Park Starzz Talent Show Draws Local Performers
Youngsters from the area sang and danced at the Park Starzz competition Friday at Castle Fun Center with a cheering crowd of friends and families. Co sponsored by Youth Performance Foundation Inc and Houston Parks and Recreation Department the event runs to December 15 with area winners invited to compete at the George R Brown Convention Center on December 22. Emcees were Classi Garner and Jasmine Newton. Miki Partsch a 10 year old Pumphrey Elementary pupil performed a Samoan fire dance wearing a South Pacific headdress learned from his father Fiti Partsch a Western Samoa native. The foundation noted all participants were photographed for the Park Starzz website and signups remain for December 1 and December 15 shows with contact numbers provided.
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Castle Fun Center
Youth Performance Foundation Inc. of
Houston
Houston Parks and Recreation Department
George R. Brown Convention Center
Classi
Jasmine Newton
Errol Howery
Foundation
Music World Entertainment
Destiny's Child Production Company
Howery
Aol.com
M.A. Bengtson
Miki Partsch
Pumphrey Elementary
Miki
Fiti Partsch
Western Samoa
Baytown Teen Event Sparks Unity Celebration
The DREEM Seed Foundation invited Baytown teens to a Friday event at Bicentennial Park titled Baytown: A Community in Unity. Activities included volleyball, hot dogs, music by Baytown deejay Mercedes Renteria II, and fellowship offering teen empowerment tips and career information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. Bengtson
Ben Ramirez
Bicentennial Park
Dreem Seed Foundation
Baytown
Mercedes Renteria II
Dreem Seed
Dénise Perez
Nicole Perez
Denise Perez
Lee College Foundation Gala Honors Jack Sasser
Reservations are being taken for the Lee College Gala on December 1 at Goose Creek Country Club. Hosted by the Lee College Foundation, the event funds scholarships and will announce endowed scholarships from the prior year. A silent auction supports a scholarship named for Sasser and his wife Layne. Public interest, endowment details, and contact numbers included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College Foundation
Jack Sasser
Baytown
Lee College Office of Resource Development
Lee College
Goose Creek Country Club
Sasser
Layne
Susan Massman
Dr. Sasser
Lee
College Foundation
Police Report Two Juvenile Violations and Street Collision
Police described a 5 year old on Texoma Street who failed to stop at Texoma and Atlantic, striking a car with no injuries reported. Officers urged holiday weekend driving caution near schools and older youth supervision. Two juvenile brothers were taken into custody for Class C family violence and children in need of supervision after a fight at the 3500 block of McKinney Road.
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Texoma
Atlantic Streets
Derrick Jones
Ron Ellis
Jones
McKinney Road
Stolen cars and arrests reported in Baytown
A gold 1994 Lexus GS was stolen from Adoue Avenue valued at 10000 dollars. A 1993 white Chevy truck with chrome wheels and tool box was taken from Alexander Drive. A 23 year old man was arrested for aggravated assault at a bar on Garth Road with a knife, a 24 year old was charged with interfering with police.
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Adoue Avenue
Alexander
Garth Road
Community Calendar Features Baytown Meetups and Library Hours
Baytown readers get a dense listing of local events and services. Monthly St James House Auxiliary meetings at 10 a.m. last Monday. Singles Outreach at 7 p.m. in Bay Coast Medical Center Conference Room 1. Baytown Genealogy Research Library hours Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with phone numbers for info. Barbers Hill high school concert at 7 p.m. free to the public. Sterling Municipal Library Mother Goose Time 10:30 to 11 a.m. for infants to 18 months. Senior citizens activity in the Baytown Civic Center 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays with games and refreshments. Jazzercise classes at St John’s United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays. Grief support by Bridge Haven Hospice starting Nov 27 with morning or evening sessions for six weeks. Baytown Lions Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Ryan’s with a guest speaker. Pilot Club of Baytown noon at Goose Creek Country Club. bring canned goods. Victorian Christmas December 11 at Baytown Community Center with music, dancing, and door prizes. call for details. Bayou Toasters meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Chevron Building. Story times at Sterling Municipal Library. quilters meet Tuesdays. Parkinson Exercise Group 10 a.m. at Bay Coast Hospital. Bible study noon Tuesdays at Wayne Gray Recreation Center with lunch. Family History Center open Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesdays 6 to 8 p.m. Free to the public. Respite services announced by United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston. Museum closings for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Goose Creek Christmas Street Festival December 1 with participation calls.
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Goose Creek Association, Inc
Baytown
Texas Avenue
Call Festival
Judy Wheat
Fox
Ross S. Sterling Choir
Santa
St. John’s Catholic Church
Baker Road
Melanie
Karen
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Centennial Square
Church Office
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Lee College
Baytown Parks and Recreation
Jim Fonteno
Ross S. Sterling High School
Father Christmas
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Bay Coast Medical Center
Charlene
Tom
Decker Drive
Barbers Hil
Barbers Hill High School
David Corder
Visual Arts
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Civic Center
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Peggy Crawtley
Joy Lamb
Sion
Pilot Club of
Goose Creek
Paula Groberg
Bay Area
Bayou Toasters
Chevron Chemical Administration
Happy Quilters
Wayne Gray Recreation Center
East Road
Pat Holmes
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Genealogical
Birdsong Drive
Garth
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Hartman Community Center
East
Ave. P
Mason Park Community Center
S. 75Th St
Ma.bengtson
Baytownsun.com
Bengtson
National Hispanic Institute
Maxwell
Texas
Dreemseed
Clamariposa
Aol
Denise
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church Activity Center
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Schilling
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Oklahoma
Baby Jesus
Fellowship Hall
St. Mark's
Dobby
Northside Baptist Church
Cedar Bayou Road
St. Mark’s
UMW Friendship Circle
San Jacinto Mall
Chub
Police
Baytown.org
St. James House
W. Baker Road
Bridge Haven
Suite 209
Bay Coast Hospital
United
Greater Houston
Catt Juliette Carwile
Judy
Terri
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