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For the owner of a home with a
“This is to honor some beautiful and
mature women,” said Cowart. “They
have wisdom and experiences to share.
They get a chance to dress up, show off
a little and to be in the spotlight. This
pageant invigorates and inspires them to
stay active and involved in life.”
'The bottom line is we appreciate
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Salazar at 281-427-6794 or the
school office at 281422-9749.
Steak fry — Goose Creek
Chapter No. 798, Order of Eastern
Fry is having a steak fry from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to
7
Friday
Fad fund-raiser — St. Joseph
School Parent Teacher Group's fall
fundraiser ends today. All collec-
tions must be turned In today as
well. For information, call Mary
employee of the Baytown
Marina reported that a boat
was drifting unmanned in the
cove. Tire boat was recovered,
and evidence was found that
someone had stolen it.
By MATTHEW COOK
The Baytown Sun
school fund, valued at approximate-
ly $6 million. Because the funds are
divided by all school districts in
Chevron Phillips plant
receives bomb threat
At around 11:30 p.m.
Tuesday, an employee of the
Chevron Phillips Cedar
Bayou plant took a phone call
in a break room. A male
voice told the employee that a
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The Baytown Sun
By WHIT SNYDER
The Baytown Sun
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At the heart
Gatorfest lies the G
Alligator Roundup -
of some of the fine
harvesting in Texas.
Gatorfest is held e
coincide with the star
tor hunting season, w
Wednesday and ends
From 10 a.m. un
Saturday and noon u
Sunday, hunters c<
Two Bay town residents to compete
in Harris County seniors pageant
Lodge in the 2000 block of Ferry
Road. A donation of $7 will pay for
a plate of chicken fried steak,
cream gravy, mashed potatoes,
green beans, bread and tea or cof-
fee. Desserts are extra. Deliveries
for 10 or more meals and a drive-
through line will be available.
Senior citizens — Baytown Senior
Center will have a day of shopping
for senior citizens. The center, 1715
Market St., provides transportation
every day. The center is open to
senior citizens 60 years old and
older. Fbr more information, call
281427-2145. .
Garage sale — The youth of
Cedar Bayou United Methodist
Church are hosting a garage sale
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2714 Ferry
Road. Proceeds will benefit three
youth summer mission trips.
Scrapbooking — A scrapbooking
event about cropping will be held at
ABC Scrapbooking, 10007 Hwy 146
in Mont Beh/ieu from 6 to 11 p.m.
today and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Call 281-5764425.
BAYTOWN — The Lee College Board of
Regents plans to discuss the district’s proper-
ty tax rate and the selection of an architect for
the college s McNair-Linus satellite career
center master plan during a meeting tonight
at 6 p.m. in the John B. Tucker Lecture Hall.
Tiie college's administration will recom-
mend that the board set the tax rate for fis-
cal year 2004 at the same rate as that of FY
2003, at $.20483 per $100 valuation.
President Martha Ellis will also recommend
that a public hearing on the tax rate be held
on Sept. 25.
During an earlier meeting of the boards
building committee (beginning at 5 p.m.),
members will hear presentations from two
architectural firms vying for the contract to
design the master plan for the career center.
The firms are Baytown’s Busch Hutchison ’
& Associates and Houston firm Kirksey.
The career center will be located on a
piece of property purchased earlier this year
in McNair at Interstate 10 near Harlem
Elementary School.
The purchase was made possible through
a $300,000 grant from the Harris County
Office of Housing and Urban Development.
Construction is tentatively slated to begin in
the fall of 2004, with completion a year later.
a $2,000 stipend for any teacher
willing to assume the role of Junior
Chambers County, the commission- Class Sponsor. The class sponsor
ers’ approval was contingent upon oversees fund-raising activities for
$5 per year in tax increases. districts are ready to compensate
Also Tuesday, the board voted to Hibernia.”
“ "" t Barnhart said she would like to
East, 720 Ward Road. The cost is
$6. Fbr more information, call the
seniors program at Lee College at
2814256416.
Mothers of Multiples — Baytown
and Beyond Mothers of Multiples is
a support group of mothers of twins, 6 p.m. at Cedar Bayou Masonic
triplets or more. Regular meetings
are held the second and third
Thursdays of each month (except
December) at 7 p.m. at San Jacinto
Methodist Hospital, in the private
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.
Chamber reception — The
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is
welcoming new members with a
reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at
The Veranda Cafe, 214 W.-Texas. A
cash bar will be available. RSVP to
the chamber office, 281422-6908.
