10 Dec 2003
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2003
Page
1
Robert E. Lee High School performing arts invites elementary and junior students to audition for The Wizard of Oz. Auditions for the Munchkins and Flying Monkeys chorus are Thursday at 4 p.m. in the choir room. Call director Rosemary Calico-Hopson at 281-420-4535 for details.
Anahuac City Council approved stricter rules for manufactured and mobile homes and raised the inspection fee from 250 to 325 dollars. The measure adds Zone 2 building standards and bans additions to such homes, while councilor Moore abstained. A tax-freeze proposal for elderly and disabled is introduced for later action.
Between 1997 and 2002 Baytown averaged 2.8 murders yearly. This year two double murders probe similarities and differences. Both victims were shot in their affluent homes and shared a lead investigator and prosecutor, while motives differ. On June 16 police arrested William Chamblin for the killings of his wife Laura and daughter Marie, after a 911 call.
ExxonMobil Baytown honors West Baytown Civic Association as 2003 Refiner of the Year in a bilingual ceremony at Goose Creek Country Club. De Mahieu notes the group’s work to improve life in Baytown’s historic West Baytown neighborhood and its origins linked to Humble Oil housing efforts.
City Council weighs replacing the Crime Control and Prevention District half cent sales tax with street repair levies. A quarter or eighth cent tax could fund about six miles of road work annually, using roughly 1.5 million dollars in funds, but new road construction is not allowed. City Manager Gary Jackson cautioned against full reconstruction.
The Art League of Baytown hosts a Senior Citizen's Day sale at the gallery on 2641 S Hwy 146 Bayland Island Waterfront Pavilion Marina. Seniors receive a 10 percent discount on all items from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Details on page SA.
First graders in Mrs. Hargrove's class at Barbers Hill Primary gather around for three versions of the gingerbread man. Jenna Hampton, seven, enjoys puppets and story contrasts. Students discuss endings characters and differences as part of a reading activity.
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