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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2007
Page
2
A Baytown freelance writer details a Friday night prep scene as a couple anticipates a major ice storm by Sunday night. They plan to stock food, candles, water, and batteries, while improvising with available resources. The story follows daily steps from Friday to Monday as the storm hits.
City agencies and industries will conduct the annual Medex drill Tuesday morning at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex on Bayway Drive the Community Resource Credit Union and San Jacinto Hospital. Residents may see emergency vehicles and activity around these areas beginning about 8 a.m. A neon green sign reading emergency drill in progress will mark drill locations. A portion of Bayway Drive at Baytown Avenue may also be affected.
More than 400 volunteers join annual exercise with road blocks and sirens from 8 00 to 8 30 a m minimal disruption expected, all drills wrap by noon. Mock robbery at Community Resource Credit Union and explosions at industrial docks on the Houston ship channel and near San Jacinto Methodist Hospital test coordination and EOC activation by city staff.
The Baytown Parks and Recreation offers two classes at the Baytown Community Center. Active Kids by Revolutionary Fitness meets Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Fridays 6 to 7 p.m. for $25 a month. Call Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot at 281-420-6598. Revolutionary Fitness Boot Camp runs Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 2407 Market Street for $30 a month. Contact Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot at 281-420-6598.
Six week course with two hour classes offering Texas Two Step or Swing Jitterbug. Cost is 32 dollars per person per class for four weeks and 56 dollars per person if enrolling in both classes by January 30 before 4 p.m. Contact Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot at 281-420-6598.
Tuesday and Thursday sessions for ages 5 7 8 10 and 11 14 run 6 50 p m 7 50 p m and 8 50 p m. New sessions begin the first Tuesday of each month. Cost is 60 per session. Contact Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot at 281 420 6598.
Community calendar lists St John s United Methodist open bell ritual for visiting children at 10 a m and old fashioned hymn singing and sermons at 10 a m and 5 p m at Comfort Suites on Interstate 10. Also VFW bingo Sundays at 2 p m, Eminence Baptist Open Mic Night, Highlands Community Center line dancing and quilting sessions, Crosby Center oil painting and free watercolor classes, Senior Bowling League at Max Bowl East, ceramics classes at 409 Hare Rd, and various library and social group activities including singles outreach, bridge, and bereavement support. Spay Neuter Assistance Program offers free services for eligible pet guardians at 8 a m.
Keith and Camilla Motte of Baytown report their daughter Wendi Motte earned eight modeling awards and five honorable mentions in Los Angeles. Community notices list games, bowling, senior activities, library programs, Bible studies, and senior center transport with contact numbers and locations across Highlands, Mont Belvieu, Winnie, and Baytown.
On January 21 1793 King Louis XVI was executed for treason in the French Revolution. Earlier dates include Jefferson Davis resigning from the US Senate in 1861, the Kiwanis Club founding in 1915, Basie recording in 1942, Alger Hiss conviction in 1950 and Orwell’s death the same year, the Nautilus launch in 1954, Carter pardon in 1977, and updates from Baytown and Lee College over the years. The list notes various local and national milestones and a biblical quote from James 2 26.
The Baytown Sun welcomes photo submissions by email to david.bloom baytownsun.com or by mail to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520. The paper offers corrections and clarifications in this space and advises readers to contact managing editor David Bloom at 281-425-8016 or david.bloom baytownsun.com.
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