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Man arrested for DWI
A Baytown man was arrested by
superintendent’s contract was extend-
ed one year:
Board President Dan Kasprazak
said the extension, which comes with
an $11,000 pay increase in Hendrix’s
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Two arrested for fighting
Police broke up a fight Tuesday
afternoon between two men at the
intersection of Johnson and Martin
Luther King streets. Bail was set for
each of the men at $325. One of the
men also had prior local warrants,
one of them an open container vio-
lation.
Police respond
to 126 calls
Between 6
Reach the newsroom:
Call 281425-8028
every Thursday at noon. For more
information, call (281) 834-4858.
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Man arrested
for marijuana possession
A Houston man was pulled over
Tuesday night for a traffic violation
in the 200 block of Lee Street.
Police officers found that he was in
possession of 4.2 ounces of mari-
juana found in his car. Bail was set
at $1,500.
By JIM LIDDELL
Staff writer
P IATTHEW COOK
Staff writer
By ERK ERVIN
Staff writer
Baa.
Man arrested
for shoplifting
Security officers at San Jacinto
Mall in the 9000 block of Garth
Road detained a Houston man
Tuesday until Baytown police offi-
cers could arrive. They said he had
been shoplifting at one of the
department stores. After an arrest
was made, police found the man
had prior traffic warrants. With the
shoplifting charge and the prior
warrants, bail was totaled at $3,800.
An ordinance to receive a
vote concerns the purchase of
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didn’t received a list of punch ject” he said. “We still don’t
items until October. They were
Friday
Grandmother's club — Baytown
Grandmother's Club 346 will have
a bake sale from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Lookers Beauty Shop, 108
West Baker Road. For more infor-
mation, call Edith Walker at (281)
424-8248.
Bridge — Bridge is played begin-
ning at noon every Friday in the
Senior Room at the Baytown
Community Center, 2407 Market
St. For more information, call Jerri
Read at (281) 427-5292 or
Eugenia Jones at (281) 422-5288.
Quilting group — Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare Road
in Crosby, will sponsor a quilting
group at 9 a.m. For more informa-
tion, call (281) 462-0543.
Genealogy — The Baytown
Today
Kiwanis — Kiwanis Club of
Baytown will meet from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. every Thursday at the
Goose Creek Country Club. Denise
Fisher from the Sterling Library will
be guest speaker. For more infor-
mation, call (281) 834-2604.
Easter egg hunt — The Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare
Road, in Crosby will have a fun-
filled day complete with surprises
and sweet treats from 10 to 11:30
a.m. There will be a visit from the
Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg
Hunt like no other. For more infor-
mation, call (281) 462-0543.
Toddler time — Sterling
ANAHUAC — Anahuac
school district is seeking to
ensure that renovations to
Anahuac High School are com-
pleted soon.
The Anahuac school board
=d „a^e2S““„On - willing to ^mediately"complete
any of those items specified in
the original contract,” he said.
“We also offered to use a local
contractor with whom they are
the 4,000-student school district in
Harris County until 2006, said Su
Heaslet, public information coordina-
tor with the school district.
working right away we’d have it
completed in probably a month.”
Walker said the district is try-
ing to work with Capitol
Indemnity, which provided a
surety bond to guarantee that the
work is complete.
“Our attorneys have been try-
ing to get tapitol to arrange a
takeover contract for the pro-
ject,” he said. “The have the
right to name the contractor to
come finish the job, which
could be the terminated compa-
M Walker said that while litiga-
tion is a possible option, he
hopes the district can avoid
using that option.
“The point of the motion is to
make all parties involved aware
that Anahuac ISD expects to get
amount c"ompleteiU but "here w'hat they Paid ,for’”
“i au/emte am ani/ai/c tnp I act
was a very significant percent-
age of that that was unaccept-
able.”
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Saturday
Lake Tomahawk — 55-plus
members of San Jacinto Baptist
Association will host their annual
55-plus Day at Lake Tomahawk
Baptist Encampment in Livingston,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4.
