I Failed Shop Class and Survived the Smoke Alarm Tale
Jim Finley recalls a rambunctious high school shop teacher EE Smith and a late night smoke alarm mishap. He admits lacking carpentry and mechanical skills while his wife Margie fixes problems, including removing a smoke alarm battery after chirps. He recalls kidnapping his project chair years earlier with a friend, sparking a local mayor’s son anecdote.
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FE Smith
Mr. Smith
Margie
Bob Vila
EE. Smith
Brazil
Martha Stewart
Tim the Toolman Taylor
Charlie Mayer
Mr Smith
Charlie
America
Ashley-Wilson Road
Baytown Council Issues Bonds for City Projects
Baytown officials approve a series of bonds and certificates of obligation funded projects over five years. Key items include street rehabilitation worth 4 million, detention land acquisition at 250000, storm drainage upgrades, fire apparatus replacement, wireless network expansion, GIS mapping, and sewer system rehabilitations across multiple sites and facilities.
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Baytown
Monte Mercer
Mercer
Baytown Area
Sion
Fugra-Bre
Rollingwood
Crestway
Carver
Travis
Gccisd
Craigmont Subdivision
Pinehurst
Craigmont
East District
Big Missouri
Force Main
Huggins Street
Jim Liddell
Jim. Liddell
Baytownsun
Chambers County Victims Services runs stuffed animal drive
Victims Services in Chambers County collects plush toys to aid victims of violent crimes. Donation barrels are at local banks, with Sheriff Montee Kreuzer Jr stating the gifts help deputies at scenes. Contact Donna Racca at (409) 267-8331 for details. Some barrels are located at SouthTrust Bank and Barbers Hill Banking Center in Mont Belvieu.
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Chambers ‘County
Donna Racca
Victim Services
Baytovn
SouthTrust Bank
Eaglé Drive
Barbers Hill
Eagle Drive
Mont Belvieu
Veronica Perez
Debbie Michalsky
Larry Fechner Sr
Chambers County Victims Services
Crime Stoppers seeks help with fugitives in Baytown
Baytown Crime Stoppers seeks public help to locate four fugitives all wanted for felonies. David Gene Smith 19 is wanted for possession of a controlled substance. Jairo Vazquez Luna 46 is wanted for driving while under the influence. Karon Cashmere Jones 26 is wanted for delivery of marijuana. Santiago Garcia Jr. 18 is wanted for possession of a controlled substance. Call (281) 427 TIPS. all callers匿名. The fugitives also appear on the Baytown Police site.
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Baytown
David Gene Smith
Jairo Vazquez Luna
Karon Cashmere Jones
Santiago Garcia Jr
Baytown Police
Police
Baytown.org
Train engineer arrested after parking train at street intersection
A Houston Union Pacific train driver, 33, refused to identify himself after parking the locomotive at J B Lefevre Road and Market Street for longer than the legal ten minutes. Police cited a second railroad worker for the traffic stop before booking the engineer. Bail set at 325 dollars. Separately, two thieves broke into a Baytown car on Garth Street, stealing a purse containing 300 dollars. Crystal Lynn Burnham was arrested at Decker Drive on Harris County felony drug warrants after officers forced entry to her apartment. She was jailed at Harris County Jail.
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Houston
Union Pacific
J.B. Lefevre
Market Street
Baytown
Garth
Harris County
Crystal Lynn Burnham
Decker Drive
Burnham
Mont Belvieu Police Seek Tips On Convenience Store Robbery
Mont Belvieu police ask residents to contact Crime Stoppers or the department at 281 576 2417 with any tips after a masked man fled a local convenience store on FM 565 and Loop 207 at about 4 55 p m Saturday, taking undisclosed merchandise. Surveillance shows two vehicles turning at the intersection as he ran away. Callers may remain anonymous.
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Mont Belvieu
Conenience
FM 565
Loop 207
Bruce Oliphant
Oliphant
Woman Injured After Block Garth Car Crash
A Channelen man faced charges after a failure to stop incident tied to a multivehicle crash in the 6800 block of Garth. A 22-year-old Cadillac driver and a Lexus were involved, with responders tending to injuries at the scene.
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Baytown
W. Humble Avenue
Channelen
Garth
Gene Set
GNGMA
Baytown Police Describe Wide Range of Incidents
The Baytown Police Department reports a busy period with 149 calls including sight alarms and eight disturbances. The roster includes a sexual assault, four others, a major accident and five minor accidents, indicating a varied crime and incident load.
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Baytown
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Local clubs and classes
Community calendar lists events at United Way Building Decker Drive Arboretum Chandler Arboretum Bays, TOPS Baytown Community Center and ExxonMobil Retiree Club. Qvery 42 meets St Johns United Methodist. Bingo and gymnastics classes at Baytown venues. Story time at Sterling Library. Quilt Guild Lions Club Garden Club Kiwans meeting Grandmothers Club Toddler Time Ballroom Dancing MOM meetings Jazzercise Third Agers meeting Baytown area groups host monthly sessions with contact numbers.
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DePelchin Children's Center
United Way
Decker Drive
Arboretum Board
George and Freda Chandler Arboretum
Eddie V. Gray
Market St
Baytown
ExxonMobil
Tejas
Baytown Community Center
Jim Fintey
Sun
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander
Call
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation
Wayne Gray Recreation Center
East Road
Sterling Municipal Library
North Channel
Sterling Wood Baptist Church
Scotter
Beltway 8
Patsy Chastang
Lee O'Brian
Lions Club
Beach City
Minetta
Goose Creek Country Club
Grandmothers Club
Baytown Grandmothers Club
Golden Corral
Garth
Pauline Cutberth
Edith Walker
Municipal Library
Market’ St
Baytown and
San Jacinto Methodist ‘ Hospital
St. John's
United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Peggy Crawley
Joy Lamb
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Jfintey
Council
Victims Services
Pouce
San Jacinto Hospital
Knights of Columbus
Rheoes Center
Jerri Read
Eugenia Jones
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