Taste of Home event draws crowd and praise
The Taste of Home demonstration drew positive feedback from attendees who called in to say they enjoyed the event. Pagel noted cable cooking shows boost interest in food as performance and praised Roberts for engaging the audience. Door prizes featured the prepared foods, and Pagel hopes to host Taste of Home again, a project revived by Pagel and Publisher Janie Gray after returning to the paper in 2010.
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Pagel
Roberts
Janie Gray
Pirates Park Adds Shade and Services for Summer
Pirates Park introduced seven shaded umbrellas with four tables each, a new ticket window and two extra snack bar point of sale locations. A portable cart will sell bottled drinks across from the snack bar, and a large freezer was added to prevent Sunday shortages. A shaded pavilion near the entrance accommodates waiting guests. Capacity remains 1,000 with peak waits for admission. New employee parking, sidewalks, and after hours group rentals are available, with group rates and season tickets offered. For details call 281-422-1150.
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Johnson
Baytown Youth Fair adds professional bull riding and concerts
Watkins announces the Baytown Youth Fair lineup for May 14 featuring a new Championship Bull Riding event with top bulls and riders. The evening continues with a concert by the Jason Cassidy Band opening for Kyle Park, Austin born Texas recording artist. Watkins notes the two week planning effort and cherishes giving back to the youth fair tradition.
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Watkins
Jason Cassidy
Kyle Park
Texas
Park
Baytown
Cinco de Mayo celebrations highlight Hispanic graduates and mariachi groups
Cinco de Mayo festivities feature Houston area leaders and community groups. Goose Creek ISD honors top Hispanic graduates from Goose Creek Memorial, Robert E. Lee, and Ross S. Sterling high schools, with Mariachi Los Patriotas earning praise for a magisterial performance. ExxonMobil marks 15 years observing the holiday through GOAL activities.
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Goose Creek Independent School
Alex Galvan
Crystal Chavez
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Jose Angel Garcia
Zabdi Guzman
Robert E. Lee High School
Joel Rodriguez
Evelyn Chavez
Ross S. Sterling High School
Henry Middle School
Mariachi Los Patriotas
San Antonio
ExxonMobil
Global Organization For the Advancement of
GOAL
Baytown observes National Day of Prayer at courthouse
Community members gathered in front of the Harris County Courthouse Annex on Baker Road to observe the National Day of Prayer at noon. Organized by the Bay Area Ministerial Alliance, participants prayed for the city schools nation world families churches and community institutions. The theme for 2011 is A Mighty Fortress Is our God and President Obama notes prayer as a source of strength and unity in his proclamation.
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Harris County
Baker Road
Baytown
Bay Area Ministerial Alliance
Raymond van Buskirk
Alliance
Redeemer Lutheran Church
van Buskirk
Barack Obama
San Jacinto Methodist makes U S News Best Metro list
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is named eighth in the Houston metro area on U S News and World Report inaugural Best Metro Area Hospitals list. The ranking reflects high performance in several specialties including ENT Gastroenterology Gynecology Neurology Orthopedics and Pulmonology with officials praising staff and ongoing excellence in patient care throughout Houston.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
U.S. News & World Report
Houston
Donna — Gates
U.S
Houston Area
Ron Girotto
Methodist
U.S. News
Anahuac ISD Faces Funding Crunch After Ike Recovery Bond
McGraw, a Mont Belvieu maintenance operator for Targa Midstream, says Anahuac Independent School District struggles with shrinking funds. He notes cuts to training and field trips as the district delays educational spending. The board helped pass a $12.8 million hurricane recovery bond in Nov. 2009 for projects in Double Bayou Oak Island and south of Anahuac.
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Targa Midstream Services
Mont Belvieu
Anahuac — Independent
Community centers offer varied senior and activity programs
Crosby, Baytown, Highlands and JD Walker centers host rhythm walking, line dancing, bridge, dominoes, and crafts for seniors. Take Off meets at Crosby at 10. Library Story Time runs 10:30. Contacts include Melissa, Suellyn Meldher, and phone numbers for each site.
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Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Go Getters
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
JD Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Harris County
West Chambers
Suellyn Meldher
Bay Area Polio Survivors Group meets Saturday
The Texas Bay Area Polio Survivors Group gathers from 10 a.m. to noon at the La Porte Library located at 600 S Broadway. Call Doris Scarborough at 281-573-1035 or John Hartman at 713-502-7679 or visit the group’s website www texasbayareapolio org for more information.
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Texas Bay Area
la Porte
S. Broadway
Doris Scarborough
John Hartman
Texasbayareapolio.org
Bible Verse on sincere love and obedience
A verse urges believers to purify their souls through obedience to the truth and to foster genuine mutual love by loving one another deeply from the heart.
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