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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Thursday, December 31.1998
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State Honor School
Ashbel Smith Elementary School students pose in front of their new
State Honor School sign with representatives from nearby Second
Baptist Church. In front are, Divisay Hernandez, Kristen McDowell,
Juan Razo, Jose Jimenez, Destinee Scott, Angelica Estrada, Fabio-
la Chavarria, Karla Villa and Angelica Herrera. In back are, Jerry
Lyons, minister of education at Second Baptist Church; Tommy
Clements, pastor; students Marisela Moreno, Angela Map, lice Gar-
cia, Haley Bennett, Kisshima McAlpin, Crystal Morales, Esther
Amezcua and Eliana Gonzales, counselor Judy Shirley and student
Mayra Perez
BULLETIN BOARD
a look at upcoming area events
The Sun accepts items for nonprof-
'it, charity or community groups and
events which are presentedin the fol-
lowing list chronologically. Toplace
an item in the Bulletin Board, call
(281)422-8302orfaxitto(281)427-
6283.
THURSDAY
KiwantsCkib
The Baytown Police Department
will present a program on “Personal
Safety" at the noon meeting of the
Kiwanis Club of Baytown, to be held
Thursday, Dec. 31, at the Goose
Creek Country Club.
Toastmasters
The Exxon Toastmasters group will
meet at noon Thursday, Dec. 31, at
the Exxon main office building on
Decker Drive. For more information,
call Mike Snyder or Marion Black at
(281)834-4868.
Library dosing
Sterling Municipal Library will close
at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, and
remain closed Friday, Jan. 1, and Sat-
urday, Jan. 2. The library will reopen
during regular hours Monday. Jan. 4.
Survivors support
Bay Area Women’s Center hosts a
free support group for survivors of
sexual abuse and assault. The group
meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. each Thurs-
day at the BAWC Outreach Office,
located at 5307 Decker Drive. For
more information, call (281) 424-3300.
TOPS Ch. 794
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly Chap-
ter 794 will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31, at Redeemer
Lutheran Church, 1200 E. Lobit. For
more information, call (281) 428-2046.
Tough Love
The Baytown Tough Love Parent
Support Group, a chapter of the
Tough Love organization, will meet at
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the E.F.
Green Instructional Center. Registra-
tion begins at 6:45 p.m. Refreshments
will be served. For more information,
call (281) 420-0997.
New Yearts dance
Reservations are still being accept-
ed for the New Year's Eve dance at
the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets
are$10 each, and music will be pro-
vided by The Mavericks. For more ■
information or to make reservations,
call (281) 422-5924 or (281) 843-
2695.
New Year’s Watch
Abiding Faith Baptist Church, locat-
ed at 8203 John Martin Road, will hold
a New Year's Watch Service from 9
p.m. to midnight Thursday, Dec. 31.
The event will include the Voices of
Faith choir. For more information, call
(281)421-4526.
FRIDAY
‘Cabaret
Performances of the critically
acclaimed musical “Cabaret" are set
for 8 pm. Friday, Jan. 1, and Satur-
day, Jan. 2. at Baytown Little Theater,
located at 1500 Lakewood Village.
Also, a matinee performance will be
held at 2 pm. Sunday, Jan. 3. Tickets
are $10, and there are 10 “preferred"
seats available for $20. For mae infor-
mation a to make reservations, call
the box office from 2 to 5 pm. at (281)
424-7617.
Jazzercise classes will be held at
5:30 pm. each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at St John's United
Methodist Church, located at 501S.
Alexander Drive. For more informa-
tion, call Peggy Crawley at (281) 383-
2263. «
SATURDAY
Nature Center tours
Tours of the Bay town Nature Cen-
ter will be provided from 7:30 to 8:30
am. each Saturday in January
through May, excluding holidays.
Those wishing to attend should meet
at the parking lot of Baytown Junior
School at 7707 Bayway Drive. For
more information, call Bruce Riggs at
(281)424-6912.
SUNDAY
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912
will host bingo from 2 to 5 pm. Sun-
day, Jan. 3, at the post located at
8204 N. Main. For more information,
call (281)421-1257 after2p.m.
BLT auditions
Baytown Little Theater will host
auditions for the upcoming production
of “Heaven Can Waif at 7 pm. Sun-
day, Jan. 3, and Monday, Jan. 4. The
theater is located at 1500 Lakewood
Village, and members of the commu-
nity are invited to audition.
Co dependents 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
(281)4263809.
MONDAY
Mother Circle
The Mother's Cifcle will meet from 9
to 11 am. Monday, Jan. 4, at Trinity
Episcopal Church, located at 2701W.
