02 Jul 2008
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2008
Page
1
Jacob Gallaga blasted a walk-off grand slam as Baytown East 11 year old all stars sealed a 14 1 victory over Galveston Island on Monday night. Gallaga’s career night energized the offense with a late surge overcoming the island squad in the Little League matchup.
Hall of Fame figure Kirk Hall offered softball lessons after his daughters grew, and he proved adept at coaching. His work drew attention for turning youth players into skilled athletes with a keen eye for the game.
The City of Baytown Parks and Recreation Department sponsors two days of Independence Day events on July 3 and July 4. The notices highlight community activities, parades, and family programs scheduled at local parks.
A brief obituary note for Phillip Martinez appears among local notices. Weather forecast predicts partly cloudy conditions with a high near 90 and a low around 75. The page also lists upcoming business and sports briefs and a television schedule.
Baytown resident Jacob Gallegos was convicted on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault for a November crash that killed Scott Griffith and Timothy Frazer Jr and injured Carrie Cleaver. The jury sentenced him to 20 years, with parole possible in 10, as the convictions run concurrently.
The Barbers Hill school board approved a 5 percent across the board pay increase and a $47,189,948 budget at the regular meeting. Superintendent Greg Poole said the raise targets the midpoint, with most faculty and staff seeing about five percent added to paychecks, and noted the district’s strong tax base and prudent budgeting. Teachers’ starting salary rises to $45,800, about $3,000 to $4,000 more than before.
Trustee Dave Ramirez explains NOVA process software used by Goose Creek for two years to analyze test scores and target individual students for intervention. The system employs a value added approach rather than traditional pass/fail testing to measure progress toward the district mission of success for all students.
Goose Creek trustees approved part of a 2.12 million technology plan and authorized buying 400 Dell notebooks for high school specialized technology classes. The $405000 deal aims to have computers ready by the new school year for advanced software needs.
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