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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2007
Page
1
Lee graduate Rashad Mohammed has wasted little time making an impact at the collegiate level for the Southern University track team.
John DeRulle, head football and baseball coach at BCA, will resign from coaching duties to take an administrative position at John Carroll Catholic School in Birmingham, Alabama. He departs after years leading both programs and transitions to school administration.
The annual Goodfellows drive begins as a Baytown holiday staple with over 70 years of helping local youngsters. Donations can be sent to Goodfellows PO Box 425 Baytown TX 77522. Checks should be made out to Goodfellows. For information call 281 424 5752 or 281 422 8302.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Emma Taylor Christi Marie Virginia Patton and Mae Overstreet, brief memorials noting passing and families left behind.
A morning weather note reports rain in the area with mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures reach a high near 62 and a low around 53.
Goose Creek and Baytown Police warn parents and students after two reports of an Hispanic man in a red four door vehicle approaching schoolchildren at bus stops in West Baytown and near South Pruett. Police urge awareness, reporting, and avoiding strangers, while Goose Creek schools issue safety notices and heighten staff vigilance.
Romeisha Simmons, a Baytown mother of a 4 year old, received a refurbished car after a nine year program by Bates Custom & Collision. The firm, led by Lee Bates and Leila Bates, has donated vehicles to Head Start families through the Acoat National Benevolence Program and Responsible Parenting Awards, expanding to two cars at two locations. The reveal took place on North Main Street as Simmons awaited her first look at the gift that will shuttle her to KinderCare and Head Start.
Students from Robert E Lee and Ross Sterling High Schools attended the groundbreaking as Goose Creek ISD launches a 10-acre agriscience center on John Martin Road near Wallisville Road. Superintendent Barbara Sultis notes the site will soon house animals and classrooms for animal sciences and FFA, with construction set to start in January.
Goose Creek schools report progress on Board Goal No 3 to curb discipline problems and standardize enforcement across campuses. Deputy superintendent Toby York notes overall incidents in the second six weeks are down from last year, with elementary cases dropping to 1482 from 1938 and fights down to 69 from 183, while acknowledging progress remains incomplete and preventative measures need strengthening.
Pelican Junction manager Rocky Strange partners with the City of Baytown and Santa Claus to start a Christmas tradition. The inaugural Cruisin Texas Toy Run departs Pelican Junction at 12 30 PM on December 22 with classic cars motor bikes and a Baytown fire truck. It ends at the Baytown Community Center at 1 PM delivering toys for area elementary students.
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