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establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
|- exercise thereof: or abridging the freedom of
p speech, or of the press; or the right of the peer-
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; Government for a redress of grievances.
Barbers Hill ISD
Barbers Hill Administration Bldg.
P.O. Box 1108
Mont Belvieu, Texas 77580
281-576-2221
Superintendent
Tim Sonnenberg
Board of Trustees
Position 1 - James Allen
281-385-5140
Position 2 - Lyle Malechek
281-383-2369
Position 3 - George Barrera
281-383-2127
Posltlon4 - Benny May, Secretary
281-385-2459
Position 5 - Philip Joines, Vice-
President
281-385-1006
Position 6 - Jeff Farrell
281-576-5005
Position 7 -Jamie Harvey,
President
281-385-5106-
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Fred Hartman. Publisher Emeritus
Guest Column______________________________
Jews and Arabs in mourning after killings
Reports of the killing of inno- ■ _ • ; - - Meisar. there was mourning for
cent Israelis and Palestinians, the shattered bodies of Israeli
including children, have been so I -tiu----—.1... „..u
frequent that their identities blur
into forgetfulness. But the Nov. 10
murders in Kibbutz Metzer won’t
easily sink into the quicksand of
memory.
Kibbutz Metzer is 30 miles
north of Tel Aviv, near the border ”
with'the West Bank. It is within r
Israel, not a settlement. For 50
years, the residents of this . '
Kibbutz have had close and coop- uany.sews
erative relationships with the near IbefT.heYAV;hay0™~asAndwhopredominantlypre-
by Israeli-Arab village* of Meisar. reported m the New York Daily vents the Arabs and Israelis from
■Eventhewer^msotU,. these*,vll,
villages are connecled. with m j, lafs?
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the faucet is turned on,” said spokesman for Al-Aqsa enable peojJe across the globe to .
Najib Abu Rakia to Israeli news- MartyPrs Brigade fhst explained understand tha indeed,
paper Ha aretz. Rakia lives.in ■ » . Palestinian children have been
Meisar and works with the ,. l n i.-n ,1, 1, ir-i.1. , killed unintentionally in Israeli
B’tselem human rights organiza a '' 1 C ■ V ,,i°US . e th military operations, butthe
tion. wasaJeW1shseUlement.So,ifthe Palesti<anP Authority’s Voice of
For five decades, Palestinian down in a JewL settleSent that, Radi°
I- their lives. Taylor Hall and Jessica Culver, sec-
I; Quarterbacks Drew Tate, James ond-team choices.
I : Northcutt and Calvin Davis were the It’s easy, to overlook a modicum of
I center of attention — oftet 1 desei \ ed - success at a school with a rich athlet-
I ly so —but they would be the first to ic history like Barbers Hill boasts,
r say it takes a team of dedicated play- However, a trip to the playoffs in a
t ers and coaches to find success. program’s first year is to be coin-
rm All those players and coaches can mended..
I; hold their heads high. Their season of
I hard work was rewarded with a post- Jeers
season appearance, something the Many campaign signs are still
I majority of teams across the state do up. even though it’s been weeks
t not enjoy each season. since Election Day. Candidates
I- ■ ■ ■ and their campaign volunteers
; Cheeis to the Lee College volley should make a point to take them
I ball team. down. And, if there are sign regu-
It s easy to lose .perspective when a |ations being violated, they should
I season ends with a pair of disappoint- be heavily enforced.
r ing losses. Still, the Lady Rebels The Baytown Sun encourages
; earned a fourth-place national finish, readers to submit their own cheers.
I- an accomplishment; well worth the and Jeers. Cheers and Jeers is an
p banner the school will add to the editorial that is published every
growing wall full in the gymnasium. Monday. Send submissions to:
p Among those banners is one recog- meredith.darnell@baytownsun.com.