Entertainers are The Northams.
Cost is $7 per person.
Reservations must be made by
March 30 by calling, (281) 422-
3604.
Blood drive — The Baytown
Shrine Club will host a blood drive
from 11 a.m, to 6 p.m. at the San
Jacinto Mall. All donors receive a
Chic Fil A coupon, coffee mug and
oyster fry ticket while supplies last.
For more information, call (281)
422-2747.
Wildlife refuge — The Anahuac
be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for ages
18-36 months, each accompanied
by an adult.
Bridge group — Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare Road
in Crosby, will sponsor a Bridge
group at 9 a.m. For more informa-
tion, call (281) 462-0543.
C&W dancing — Country and
Western dancing for the Senior
Citizens Group will be held from 10
to 11:30 a.m., every Thursday at
the Baytown Senior Center, 2407
Market St.
German classes — Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare Road
in Crosby, will sponsor beginning
and advanced German language
classes at 10 a.m. Classes and
textbooks are free. For more infor-
mation, call (281) 462-0543.
Fun for seniors — Enjoy a good
times atmosphere while playing
games of 42, dominoes, 88 and
understand why we were termi-
in the process of addressing the nated, and have yet to receive a
items when their contract was satisfactory explanation.”
salary, was granted following an unan-
imous vote. Hendrix will now make
$121,000 a year.
Although Hendrix’s' salary was
raised, Kasprazak said the superinten- . “He’s the best person we’ve had,”
dent should be making more based on said school board member John
Holiday closings
Due to the Good Friday holiday, the cities of Baytown and
Mont Belvieu will be closed on Friday.
The Goose Creek school district as well as the Barbers Hill
school district will also be closed Friday.
The City of Baytown Recycling Center will be closed on
Saturday.
The U.S. Postal Service and banks will be closed on Friday.
All municipal state and national offices will also be closed.
Contributed photo
Highlands Elementary School raised $22,360 — the most ever in the school's history — for
the American Heart Association through the recent campus Jump Rope for Heart. Top money
raisers, who were honored at a recent Goose Creek school board meeting include, front row
from left, Chelsea Parker, Chloe Reeder, Lauren DeLuca, Kayla Neathery, Keely Bertsch and
Corey Gauthier. In the middle row is Dena Fojt of Duke Energy,'the school’s Partner in Education
through the Baytown Chamber of Commerce program, with Kyle Hill, Zachary Dunlop and Chaz
Thibodeaux. In back are Larry Topfer, principal; Jepp Busch, president of the Goose Creek school
district Board of Trustees; Cindy Creel and Lindy Orr, teachers; Barbara Sultis, superintendent;
and Karen O’Boyle, teacher. One of the student fund-raisers, Chase Pogue, is not shown.
Hendrix has about 15 years experi-
ence as superintendent of schools for
the top schools in the state, and expect the Crosby and another 30 years expe-
the school district’s other five schools rience in school administrative work,
to be recognized for their achieve- Kasprazak said.
Police Beat
Baytown man reports
$6,500 ring stolen
A Baytown man living in the
3400 block of Mission Viejo Street
reported to police Tuesday that
between March 6-15, a lady’s black
pearl ring valued at approximately
$6,500 was stolen from his resi-
dence.
terminated.
Firemen Construction was
involved in the construction of
the new Baytown City Jail and
Municipal Court.
Stagner said his company did-
n’t see the 900-item list until last
week.
“We assured them that we are
ety of free guided walks for those
interested in the outdoors. A walk
is scheduled for 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
today. For more information, call
the Anahuac NWR at (409) 267-
3337.
Antigua association — The
Antigua and Barbuda Texas
Association will have its second
anniversary dance, fashion show
and dinner at 9 p.m. at Roberta's
Cosmetology School, 1927 Garth
Road. Admission is $15 For more
information or directions, call Paul
Davis at (713) 705-7358; John
Lorde at (713) 661-0022; Joyce
Isaac at (713) 216-1833 or
Unique at (281) 437-1427 or visit
the Web site at http://antiguabar-
budata.com. The email address is
delly@antiguabarbudata.com.
