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Lee College hosting
national debate tourney
After amassing more
than 150 awards and best-
ing opponents from major
colleges and universities
across the country, the No.
1-ranked Mendoza Debate
Society at Lee College will
host approximately 450
debaters this weekend for
the International Public
Debate Association Na-
tional Championship Tour-
nament and Convention.
The tournament will be
held today through Sunday
at various locations around
the Lee College campus.
Debate teams from South-
ern Methodist University,
the University of Tennes-
see, Louisiana State Uni-
versity, the University of
Southern Mississippi, Boi-
se State University, Arkan-
sas Tech, Colorado Chris-
tian University, California
State University, Florida
International University,
Valdosta State University,
Oregon State University,
Whitworth University and
dozens more from around
the United States will also
compete.
The Lee College Debate
Team closed out the reg-
ular competition season
by taking Top Communi-
ty College honors and 13
other awards at the “End
of Hi-Bear-Nation” Debate
Tournament hosted by the
University of Central Ar-
kansas.
To date, the team has
won five overall tourna-
ment championships and
been ranked top com-
munity college at every
tournament of the season.
They head into the IPDA
championship tournament
ranked as the No. 1 Com-
munity College in the na-
tion, with the No. 1 Team
Debate Pair of Kyle Dia-
mond and Rigo Ruiz, and
No. 1 Junior Varsity De-
bater Jerry McCauley.
Following the national
championship tournament
on campus, the Mendoza
Debate Society will trav-
el to Washington, D.C., to
defend its victory at the
prestigious James Madison
Cup Debates and Public
Forum hosted by James
Madison University.
For more information
about the Lee College
Debate Team or the IPDA
National Championship
Tournament and Conven-
tion, contact Joe Ganakos,
director of forensics, at
jganakos@lee.edu or 281 -
425-6502.
Chevron Phillips expanding
production at Cedar Bayou
THE BAYTOWN SUN
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. an-
nounced Tuesday that it is expanding low
viscosity polyalphaolefins capacity at its
Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown by 10,000
metric tons per year or about 20 percent.
The expansion will allow the company to
meet the increasing demand for high-per-
formance lubricants in automotive and
industrial applications, as demand for
higher energy efficiency and high-quality
basestocks continues to grow.
Construction will begin in April with
completion and startup expected by mid-
2017. The expansion will support up to
135 construction and engineering jobs.
The project also improves process safe-
ty and overall unit efficiencies while re-
ducing waste generation for the Cedar
Bayou’s PAO unit. Feedstocks for this
project will be provided through Chevron
Phillips Chemical’s recent 100,000 metric
tons per year expansion of normal alpha
olefins capacity at the Cedar Bayou plant.
“This additional capacity enables us to
expand with our customer base to meet the
future requirements of the industry,” said
Global PAO Business Manager for Chev-
ron Phillips Chemical Miles Oberton.
Virgin Islands, Massachusetts
launch probes into Exxon
president for public and
government affairs, called
such allegations politically
motivated and baseless.
“The allegations are
based on the false premise
that ExxonMobil reached
definitive conclusions
about anthropogenic cli-
mate change before the
world’s experts and before
the science itself had ma-
tured, and then withheld it
from the broader scientific
community,” she said.
U.S. Virgin Islands At-
torney General Claude
Earl Walker said he wanted
to know what, and when,
a large energy compa-
ny knew about climate
change.
“We will not stop un-
til we get to the bottom
of this and make it clear,
to our residents as well as
the American people, that
we have to do something
transformational,” he said.
“We cannot continue.”
NEW YORK (AP) —
Attorneys general in the
U.S. Virgin Islands and
Massachusetts are inves-
tigating whether Exxon
Mobil deceived the public
or shareholders about the
effects of climate change,
joining similar inquiries
into the oil giant launched
by New York and Califor-
nia.
The investigations an-
nounced Tuesday came
as nearly two dozen state
attorneys general said at
a New York news confer-
ence that they’d formed a
coalition to explore legal
ways to combat global
warming by filing lawsuits
and briefs or by opening
environmental, consumer
or financial probes.
Former Vice President
A1 Gore, who joined the
attorneys general, likened
the approach to how states
took on the tobacco indus-
try decades ago.
“We have heard the sci-
entists, we know what’s
happening to the planet,
there is no dispute,” said
Eric Schneiderman, New
York’s attorney general.
“But there is confusion,
confusion sowed by those
with an interest in profit-
ing from the confusion and
creating misperceptions in
the eyes of the American
public that really needs to
be cleared up.”
The state investigations
followed news reports by
InsideClimate News and
others that internal Exxon
documents from the late
1970s showed an aware-
ness that global warming
might threaten the com-
pany’s existence. The re-
ports also disclosed that
company scientists found
burning fossil fuels would
warm the planet resulting
in harmful consequences..
