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Today
Book club — The Highlands Book
Review Club meets at 7 p.m. For
directions or information, call
281-426-2667.
Mothers of Multiples — Baytown
and Beyond Mothers of Multiples is a
support group of mothers of twins,
triplets or more. Regular meetings are
at 7 p.m the second and third
Thursdays of each month at San
Jacinto Methodist Hospital in the pri-
vate dining room on the second floor.
Beach City Lions Club — The Beach
City Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. the
second and fourth Thursday of each
month at the Beach City Community
Building, 12723 Tri-Cities Beach Road.
Fbr information, call 281-383-3940 or
Hank Gainer at 281-383-2792.
Support group — A drug and alco-
hol support group for adults meets at
2 p.m. every Thursday at 2001 Cedar
Bayou Lane. Fbr information, call
Debbie Vassallo at 713-9708309.
Square dancing — The Crosby
Swinging Squares offers square dance
lessons at 7:15 p.m. every Thursday
at the Crosby Community Center, 419
Hare Road. Fbr more information, call
281-328-3371 or 281-4443114.
C&W dancing — Country and west-
ern dancing for the senior citizens
group is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the
Gray Center in the Wayne Gray Sports
Complex on East Road.
TOPS — TOPS No. TX 794 meets
If you think you saw more
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were more ducks in Texas this
season, up 13 percent from a
year ago as greenwinged teal
and others showed up in force.
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LEE COLLEGE, the Baytown Chapter of Top Teens of America and
Kaplan SCORE! Prep will present a two-part college admissions
seminar beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Pictured are Chamea
Washington; Susan Moore-Fontenot, personnel director fbr Goose
Creek schools and Top Teens co-adviser; Brian Fontenot, Top
Teens member; and Bertha Hams, Top Teens coadviser. Fbr infor-
mation, contact Moore-Fontenot at 2814204860.
Have a great photo you want to
share? The Sun welcomes photo
submissions for possible publica-
tion. Photos can be e-mailed to
Managing Editor David Bloom at
david.bloom@ baytownsun.com, i
or prints can be mailed or brought
to the Sun offices at 1301 I
Memorial Drive, Baytown, 77520.
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Lee College will host a two-part college preparation work-
shop beginning Saturday. Students should report to Tucker Hall
on the Lee College campus to take a practice SAT from 9 a.m.
to noon. The event is open to students in grades 10 through 12
and their parents. Students must register by Friday.
Students will receive test results a week later at the second
half of the workshop on Feb. 28. Admissions counselors will
talk about the admissions process and entry requirements.
Kaplan will host a follow-up seminar to distribute the SAT
results, teach test-taking strategies, discuss ways to write a win-
ning college admissions letter and answer questions from stu-
dents and parents.
For more information, contact Susan Moore-Fontenot at
281-420-4860.
“By descent, I am one-fourth
German, one-fourth Irish, one-
fourth English, and another quarter
French. My God! If my ancestors
are permitted to look down upon
me, they might perhaps upbraid
me. But I am also an American! ”
—Joseph G. Cannon,
Speaker of the US. House of
Representatives (1836-1926)
i A little something
i to think about...
Politics... it’s one of the two things
my mother told me not to talk about
with others (the other is religion)
. without expecting differences of
opinions, outright arguments and
; possibly even long-lasting enmity.
But we are heading into a presi-
. dential election that looks like it
' could be a wild one. The politics of
;- this.state are pretty dysfunctional,
and local elections will bring numer-
ous political hopefuls and Incum-
bents into The Sun’s editorial board
meetings to state their cases.
It is a tough subject to avoid.
•So, to lighten things up and to
repiind the candidates that their state-
ments and actions during the cam-
paign will be remembered, here’s a
• little ditty that came my way via the
Internet.
Enjoy.
.While walking down the street one
day, a female politician4s tragically hit
by a truck and dies. Her soul arrives In
Heaven and is met by St. Peter at the
entrance. “Welcome to Heaven,” says
St.-Peter. “Before you settle in, it
seems there Is a problem. We seldom
see.a high official around these parts,
you see, so we're not sure what to do
with you.”
“No problem, just let me In,” says
: the* lady.
“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders
. - from higher up. What we'll do Is have
; you spend one day In Hell and one In
:; Hepven. Then you can choose where to
;■ spend eternity."
“Really, I’ve made up my mind. I want
to be in Heaven,” says the female
politician.
CPm sorry,” says St. Peter, “but we
’ have our rules.”
And with that, St. Peter escorts her
to the elevator, and she goes down,
; down, down to Hell.
When the elevator doors open, she
- finds herself in the middle of a green
.’ golf course. In the distance she sees a
; - club, and standing in front of it are all
-. her friends and other politicians who
: had worked with her.
Everyone Is very happy and in
•; evening dress. They run to greet her, ,
; hug her, and reminisce about the good
■ times they had while getting rich at the
- expense of the people. They play a
; friendly game of golf and then dine on
•. lobster and caviar. Also present is the
1; Devil, who really is a very friendly guy
; who has a good time dancing and
• telling jokes. They are having such fun
'. that time flies and, before she knows it,
•' it is time to go.
’ Everyone gives her a big hug and
1 - waves while the elevator rises. The ele-
; vat'or goes up, up, up, and the door
: reopens on Heaven where St. Peter is
waiting for her.
“Now it's time to visit Heaven,” he
• says, so the female politician joins a
group of contented souls moving from
- cloud to cloud, playing the harp and
■ singing. They have a good time and,
before she realizes it, the 24 hours
hate gone by and St Peter returns.
