Art League Baytown offers summer art camp for kids
The Art League of Baytown hosts a summer art camp from July 6 to 23 for grades 1 through 12. Six two hour classes cover four age groups at the Art Center, 110 West Texas Ave. Supplies are provided, and a $30 deposit reserves a place. Cost is $60 per student. full payment due June 22. For details call Bobby Sutphin or Priscilla Hopkins.
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Art League of Baytown
Art League
Art Center
West Texas Ave
Bobby Sutphin
Priscilla Hopkins
Cedar Bayou plant earns safety award again
Cedar Bayou plant manager Van Long credits employees for continuous improvement in safety and health performance as the Baytown facility extends an award amid cost reductions and a focus on audits. The plant's VPP committee conducts quarterly and annual safety reviews to ensure optimal safety conditions.
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Cedar Bayou
VPP
van Long
City adopts Memorial Program for roadside and park tributes
Brumback outlines a two part memorial program to honor victims of tragedies. The Roadside Memorial uses an aluminum sign. the Park Memorial places a tree or bench with a plaque. Families apply in writing to the city clerk, with reviews by Parks and Recreation or Public Works. Costs: about $100 for roadside, several hundred for park tributes.
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New City
Parks
Scott Johnson
Parks and Recreation
Director of Parks and Recreation
Public Works
Planning and Zoning Commission
Parks and Recreation Board
Criteria for Memorial Program in Baytown Policy
The Parks and Recreation Board weighs memorial location and the deceased's significant Baytown contributions. The Planning and Zoning Commission must find the deceased killed by a vehicle and not the driver or a passenger under illegal drug or alcohol influence, per city policy.
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City of Baytown
Police Beat Report: DUI Arrests After Local Accident
Police arrested a man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after an accident at North Alexander Drive and East Texas Avenue. Officers also found 3 grams of marijuana during a traffic stop at Willow Street and West Main Street. A man on Twisted Oak Street was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication Thursday. A woman reported a man knocking on her door at 3 a.m. seeking a ride to work.
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North Alexander Drive
East Texas Avenue
Willow Street
West Main Street
Twisted Oak Street
Burglaries and Thefts Report From Baytown Police Beat
Police logs detail multiple incidents including a stolen company van on Northwood Street, two burglaries on West Lobit Avenue, and a rent to own TV pawned after a payment default. Additional cases include cell phone theft on Wye Drive, GPS theft, paycheck theft, shoplifting arrests on Garth Road, and burglaries or thefts across Baker, James, Christopher and Quail Hollow Circle. Baytown police logged 39 offense reports with two assaults, two auto thefts, two burglaries, three burglaries of motor vehicles, a robbery, twelve thefts, and 13 traffic crashes.
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West Lobit Avenue
Garth Road
Decker Drive
Wye Drive
North Bend Drive
West James Street
Baytown
Police caution over Angel Brothers door to door scams
Baytown police warn residents after two reports of people posing as Angel Brothers Enterprises salesmen selling millings door to door. A homeowner paid upfront for millings, then learned the company does not sell them. A second caller asked to verify a salesman’s employment. The salesman wore a company vest found at Houston Raceway Park. he returned it. The firm urges vigilance and says it does not sell millings.
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Baytown
Porterfield
Angel Brothers Enterprises
Angel Brothers
Houston Raceway Park
Perry says no conclusion yet on Bolivar Beach bill
Governor Rick Perry on Friday said he has not drawn conclusions about a proposed bill that would exempt Bolivar Peninsula property owners on the Ike devastated coast from a state ban on building on public beaches.
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Rick Perry
Bolivar Peninsula
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