■ About Us
children nearby. “If people could
see what really happens here, they
■ . ■ would understand how close our
relationship is with our Arab
Nat neighbors; If they saw how- all the
llnntnff people from Meisar came here
when they heard about the attack
to offer their support and their
reading a bedtime story to her condolences, they Would under-
sons, Matan, 5, and Noam, 4. The stand,” said Shlomit Lotan of
gunman aimed point blank and Kibbutz Metzer to the New York
Kibbute htwe had close arid coop- hiwdered all-diree. Daily News
— ~ . The father Avi Ohaynnn - as And who predominantly pre-
sorted in the New York Daily vents the Arabs and Israelis from
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[ Oureditorial board
- The Baytown Sun's editorial.board meets a| addressed to The Baytown Sun bearing
weekly at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Individuals are ' me writer's signature. Ari address and
- encouraged to visit the editorial board to ohone number not for publication should be
■. discuss issues affecting the community. To included. We ask that submissions be limit-
, - make an appointment.-contact Managing ed to one per month. All letters arid guest
. Editor David Bloom. (281) 422-8302. columns subject to editing.
| ' Members of the editorial board include: The Sun reserves tQ refuse *
Wanda Garner Cash editor and publisher: submission.
David Bloom, managing editor: Meredith . ' . ’ .
Darnell, news editor; Dee Anne Navarre, . Letters endorsing or opposing political
'. business manager; Jim Finley, retired Sun candidates or issues will hot be published
t managing editor; and Jane Howard Lee, wlth,n dafs of an election, except in
• retired Sun reporter. direct rebuttal to a letter previously pub-
lished in The Baytown Sun. Please send
, 1 . , . signed letters to: Wanda Garner Cash or
• Let US near from you David Bloom, The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters of up * Beytov*n, TX 77522.
- . to 300 words and guest columns of up to Or, fax them to: (281) 427-1880. Or, e-
L 500 words on any item of public interest. mail us at: sunnews@baytownsun.com.
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Goose Creek CISD
Goose Creek Administration
Bldg.
. 1415 Market Street
P.O. Box 30
Baytown, Texas 77522
281-4204800
Superintendent
Barbara. Sultis
Board of Trustees
District 1 - Phelitria Barnes
2814264256
District 2 - Rosa Rodriguez
281420-2550
District 3 - Weston Cotten
281426-5384
District 4 - James Lewis
C 281428-7360
District 5-Clarence Albus
281421-5896
District 6 - Jepp Busch
281422-8898
District 7 - Steve Fischer
281420-1370
Council meets on second and fourth Board meets on second and fourth
Thursdays of each month at 6:30 Mondays of each month at
p.m. at City Hall, 6:30 p.m.
David Bloom, Managing Editor
| 1950-1974
| Cheers and jeers
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I; Cheers and-Jeers is a collection nizing last year’s national, runner-up
■ of quick hits of praise and com- finish. Tracie Johnson’s squad has
I 1 ments on local, state and national plenty to be proud of, particularly this
I - issues compiled by The Baytown year’s seniors.
I Sun editorial board. The class, which included Kenyan
I: Olympic team members Phylis
I- Cheers Aiyango, Jacqueline Makokha and
I’’ We are grateful for the numerous Nasikanda Wandera, finished a two-
I : volunteers and sponsors of the year career with an overall record of
I ' Friends Serving Friends 83-6. That’s a .933 winning percent-
I: Thanksgiving dinner. age-
Dinner was prepared and served to There may be others that high up
I-’’ about 600 residents on Thanksgiving ^e mountain, but not many,
l-t Day. The dinner invitation extended to ■ ■ ■
I anyone and everyone in the commu- Cheers to Patti Rau and the Sterling
I : nity. girls basketball franchise’s 600th
I: Many volunteers gave up spending win.
