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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2003
Page
6
Jim Finley writes with a comic voice about believing he is psychic. He details sleights of insight, hints at a satire of public figures, and recalls a Wednesday editorial board cancellation echoed by a reader Wanda Gordon.
Baytown educators gather for the Epsilon Psi chapter meeting with BAYTOWN United Way executive director David Mohlman as guest speaker. The event outlines services for women and children funded by United Way and updates on the 2003 04 fundraising goal of 1.82 million. The meeting includes elections for new members and plans for the Women’s Issue Survey program with Aha Process Inc. and an international bridge project with Monterrey.
Friends of RSS sponsor Ranger Bonfire 2003 at Houston Raceway Park on Tuesday gates open 8 pm bonfire 8 30 pm admission 3 dollars shirts 10 dollars Patti Bell 281 426 5866 for details Star Drill Tear Jeannine Watson 281 420 4500 ext 257 registration 8 30 am 5 pm free lunch certificate perform with Sterling Stars on Det 2 and Constitution Week Dinner Saturday 6 30 pm Ryan s Family Steakhouse RSVP Robert Templin 281 422 6604
The Cove Frontier Day charity fundraiser benefiting Cove Fire and Rescue and Cave EMS runs Saturday from 14 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cove Community Building on AM 585 South. Volunteers aim to raise funds for a new tanker truck and an additional ambulance while showcasing ambulances, fire trucks, and a Sterling Stars drill team dance clinic. Barbecue plates cost 7 dollars, with Pioneer Spirit and Volunteer of the Year awards at 1 p.m. Tours and an auction accompany the event serving 30 square miles of mutual aid to nearby Monter Belvieu and Anahuac.
The Chandler Arboretum hosts a Saturday plant sale at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds fund the Visitors and Education Center. The event features Colocasia and palm varieties for Baytown, plus fall mums, daylilies, and heirloom bulbs. Harris County horticultural agents and master gardeners will answer questions. call 281-421-5830.
Liberty woman Loretta Fearon Joyner 41 did not return home after dropping her husband at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown on Monday night. Police describe Joyner as a Black female, 5'6" and 230 pounds, driving a black PT Cruiser with plate K41 WFIC.
A 1999 Toyota Avalon owner reported a Dodge Ram backed into the front fender. The Dodge driver fled the scene claiming no responsibility after the impact. Police have the Dodge plate linked to a Huntington Texas man. In Baytown a contractor injured at ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant was taken to hospital after a minor injury. An investigation is underway. Baytown police logged 1157 calls in 24 hours with multiple incidents including six alarms and nine thefts.
Friday Bridge-Bridge is played at noon at Remington Park with contact Jerri Read or Eugenia Jones for details. Scrapbooking sessions at ABC Scrapbooking run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Hwy 146 Mont Belvieu with calls or email for info. Walmart hosts a women's health event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow with screenings and a wellness book. Baytown Senior Center offers transportation and shopping for seniors 60 plus at 1715 Market St. Betty Rayon benefit at The Sunset funds cancer medical expenses with spaghetti dinners, raffle, auction, and DJ. ExxonMobil Retirees Club hosts a social luncheon at Ross S. Sterling High School, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., reservations and 2003 cards required. Baytown Shrine Club blood drive 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. near Mervyn’s at San Jacinto Mall. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation meets Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Pasadena with contact options. NAM!-NAMI Consumer Group meets Saturdays at La Familia Restaurant on NASA Road 1, all welcome. Trinity Episcopal Church hosts Saturday Breakfast Club 9–9:30 a.m. at Bonner Hall. Harris County Sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy Alumni hold annual fundraiser 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at North Shore Rotary Pavilion with fingerprinting, DARE team, silent auction, raffles, and a $1,000 Sam’s Club/WalMart prize. admission free.
The WorkSource centers assist residents in finding work with nationwide listings, resume help, interview workshops, typing and computer training, and free fax and copy services. Youth programs for ages 14 to 21 provide 20 hour per week summer work at $5.15 an hour, with certificates for younger teens and emphasis on education. The network serves Harris County and 11 surrounding counties with locations and resources across the region.
Texas held an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent in August with a nonseasonal gain of 28,500 jobs, led by health care, schools, and government. Manufacturing continued a seven month decline, jobs down 2,300. The payroll count fell to 10.35 million while unemployed dropped to 748,100.
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