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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2010
Page
2
Incomplete OCR shows a windy morning with partial notes about sunny and cloudy conditions. Temperatures listed as 56 over 34 and 57 over 46 for Galveston, indicating daytime highs and overnight lows though details are garbled.
On March 2, 1836 Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico. Other highlights include birth of Sam Houston in 1793, Hayes victory over Tilden, 1899 Mount Rainier National Park establishment, 1917 Jones-Shafroth Act granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans, 1930 D. H. Lawrence death, 1939 Pius XII election, 1943 Bismarck Sea battle, 1989 EC ban on CFCs, and 1990 Greyhound driver strike action.
A devotional verse from Psalm 73 25 to 26 proclaims the speaker finds no one in heaven or on earth to desire besides God and credits God as the source of both heart and strength forever. The passage emphasizes dependence on divine support beyond physical life.
District 1 Council Member Lena Yepez hosts a 6 to 7 p.m. town hall at Baytown Community Center with city staff from multiple departments to answer questions. March Baytown Chamber meeting features Mike Shields and B J Simons on the economy. Also listed are AAPP tax help at Sterling Library and other community activities across Baytown and Crosby, with contact numbers for details.
The Sterling Stars swept awards at the February 13 Showtime International Dance Competition at Willis High School. They earned team champion circle, judges award, and sweepstakes, plus best in category in modern and novelty, and runner-up in team military. Officers earned judges award and Sweepstakes trophy with best in category officer jazz and runner-up in officer novelty and modern. Soloists Joshalyn Jones Kaytlen Prescott Amber Shannon Taylor Robinson Carolina Cuellar Elizabeth Johnston Courtney Workman Kristina Elliott Rachel Green earned first division ratings, with Morgan Shivers and Clayton Baker reaching semifinals. The Star Kick Company won best in category overall for large ensembles, and the Stars plan to attend Star Ball on February 27 and compete March 6 in San Antonio.
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