Baytown Cheers and Jeers Highlights Local Goodwill and Losses
The Sun salutes Baytown volunteers like Fletcher Hickerson a 91 year old Red Cross helper who logs 40 plus hours weekly since 1993 at the Bay Area office. Delta Kappa Gamma women educators honor Storybook Christmas aiding 1300 first graders with books. Steffani Box retires after 38 years at ExxonMobil Baytown, lauded for community service. Jeers warn vandalism of holiday decorations and North Little League Park. Submissions invited. published Mondays.
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Fletcher Hickerson
Baytown
North Bay Area
Red Cross
Hickerson
Bay Area
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Gamma Nu
Epsilon Psi
Delta Kappa Gamma Women Educators’ Society
Steffani Box
ExxonMobil
Box
Baytown Sun invites reader submissions and columns
The Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns on public interest topics up to 300 words for letters and 500 words for guest pieces. Submissions must be original, signed, include writer contact details, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or by fax or email.
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the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
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P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Bush speaks after Saddam capture in Iraq address
President Bush announces Saddam Hussein captured near Tikrit at about 8 30 p m Baghdad time praising the operation as a milestone for a free Iraq. He vows continued battle against terrorists while offering reassurance to Iraqis and pledging unwavering resolve in the war on terror.
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Bush
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
United States
Tikrit
Iraq
Middle East
United States of America
America
Sterling JROTC shines at Ross St. Sterling High School
A student praising the JROTC program at Ross S Sterling High School highlights frequent community service and competition success while requesting more coverage in The Baytown Sun to showcase the unit. The writer stresses pride in the program and seeks broader newspaper recognition.
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Baytown Sun
Ross St. Sterling High School
Time capsule highlights from Dec 15 history
On this date in history events include the 1791 Bill of Rights taking effect after Virginia ratification, the 1890 killing in Grand River Dakota Sioux by police, Dvorak's From the New World premiere rehearsal, Verdun victory in 1916, Jefferson Memorial groundbreaking in 1938, Glenn Miller disappearance in 1944, Eichmann death sentence in 1961, Gemini flights in 1965, Disney's death in 1966, U S China recognition move in 1978, Gore 2004 decision, and Japan's World Cup golf title in 1977.
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Virginia
Sitting Bull
Grand River
M.D
Anton Dvorak
New World
New York
Carnegie Hall
Verdun
Jefferson Memorial
Washington, D.C
Glenn Miller
English Channel
Paris
Adolf Eichmann
U.S
Walt Disney
Los Angeles
Carter
China
Taiwan
al Gore
CBS
60 Minutes
White House
Japan
Baytown notes span decades from Goodfellows to hospital buyout
Baytown history covers Goodfellows still short of 700 dollars in 1950 for toys, Crosby trustees meeting in 1973 on a yearbook funds audit, a 2.88 million bond sale planned in 1978, a 1990 push for a second fire station, a 1993 HUD grant for housing and job training, a 2001 San Jacinto Methodist Hospital purchase of Bay Coast Medical Center, and population projections adjusting 2020 Baytown figures to about 83,499 residents from a prior 118,792.
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Goodfellows
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Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Bay Coast Medical Center
Baytown City Hall and School Board Contacts and Meeting Times
A compiled list of Baytown City Hall and Goose Creek ISD and Barbers Hill district contacts. It includes addresses phone numbers and meeting times for city council school board Barbers Hill Board of Regents and related officials. Meetings are generally on the second and fourth Thursdays or Mondays at 6 30 p m.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria Ili
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
P.O. Box
Baytown
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
SLI S. Whiting
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
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North Little League Park
the Bartown Sun
Joseph Johan Kay Townsui
Vena
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Ca!ing
Venda Garner Cash
Gawd Bioars
Jogeth Lota
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finnley
Jane Howard Lee
Sean
Saddam
Sterling
City of
Goose Creek
Barbers Hill Isd
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu
Tim Sonnenberg
Anahuac SP
Ananhuac
Linda Kay Barnhart
Board of Trustees
Clint Fancher
Gayle Peveto
Allen Herrington
Thomas
Gene” Baker
Eddie Foster
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Barrow
Lee College
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