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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2003
Page
6
Jim Finley reflects on shifting domestic duties from wife Margie to himself revealing a chart of chores marked Yes for tasks he now handles. He notes pride in mowing the yard and picking up his clothes while acknowledging limits and a vow to do more over time. His column appears Tuesdays and Fridays.
Baytown Harris County Constable deputies moved quickly to disarm Billy Ehrhart 50 after he pointed a 45 caliber handgun at a glass jar of gasoline during eviction. He claimed booby traps and was taken for psychiatric evaluation. Bomb squad found no explosives. charges pending.
Baytown firefighters join the national Change Your Clock Change Your Battery campaign urging residents to replace smoke detector batteries as daylight saving time ends. Fire Marshal Bernard Olive notes full replacements every six months, with monthly checks advised. The Wall of Flame exhibit highlights detectors that saved lives, including a plaque noting nine people saved on a detector installed in 1995. Lt. John Adkins says the department offers detectors and batteries to get them working everywhere.
Police say Ruben Zamora Sr 17 was arrested Thursday on a third degree felony deadly conduct charge linked to a Tuesday shootout in West Baytown. He allegedly fired at a house on Alabama Street while others returned fire, Zamora was wounded and treated before being held on a 5000 bond. Detective Lon Craft said the case remains under investigation. The report covers additional local incidents, including a fatal motorcycle crash on Jefferson Street, a stolen Colt 45 from a Baytown tow truck, and multiple traffic and crime calls reported over 24 hours.
Book sale by Friends of Crosby Library runs 4 to 6 p.m. at 135 Hare Road Crosby with new and used books and CDs. Dinner at Evergreen Point Bar & Grill 1530 Evergreen Road Baytown pizza style steak welcome, $3 per person, reservations call 281-420-6008. Bridge Fridays noon Remington Park 902 W Baker Rd with contacts Jerri Read 281-427-5292 and Eugenia Jones 281-422-5288. Senior Center Baytown offers transportation daily at First Presbyterian 4745 Market St for seniors 60 plus. more info 281-427-2145. Pancakes Lions International’s
Halloween events include pancake breakfast at Grace United Methodist Church 304 N. Pruett St from 8 am to 1 pm with tickets at $5 and pancakes and sausage. Scrapbooking Oktoberfest at ABC Scrapbooking 10007 Hwy 146 No 5 Mont Belvieu from 10 am to midnight. Call 713-203-6294 for details.
The Central Church of Christ hosts a free HIV AIDS talk by Jenette Johnson from 4 to 6 pm at 2004 Market St. RSVP via 281-427-8860. Also weekly hymn singing at Hampton Inn on Garth Road with contact 281-422-7949. First Church Nazarene pumpkin patch operates 9 am to 9 pm at 2409 N. Main St with a free train for kids. Arts and Crafts Show on Nov 8 with booth spaces. call 281-420-6597 for info.
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