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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2007
Page
2
Baytown invites children ages 2 to 12 to enter a free Mr and Miss Firecracker Costume Contest at Bicentennial Park during the July 4 celebration. Registration ends 6 30 p m Wednesday with contest starting 7 30 p m. Five age groups compete for first place and all receive goodie bags. Call 281 420 6597 to register.
The Baytown Historical Preservation Association backs saving the Brunson Theater. BHPA offers limited edition Brunson tree ornaments for 11 dollars at Sissy's Country At Heart, with proceeds funding restoration at Republic of Texas Plaza. Sissy's hours are Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. Also noting National Night Out on Aug 7 and police community outreach details.
Hot Dog Month spotlights Dawg House Café on North Main with 20 styles and beef franks boosted by Mary West and Maria Zoes. Pop's Burger and others sell 100 percent beef dogs. Americans eat 7 million hot dogs in summer, 818 per second, with NYC and LA leading city totals. A National Hot Dog survey links season totals to MLB action across the country.
Highlands Community Center offers seniors line dancing at 8 30 a.m quilting at 9 a.m beginning line dancing at 9 45 a.m and game day at 12 30 p.m 281 426 7561. Other listings cover quilting classes J D Walker Center Baytown Crosby classes Max Bowl East and more with contact numbers and open hours.
The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center and 93.7 The Arrow host a blood drive 2 to 8 PM in the San Jacinto Mall Community Room with walk ins welcome. Also Celebrate Recovery meets at 6 30 PM at First Baptist Church on Rollingbrook Drive. Bay Area Quilt Guild, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912, and cancer support groups meet in the evening at local venues with contact numbers provided.
Goose Creek district will hold exit level TAKS and TAAS testing July 10 through 13 at Robert E. Lee High School 1809 Market St The schedule lists TAKS English Language Arts TAAS writing July 10 TAKS TAAS math July 11 TAKS science TAAS reading July 12 and TAKS social studies July 13 Eligibility covers juniors and seniors from spring 2007 plus out of district and out of school students who have not met passing standards Examinees must arrive at the Lee High School Auditorium by 7 30 a m and present a picture ID For more information contact the Goose Creek Testing Department at 281 420 4422.
July 2 history notes major events including the 1776 Continental Congress resolution declaring independence, Jefferson ordering British ships from U.S. waters in 1807, Garfield shot in 1881, Amelia Earhart disappearance in 1937, HB Johnson civil rights act 1964, Brando death 2004, plus local items like theater showings and the Eagle Pointe Wave Pool opening in 2000.
Sunday report states 94 Baytown Police Department officers patrol the streets as total sworn officers in the patrol division, counting Goose Creek campus liaisons and supervisors, not the number actively patrolling the city or on duty at any moment per Police Chief Byron Jones.
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