__________ Unknown man
bomb was set to explode at exposes himself
At around 2:30
Wednesday, a Baytown
woman reported that an
unknown Hispanic man had
exposed himself at an apart-
ment complex in the 4600
block of Hollow Drive. Police
did not locate the man, but a
description has been issued.
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unusual.
Chevron Phillips
spokesman Scott Scheffler
said contract employees were
excused, and regular employ-
ees were told to go to safe
areas near the plants control
rooms. An "all-clear” was
given and the search was
called off at 3:45 p.m.,
Scheffler said. An investiga-
tion is under way.
plant, but found nothing 125 CBlIS
Between 6 a.m. Tuesday
and 6 a.m. Wednesday,
Baytown police responded to
125 calls, including three
alarms, five assaults, five
burglaries, 10 disturbances,
four thefts, two major acci-
dents and one minor accident.
Police beat is compiled
from Baytown Police
Department reports. Crime
Stoppers pays cash for tips,
and callers remain anony-
mous. Call 281-427-TIPS.
The Baytown police Mbb site
is police.baytown.org.
Boat apparently
stolen, found drifting
At around 3:30 p.m., an
Highlands VFD to host fund-raiser barbecue Saturday
The Highlands Volunteer Fire Department will have Its annual
barbecue and fair fundraiser Saturday at the fire station, 123
San Jacinto.
The event will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., said Chief Harvey
Little. Along with the barbecue, the fair will feature a demonstra-
tion of the “Jaws of Life,” and visits from a LifeFlight helicopter
and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. A dog trained by the Hanis
County Fire Marshal’s office to help investigate arsons will also
be present, Little said.
A raffle will be held for several prizes, including a riding lawn-
mower, a digital camcorder, a television and DVD player, and a
combination ice chest and grill.
Tickets can be purchased before the event for $6 at the fire
station, or $7 at the door. Raffle tickets will be sold for $2 each.
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PAT KEMP, Miss Pasadena Care, will compete with other candidates for the title of
Ms. Golden Years 2003 on Friday. At age 64, she is among the younger contestants.
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pari of 15 years. The owner appeared before ■
the board and asked that a city inspector
meet him at the house to view some of the
repair work already done.
■ Approval of a permit for a home at 200
West Republic to allow the owner to make
repairs.
■ Tabled action on a home at 3113
Indiana until the owner, who can repair a
, garage apartment on the site. The owner
recently purchased the property.
■ A 3-1 vote against a recommendation to
demolish a residence at 1231 Magnolia. A
vacant garage apartment occupies the prop-
erty. Members of the owner's family met
with city staffers in August and were willing
to have the structure leveled. However, since
that time they have changed their minds and
would like to begin repairing it.
Board members received a report that a
family will soon move into a repaired house
in the 1300 block of Yupon. A family also
will move into (he house at 1302 Mabry
after working for two years to repair the ’
home. Committee members also learned of
the demolition of structures at 126 West
Cedar Bayou-Lynchburg. 1132 Stowe and
2739 Bay Oaks Harbor.
The Urban Rehabilitation Board meets
the first Monday of each month in the
Hullum Conference Room in Baytown City
Hall, 2401 Market St.
BAYTOWN — The city’s Urban I
Rehabilitation Board dealt with 16 proper-
ties on Monday. Three of those properties
were slated for demolition or have already
been knocked down.
Committee members approved recom-
mendations from the city to demolish two
mobile home trailers sitting on the lot at 906
Bowie, a metal building at 3119 Market St.
and a shed at 116 Foster. The committee
also received word that the garage at 3202
Indiana had already had been torn down.
A representative for the owner of the
Bowie property, who lives in California,
was told by members of the committee and
city staffers that two trailers were pre-1976
vintage and, under city ordinances, must be
used as private residences. Since, however,
tire structures are being used as storage, they
must be moved or demolished.
The owner’s representative said he would
-likely appeal the demolition decision.
Other actions taken by the board include:
■ Approval of a 90-day permit ’to repair a
home and garage apartment at 3309
Michigan.
■ Tabled action on the home at 408
Miriam that has been vacant for the better
RHC of Baytown. She will crown this
year’s winner.
Other contestants hail from nursing
homes in Houston, Jacinto City,
Pasadena, La Porte and Baytown. The
contestants range in age from 46 to 98.
