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Newspaper
The Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1988
Page
3
Officer Keith Dougherty outlines common con tactics at a Feb. 22 Baytown seminar. Victims fear embarrassment and delay reporting, while phrases like buy now or too good to be true signal pressure. Decline offers, take time to think, and report scams to the Crime Prevention Unit at 422-5152.
Lanter staff relocate the AC program from Technical Vocational 10 on Pruett Street to the old diesel shop Technical Vocational 4 citing economy and accessibility. Chairman James Lockett says the move improves facilities and energy use, while instructors and students cite parking and disruption concerns. The transition cost under $1,000 with in-house staff.
Terri Cook of Lee College Public Information will attend the Paragon Awards Luncheon in Orlando Florida to learn her ranking after winning in the Feature Article General News Story category for a 75 year old subject known as Pappy George Williams. The victory honors the entire public information staff.
Five cosmetology students from Lee College received licenses in Austin on January 20 after meeting Texas Cosmetology Commission requirements. The graduates: Larry Bennett, Jan Honeycutt, Gracie Williams, Lupe Garcia, and Sandra Davila. Bennett opened a salon. others are interviewing with shop owners. The department head notes the Technical/Vocational 8 salon is open 8:30 am to 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm to 8 pm, with scheduling at 425-6458.
The district plans bond funded improvements including a 200 seat auditorium with 3,000 square feet added, a $110,000 concrete pad behind Moser Hall, $400,000 for tech lab renovations, a $110,000 Rundell Hall facelift, enhanced exterior lighting at $100,000, and a $350,000 heating and cooling system update. Start dates are targeted for 1988 to 1993.
Letters to prospective graduates have been mailed with a March 18 deadline and a $10 diploma fee. A $5 late fee applies for cap and gown after the deadline. Spring graduation is at 7 p.m. May 13 in the gym. Auditions for theater productions run in the Fine Arts Building 501 S. Pruett with rehearsals 1 to 4 p.m. Tue–Fri. For more info contact Thurman Rowlett ext 483. Other events include Wheatfall talks, senior college articulation, Moler Hall sessions, and a Saint Patrick’s Day Dance at Knights of Columbus Hall.
Webb Society members from Lee College travel to the Texas State Historical Association’s 92nd annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Austin. Twelve LC members participate in contests while sponsor John Britt and Muriel Tyssen present society reports. Susan Estes reads her award winning essay In Keeping With the Dream tomorrow. Britt and Tyssen discuss American Studies at Lee College and researching local history.
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