Baytown Soldier Keith Grace Jr Named on Local Veterans Monument
Baytown’s Veterans Monument in Bicentennial Park now includes the name of U S Army Specialist Keith Grace Jr. Grace, 26, was among Goose Creek CISD veterans killed in action in Afghanistan. The Kiwanis Club raised the monument in 1986 to honor local soldiers who died in service. Grace’s name was added this Friday.
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Keith Grace Jr
Bicentennial Park
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Grace
Soldier's name added to monument in Bicentennial Park
A local soldier’s name was added to the monument in Bicentennial Park. The individual, a 2006 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, is listed under the War On Terror designation alongside World War I World War II Korea and Vietnam markers. Grace is the first name under the new section.
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Baytown's Pirates Bay water park shines after expansion
Valerie Hahn performs at Pirates Bay as Baytown marks a four year post opening expansion. City officials tout a self sustaining park run entirely by the city, subsidizing Calypso Cove and offering affordable family friendly aquatics with in house concessions and events.
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Valerie Hahn
City of Baytown
Pirates Bay
Texas
Baytown
Bob Leiper
Leiper
Pirates Bay at a Glance Opens Weekends This Summer
Pirates Bay at 5300 East Road opens weekends and Memorial Day with daily hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting June 7. Admission varies by height and entry time: $20 for 48 inches or taller, $15 for shorter before 4 p.m., $10 for 48 inches plus after 4 p.m., $5 for shorter after 4 p.m., and free under two with an accompanying adult.
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East Road
History in Your Back Yard launches with local lore videos
John Britt, after nearly 50 years at Lee College, partners with Chris Coats to produce History in Your Back Yard. The first two episodes feature the Trophy Barber Shop, a Baytown landmark, and the Liberty Bell in Liberty Texas.
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Lee College
Baytown
Liberty
Texas
Bell
Philadelphia
Steve Lestarrette
Britt
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Lestarrette
Chris Coats
Baytown Mourns Fallen Officers at Memorial Service
Baytown and visiting law enforcement members attended a Friday memorial at St Mark s UMC to honor 13 officers and one canine who died in the line of duty in 2013. Pasadena Officer Larry Candelari, killed while helping crash victims, was among the roll call as Chief Mike Thaler of Pasadena secured the death as line of duty. City officials Mayor Stephen DonCarlos and City Manager Bob Leiper spoke and read a proclamation.
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Stephen DonCarlos
Scott Johnson
Dustin Schubert
DonCarlos
Texas
St. Mark’s
UMC
Larry Candelari
Pasadena
Adena
Mike Thaler
Thaler
Bob Leiper
Metro Police Department
Leonard Wagner
Keith Dougherty
St. Mark
AMC
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