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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2007
Page
1
Baytown community appeals for donations to the Goodfellows toy drive as the annual effort nears its Christmas goal. Since 1931 the program has aided local children, but this year it is more than $14,000 short. donations by check to Goodfellows PO Box 425, Baytown, TX 77522 are requested.
In the Seasons Greetings section the Baytown Sun highlights what local children want for Christmas. The page features short notes from youngsters, expressing wants and hopes for gifts, family cheer, and holiday goodwill.
The 9A report notes sunny periods with partial cloud cover. A high near 62 and a low around 47 degrees are expected, with breezes light and conditions favorable for outdoor plans.
Knox Beavers, longtime Rotarian and Baytown civic volunteer, died at 90. He never missed a weekly Rotary meeting, with 58 years of perfect attendance, inspiring the Knox Beavers Perfect Attendance Award for Goose Creek students. Born in Mississippi, he moved to Baytown, attended Lee High School, studied at Mississippi State, worked at Humble and retired as an Exxon Mobil supervisor in 1982.
Sharon Jenkins faced grim news as her husband Leslie Jenkins, 56, suffered a stroke at home after a day of work on deck and fence projects. He spent years as a Robert E. Lee halfback and Prairie View alum before the Feb. 23 2006 event. doctors urged hope but prognosis remained poor. The couple, longtime Baytown residents with children Jerald and Nell, describe a life built here.
Grant Mathews from the University of Notre Dame argues the biblical star was an unusual alignment of planets the sun and the moon around Jesus birth. He notes Kepler suggested a Mars Jupiter Saturn conjunction in 7 B.C. but adds NASA data helped refine the view.
Baytown organizers of the Bayou Bowl announced a 33 000 donation to Shriners Hospitals for Children Houston and Galveston. The money largely came from the 151 players and 25 celebrities in the Celebrity Golf Tournament, boosting funds for underprivileged kids and enhancing event sponsorship and recognition.
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