The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Page: 1 of 8
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,2013
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CHEVRON PHILLIPS
MAKES DONATION
Company gives $2,880 -
proceeds from golf tourney - to
Barbers Hill Homecoming and
Scholarship Association
-SEE PAGE 2
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PRECINCT2GETHER
Commissioner Jack Morman hosts
Senior Market Days - SEE PAGE 3
POLICE BEAT
Woman, with 3- and 5-year-old children,
arrested for shoplifting - SEE PAGE 3
► TRAPPED ON BOARD THE TRIUMPH
► BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL
Family shares their story New tenant
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for Republic
BY ELESKA AUBESPIN
eleska.aubespin@baytownsun.com
The old adage of mak-
ing lemonade from lem-
ons was put to the test for
one Baytown family who
found themselves stranded
on Carnival Cruise Lines’
Triumph with thousands of
other cruise shjp passen-
gers and crewmembers.
“We did our very best to
be positive for my kids and
still make sure they had a
good time," said Brandi
Slonaker, whose family of
five and several co-workers
took the cruise. “Although
conditions were bad, there
were still a lot of laughs and
a lot of joking around. We
made the best out of a bad
situation.”
And all would agree it
was a bad situation.
Following a fire in the en-
gine room on the third day
of a four-day cruise from
Galveston .to Mexico, the
trip came to a halt and. left
the ship adrift for days in the
Gulf of Mexico.
On board were more than
4,000 people, including
more than 3,000 passengers,
who were left without pow-
er and limited food, water
and use of toilets.
Passengers also faced
smelly conditions because
of waste that .spilled onto
floors and into hallways.
Many even slept on mat-
tresses on the ship’s decks to
avoid the smells and uncom-
fortable heat.
“When you go through a
situation like that, it brings
out the type of person you
are,” Slonaker said. “Al-
though we were trying to be
positive about the situation,
there were people who were
cursing, angry, throwing
stuff and just had bad atti-
tudes about the whole thing,
“You just have to make
a conscious decision about
how you are going to act
when things like this hap-
pen.”
Slonaker boarded Tri-
umph with her husband.
Matt, and three kids, Ryan,
15, Sean, 12, and Ryleigh
Hammock, 10. The trip was
a present to her son Sean for
his birthday.
Also in their group of IT
travelers were several of
Slonaker’s co-workers from
SEE CRUISE • PAGE 2
FEBRUARY PHOTOS
of Texas Plaza
Contributed photos
The Slonaker family brought back more than just a
model of the Carnival Cruise Line’s Triumph, above.
They have plenty of memories and photos. At right,
the youngest daughter, Ryleigh Hammock, shows her
makeshift socks made from bed sheets.
1 1
BY ELESKA AUBESPIN
eleska.aubespin@baytownsun.com
The “living history"
complex of the Republic
of Texas Plaza on North
Main Street is getting a
new tenant.
With Baytown City
Council’s recent approv-
al of a license agreement
with the Baytown Histor-
ical Preservation Associ-
ation, steps now can be
taken to relocate the John
C. Sjolander House to the
Republic of Texas Plaza, a
city park.
“ The Sjolander fam-
ily donated the 1910
Sjolander House, currently
located on Pine Oak Lane,
to the Baytown Historical
Preservation Association.
The family also donated
original furnishings and
original handwritten po-
ems to BHPA.
After its donation, the
BHPA requested permis-
sion to include the-house
in the “living history”
complex of the Texas Pla-
za, saying the- workman-
ship and style of the house
is different from the two
houses now' on site and
would be an appropriate
representation of the Cedar
Bayou community.
“The Sjolander House
got donated to the histor-
ical preservation associ-
ation and the association
has an’ agreement to put
the house on our property,”
said City Manager Bob
Leiper. “But the associa-
tion has to maintain it, not
the city.”
► WARRANT ROUNDUP
LEFT: Two of the Slonaker
children keep themselves
occupied playing a life-sized
chess game. BELOW: The
deck turned into a laundro-
mat as people hung their
hand washed clothes out
to dry.
Court to offer
amnesty days
STAFF REPORTS
sunnews@baytownsun.com
The city of Baytown
Marshal’s office, along
with the Baytown Police
Department, 1s among the
more than 300 law en-
forcement jurisdictions
across Texas that will par-
ticipate in the 2013 “Great
Texas Warrant Round Up.”
Prior to the warrant
roundup, Baytown Munic-
ipal Court will offer two
“amnesty: days” with the
first set for Friday and the
second set March 1. Both
are from 9 a.m. -3 p.m.
On either day, defen-
dants may appear in, court
to discuss their case with
the judge without fear of
being arrested by the Mar-
shal’s office. The court
will accept cash, money
order or credit card pay-
ments at the window.
“This is a great oppor-
tunity for people to take
care of their warrants
through the amnesty pro-
gram,” said Baytown Dep-
uty Marshal Joe LaRive.
“And as far as the round-
up, Baytown marshals are
looking forward to work-
ing with the Baytown Po-
lice Department and other
agencies to clear up as
many of these outstanding
warrants as we can.”
Once amnesty days are
over, the Baytown Mar-
shal’s Office and Police
Department will be active-
ly seeking people with out-
standing warrants from the
Baytown Municipal Court.
Defendants appearing at
the court for whom a war-
rant has been issued shall
be arrested unless a bond
(cash, surety, or attorney)
SEE WARRANT • PAGE 3
Tickets going fast to see the Texas Tenors
STAFF REPORTS
sunnews@baytownsun.com
r'f*'?;he Baytown Sym-
phony Orchestra
1 welcomes The Tex-
J& as Tenors, featuring
Marcus Collins, JC Fisher and
Marcus Collins, who will per-
form at 7;3Q p.m. March 9 at
Lee College’s Performing Arts
Center.
The Texas Tenors were a top
five finalist in the fourth season
of America’s Got Talent.
Keeping in cowboy charac-
ter, BSO will introduce each
half of the evening program
with a selection from Aaron
Copeland’s Rodeo Suite.
The Texas Tenors will be fea-
tured in a great mixture of song
material such as “Big Coun-
try,” “Mountain Music,” “0
Sole Mio,” “Country Roads,”
“Danny Boy,” “You Raise Me
Up,” “God Bless America,”
“Unchained Melody,” “Nessun
Dorma,” “Rocky Top,” “Deep
In the Heart of Texas,” “Bless
the Broken Road,” “Some-
where, My Way” and more.
Reserved seats are going fast
and can be purchased at www.
baytownsyphony.org on-line,
or call the PAC box office at
281-425-6255, or in person.
Website ticketing must ac-
SEE TENORS • PAGE 2
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Yanelli, Adam. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 2013, newspaper, February 19, 2013; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1066334/m1/1/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.