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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2008
Page
1
Dragpalooza blasts off at Raceway Park as the American Drag Racing League opens a nine-event season with two days of racing action. The season debut signals a busy schedule for top racers and fans alike.
The Art League of Baytown will stage its annual garage sale next week to raise funds for art student scholarships. Beneficiary students from local programs will gain support through proceeds, with organizers urging community participation and donations.
Sunday clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. in the region. Obituaries note Nellie Small Davis, William M. Leverette, and Ike May Jr. with brief death notices amid weather and page references for sections 3B and 5B.
Airman First Class Ray' Yuri Powell, based in Afghanistan, has received a flood of care packages from Baytown area groups, churches, students, and adults after a local appeal. Items include chicken noodle soup, clothing, toiletries, medication, Benadryl, and Capri Sun. Powell notes how sharing these gifts with roommates brings comfort and joy, with a shelf in her dorm displaying many thoughtful treats.
A dozen residents gather at Bicentennial Park for the groundbreaking of the Firefighter Memorial Plaza. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos, Deputy City Manager Bob Leiper, Fire Chief Shon Blake, and union president Mark Medrano drive the first shovels into the ground. Chief Blake praises the Baytown Fire Department and the service of fallen firefighters Charles Williamson, Kenneth Rowe, and Nito Guajardo, commemorated by the memorial.
Regents at Lee College discussed funding options for Rundell Hall repairs and a possible nursing program simulation lab. The 50 year old building has sewage and other issues. demolition could be considered. A multi million dollar renovation, possibly via a bond like the 1999 $19 million issue, was floated with design work to begin after December.
Manuel Escontrias longtime community leader and ExxonMobil retiree will chair the 2008 2009 United Way of Baytown Area campaign. He has served as Baytown city councilman Goose Creek school trustee and Lee College regent and held two terms on the local United Way board. He praised the United Way for its rewarding volunteer work and its impact on those in need. See United page 6A.
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