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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2003
Page
6
Sometime between 4 30 p m Saturday and 2 p m Sunday a 500 m sound equipment was stolen from the North Little League Park in the 300 block of Lynchburg Cedar Bayou Road About 15000 in other unspecified equipment was damaged during the burglary.
A Houston man reported 1326 dollars in items stolen from his truck during a birthday party in the 3200 block of Indiana. Baytown police arrested a man for 61 dollars of goods stolen at Foleys and recovered items. a Marshall's theft led to another shoplifting charge for 114 dollars. A 16 year old female reported a sexual assault on Oct. 7 in the 00 block of Northwood. investigation ongoing.
A blue Chevy rammed into an apartment in the 3700 block of Decker Drive on Sunday. driver and passenger fled after impact. Baytown police logged 105 calls from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday including alarms, auto thefts, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, mischief, disturbances, a sexual assault, thefts, major and minor accidents. Police Beat notes tips via Crime Stoppers at 281-472-TIPS and police site.
The Baytown Nature Center Journal lists birds spotted at the center including pied-billed grebe brown pelican double crested cormorant neotropic cormorant great blue heron snowy egret black crowned night heron gadwall green winged teal and more. An otter is noted among animals and several experiences describe a white winged dove flock near Crow Road Trail a hooded merganser with a white cockade and a red belled woodpecker seen quietly in a tree. The center sits on IE Shreck Avenue off Bayway Drive.
Baytown firefighters urge residents to donate canned goods and non perishables as part of a holiday collection effort. Items collected at schools are taken to the main site for distribution, with more details from the Baytown Fire Department at 281 422 2311.
Baytown hosts a food drive at Wal-Mart 4900 Garth Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday with proceeds staying in Baytown for the Missouri Street Church of Christ food pantry. Anahuac ASAs Christmas tree lighting, with choir, band, and Santa in a fire truck, is Thursday at 5 30 p.m. at Chambers House. A Storybook Christmas distributes two books per first grader with three sponsorship levels. Wheelers for Wishes Show and Shine December 13 at San Jacinto Mall East raises funds for Pasadena area children. Gift gallery at Bayland Island Pavilion runs through December 14. Baytown Cares turkey sale delivers proceeds for underprivileged children, with smoked turkeys $30. Library programs schedule children's events December 16 17 with closures December 18. Anahuac High School Project Graduation Christmas Extravaganza December 13 includes breakfast with Santa and auctions. Beach City hosts a two day Santa on the Bay parade with candy and canned food donations before Christmas.
County officials led by Donald Brandon outlined the Western Chambers County Transportation Plan with state input but funding limits in the Beaumont district hinder progress. Officials say 11 roads west of the Trinity are congested, notably I 10, FM 565, EM 1409, and EM 563. A settlement talk in the Veron Coates case was tabled as his attorney was not prepared.
The Texas Department of Transportation assigns levels A to F for road service. West Chambers County roads show poor levels on several segments including I 10 from Loop 207 to FM 1409, FM 1409 from IH 1409 to FM 1942, SH 146 from Herris County Line to Loop 207, Loop 207 from SH 446 to FM 565, FM 565 from SH 146 to RM 3180, and FM 565 to Fisher Road Spur 55.
Goose Creek school board weighs five rezoning options and seeks administration guidance before a final vote. Toby York says staff will research options and a Jan workshop is planned while they consider enrollment targets and timelines for a high school and potential bond. Bowman notes district wealth shifts and a $440,959 transfer to offset excess funds with Laredo and Harris County education bodies. The next board meeting is Jan. 12.
The school board discussed options including consolidating two high schools into a single ninth and tenth grade campus and a separate eleventh and twelfth grade campus. It also considered doing nothing, creating three separate ninth through twelfth campuses, or forming one ninth grade center with two ten through twelve campuses. Administrators were instructed to research the two latter options.
Finley notes a cooked Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece photographed for a wartime image, described as perfect and Norman Rockwell like, but it was not actually served to troops that day. The piece questions media use and White House credibility amid wartime scrutiny.
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