Baytown picks 2002 Citizen of the Year from five finalists
The Baytown Sun honors unsung heroes with Gene Poirot named 2002 Citizen of the Year at a ceremony in the news room. Finalists Wanda Asbeck Martha Barnett Gil Gerlich and Don Teter stood nearby as Poirot praised volunteers and community work.
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Carrie Pryor Newman
Gene Poirot
Don Teter
Gil Gerlich
Wanda Asbeck
Martha Barnett
Aytown
Baytown
Baytown Sun
Habitat For Humanity
Kiwanis
Kmart to close 284 stores nationwide in bankruptcy plan
Baytown’s Kmart, employing about 100, remains open pending bankruptcy court approval as 284 stores nationwide are slated to close. The measure, affecting 22,000 jobs, targets Texas heavily with 33 closures including Houston and Dallas suburbs, while Kmart remains the third largest U.S. discount retailer with 2,100 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico.
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Kmart
Kmart Corporation
Dave Chesney
Baytown Kmart
Wal-Mart
Target
Puerto Rico
Texas
Lone Star
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Austin
Atlanta
Chicago
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Miami
Oklahoma City
Nashville
Phoenix
Area stores to close in greater Houston area
A list reports Kmart locations in the Houston area slated to close. Entries include Big Kmart sites on Hwy 6 Kirb y Houston State Hwy 249 Gulf Freeway FM 1060 FM 1060 Road West Houston and Fondren Rd. plus West Sam Houston Humble Pearland and North Main stores.
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Greater Houston Area
Big Kmart
Houston
Kirby
Gulf Freeway
Sam Houston
Fondren Rd
Bypass
Humble
North Main
Pearland
Intervention programs reducing teen violence
Baytown district court judge Mary Craft, longtime 314th judge, spoke at the Chamber luncheon detailing her no nonsense approach in family law and juvenile rehabilitation. She highlighted the Mariposa project for girls on probation and noted changes in juvenile crime from 1994 to 2001 with efforts aimed at preventing violence among youths 10 to 17.
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Baytown
Craft
Local Lottery Results Snapshot
Friday drawings listed for Texas lotteries include 2 Step 11 33 32 22 20 Cash 5 16 26 243 39 Pick 3 0 5 8. No additional context or outcomes provided.
City Hall approves Cinco de Mayo parade in Baytown
Historic Goose Creek Association wins approval to parade down Texas Avenue on May 4 at 10 a.m. The event aims for 5 000 attendees, sponsored by The Baytown Sun Harris County Constable Ken Jones and the city. Sterling High Marching Band will participate with trophies planned for best floats. Sign ups close May 1 through Baytown Parks Department.
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Texas Avenue
Baytown
Historic
Goose Creek Association
Joe Wheat
District 2
Scott Sheley
Goose Creek
Baytown Sun
Harris County
Ken. Jones
Sterling High Marching Band
Cinco de Mayo
Ignacio Zaragoza
Puebla
Napoleon III of
France
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
City of Baytown
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