Students Build Hope in Baytown Habitat Village
MICDS volunteers spend spring break in Baytown aiding the Alamo Habitat Village project. Two homes finished of 16 planned on a 2.2 acre former Alamo Elementary site. Students travel with chaperones in 7 seater vans. families pay about 600 in travel costs aided by local churches. The program, nine years in MICDS history, strengthens ties with Baytown as work continues toward completion. Baytown Habitat for Humanity invites new volunteers to apply.
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Baytown
MICDS
Smith
Surin Lee
Lee
St. Louis
Habitat
Illinois
Alamo Habitat Village
Alamo
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity International
Billy Mitchell
Cady Hodes
Laura Hollo
Magda Gary
Alamo Village
Nada Al-Sharif
Crosby overpass project aims for safer quicker traffic flow
TXDOT advances the Crosby overpass with “church window style” supports to improve aesthetics and visibility. Right of way secured for 21 of 24 parcels. four remain as counties fund land purchases, with TxDOT reimbursement planned after the budget crisis. Construction to begin in phases once land is secured while utility work with Verizon and CenterPoint Energy proceeds. The chamber promotes fundraising events including the 16th Annual Battle of the Businesses Golf Tournament on April 11 at Newport Golf Club. tickets $75, sponsorships sought. raffle prize a state of the art theater system valued at about $20 for a 1 in 60 chance.
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Koch
Crosby
TXDOT
Kach
Verizon
Centerpoint Energy
First
Chamber
Justin Brady
Newport Golf Club
Crosby/Huffman Chamber of Commerce
EPA designates Superfund site on San Jacinto River
The EPA moves to classify the San Jacinto River waste pits as a Superfund site, aiming to identify responsible parties and begin cleanup. Authorities plan risk analysis, sampling, and a feasibility study to compare cleanup options, with timetable and cost to come later. Residents caution about dioxin risks, especially to children and pregnant women.
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Emmett
Stephen Tzhone
EPA
San Jacinto River
McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corp
Champion Paper Co
Pasadena
Tzhone
Dif
Garcia
Nelika Finley shares name origins and pride in unique moniker
Nelika Finley recalls growing up with an unusual name and explains that family and personal history shaped her identity. The piece notes her feelings about the name T Bone, which she has carried since infancy, and mentions Jim Finley, a retired managing editor of The Baytown Sun.
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Nelika
T-Bone
Jim Finley
The
Baytown Sun
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Luis Fraga
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Houston
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Charlie Anl
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St. James House
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