18 Aug 2016
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2016
Page
1
RSS preps for Ft Bend Golf Journey aims to raise funds for athletic scholarships. Organizers seek players sponsors and volunteers to support the event and its charitable goal. The program targets local youths and features a community outreach component alongside competition.
The weekly dining tour visits Olive Garden as part of a citywide trend highlighting popular chains. Food writers note menu variety, family friendly atmosphere, and the tour’s aim to spotlight local eateries through guided tastings and chef insights.
Page 3 obituary notices announce the deaths of Elizabeth Kirkland Edith Kershaw Brenda Thornhill and Clarence Hall Jr. with brief biographical details and survivor notes. The notices memorialize each individual and mark their passing in the local newspaper.
A concise scripture-style verse echoes the theme of partial understanding giving way to full knowledge. It reflects on perception now and clarity to come, likening present insight to a mirror and future sight to revelation. The passage emphasizes intimate knowledge shared in a divine knowing.
Baytown officials report progress on a citywide traffic light synchronization program using Synchrogreen adaptive timing at nine intersections from Massey Tompkins Road to Interstate 10 and along Garth Road from High 146 to I 10. Director Jose Pastrana notes the system adjusts signals to match traffic, using a cell phone based tracking method to gauge travel times. See traffic page 7.
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital in Baytown will mark National Breastfeeding Month with a 10 am to noon event at the Garth Road campus. In the Reilly Pavilion, Katie Garza Mrs. USA 2015 will speak on human milk donation as nurses and local advocates from Baytown Breastfeeding Friends join to support the milk donation depot now the 32nd in the U.S.
Breastfeeding builds an emotional mother infant bond and protects against respiratory infections ear infections and gastrointestinal diseases. It lowers infant mortality and reduces obesity risk later in life while lowering mothers risk of type 2 diabetes and certain cancers. It also saves formula costs and reduces environmental waste. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises exclusive breastfeeding for about six months, then continued breastfeeding with complementary foods to at least 12 months or longer as desired.
Lee College's wellness center may host city hall employees as part of a build ing committee discussion led by Pete Alfaro. City Manager Rick Davis asked about usage patterns and parking impact, noting the center runs 5 30 a m to 8 p m five days a week and is lightly used after 5 p m. Regular students lack free access, but CE students and community members can sign up, with parking to be shifted to a Lee Drive lot past the railroad tracks to avoid student spaces.
Quinton Collins in Baytown learned his four bedroom Crosby house on FM 1942 was on fire after a call. The Aug. 6 blaze destroyed the uninsured residence where he lived 22 years and left him with nothing. Fire Marshal investigators have not yet determined a cause. Collins’ grandfather Jerome Ulrich was inside when firefighters rescued him. See fire page 7.
Baytown and nearby areas recorded 2.5 to 4.5 inches of rain this week with minor flooding per the Baytown Office of Emergency Management. Deputy coordinator Ryan Holzaepfel said there were no roadway closures and no major issues, though some minor flooding was observed. In Mount Belvieu and Anahuac totals reached 2 to 4 inches this week.
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