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FILL THE BOOT CAMPAIGN
Firefighters see fruits of their efforts
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.flemmg@baytownsun.com
Firefighters at intersec-
tions collecting money for
the Muscular Dystrophy
Association in the annual
''Fill the Boot” campaign
arc a familiar sight.
This year, though, some
of the firelighters went
behind the scenes to see up
close where some of their
support of MDA goes.
In addition to collecting
over $34,060 to shatter
their previous record of
$21,000. the Baytown
Professional F ire I" g hters
sponsored the $800 cost
fora child from the area to
attend "Camp for AH” in
Burton. Texas.
The camp is a barrier-
free camp for children who
normally would not be able
to. to enjoy such activies as
horseback riding, canoe-
ing. zip-lining, fishing and
many other activities with
children who have similar
disabilities.
Mark Medrano, presi-
dent of the BPF. said this
was the first year the
organization has sponsored
a child to attend the camp,
and several of the group’s
members went one day
during the week of the
camp to see in person the
benefit it was having.
Camper Sarah Stirling
from Crosby (front s
and center) is flanked
by (front row) fire- '
fighters Charlie
Murrell, Michelle
Christie, Richard
Lopez and Barry :
Hawkins and (back
row) firefighter Noah
Travis with wife
Jessica and firefight-.
ers Mark, Medrano,
Jacob Griffith and
Tracy Lindsey.
Contributed photo
Baytown
begins pilot
recycling
■ program
BY MARK FLEMING
: mark.fleming@baytownsun.oorn
Due to the success of its
single stream curb-side
recycling program, the
City of Baytown, in part-
nership with Waste
Management, has begun
implementation of a six-
month pilot program
designed to provide resi-
dents with more capacity
for recycling.
As part of the pilot,
three participating neigh-
borhoods have or will
soon receive a 46-gallon
recycling cart.
Collection days in the
pilot area will remain the
same, only the size of the
container will change.
The new-, larger con-
tainers will allow partici-
pants to increase their
receding and decrease
the amount of trash put
out for collection.
There is no additional
cost to the resident.
“Our- residents'
response and participa-
tion in our recycling pro-
gram has been impres-
sive: but we can still do
more.” said City Manager
Bob Leiper. "If the pilot
program is successful, the
city could implement
these new containers city-
wide, helping to reduce
the amount of waste sent
to the landfill."
A wide variety of items
SEE PROGRAM • PAGE 10
Baytown Sup photos'Albert Villegas
Brandy Guidry, above, speaking, a mentor with the Priceless Princess and Prince Charming
program, speaks Friday about youth having self-respect and avoiding peer pressure and
teen pregnancy through: ministry, In the photo are graduates Kata Wheeler (left l and Alana
McZeal. Devin Jemmott, below, laughs at a comment he made during a Priceless Princess
and Prince Charming program. Also looking on during a graduation at the Baytown
Community Center is Sonia Barrett, founder and director of the program.
ALL FIREWORKS BANNED
Chambers,
Harris county
officials take
drastic action
BY ADAM YANELLI
■.: adam.yanelli@baytownsun.com
Scattered showers
Tuesday were not enough
to keep Chambers and
Harris county officials
from enacting bans on the
use of all fireworks for the
: July 4 holiday sciisori:
In a special called meet-
ing Tuesday afternoon.
Chambers County offieia Is
not only voted to ban the
use of all fireworks but
also outdoor burning of
any combustible material
The ban will not have an
effect on official municipal
public displays, including
Baytown’s two-day
Independence Day cele-
bration.; which have a fire-
department on standby.
according to Ryan
HoIzacpfcI. \ Chambers
County Emergency
Management Coordinator
Chambers (ounty
Commissioner Rusty
Senac said Tuesday that
outdoor grilling is not
included in the ban. but
asked everyone to take pre-
cautions.
Chambers County offi-
cials also sent a letter
Tuesday to Texas (io\
Rick Perry asking that he
declare a state ok emer-
gency m the counts and
asking that, the governor
gram an extension through
Jut., 0 for the ban.
Senac pointed out that
firefighters were currently
working a grass fire at
RWJ Airpark in Beach
City.
"The first call came in
this: morning and there
have been a couple of addi-
tional flare-nips since
then,” he said Tuesday
afternoon, .
Harris County Judge I d
Emmett also: took action
when he signed an order
Tuesday morning declar-
ing ,i drought disaster and
banned the sale and use of
any fireworks anywhere in
unincorporated Harris
( ounty,
Harris . Counts
Commissioners^ . Court,
unanimously ratified the
order, w liich will stay m
effect until rescinded by
the counts nidge
Because all 34 munici-
palities in Harris County.
SEE BANNED • PAGE J
Baytown Photo Club
member and board
chairman Gary Erwin,
seated, edits and prints
photos taken by one of
the young participants
during the Baytown
Photo Club’s Kid’s Photo
Camp while Jolene
Caswell, Kathrine
Tallent, age 10, and
Kathrine’s mother Liz
Caldwell look on and
learn.
Baytown Sun Photo/Jane
Howard Lee
HAPPY CAMPERS
Art League Photo Camp
Non (It enjoy
BY JANE HOWARD LEE
jane.iee@baytownsun,cotr
"Telling stories with
your photos is the most
important thing.” said pro-
fessional photographer
Chris Chisum Tuesday to
12 young participants in
this week’s Kids’ Photo
Camp.
Baytown Photo Club-
part of the Art League of
Baytown, hosted the 9-
and 10-year-old photogra-
phy enthusiasts four hoys
and eight girls, in the camp
aiid Chisum and other vol-
unteer instructors, all
members of the photo
club, are teaching them the
basics of digital photogra-
phy and photo editing,
while ensuring they have
fun and take a lot of photos
along the way.
Held at the Art League’s
Art Center on Texas
Avenue, the camp runs
Monday through
Thursday, with a reception
and exhibit of the campers’
photos to follow on
Saturday.
The campers are learn-
ing this week about the
history and basics of pho-
SEE CAMP • PAGE 3
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Gray, Janie. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 121, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 22, 2011, newspaper, June 22, 2011; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1028103/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.