The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 184, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Page: 1 of 12
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^ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,2015
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NEWS Reward offered for Crosby arsonists
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Nancy Mann honored by
the Pilot Club of Baytown
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NATION
Life on Mars?
NASA says planet appears
to have flowing water
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SPORTS
Crunch time
Key district clashes
highlight week ahead
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OBITUARIES
•William Robert Barker
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WEATHER
T-storms likely • Page 2
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BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
A video showing two men pour-
ing what appears to be flammable
liquid on the driveway and porch
of a Crosby resident, and igniting
it, has been released by the Harris
County Fire Marshal’s office in
hopes of capturing two suspects.
Authorities are searching for
the two arsonists shown in the
surveillance video, which was
Two men attempt to set house on lire twice
set up by Crosby homeowner Al-
len Hill at his home in the 17000
block of Scuttle Way.
“It is the second fire at the same
location,” said Scott Schoonover,
Harris County Fire Marshal
spokesman. “The first was a week
ago. It was set the same way. The
first fire did less damage than the
second.”
Schoonover said that about 3:30
a.m. Saturday morning, two men
are seen walking up Hill’s drive-
way and pour a liquid on it as well
as the garage, the side and back of
the house. Then, they ignite it and
a burst of yellow flames turn the
camera’s green night vision into
full color.
“There were three people in-
Patriot Band At Work
Baytown Sun photo by Amy Epperson
Goose Creek Memorial band member Landen Hammers plays his saxophone in the stands during the football game
against Beaumont Central at Stallworth Stadium.
Ai-yai-yai-ahay-hay-hay
Annual Grito Fest this weekend
THE BAYTOWN SUN
Salomon Robles and Los Relam-
paguitos will headline this year’s
Grito Festival at Bicentennial Park
this weekend. Along with live mu-
sic, there will be competitions,
shopping, children activities and
the sounds of gritos for which the
festival is named. Admission is free.
The festival will start at 1 p.m.
Oct. 3 when Mariachi Los Gallitos
take the stage followed by Groupo
Estrella at 2 p.m. and La Orgullosa
De Guanajuato at 4 p.m.
Starting at 5:30 p.m. will be the
accordion competition and Grito
preliminaries.
A grito, for those unaware, is a
celebratory and passionate cry of
joy, made famous during the Mex-
ican War of Independence from
Spain. The Grito de Dolores was
first uttered by Miguel Hidalgo y
Costilla, a parish priest of Dolores,
on Sept. 16, 1810.
Los Relampaguitos will take the
stage at 6 p.m., which will be fol-
lowed by the jalapeno and salsa
contest at 7:30.
Solomon Robles will end the fes-
tival and take the stage at 8 p.m.
Popular events at the festival in-
clude the historic grito contest and
jalapeno-eating contest.
Supported by Baytown Parks and
Recreation Department, Grito Fest
is a way to celebrate National His-
panic month with activities for the
entire family.
For more information visit www.
Baytown.org/gritofest or call 281 -
420-6597.
side the home,” Schoonover said.
“They were not injured in the in-
cident. However, a garage door
was burned and a welcome mat
was also burned up.”
Schoonover said that a neighbor
was awakened by a barking dog
and was able to put out the flames
SEE CROSBY • PAGE 3
Pink
Heals
returns
Oct. 17
BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
The Baytown Pink Heals
and Turn the Town Pink are
presenting their Fun Runs
event along with a Survi-
vor’s Victory lap starting
at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct.
17 in Mont Belvieu.
This is the 6th annual
Baytown Area Pink Heals
Event and Family Fun Run.
. The event is to promote
awareness and to improve
the lives of all people af-
fected by cancer in the
community.
Baytown Pink . Heals
keeps the funds that are
raised for local purposes
and the funds directly as-
sist patients with financial
needs while undergoing
cancer treatment.
Participants can run in
one of three races or the
Survivor’s Victory Lap.
There is a Kid-IK Run, a
5K Run and a 10K Run.
The Kid-IK runs begin at
7:30 a.m. while the 5K and
10K runs begin at 8 a.m.
The Survivor’s Lap starts at
9:30 a.m.
During the Survivor’s
Lap, pink fire trucks, which
travel all over the country,
will guide the participants.
More about them can be
found by visiting www.
pinkfiretrucks.org.
Anyone interested in
being a sponsor should
contact the organizers im-
mediately at baytownpink-
heals@gmail.com.
They are also updating
information on their Face-
book page BaytownPink-
HealsEvent.
This isn’t a shock to anybody, but the
county’s current justice facilities are inadequate’
Chambers County assessment
shows need for more buildings
Summer Blast Fest
BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
After assessing the Chambers County
judicial and justice facilities, a company
is recommending that the current court-
house be repurposed, and the county
construct a new County Court at Law
along with three new district courts.
The $98,380 assessment by Vanir
Construction Management came af-
ter the Chambers County Infrastruc-
ture Committee recommended looking
at long-term needs for the county as a
whole including the county .courthouse,
the jail and other judicial facilities.
The assessment included the district
and county court, their related functions,
the sheriff and detention center, and
county government functions - essen-
tially everything in the courthouse that
is not specifically judicial or justice re-
lated.
“This isn’t a shock to anybody, but the
county’s current justice facilities are in-
adequate and cannot be cost effectively .
upgraded in the place they are in now to
support the needs of the community now
or for the future,” Gloria Barrera, Vanir
area manager, told county commission-
ers. “So, as we looked at what is hap-
pening in Chambers County, we felt it
was best to use the high growth scenario
to determine the county’s needs for the
next 20 years.”
Barrera said grouping justice centers
SEE COUNTY • PAGE 3
Baytown Sun photo by Amy Epperson
Nicholas Salazar rolls around in an inflatable human ham-
ster ball during Mt. Calvary Mission Baptist Church’s Sum-
mer Blast Fest at Bicentennial Park.
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