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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2009
Page
1
After tonight's BCS Championship Game the football season winds down for all but a few weary souls including Baytown's Charles Godfrey. The hurry-up Sooners and speedy Gators meet tonight for the title in a highly anticipated matchup.
Police searched Tuesday for two men linked to separate robberies targeting a resident in the 1000 block of Carver and a 48 year old woman walking near a church parking lot on North Pruett Street. One suspect struck the first victim with a gun and demanded money while the other approached the woman asking to use a phone before the attack.
William B. Travis Elementary students opened 18 boxes of school supplies sent from River Valley High School in Yuba City California. Counselor Sally Capetillo said the boxes arrived after a storm relief effort sparked by Hurricane Ike. The boxes contained more than 100 book bags and assorted supplies, brightening the students as they waited to view the contents.
The city will repair a sixteen inch water main at 4234 Decker Drive. Water will be off about 11 a.m. for four to six hours. Homes apartments and businesses from Decker Drive to Village Lane will be affected. Call 281-420-5317 for details. James Kingsmill donates Ike: Stories of the Storm to REL Academic Deans Susan Passmore and Laura Reyes.
James Kingsmill, a Leegrad and Robert E Lee High School graduate, is published in Ike Stories of the Storm from The Galveston Daily News. The volume chronicles Hurricane Ike from tropical low to landfall in Galveston with regional photos and essays. Kingsmill’s piece “Bolivar Light will still shine” appears in Chapter 3 Devastation detailing Point Bolivar history.
Aaron George, a 75-year-old Baytown resident and former Marine, reports three years of window and vehicle grime driven by southerly winds. He suffers COPD, diabetes, and heart disease, relies on portable oxygen, and seeks relief from ongoing pollution near his Country Club area home. The source notes the wind direction as a key factor and describes his daily health challenges.
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