The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 210, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1999 Page: 2 of 20
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_THE BAYTOWN SUN
Friday. July 2. 1999
Firewori&best watched in park, officials say
Racing baby geese
Barbara McGraw of the Evening Pilot Club of Baytown Inc. and
her helper, Tara Webb, have been placing baby geese in the
water for testing to prepare for the Fourth Annual Baby Gopse.
Race set to start at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Bicentennial Park.
Baby geese can be obtained from Evening Pilot Club members
or by calling 281-421-1393.
BULLETIN BOARD
a look at upcoming area events
The Baytown Sun accepts items tor nonprofit, charity or community groups
and events, which are presented chronologically in the following list. Submissions
must be received at least two days before this actual date of the event. To place
an item in the Bulletin Board, call281-422-8302or fax it to281-427-6283.
FRIDAY
Genealogy Society
The Baytown Genealogy Society
will be closed Friday and Saturday in
observance of Independence Day. It
will resume the following Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday during the regu-
lar hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For
more information, call 281-422-4950.
Lock-In
The Baytown YMCA holds junior
high lock-ins every Friday from 7 to '
11 p.m. for students in grades 6
through 9. Participants can play bas-
ketball, learn cheers or participate in
various other activities. The cost is $2
for members and $4 for all others.
Call 281-427-1797.
Thnflshop
The Church Women United Thrift
Shop is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays and from 9 a.m, to 1 p.m. Sat-
urdays at 14-10 Louisiana Street.
SATURDAY
Lee’69ieuraon
The Robert E. Lee Glass erf 1969
is planning a 30-year reunion for
Saturday, Aug. 28. The reunion
planners are seeking all changed
addresses or telephone numbers
of those who attended the 20-year
reunion. Call 281 -422-7195 and
leave a message or mail to, R.E.
Lee Class of '69, PMB134, Bay-
town, Texas 77521.
Habitat for Humanity
Baytown Habitat for Humanity is ,
seeking’several of its volunteers
for an upcoming work schedule 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the5
Deck DeLeon hopse. Shingles will
also be added qt the Reasoner
home. Site cleanup will also be
done. To be added to the Volun-
teer distribution list, contact Betty
MePhaill at 281-834-2549. For
building.information, contact Dave
Montgomery at 281-834-3340 or
Cleo Gresham at 281-427-8004.
Appropriate tools are hammers,
nail aprons, safety glasses and
gloves. The address is 217 E.
DeFee. _
Library closed
Sterling Municipal Library will be
closed Saturday in observation of
the Fourth of July.
SUNDAY
Mont BeKieiHtth of July
The Mont Befvieu Park and Recre-
ation Department will hosts its sixth
annual Fdurth of July celebration at 3
p.m. Sunday at Mont Belvieu City Hall.
The celebration will consists of children's
rides and a washer pitching and water
balloon contest Local country music
sensation Carl Manchaca will provide
entertainment The event will conclude
with a fireworks show at 9 p.m. City offi-
cials are asking that attendees bring
their own lawn chairs and blankets. ,
Anahuac^thofJiiy
The Anahuac Area Fourth of July
Celebration will be start at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the Anahuac Harbor.
Festivities will start with a parade.
There will also be a duck race, arts
and craftsbooths, concessions, pony
rides and other entertainment. The
celebration will culminate with a fire-
works show at 9 p.m.
■ The celebration is hosted by the
Anahuac Area Chamber of Com-
merce and Chambers-Liberty Coun-
ties Navigation District. The festivities
will be held at Anahuac Harbor on
Boliver Street.
Codependents support
Co-dependents Anonymous
meets at 7:30’p.m. each Sunday in
the back of the cafeteria at BayCoast
Medical Center.
For more information, call 281426-
3809.
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Widows and Widowers
The Widows and Wdowers group
—open to those who have lost their
spouse—will meet from 2 to 3:30
p.m. Monday at Transitions Outreach
Inc., 4721 Garth Road, Suite E. For
'more information, call Carol Mende-
lovitz at 281422-3517.
No garbage pick-up
There will be no garbage pick-up
Monday in observance of the Fourth of
July holiday. Trash pick-up resumes on
Thursday for residents who would nor-
mally have trash picked up on Monday
and Thursday. Residents whose
garbage is picked up on Tuesday and
Riday will not be affected by the
change.
Emergency food panby
Heaven Bound Full Gospel
Church at 1510 N. Pruitt will be open
from 10 am to 1 p.m. each Monday
as an emergency food, pantry.
Bridge
Duplicate bridge players meet at
6:45 p.m. Monday at the Baytown
Community Center on Market
Street. Call 281-427-1613 for more
information. ~4,: f
Jazzercise
JazzerCtee classes win be held at
5:30 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday
• and Friday at St. John’s Dnited " '
Methodist Chureh, located at 501S.
Alexander Drive. For more informa-
tion, call Peggy Crawley at 281-383-
2263. v’ ",
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Golf tournament
A golf tournament is scheduled
for Monday, July 19 at Baywood
.Country Club. There will be a Flori-
da scramble, $100 per player,
including a cart, food and bever-
ages during the tobrnament. There
will be special hole-in-one prizes,
and $100 hole sponsors are need-
ed. For information, contact San-
dra at 281-998-3322. Proceeds will
benefit the Houston Livestock
Show & Rodeo Scholarship Fund.
God’s Way
God’s Way weight loss will meet at
7 p.m. Monday at Harvest Time
Church, 407 W. Pearce. For more
information, call Sherry at 281422-
0302 or, after 7:30 p.m., Debbie at
281-837-1834.
