United Way drive grows as Baytown pledges reach key goal
Baytown plans a community campaign led by publisher Wanda Garner Cash with the United Way thermometer at Garth Road and Rollingbrook in front of the Southwest Bank of Texas Building. Pledges total 432655, about 25 percent of the 1.825 million goal as volunteers promote donations to 27 member agencies and programs aiding children adults elderly and families.
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United Way
America
Baytown
Garth Road
Rollingbrook
Southwest Bank of Texas
David Mohlman
David
Pye
Baytown Sun
Judy Hunter
James Prickett
Jim Myers
Joe Cheben
Walt Parker
Bill Gilbert
Gary Ratliff
United Way of
Baytown Sun Invites Community Columns Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites readers to submit columns to managing editor David Bloom. Include a daytime phone number and mailing address, and send to PO Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or email david bloom baytownsun.com.
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David Bloom
Baytown
Texas
David. Bloom
Baytownsun.com
Heritage Scaritage Festival celebrates Baytown history
The Bay Area Heritage Society hosts the Heritage Scaritage Festival at Republic of Texas Plaza Park Baytown 5117 North Main Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. The free event features crafts food entertainment and children activities with 300 Goose Creek students performing and new attractions including an 1885 Harris County Precinct 3 Constables Office rail wagon and a 1896 Wooster Schoolhouse tour. Proceeds support the society restoration projects. Call 281-427-8768 for details.
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Baytown
Republic of Texas
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Dors
Goose Creek
Texas
Harris County Precinct 3
Wooster
Brown-McKay
Heritage Society
Republic of Texas Plaza
Call
Tyler Slovacek
Clifton Antoine
Shawn
Goose Creek students earn keyboarding credit by exam
Eighty percent of Goose Creek district's 2,047 seventh and eighth graders passed the Keyboarding Credit by Exam with Prior Instruction in May. The test, aligned with Texas standards, measures speed accuracy and technique and grants high school credit. District officials credit instructional technology leaders for the program's success and note future testing for junior school students in May 2004.
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Goose Creek
Texas Essential
Instructional Technology Department
Charlotte Mitchell
Richard Provost
Denise Smesny
Freda Corbell- Wilcox
Ken Emery
Shooting in Baytown parking lot triggers manhunt
Police report a 9:35 p.m. Oct 1 shooting at 1200 Missouri Park. Suspect Jesus Salazar has a Baytown felony warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon from August 2002 and is believed in the Baytown area. Crime Stoppers offers up to 1000 dollars for tips leading to an arrest, with anonymity.
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Missouri
Jesus Salazar
Baytown
Salazar
Community calendar offers weekly events across Baytown area
Readable notices list hymn singing at Hampton Inn, VFW turkey shoots in Baytown and Crosby, Baby Time at Sterling Library, BARTA, duplicate bridge, senior activities, Jazzercise, Story Time, Democrats meeting, Lions Club talk, 4H club, GED classes, library programs, family history access, and Baytown Senior Center activities with locations and contact numbers.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Barta
Golden Corral
Garth
Crosby Area
Democrats
J.B. Walker
Wade Road
Crosby
Hare Road
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Birdsong
Garth Road
Salt Lake City
Call
Baytown Senior Center
First Presbyterian Church
1715
Market St
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Interstate 10
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Knights of Columbus
Crosby Dayton Road
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Travis
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W. Baker Road
Gray Center
Wayne Gray Sports Complex
East Road
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S. Alexander Drive
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Joy Lamb
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