Main St. The topic'Of discussion will ’
be “Goal Setting" and will be facilitat-
ed by Natalie Browne. Childcare is
provided. The Mother’s Circle is a
non-denominational group for moth-
ers to exchange viewpoints and get
new ideas on parenting, mothering
and family issues. For more informa-
tion, call (281)421-2686 or (281)421-
3046.
Mother Goose Tune
Sterling Municipal Library will host
Mother Goose Time for infants to 18
months, each accompanied by an
adult, from 10:30 to 11 am. Monday,
Jan. 4.
Quilt painting
The Highlands Community Center,
located at 604 W. Wallisville Road, will
host a quilt painting class at 1 pm.
Monday, Jan. 4, under the direction of
Net Elliott. For more information, call
Elliott at (281)426-7561.
Widows and Widowers
The Widows and Widowers group
—open to those who have lost their
spouse—will meet from 2 to 3:30
pm. Monday, Jan.- 4, at Transitions
Outreach Inc., 4721 Garth Road,
Suite E. For more information, call
Carol Mendelovitz at (281) 422-3517.
Jazzercise classes will be held at
5:30 pm. each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at St. John's United
Methodist Church, located at 501S.
Alexander Drive. For more informa-
tion, call Peggy Crawley at (281) 383-
2263.
God’s Way
God's Way weight bss will meet at
7 pm. Monday, Jan. 4, at Harvest
Time Church, 407 W. Pearce. For
more information, cal Sherry at (281)
422-0302 or, after 7:30 pm., Debbie
at (281)837-1834.
Junior Foran
A red stocking revue chairman
meeting will be held at Nancy Hall's
home at 7 pm. on Monday, Jan. 7.
All chairmen are asked to have their
report ready at that time.
SbTAH
Harlem Elementary School's Sit
Together and Read Program is in
need of adults to read with first-and
second-grade students. Each 30
minute session meets from 8 to 11:30
am. Monday through Friday. For
mae information, call (281) 420-
4910, ext 142.
Four-car collision injures two Baytonians
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POLICE BEAT
as a 5-feet-four-inch
BayCoast Medical Center at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The building was
Police Beat is compiled from police reports by Sun staff reporter
Paul Gannon.
Man reports stolen cable box
. A man reported that a cable box was stolen from his apartment in
the 2300 block of Taft Circle on either Monday or Tuesday While he
was moving to his new home. The loss was estimated at $385.
Police investigate track theft at apartment
A brown GMC Sierra was stolen at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday from an
apartment complex in 1700 block of James Bowie Drive. Possible
suspects were described as two men in an older model blue pickup
with a broken muffler.
Man claims ex-giitfriend forged his name
A man reported Tuesday at 6:20 p.m. that his ex-girlfriend forged
his name on a credit card application to buy merchandise from a
department store.
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Two Baytonians were trans-
ported by LifeFlight helicopter
to Hermann Hospital on Tues-
day after a four-car collision at
the intersection of North Main
Street and Interstate 10.
Harris County Sheriff’s
Deputy J.C. Keele said Floyd
Williams, 50, and Brenda Ford,
32, both of Baytown, were
taken by LifeFlight helicopter.
Both were in stable condi-
tion, with Ford suffering pelvic
After impact, Williams’
truck struck a 1994 Honda
Accord, driven by Doris
Sanders, 49, of Baytown,
which was stopped at the traf-
fic signal in the northbound
lane of North Main Street.
Blackwell’s truck veered off
and struck a 1996 green Ford
Explorer driven by Ivan Fiana,
56, of Baytown.
Paths to the intersection were
blocked for about one hour at
By JEFF RIGGS
The Baytown Sun
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various times, Keele said.
“It wasn’t really that bad,”
Keele said,-
“The biggest backup of traf-
fic was op the access road,
where cars were backed up for
about 300 feet.”
Responding to the accident
were two ambulances from
Baytown, one Baytown fire
truck, three Harris County
Sheriff’s Deputies and one off-
duty motorcycle Houston
Police officer who stopped to
direct traffic on his way home
from work.
Keele said the fire truck and
ambulances were dispatched as
precautionary measures.
Keele said neither excessive
speed nor alcohol were fac-
tors in the accident.
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State Farm Insurance
2005 N. Alexander Drive
(Businas 146)
281-427-8081
injuries. ------------------------------------
The inci- biggest backup of traffic was
occurred on access rt^ad. where cars
at about were backed up for about 300
2:45 feet.”
p.m.
Keele
said
Williams’ 1987 tan Chevyi the truck which Williams
pickup ran a red traffic light as drove.
it traveled east on the Interstate
10 access road.
His vehicle struck a white
Chevy pickup driven by Tony
Blackwell, 62, of Baytown,
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