Baytown Chamber Leader Tracey Wheeler Honored
Tracey Wheeler, longtime Baytown Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, is celebrated for 42 years of service and extensive community leadership. Stakeholders describe her as the chamber personified, guiding boards and civic groups while growing the organization’s role in economic and community development.
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Emmett Hutto
Fritz Lanham
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Bill Conway
Charles Shaffer
Bill Cates
Lee College
Eddie Gray
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Edwards honored with generator gift for fallen Marine in Baytown
Veteran and former Marine Edwards, severely burned in Iraq, received a CenterPoint Energy Standby Generator Power a Hero award at a Veterans Day ceremony. He later died from complications of combat injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Texas Sentinels Foundation and Bank of America funded a home for his family, and community support remains ongoing as relatives cope with grief.
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Veteran suicide rates rise despite care efforts
Department of Veterans Affairs data show about 22 veterans die by suicide daily, roughly one every 65 minutes. Male veterans under 30 increased 44 percent 2009 to 2011, women up 11 percent, while VA health system patients decreased. About five of the daily 22 deaths involve VA patients, with factors linked to combat return experiences.
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Missing brains at University of Texas Austin puzzle researchers
About 100 brains are missing from UT Austin, roughly half the preserved brain collection. One believed to belong to the clock tower sniper Charles Whitman may be among them. Curators say brains were moved from basement storage and unknown who took them. university vows investigation and continued use of remaining specimens for teaching.
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Veterans face suicide risk among young male veterans
The pressures of civilian life and injuries including PTSD drive veterans to take their own lives. Veterans Affairs runs a 24/7 hotline, the Veterans Crisis Hotline, at 1-800-273-8255 with press 1 for assistance.
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Grammy nominated group to perform for fundraiser
A seventh annual Christmas Benefit Dance will be hosted by Christmas Para Los Ninos at Nuevo Leon Hall Baytown on Friday. Avizo will perform and FM 104.9 DJ Notorious will spin during intermissions. Proceeds support local children through gifts and the Christmas drive.
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Baytown Museum Hosts 28th Christmas Tree Fantasy Open House
Santa and Mrs. Claus led the holiday event as Baytown residents voted for favorite trees at the museum. Local groups such as Baytown Christian Academy and the Noon Pilot Club decorated entries, with voting running through Dec. 13. Winners receive a plaque and photo in the newspaper. The museum is at 220 West Defoe Street and open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. Call 281-427-8768 for details.
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Park Planting Drive Seeks Volunteers for Tree Project
An ExxonMobil Unidad Park tree planting effort resumes with the mayor and council members urging community volunteers to join Johnson in planting remaining trees.
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Unidad Park
Johnson
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