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Bay Area Quilt Guild
The Bay Area Quilt Guild will meet
at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the second floor
meeting room of the J.D. Bruce Cen-
ter at San Jacinto College, 13735
Beamer Road in Houston. The meet-
ing is open to the public and is free of
charge. Y ■
Baytown Lions Club
The Baytown Lions Club will
meet at noon Tuesday at Ryan’s
Steak House. Sgt. Bill Hiles, game
warden from the Texas Parks and
Wldlife Department, will be the
guest. : y
Exercise
Exercise classes will take place
at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the High-
lands Community Center. For more
information, please call 281-426-
7561.- -
By JEFF RIGGS
The Baytown Sun
Baytown fire officials say any-
one who wants to use fireworks to
celebrate July 4 had better go to
the Independence Day celebration
Saturday in Bicentennial Park
instead.
Lt. Howard Gudgell of the fire
marshal’s office, says those who
choose to go. the do-it-yourself
route, do so at their own risk,
Gudgell says a citation may be
\pitten on a person using the dan-
gerous delights. The fine starts at
$150.
“It is strictly not allowed in Bay-
town,” Gudgell says. “You can
only use them in unincorporated
areas, at least 1,000 feet outside
the city limits.
“But, the best thing to do is not
to use them,” he says.
The hazards are numerous,
according to Gudgell. Fireworks
contribute to houseflies, as well as
grassfires which sometimes reach
homes.
Gudgell says sparks from bottle
rockets or the device itself are
Fourth of July activities
schedule
7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Bicentennial Park
7 a.m. Baytown “Bud” Heat Wave Five mile run
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Fourth of July Parade
4 - 4:30 p.m. Wilfred Chevis Zydeco Band
5:45 - 7:15 p.m. Gary P, Nunn
7:15 - 8 p.m. Baytown Symphony Orchestra
8-9:30 p.m. Emilio
9:30 -10 p.m. Fireworks Display
notorious for landing on roofs.
There are few wooden roofs in
Baytown, except for some of the
older parts of town, but any roof is
still susceptible.
But Gudgell says there’s -a-
greater danger: the harm done to
people. "
“People are blinded, they lose
their fingers,” he says. “They are
even killed.”
Bernard Olive, fire marshal,
agrees. He says even an explosives
professional has to be careful with
fireworks.
“It’s an explosive, just like dyna-
mite, just in another form,” he
says. “Fuses burn quick. You
never know when they are going
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Olive says July 4 is little differ-
ent than New Year’s Day when it
comes to fireworks usage.
“They are about equal,” he says.
“One thing parents need to be
aware of is that they can be held
responsible for their children’s
actions and whatever they do with
fireworks. We as parents need to
set an example for our children. A
parent wouldn’t let their children
to go out and play with broken
glass, so why would they let them
play with fireworks?”
One of Olive’s greatest concerns
is the common activity of firing
guns into the air.
“When bullets go off, they must
come down somewhere,” he says.
“Your actions always cause a reac-
tion which can cause death,
injuries or property loss.”
Safety is the business of every-
one, according to Olive.
“We can’t put a policeman in
every front yard,” he says. “Citi-
zens must take it on themselves,
and put themselves in the other
person’s shoes.”
Both Olive and Gudgell agree
that the best way by far of cele-
brating July 4 is to attend the Inde-
pendence Day celebration where
licensed pyrotechnic professionals
contracted by the city of Baytown
will be setting off fireworks.
Fireworks fun is scheduled to
begin around 9:30 p.m.
Lamar University honors program offers full tuition scholarships
All students enrolling in the The academy was created by sponsored by the academy.
Texas Academy of Leadership in
the Humanities, a two-year resi-
dential honors program at Lamar
University are now eligible for
lull tuition scholarships for up to
15 credit hours per semester, uni-
versity officials announced.
“Because the Academy is now
tuition free, even more students
will benefit from our distin-
guished honors program,” said
Mary Gagne, director of the
academy. “Lamar is ranked as
one of the top five colleges and
universities in the state in terms
of courses taught by faculty with
terminal degrees — academy
students are being taught by pro-
fessors with doctoral degrees.
“The high quality students who
come to us from the local area as
well as throughout the state dis-
tinguish themselves as people of
intellect and compassion,” Gagne
said.
Highlands Chamber to host Reliant Energy’s Baker
The Highlands Chamber of The guest will be David
Commerce will meet at noon Baker, of Reliant Energy-Hous-
Thursday at the Highlands Com- ton Lighting & Power, who will
munity Center. speak on the subject of Y2K.
the Texas Legislature in 1991 to
serve intellectually gifted young
people through an enriched cur-
riculum grounded in the classical
disciplines of the humanities.
The program allows juniors
and seniors in high school to
complete their last two years of
high school credits and their first
two years of college require-
ments concurrently.
A student can complete the
program with a high school
diploma and 60 or more college
hours from Lamar University.
With advanced placement tests
and course opportunities, it is
possible for academy students to
graduate from high school with
even more credit hours.
Students also cultivate their
leadership abilities through par-
ticipation in volunteer organiza-
tions, community service and
through activities and programs
Recent graduates of the pro-
gram found ready acceptance at
a number of the nation’s most
prestigious institutions of higher
education. : 5;-
“Recent graduates have been
accepted into Rice-Bay lor Med-
ical Scholars Program, M.I.T.
and Stanford University, among
many other fine universities,”
Gagne said.
Enrollment, is now under way
for the fall 1999 semester.
To be eligible for the academy,
students must have successfully
completed the 10th grade, submit
written recommendation from
two teachers and have a compos-
ite score of at least 1000 on the
SAT. Students seeking accep-
tance must complete and file aft
application and submit a written
essay.
To learn more about opportuni-
ties at the Texas Academy of
Leadership in the Humanities,
call 409-839-2995, fax at 409-
839-2991 or e-mail at
TALH@hal.lamar.edu.
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