Baytown drag strip muddies tough economy with upgrades
Houston Raceway Park at FM 565 west Chambers County completed luxury suite remodeling and installed Museo Lighting System for permanent parking lot illumination. General manager Seth Angel says crowds stay strong as OReilly Nationals tickets sell on par with past years and events remain busy despite tighter spending. HRP hosts NHRA Spring Nationals March 27 to 29, drawing up to 100,000 attendees.
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Baytown
Houston Raceway Park
West
Chambers County
Museo
Skateboarders honor teen killed in hit and run with benefit
Family friends and skaters gathered Sunday at Unidad Park to remember Adrian Elias, 16, who was struck by an unidentified vehicle on Dec 5. Proceeds from the benefit, about 4000 dollars, help cover funeral costs paid by the state, with plans to hold annual memorials.
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Jesus Elias
Lolis
Adrian
Unidad Park
Adrian Elias
Elias
Taryn Scott
Scott
Baytown
Misty Wilcox
Cat Scott
Brandi Rutledge
Heather French
Sera Smith
Taryn
French
Troy Boutin
Boutin
Volunteers help farmers fix fences in Chambers County
The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International and Old River Baptist Church mobilize volunteers from across the United States to repair more than 1,000 miles of damaged fencing in Chambers County. Amish volunteers travel by train and bus to assist farmer Steven Fitzgerald, replacing Ike losses with practical fence rebuilding in Anahuac area.
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Fellowship of Christian Farmers
FCFI
Chambers County
Danny Biddy
Old River Baptist Church
Dayton
Nelson Gingrich
Texas
Middleberry
Gingrich
Steve Fitzgerald
Anahuac
Fellowship of Christian Farmers International
Fitzgerald
Benefit planned for Dayton woman facing illness
Heather Crow Grayson, a 28 year old from Dayton with long term diabetes and now stage five kidney failure, will receive a fundraiser on Saturday at Country Live Bar on FM 1409. Coral Moroz describes a lifelong friendship and says organizers aim to help during her dialysis preparations. Barbecue dinners will be sold for seven dollars, prepared by local cooking teams.
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Dayton
Country Live
Heather Crow Grayson
FM 1409
Coral Moroz
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