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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 2008
Page
1
In the Gary Herrington Invitational opener, Lee built a 6-0 lead but lost to Spring 13 to 7. Lee resumes at noon today against Dayton with another tournament game on the schedule.
The Baytown Symphony will perform two concerts over the next two weeks. The first is set for 2 30 p m this Sunday at the Lee College Sports Complex. Performers include Robert Harris Annie Belle Overstreet Aldin Jerrie Clark.
A brief weather note reports mostly cloudy skies with a scattered shower. The forecast calls for a high around 73 and a low near 60 with light winds and improving conditions later.
Baytown Parks and Recreation announces plans for July 3 and 4 at Bicentennial Park featuring country star Tracy Byrd headlining the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration. Byrd, famed for Watermelon Crawl and Keeper of the Stars, makes his first headline appearance in Baytown with other performers joining the festive event.
Baytown City Council unanimously adopts an ordinance regulating garage sales. It imposes a $5 permit fee and limits residents to two sales per year. The measure, Baytown’s first garage sale regulation, sets rules on duration, posting signs, and permit deposits.
Voters rush to cast ballots before Election Day with Texas and Ohio high on the primary calendar. The piece notes McCain leading the Republican race but a tight Texas contest as Vermont and Rhode Island also hold primaries. See voting on page 3A.
Harris County voters may vote today at the Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chambers County residents vote at the Cedar Bayou Annex on SH 146. Early voting is available at the Mont Belvieu annex and the county courthouse in Anahuac.
The North Bay Branch of the American Red Cross launched its first Heroes Campaign a month long effort to raise a thousand dollars or more from local heroes including individuals organizations and businesses. Baytown aims for twenty five thousand with Mayor Stephen DonCarlos and Richard Moody leading. Bayer Corp donated the first thousand and about 30 teams are lined up including Ross S Sterling High School's Red Cross Club. The drive starts Sunday as National Red Cross Month begins with candy sales and games planned.
The article explains leap year rules: most years divisible by 4 are leap years, but century years are not unless divisible by 400. It notes 1700 1800 1900 are not leap years, while 1600 and 2000 are. It also describes why we add a day every four years to align with the solar year, which is about 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds longer than 365 days.
In Baytown, Leap Day births stand out as 21st birthdays multiplied by four, with Ernestine Bright noting the math while Wanda Sanders reaches age 20 in Leap year terms. The city pauses to honor Feb 29, the calendar’s rare extra day.
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