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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2008
Page
1
Tiger Woods clinched the U.S. Open title Monday in a sudden death finish setting up one of golf history’s improbable escapes. His throbbing knee and racing heart framed a tense final burst as he rallied to prevail.
Readers may submit a photo and up to 100 words about their armed services hero. Include full name rank and branch. Send to The Baytown Sun or email by 5 p.m. June 25. Baytown, TX. Images and details due at the Sun office.
Obituary brief notes the deaths of Josefina Decuir, Gregory Stone, and Jennifer Wilson. No further details available in readable text.
Partly cloudy weather with a high of 94 degrees and a low of 75 degrees is forecast. The brief calendar and crossword section also notes television listings.
About 35 residents gathered at a neighbor’s home to discuss crime prevention in Chaparral Village. Baytown Police Captain David Alford urged vigilance, door locking, and valuables out of sight while residents considered forming patrols to observe and report suspicious activity.
Martha Ellis, who has served as an advisor to interim president Dennis Topper and occupied a small workspace in Rundell Hall, will leave Lee College in July to head the University of Texas Office of Community College Outreach. She highlights two programs Achieving the Dream and Clinton Climate Initiative and notes student success and growing diversity as key achievements.
District 3 residents will meet with Council member Lena Yepez and city staff to discuss planned work in Old Baytown, now called West Baytown, and share needs. Yepez cites economic development and crime as priorities, praises Brumback for cleanup efforts, and urges strong turnout.
Colleen Fontenot, a councilwoman, leads Citizens Against Crime and Founders Day plans to reclaim Old River-Winfree a 1300-resident city in Chambers County. Proposals include creating commissions, bimonthly meetings, and naming the town a sanctuary as efforts aim to raise up to 70000 for scholarships and community projects. Founders Day events set for Oct 18 with races, pageants, bakeoffs, parades, and a Coast Guard helicopter. SEE RIVER PAGE 10
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