Resurrection branch - Saints on
Assignment Ministries presents
“Loosing the Grave Clothes”
Resurrection brunch from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the J.D. Walker
Community Center, 7613 Wade
Road in McNair. There is no reser-
vation fee but RSVPs are requested
by calling Pat Holmes at (281) 422-
6587 or Diane Spurlock at (281)
421-2388.
Easter egg hunt — Bayway
Assembly of God Church, 7815
Bayway, will sponsor a community
wide Easter Egg Hunt beginning at
11 a.m. For more information, call
■ .(281) 4247104.
Easter egg hunt — The Kids in
Divine Service of Crosby Church will
host a community wide Easter Egg
Hunt at 10 a.m. The hunt is open
to all children age 1 to 11 and will
be held at the park on Hare Road.
For more information, call (281)
328-1310.
Easter musical — Wooster
Baptist Church, 7007 Bayway
Drive, will present an Easter
Musical and Drama at 6 p.m.
March 30 and at 10:45 a.m.
March 31. All area nursing homes
and assisted living homes are cor-
dially invited to attend the 6 p.m.
March 30 performance. Fbr more
information, call (281) 4245558.
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night authorizing Business
Manager Dick Walker and the
law firm Feldman and Rogers to
take necessary actions against
Capitol Indemnity and/or
Firemen Construction
Company.
The school district had
entered into a $1.9 million con-
tract with Firemen Construction
of Houston for renovations in
Anahuac High School.
“The project primarily con-
sisted of new 1
units for the high school,”
Walker said.
Walker also said the project
included renovations to the high
school cafeteria.
In October, the school board
voted to terminate its contract
with Firemen Construction.
Walker said the company was
not doing work to industry stan-
dards.
“We had a punch list of more
than 900 items of things that
weren’t done or needed to be
redone,” he said.
Superintendent Robert Barrett
said the project began in
February 2001 and was sup-
posed to be complete in August.
“Firemen was supposed to
1 ave completed it prior to the
irst day of school,” he said,
'here was a considerable
familiar, as well as a mechanical
contractor of their choice.”
Barrett said there is no way to
estimate how long it could take
before the work is complete.
“At this point, there’s no
guesstimation,” he said. “I’m
afraid we’re going to have to get
litigation involved. I do believe
heatmg/coohng that if the ri^t |e started
Skipbo and making friends. Free
refreshments are served. You must
be 55 years or older to participate.
There are monthly luncheons, bus
trips and musical entertainment. All
the fon is at the Baytown
Community Center, 2407 Market
St. For more information, call (281)
420-5735.
Singing chorus — Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare Road
in Crosby, will sponsor a singing
group “May Belles and Beaus
Chorus." Rehearsals are at 1 p.m.
the first and third Thursdays of the
month and outings to hospitals,
nursing homes and other communi-
ty locations are at 10 a.m. the seo-
Municfoa[ Library TiSdter'Time will
- - - - month. For more information, call
(281) 462-0543.
Senior bowling — There will be a
Senior Bowling League every
Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at
MaxBowl East, 720 Ward Road.
The cost is $6. For more informa-
tion, call the Seniors Program at
Lee College at (281) 4256416.
Line dancing — Crosby
Community Center, 419 Hare Road
in Crosby, will sponsor beginning
and intermediate line dancing
classes. Intermediate classes will
be held at 2 p.m. Thursdays and
beginning classes will be held at
10 a.m. Fridays, except March 29.
For more information, call (281)
462-0543.
