Baytown selects Randy Peter Cole as purchasing chief
Baytown school board votes unanimously to hire Randy Peter Cole as director of purchasing. He will start March 2 with a base salary of 42000. Cole, 35, has served as Baytown city purchasing agent since 1982 and held multiple city roles since 1973. The district also announces A David Sherron, current director of purchasing and security, named president of Baytown Teachers Credit Union.
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Lanham 2s keys to Baytown's future
Baytown faces five years of securing jobs and affordable municipal services as City Manager Fritz Lanham urges economic diversification. The Baytown Area West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation aims to attract industry, while the Fred Hartman Bridge project and Grand Parkway expansion promise more growth.
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Interstate 10
Baytown approves 1987 88 school calendar
The Baytown school board approved the 1987 88 calendar with a Sept 1 start date to precede Labor Day. The plan covers 175 student days and 18 holidays, plus four in service days and four teacher work days. School begins August 24 to 31 and ends May 27 with makeup days possible for weather.
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Credit where it's due on Pearce Street Journal ad
An apparent advertising slogan from a Pearce Street Journal page promotes a loan company, claiming to serve the man who has everything yet has not paid for it. The brief note attributes the line to FH.
Around Town Highlights and Local Notables
Baytonian Bill McFerren remains at Hermann Hospital with serious injuries from the January 4 car wreck. Erin Herrington demonstrates a new walking method. Kevin Borgfeld named ambassador for the University of Houston. Charles Probst discusses his new granddaughter. Darshana De Silva makes a request. Jerry Lyons sends a special delivery after hearing a comment. Susan Moore prepares for a workshop. Tim Young earns praise as a supervisor. Grace Chen tackles a big project. Kenneth Mayo hopes to feel better soon. Vernon and Sheila Williams take a final vacation day. Pete Blatchley brings ingredients for an evening gathering. Virginia Sherry keeps readers informed with the latest news.
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Weather Update and Local Teasers
Partly cloudy with a low near freezing for Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy Thursday with a high in the low 50s and a 20 percent rain chance. From 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday, the high was 53 and the low 34.
BAWA weighs new customers for water service expansion
Baytown Area Water Authority directors and Plant Manager Herb Thomas discuss expanding service west of the San Jacinto River and north of I 10 to reach more customers. January production averaged 8.63 million gallons daily. plant capacity 13 million. Max test run hit 19 million gallons for eight hours. Highest monthly average was 10.8 million in July 1986. Current customers include Baytown, Harris County Fresh Water District 1 Highlands, FWD 1A McNair, FWD 27 Coady, FWD 3 north of I 10 and west of Garth Road, and Meadowlake Village MUD. Possible servicing of subdivisions along U S Highway 90. pipeline costs discussed. Newport development north Crosby mentioned as inquiry.
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Baytown Area Water Authority
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Go Texan committee selects Kelli Hardin for Baytown scholarship
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo names Kelli Jean Hardin winner of the Baytown Go Texan Committee’s 1987 livestock show scholarship. A Ross S Sterling High senior and National Merit Commended Student, she plans animal science at Texas A&M University.
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Texas seeks project nod for super collider site
Gov. Bill Clements says two Texas regions Dallas Fort Worth and the Austin Houston Bryan corridor have strong chances to host the superconducting supercollider, a multibillion dollar research project. Officials cite a cost between 6 and 10 billion dollars and describe it as the largest science instrument ever built.
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