Baytown officer earns bachelor’s degree and hometown heroes return
Lt. David Alford of the Baytown Police Department received a bachelor’s degree from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls after attending Lee College and the University of Houston and completing online work. He was honored at a Baytown awards banquet for his work ethic, church service at First Baptist Baytown, and family leadership, according to father in law David J. Bryant of Kingsland. Two local veterans, Gerald and Marcus Lansford, have returned home after military service in the Navy and Air Force, respectively, with Goose Creek roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Alford
Baytown
Gerald Lansford
Marcus Lansford
Gerald
U.S. Navy
Carl Vinson
Shiloh
Marcus
U.S. Air Force
Korea
United Kingdom
Goose Creek
Community efforts mix charity and local notices
Susan Milner collects hotel soap for Ronald McDonald House and invites donations at the Sun offices 1301 Memorial Drive. Bay Area Relay For Life set for April 11 12 2008. BACA raised over 3600 at Dayton Ole Tyme Days auction and supports scholarships. Service Academy Day for Baytown area May 17 2nd District info at Lee College Auditorium. Happy birthdays listed for Camille Willson Gina Gail Sharon Jenkins REL Gander and Dr Lou Carter. Send Around Town items to sun news baytownsun.com or call 281 425 8016.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Milner
Ronald McDonald House
Sun
Memorial Drive
Dayton
Ted Poe
2Nd Congressional District
U.S
Baytown
Lee College Auditorium
House
Poe
Camille Willson
Gina Gail
Candy
Sharon Jenkins
Rel Gander
Lou Carter
Sunnews
Baytownsun
Cedar Bayou UMC Youth Benefit at Mustard Seed
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church hosts a 5 30 to 9 p m fundraiser at the Mustard Seed Bay Plaza 2226 N Alexander Dr to aid Senior High UM Army mission trip to Richmond and Junior High Big House trip to Texarkana. Youth will serve and perform while 10 percent of sales support the fundraising effort. For details call 281 427 4754 or visit cedarbayou.org.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Bayou
Big House
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church
Cedarbayou
Pet 2 spraying for mosquitoes in Harris County
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia says her staff will coordinate with county mosquito control and that the SWAT team has begun spraying in outbreak areas. Crews operate five nights weekly from 8 p.m. to midnight, based on resident reports and high landing rates, with surveillance aiding targeting and disease-bearing species monitoring. Residents can call the SWAT hotline at 281 440 SWAT 7928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Pct
Sylvia R. Garcie
Pet. 2
SWAT
Garcia
Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services
Harris County Mosquito Control
Community Calendar Highlights at Local Centers
Highlands Community Center offers seniors line dancing at 8 30 a.m. quilting at 9 a.m. and beginning line dance at 9 45 a.m. Game day starts at 12 30 p.m. at 604 Highland Woods Drive. Other activities include computer class at Juanita Hargraves Memorial Library Winnie and East Harris County Senior Citizen Program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J D Walker Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Juanita Hargraves Memorial Library
Winnie
East Harris
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Max Bowl
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Market St
Community activities and services lineup events
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center hosts Rock 103.7 KIOS live broadcast for a blood drive Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. in the San Jacinto Mall Community Room near Eye Masters. Call 1-888-482-5663 or visit giveblood.org for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giveblood.org
Today in History May 14 highlights across centuries
May 14 marks Jamestown’s 1607 landing and founding, Lewis and Clark’s 1804 departure, the 1942 vote to form the Women’s Army Corps, Skylab 1 launch in 1973, Mayaguez raid aftermath, Rita Hayworth’s 1987 death, Sinatra’s 1998 passing, and McVeigh trial photos from a 1995 Denver court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Jamestown
England
Louisiana
St. Louis
Congress
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
United States
Timothy McVeigh
Denver
Oklahoma City Federal Building
Associated Press
Baytown A Chronicle Of Local Milestones Across Decades
A compilation highlights Humble Day food relief in 1950, a 60 000 expansion plan for Citizens National Bank in 1953, and the Brunson Theater showing Where the Red Fern Grows in 1975. It notes a 2000 Texas Third Court ruling thwarting Chambers County landfill efforts, a 2002 vote to allow unarmed civilian ride alongs with the Sheriff, and 2004 mayor and council term endings. Includes quotes, a photo submission note, and a misidentification correction for a Lee College graduation photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
Bank
Pearce Avenue
Brunson Theater
Chambers County
West
Texas 3Rd Court of Appeals
Chambers County Sheriff’s Department
Pete Alfaro
Coleman Godwin
Godwin
Alfaro
Also Mentioned on This Page
UMC
Pet
Baytown Sun
Karl Griffin
RSS
Ross S. Sterling
Kenneth Perez
Lee College
Baytown Genealogy Society
BGS Library
Decker Drive
Lisa Struthers
San Jacinto Monument Museum
Crosby Community Center
Sterling Municipal Library
Republican Party
Anahuac
Republican
Jamie Mudd
Duplicate Bridge Club
Plumwood
W. Defoe
Ross Sterling Project
Southwest Subdivision Civic Association
Missouri Street
Crosby Quilt Guild
Crosby Brethren Church
First St
Letha Strouhal
Crosbyquiltguild
LaPorte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
S. Broadway
Highlands Woods Drive
Crosby
Winnie King’s Table
Church of New Beginnings
Blood Drive
West Buccaneer
Barbers Hill Isd
Vickey Goulding
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Baytown Senior Center
SUN History
Ring Lardner
Heaven
Sun Gecomes
David
Bloom
Laura
Jane Fanestiel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!