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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2005
Page
1
California visitors peered through a fence at the World Trade Center site four years after terrorists hijacked jets and struck the twin towers. Guests looked into the nearly empty 16 acres seeking signs of the 2001 attack.
Steve and Marta Pilling lament the memorial area near the fence that lists 2,749 victims. They compare the scene to a construction site, saying it lacks the solemn reflection of the September 11 ground zero memorial.
Baytown emergency officials mark the fourth anniversary of the national incident in which homeland security remains a work in progress. Director Bernard Olive says ongoing learning shapes security plans and improvements.
In Baytown a relief service center uses a former clothing retailer, a former restaurant, and an empty department store to shelter, feed, and sort donations for hurricane evacuees. Volunteer Coordinator Korkie Smith says volunteers with Kiwanis Club ties and evacuees alike help in sorting and distribution, and more volunteers are welcome.
Experts say more than half a million Gulf Region residents fled their homes creating an unprecedented relocation in U S history. Historians warn the event could reshape politics and society for years with New Orleans style neighborhoods forming in other cities and rising racial tensions.
Baytown Red Cross Service Center at San Jacinto Mall lists 281-420-5818 for volunteers and donations. Second Baptist Church food service coordinator line is 281-427-6506. American Red Cross Houston area can be reached at 713-313-5480 and nationwide at 1-800-HELP-NOW for help or donations.
A sociologist warns large immigrant waves strain communities while dispersed crowds ease settlement. The piece notes 125000 Cuban arrivals to Miami in 1980 and a $370 million federal aid burden, then reports Texas officials overwhelmed by food stamp applications amid similar migration pressures.
The Baytown Fire Department Honor Guard will travel to Colorado Springs to honor fallen firefighter Nito Guajardo at the International Firefighters Memorial service on Sept. 17. The trip also marks the debut of the department’s new honor guard uniforms funded by fundraisers. About 26 active and retired firefighters and 19 of Guajardo’s family will participate.
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