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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2008
Page
2
A blue heeler adopted from a Highlands yard becomes part of the family after $1000 in vet care and recovery. She adapts to cats and play but the first spill on a brand new sofa leads to strict rules and protective blankets.
The Art League of Baytown hosts its second Art in the Park show and sale in partnership with Baytown Parks and Recreation on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Baytown Community Center grounds, N.C. Foote Park, 2407 Market St. Local artists display paintings pottery sculpture yard art quilts wood carvings fabric art and handmade jewelry with a $5 donation for signs and flyers. Space is first come, first served. artists provide their own setup and cleanup. Activities include face painting for children and Sidewalk Chalk Art for kids 12 to 1 p.m. Registration contacts Bobby Sutphin Priscilla Hopkins Erlene Casey.
The Baytown Police Academy Association Alumni Association donated funds to the Baytown Police Department to buy simmunition guns and protective gear for training. The guns mimic real weapons, enabling force on force scenarios with soap filled projectiles for immediate feedback on tactics and safety.
Community calendar items include Old River-Winfree Citizens against Crime public meeting at Simple Simon's Pizza on FM 1409 at 6 30 p m with sheriff deputies and police. Friends of the Baytown Nature Center selling engraved brick pavers for the water garden with a $100 donation. Baytown Grandmothers Club trip for a birthday lunch from Community Center to Main 101 Grill in La Porte. Fish Fry by Baytown Lions Club at Baytown Optimist Club with drive through service and $9 donation. L LET support lunch at Golden Corral. Vietnam Veterans of America Baytown Chapter 922 meets at VFW post 8204 N Main. bring CD214 to join.
Lee sophomores Shelby Olive and Amy Epperson both 16 found a Yellow crowned Night Heron in a ditch near James Bowie Elementary. They notified the Houston SPCA which asked them to attempt capture and hold the bird until pickup. Also listed: Highlands 4-H at Baytown Fairgrounds. Gold Wing Riders Association meeting. ballroom dance classes. free tutoring and English classes. Make Over in Christ 12 step class. senior ceramics and Spanish at Highlands Center. Precinct2gether at J D Walker Center. Kiwanis and bridge club schedules. Barrett Station anti-drug program. TOPS meeting at St Pauls UMC.
May 1 highlights include Commodore Dewey’s Manila Bay command in 1898, Britain’s 1707 creation, the 1893 Columbian Exposition opening, the Empire State Building dedication in 1931, Goebbels and Hitler’s deaths in 1945, Powers’ U 2 shootdown in 1960, Everest ascent in 1963, Elvis and Priscilla’s Las Vegas wedding in 1967, and later events from Rwanda’s genocide verdict to Iraq war milestones. The note also recalls Baytown tunnel plans, Goose Creek superintendency, and a vaccine fraud sentence with an Italian proverb at the end.
A Bible verse urges believers to avoid covetous talk and to be content with what they have. It reassures that God has promised never to leave nor forsake his followers.
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