Toastmasters — Baytown
ExxonMobil Toastmasters District
56 Club No. 6768 is looking for ■
new members to excel in the art of
communicating. The club meets
superintendent and board members. “Our high school was recognized
“The major thing that we agreed on for the first time last year as one of the
is that he wants to devote more time to best in the state,” he said. “We are
improving the curriculum in our optimistic about increasing our cur-
schools,” Kasprzak said. riculum and student achievement in
Kasprzak said he and other board the future.”
members are proud of Crosby High ’ *'
School’s recent recognition as one of
After a nearly two hour question-
and-answer session between
Superintendent Don Hendrix and
Crosby school board members, the his track record. Victor. “He’s a mCe person and he
“That’s more than he made last year, works well with the school board to
but it is still below the average for the get the job done.”
state of Texas,” he said. Kasprazak said during the two-hour
Hendrix’s new contract guarantees evaluation by school board members,
him the position as superintendent of suggestions on improving school cur-
Anahuac ISD to sue
Crosby superintendent’s contract extended another year
riculum was brought up by both the ments.
superintendent and board members. ‘ Z w
with other cities.
The council will also vote t
on awarding the 2002 munici- a pi Internet phone line for
pal street rehabilitation pro- the Houston High Intensity
gram to D & W Contractors Drug Traffic Area for 36
months at a cost of $33,600 police officers Tuesday afternoon
from Sprint Communications, for driving under the influence of
The final ordinance alcohol, after being involved in a
involves an agreement with traffic accident at William Avenue
the Goose Creek school dis-
trict for development of Travis
and Carver school parks.
Two resolutions to receive
le
action deal with authorizing
“Lawsuits are always the last
thing you do. At the same time
you have to be in a position
where you protect the taxpay-
dent Mike Stagner said in a ers-
statement that the completion Stagner said Firemen
was delayed because the district Construction is doing every-
changed their choice of brick thing it can to see that the issue
after the originally specified is resolved.
brick had been delivered. “We are taking all reasonable
Stagner also said the company stePs t0 help complete the pro- the agenda.
One proposed ordinance
repeals the city’s present
Baytown council to discuss ordinances
Code, which if enacted will bag contract with Bemis
provide regulation uniformity Company.
for its “apparent lowest
responsible” bid of $636,000
and an alternate bid of
$345,200 for a total of
$981,200.
Another ordinance deals
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nience store on the lot. It
located north of the Jack In
The Box on Garth near
Interstate 10.
There are six ordinances on Council of Governments for
$228,500.
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on awarding the first annual juvenile program grant. Both chief, five disturbances,
building codes and adopts the renewal of a yearly contract r.n_.— 22 r.
2000 International Building for a $77,500 plastic garbage the city. accidents.
to 2 p.m. The library is free to the
public. For more information, call
(281) 4248388 or (281) 422-
4950.
Annual banquet — The Baytown
Chamber of Commerce will have its
annual banquet April 4. Fbr more
information or to reserve tickets or
tables, call (281) 422-8359.
Business Expo — The Baytown
Business Expo will be held from
9:30 -> m. to 4 p.m. April 26. Booth National Wildlife Refuge offer a van-
spaces are available and door "
prizes are needed. For more infor-
mation, call Rikki Wheeler at (281)
422-8359 or (281) 420-7635.
Hearts united — Hearts United,
the Bay Area Women's Conference,
will be held May 3 and 4 at the
University Baptist Church, 16106
Middlebrook Drive in Houston.
Guest speaker will be Elizabeth
George, author, teacher and speak-
er. For more information, call (281)
Genealogy Research Library, 5203 1 4888517 or visit the Web site at
Decker Drive, is open Wednesday. www.ubc.org/heartsunited/
Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. Registration forms are available
BAYTOWN — Except for
• the first and second readings
concerning a proposed annex-
ation, tonight’s city council
meeting will deal primarily
with routine ordinance and
resolution enactments.
Annexation of the 1.4-acre
tract has been requested by
Mohamed Momin, the owner,
who wants to build a conve- with the purchase of 38 vehi-
cles for the Harris County
Organized Crime and nar-
cotics Task Force through the counc11 rev,ew and P0SSlbl(
action deal with authorizing Between 6 a.m. Tuesday and
the city manager to apply for 6 a.m. Wednesday, Baytown police
$37,100 in federal funding in responded to 10 alarms, seven bur-
a fire act grant, and a $29,400 glaries- one act of criminal mis-
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