Baytown Firefighters Aid MDA with Record Labor Day Boot Run
Baytown firefighters collected funds for the MDA during a six day Fill the Boot drive at Garth and Baker roads. The effort, part of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon, raised over 412000 for Beaumont area programs supporting 1300 families annually, with volunteers emphasizing every penny supports research, equipment, and clinical visits.
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AFF
MDA
Baytown
Lynn McGrath
Beaumont
Baytown Fire Department
Boots
George Hasbrouck
Baytown’saff Mda
Hasbrouck
Garth
Baker Roads
Medrano
IAFF
Beaumont Area
Mark Medrano
Cowboys Harley Davidson
Bland leaves Lions Camp legacy with donations to aid disabled children
Bland's charitable giving touched the Lions Club Texas camp for 1000 disabled children, animal rescues, United Way, and Lee College. Friends recall his gruff yet caring nature as he left substantial funds to support horseback riding, swimming, and sports for kids who cannot pay. The camp, serving about 130 local children yearly, relies on donations to run its 1.95 million dollar budget.
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Lions Club
Bland
First Christian Church
Houston Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Mitchell
George
Stephen Mabry
Texas
Mabry
Texas Lions Camp
Lionscamp.com
National Library Card Month Kicks Off At Sterling Library
The Baytown Sterling Municipal Library invites residents to apply for a library card this month as National Library Card Month begins. About 58,000 cardholders exist with monthly card issuances near 300. Cardholders access books DVDs CDs and databases and can manage items via a personal online account. The library ties September to back to school and promotes literacy tutor training for adults learning to read. Prospective tutors must attend three weekday evenings or one Saturday session.
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Baytown Sterling
American Library Association
Eustace
SML
Sml.lib
James Lee Burke
Bay Area Relay tops state for sixth straight year
The Bay Area Relay for Life raised $527,950 for cancer research and placed first among state relays. Since 1998 the event has topped $2.7 million. The 2007 kickoff dinner announced April 27–28 aims at $550,000, with events in Stallworth Stadium and the new stadium field. Call 281-428-7351 for details.
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Bates
Bay Area
Stallworth Stadium
Stadium Field
Guardian Angel or Not Wanda Orton in Fredericksburg
A Sun editor Wanda Orton, living in Fredericksburg, recalls a river incident where a person was swept under and later surfaced with a lifeguard prompting a rescue spectacle. The account hints at possible guardian intervention and notes her residence and career.
Library Card Sign-Up Month at Sterling Municipal Library
Sterling Municipal Library promotes National Library Card Month inviting all to sign up and visit. The Baytown Sun features daily patron Q A, noting new cards, free access, and countywide reading culture.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Sun
Goodman Vietnam veteran turned singer named Shane dies
Goodman, a Vietnam era veteran who was wounded by shrapnel and later battled cancer, returned to Baytown and pursued music fronting a local band under the name Shane. He performed as an opening act for George Jones. Survived by stepfather, sisters, brothers, children. Memorial service Thursday at Navarre Funeral Home with military rites at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Reports suggest contact numbers for information.
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Baytown Area
Goodman
Shane
George Jones
Ford
Liberty County Sheriff's Office
Navarre Funeral Home
Rolllingbrook Drive
Memory Gardens
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Thur
FBI
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SUN & Mon
Anna Sewell
JoAnn Ross
Stephen DonCarlos
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Said
Fen Cinager
Enny Bano
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Cedar Bayou Lodge
Ferry Rd
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