy Crawley
Joy Lamb
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Karen
Kit
Ross S. Sterling High School
Stars
Rooster’s
Sterling Band of Stars
Baytown Lodge
A.F. & A.M Baytown
Alvis L. Mabry
Masonic District No
Eddie V. Gray
Wetlands Center
Market Street
VFW
N. Main
Ryan’s
Robert E. Lee
Ross
Call
Happy Quitters
Wayne Gray Recreational Center
East Road
Pat Holmes
J.B. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
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