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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2009
Page
1
Galveston observes the Hurricane Ike anniversary with a week of events tied to the 1900 Storm centennial. The Ike Anniversary Committee, led by Betty Massey, hosts a United Way luncheon for first responders, a torch relay, a remembrance concert, and a sunrise service at Stewart Beach to aid healing and celebrate rebuilding progress.
Anahuac’s Gatorfest celebrates its 20th year with hundreds expected to attend at Fort Anahuac Park. The festival honors Chambers County resilience after Hurricane Ike, which devastated homes and businesses last year and forced the cancellation of the previous festival. Volunteers from Anahuac and neighboring communities fill the event with family friendly activities Friday through Sunday, raising funds for local non profits as a community relief and celebration effort.
Baytown Art League members Mark Landers and Elizabeth Caldwell hang photographs at the Art Center of Baytown for the Images of Ike exhibit. A public reception opens Friday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show runs through Oct. 3 with gallery hours Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A Baytown woman on Labor Day weekend woke to an unknown intruder in her apartment. Capt. Roger Clifford said the six foot tall white male suspect wore a red shirt, black pants, full sleeve tattoos, and ran north through the complex after forcing the front door. No injuries or theft reported.
College coverage notes that Project Leeway orientations begin on September 16 as Lee College continues its Pilot 4 Leeway program. The free program assists single parents and displaced homemakers with low to moderate incomes seeking to improve basic academic skills and enroll in college as part of a long running college transition initiative.
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