“Well, then, you’ve spent a day in
Hell and another in Heaven. Now
choose your eternity.”
She reflects for a minute, then
answers: “Well, I would never have said
it, 1 mean Heaven has been delightful,
- byt 1 think I would be better off In Hell."
So, St. Peter escorts her to the ele-
' vator, and she goes down, down, down
- to Hell. Now the doors of the elevator
oppn, and she is in the middle of a bar-
ren land covered with waste and
garbage. She sees all her friends,
dressed In rags, picking up the trash
and putting it in black bags. The Devil
comes over to her and lays his arm on
her neck.
•[don’t understand," stammers the
female politician.
•Yesterday I was here, and there was
a gdlf course and a club, and we ate
lobster and caviar and danced and had
a great time. Now it is all just a waste-
land full of garbage, and my friends
loik miserable.
(The Devil,looks at her, smiles and
se^s, “Yesterday we were campaigning.
Today you voted fbr usl’
Am for union — Enjoy a good-
times atmosphere while playing games its for teachers,
of 42, dominoes, 88 and Sklp-Bo and
making friends. Free refreshments are
served. Participants must be 55 years
old or older. All the fun is at the Gray
Center at the Wayne Gray Sports
Complex on East Road. Fbr informa-
tion, call 281420-5735.
Senior bowling — The Senior
Bowling League meets at 10:30 a.m.
every Thursday at Max Bowl East, 720
Ward Road. The cost is $6. Fbr infor-
mation, call the seniors program at
Lee College at 2814256416.
Bridge — The Furbee Duplicate
Bridge Club meets at 1 p.m. every
Thursday at Remington Park, 901W.
Baker Road. Players pay $2 each fbr
three hours of entertainment. Fbr
more information, call 281427-3031.
Toastmasters — Improve your public
speaking skills. Baytown ExxonMobil
Toastmasters District 56 Club No.
6768 meets noon to 1 p.m. every
Thursday at the ExxonMobil main off-
site building, 2800 Decker Drive.Fbr
more information, call 281-8340102.
Bridge — Bridge is played at noon
every Friday at Remington Park, 901
W. Baker Road. Fbr more information,
call Jerri Read at 281427-5292 or
Eugenia Jones at 281422-5288.
Genealogy — The Baytown
Genealogy Society Library, 5203
Decker Drive, is opened to the public
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Volunteers, books, CDs and computers
are available for research use.
Spaying and neutering — The Spay
Neuter Assistance Program is provid-
ing free spaying and neutering and a
Houston City License for animals
belonging to qualifying dog and cat
guardians at the Highlands Community
Center, 604 Highland Wood, in
Highlands. This free service Is provid-
ed for senior citizens over the age of
55 and for others who quality by being
on Food Stamps, WIC, TANF, Medicaid,
Harris County Hospital District Gold
Card, SSI/SSD, AIDS Foundation
Houston, Major VA Disability or Section
8 Housing. The mobile clinic arrives at
8 a.m. Dogs and cats should not have
food or water after 10 p.m. the day
before the surgery. For more informa-
tion, call 713-522-2337.
Senior citizens — Baytown Senior
Corrections and clarifications
are published in this space. To
inquire, readers should call Sun
numaging editor David Bloom at
281-425^8016.
■ ■■
Wednesday’s Page 1A story on
the new Wal-Mart distribution cen-
ter contained some inaccuracies:
The Texas General Land Office
will provide $80 million to pur-
chase the land and buy the build-
ing once it’s completed in 20uo.
The Baytown City Council
voted in October to provide up to
$300,000 from the city’s utilities
fund to extend water and sewer
lines to the property.
Also, the story inaccurately
named city of Baytown Planning
and Development Services
Director Greg Stubbs.
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The Lee College Black Educational Access
Committee will host its annual Black History Month
program at 7 p.m. Friday in the Rundell Hall
Auditorium. Ken Bunting, executive editor of the.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer and former
naBBKT-] Lee College student, will serve as the
keynote speaker.
Bunting, a Houston native, attended
■ Lee College in the 1960s and went on
| to Texas Christian University, where
" V he earned a bachelor of arts degree in
■W journalism and history.
His career began to blossom, and
Bu™n8 Bunting spent the next four decades
rewriting rules and commanding newsrooms. In 1983,
he was on a national task force that re-wrote accredita-
tion standards for colleges and universities. Bunting
has worked for the San Antonio Express-News, the
Cincinnati Post, the Sacramento Bee and the Corpus
Christi Caller-Times. For the last several years he has
worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and in 2000,
he was named executive editor. The newspaper won a
Pulitzer Prize in 1999 and again in 2003.
The 2004 BEAC Black History Program will also
feature the Essenz Danz Company, Central Church of
Christ Choral Singers, the Lee College Black Student
Association Dance team, the Trinity One Baptist
Church Praise Dancers and many more performers, all
celebrating the rich history of African-American cul-
ture. The program is free and open to the public. For
more information, contact the Lee College Marketing
and Public Relations Department at 281-425-6414.
Friday
WaterSmart Workshop — Friday is
the deadline to register for the 2004
WaterSmart Workshop on March 6 at
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Lake from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fee Center will haveji day of shopping for
is $40, which includes continental
ivra — luro iw. ia mceis brcaruasi, luiiun, masses, nanuuuio,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at access to all exhibits and booths,
Remington Park in the Country Kitchen admission to the landscape plant sale . .
and a book signing. Call 281-2180721. open to senior citizens 60 years old
Attendance qualifies as credits for
Master Gardeners, Advanced Training
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