In a statement, Suzanne
McCarron, Exxon’s vice
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the Year finalists in the
final edition of The Sun’s
four-week Profiles special
sections in today’s news-
paper.
Also, during the cere-
mony at The Sun offices, a
former Citizen of the Year
nominee who was nomi-
nated again this year was
honored.
Ruben De Hoyos was
remembered for his long-
time efforts and dedica-
tion to the community.
De Hoyos died March 3
at age 89.
He worked at Humble
Oil (now ExxonMobil),
and eventually earned
the ExxonMobil Refin-
er of the Year Award in
2005. He was a founding
member of the Hispanic
Educational Access and
Completion Committee at
Lee College. The Ruben
De Hoyos Educational
Excellence Award bares
his name. His additional
community activities in-
clude serving on the board
of directors for Kiwanis
Club, Opportunity Center,
American Diabetes Asso-
ciation, American Cancer
Society, Friends of Lee
College, Community Re-
source Credit Union, and
Our Promise Center for
West Baytown.
The De Hoyos fam-
ily was in attendance
Wednesday when a spe-
cial award was given to
them in his honor.
Annual Shriner fish
fry set for Friday
BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES
christopher.james@baytownsun.com
Seafood lovers can rejoice, as the
Baytown Shrine Club’s annual seafood
fry is almost here.
On Friday, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 4
p.m. - 7 p.m., the Baytown Shrine Club
will be serving seafood plates for $12 a
plate at 110 West Main Street.
Each plate consists of fish, shrimp,
French fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw.
The fish fry will benefit both the
Baytown Shrine Club, part of the Great-
er Houston Arabia Shriners, the Houston
Shriners Hospital for Children, a 40-bed
pediatric orthopedic hospital, and the
Galveston Shriners Hospital, a 30-bed
pediatric bum hospital. Both of which
provide care free of charge.
“It’s so we can do things for Shriners
Hospital. It is not a charitable fundraiser,
it’s a fraternal fundraiser,” said Kenny
Sparks, secretary treasure at the Baytown
Shrine Club. "And it’s for the benefit of
the Shrine Club.”
The Shrine Club has food for about
800 plates and customers can dine in,
drive through or deliveries can be made
for orders of 10 or more meals.
For more information or for tickets,
call 281-422-0457 or email the club at
Baytownshrineclub@gmail.com.
Anahuac rodeo, cookoff slated for this weekend
BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES
christopherjames@baytownsun.com
Barbecue lovers and rodeo enthusiasts
are invited to join in on the fun at Lone
Star Guardians Cook-Off and Rodeo this
weekend.
The 2nd annual cook-off and rodeo
will kickoff at 5 p.m. Friday at White’s
Park Rodeo Arena, 404 Washington Av-
enue, Anahuac.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for
children.
This year’s event will benefit the Bay
Area Turning Point, which provides re-
covery services for survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault and facilities
violence prevention strategies for socie-
tal change in partnership with the com-
Hfif a different beneficiary eVtfry
year. Last year was Casa and we raised
$20,000 for them,” said event organizer
Connie McNeely. “And we chose Bay
Area Turning Point this year because
they help abused and neglect children,
which is what we do our benefits for, and
they’re local in Chambers County."
On Friday will be live music featuring
the Justin Taylor Band along with a silent
auction, rodeo and barbecue cook-off.
And concession stands will be open from
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
For the first time the event will feature
the Lester Meier’s Texas Open Rodeo
Tour, which is comprised of bull rid-
ing, bareback, saddle bronc, calf roping,
team roping, mutton busting, stick horse
barrels, calf scramble and wild cow sad-
dling.
On Saturday, starting a 10 a.m., there
will be live music, barbeque and rodeo
along with live and silent auctions. Con-
cessions will be open all day.
Barbeque plates are $10 and are $11.50
with a drink.
The finale will be Saturday night at 9
p.m. at White’s Park Community Build-
ing where they will wrap up the fun with
a dance featuring live music from A1
White and The Chaparral Band.
Lone Star Guardians is a nonprofit or-
ganization comprised of volunteers that
came together in early 2015 after realiz-
ing the financial challenges faced by lo-
cal charities in Chambers County.
“We’re a small group of volunteers that
saw a need in our county and just moved
forward with that,” McNeely said.
For more information visit www.
GuardiansCookoff.com or email Connie
McNeely at connie.mcneely@guard-
ianscookoff.com
GCM ‘Patriot Games’ to begin tonight
BY LANA DONATH
lana.donath@baytownsun.com
The Goose Creek Me-
morial Performing Arts
Center will host a talent
show fundraiser at 7 p.m.
on Thursday and Friday
night to support their 2016
Project Graduation.
“The Patriot Games”, a
passionate patriot revue,
will be held in the audito-
rium.
There will be a live cake
auction and concessions
available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 for stu-
dents and seniors and $12
for adults.
For more information,
contact Sonia Quiroga at
quiroga.sonia@yahoo.
com.
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