II a full day with their own families in A coach since 1970, and at Sterling
I' order to make sure residents and since 1980, Rau saw her Lady
I / neighbors had a happy Thanksgiving. Rangers extend her coaching record
I , They served their neighbors, offered jo 600-342 with a 45-25 victory at
I-up good conversation, and enjoyed South Houston on Nov. 25.
r watching everyone gathered around As deserving for her humility as for
I; one of the numerous tables share a her coaching ability, Rau deflects the
I: meal together. praise toward the legions of talented
I - Sharing is what the holidays are all players who have toiled under her
I. - about. And, nothing could make a watch.
I- holiday more special than Friends “It takes a lot of kids, and it takes a
t Serving Friends. lot of good kids,” Rau said. “You’ve
k ■ ■ ■ got to. give them a lot of credit for
■C Cheers to all the area high school where 1 am.
f: football playoff teams this season. True, perhaps, but lessons learned
I The Lee Ganders, Barbers Hill in athletics extend well beyond the
I: Eagles and Dayton Broncos earned hardwood. A generation of Lady
p trips into the state’s high school chain- Rangers will give Rau a lot of credit
I*, pionship tournament. Sure, each has for those lessons for years to come.
I -: since been eliminated, but earning the ■ ■ ■
I : right to compete for the champi- Cheers to Barbers Hill volleyball
I onship is a reward in itself. coach John Leonard and his trio of
L Each team suffered a different ver- all-district volleyball players,
I , that would have been difficult enough tnct finish and a playoff berth in the edge mutuaj respect and Y k p t d „a j t stat There is a difference when chil-
I - to beat without an official s blown varsity program s first season. friendship between the twovil- ment (from Al-Ansa) saidthetar dren are deliberatelykilled by sui-
call, and Dayton hobbled to a loss Also earning all-district accolades iages. “We learned to grow olives t was intentionaiiy selected.” cide bombers “ or bY gunmen —
despite a defensive effort those were sophomore Meagan Monk, a from them, and they learned how Any Israeli children will do in bedrooms, pizza parlors and
: ' Broncos can be proud of the rest of first-team selection, and juniors to grow other crops from us,” said Arafat as is his mechanical other placers where there are no
L- their lives. Taylor Hall and Jessica Culver, sec- one Kibbutz resident. custom, condemned the murders. military actions. Al-Aqsa Martyrs
In Israeli elections, Kibbutz Surely, he has more than passing Bri§ade’Hamas ^dIslamic
Metzer votes for peace candi- knowledge of the Al-Aqsa proudly, righteously, murder
dates. According to the Jerusalem Martyrs Brigade because he has Israelis indiscriminately, any-
Post, some of its members were financed it, going over his dis where, even whdh Israeli children
vigorously lobbying against the bursements very carefully — as are bolf'mg pacifiers, But it’s not
Israeli Defense Forces putting up documents captured by Israelis only the terrorists who inhibit
a security fence nearby in a zone from his compound have revealed, relationships such as those
that would involve confiscating Arafat, of course, promises ritual- 4’etween Kibbutz Metzer and
farmland from Arab neighbors.” istically that this Al-Aqsa killer Meisar. Also accomplices in these
The tranquility of their peaceful will be brought to justice. holy killings are the celebrating
relationship was shattered shortly But Abu Mujahid, a spokesman mothers of suicide bombers and
before midnight on Nov. 10. A for Al-Aqsa in the northern West Palestinians who actually believe
member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Bank, has told the Jerusalem Post: that murderers are martyrs, and
Brigades—-affiliated with Yasser “This attack was a message... that honor them.
Arafat’s Fatah movement — slid the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
under the Kibbutz’s security fence will not stop its struggle and Nat Hentoff is a nationally
and broke into a toy-filled bed- attacks against Israel .” renowned authority on the First
room where Revitai Ohayoun was However, in the Arab village of Amendment and the Bill of Rights.
Local off jcials
City of Baytown
City Hall
2401 Market Street
Baytown, Texas 77520
281422-8281
Interim City Manager
Gary Jackson
2814206503
Mayor
Pete Alfaro
281-4206500
City Council
District 1 - Mercedes Renteria III
2814209796
District 2 - Scott Sheley
281422-8008
District 3 - Calvin Mundinger
281424-9289
District 4 - Don Murray
281424-2300
District 5 - Ronnie Anderson
281-427-9084
District 6 - Coleman Godwin
2814224733 , v
Members serve a twoyear term. . Members serve a threeyear term.
Council meets on second and fourth Board meets on second and fourth
Thursdays of each month at 6:30 Mondays of each month at
p.m. at City Hall, 6:30p.m.
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