A special community panel will judge
the contestants on appearance, personal-
ity and responses to questions posed by
Justice of the Peace Molly Maness-
Barnes. Each contestant will also be
asked about her “first love."
A winner and two runners-up will be
Bradford, 46, a resident of Rehabilitation naJ^-
& Health Care Center of Baytown, are
among the 17 contestants. Bradford will
be the youngest contestant in the con-
test’s history, said Barbara Cowart,
EHCSC 's nursing home coordinator.
Additionally, last year’s Ms. Golden
Years is Lois Warren, 82, a resident of
Two Baytown women will be contes-
tants in the Ms. Golden Years 2003
pageant Friday at 2 p.m. at the East
Harris County Activity Center, located
at 5340 Spencer in Pasadena.
The annual event is sponsored by the
East Harris County Senior Citizens
organization, which serves senior citi-
zens and nursing home residents in east
Harris County.
Martha Weihrich, 76, a resident of
Green Acres Nursing Home; and Sharon
Alzheimer's support — The
Baytown Alzheimer's Support Group
meets at 7 p.m. in the fellowship
hall of St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
712 Schilling. Delwin Beene from
the Houston Alzheimer's office will
speak on anger, denial and guilt.
Families can get support on how to
deal with the disease and learn
ways to respond and cope with the
daily care of afflicted loved ones.
Call Lois Manier, 281422-9333,
days, or 281424-1431, nights.
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. For more
information, call 281-328-3371 or
281444-3114.
C&W dancing — Country and
Western dancing for the senior citL "
zens group is from 10 to 11:30
a.m. every Thursday at the Gray
Center at the Wayne Gray Sports
Complex on East Road.
TOPS — TOPS No. TX 794 meets
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday
at Remington Park in the Country
Kitchen rood). All old and new mem-
bers are welcome. For more infor-
mation, call 281421-7453 or
’ 2814265847 after 6 p.m.
Senior bowling — The Senior
Bowling League meets at 10:30
a.m. every Thursday at Max Bowl
the plant at 3 p.m. The man
called later and said that the
bomb would go off at 3:15
p.m. Plant management noti-
fied the Harris County
Sheriff’s Department and the
Baytown Police Department.
Bomb squads from both
agencies, as well as bomb
technicians from the FBI,
responded and searched the
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Today
Remembering 9/11 — Second
Baptist Church of Highlands wraps
up its revival with the theme
"America Bless God.” It will take
place at the church, 400 E.
Wallisville. Lt. Jack Hagee of the
Harris County Constables' Office will
be the guest pastor today. The ser-
vices will begin at 7 p.m”. and con-
tinue indefinitely. For more informa-
tion, call 2814265557.
9/11 service — First United
Methodist Church, 10629 Eagle
Pointe, will mark the anniversary of
9/11 with a special worship service
Thursday at 7 p.m. The church is
located at, next to the post office.
In addition to marking the anniver-
sary, the service will show apprecia-
tion for area fire, rescue and law
enforcement personnel. The church
is encouraging members of the pub-
lic to attend and show their appreci-
ation for those who serve as first
responders at tragedies.For more
information, call 281-5761832.
Memorial service — Highlands
United Methodist Church, 107 W.
Houston, will hold a 9/11 memorial
service at 7 p.m.
Lodge — A called meeting of
Baytown Lodge No. 1357 will be
held at 7 p.m. at the lodge, 4318
N. Main St.
taxable value o£ $50,000, this Superintendent Linda Barnhart. “At tremendous effort from an already
increase will result in approximately this point, not any of the four school busy teacher.
"It's not a real pleasant duty,” he
said. “It takes a lot of time and a lot
of work.”
Waldrop said some teachers had
already expresised interest in the
position.
The board also voted Monday to
purchase a new school bus at
Anahuac School Board voted
Tuesday to adopt a tax rate of $1.63
per $ ipP qf valuation for 2004.
The tax rate was previously
announced during a public hearing
in August. The new rate includes a
1-cent increase brought on by
decreased tax values.
The district maintenance and
operation rate is capped at $1.50 per
$100 in valuation. The interest and
sinking fund rate increased from 12 approval from each school district. the class prom.
the county’s
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ANAHUAC - With only four
school board members present, the reject an offer by Hibernia
Investment Management Services to see a few more options from other
oversee the Chambers County management groups before making
Permanent School Funds. a decision.
On Aug. 25, Chambers County “We may end up with Hibernia,”
commissioners voted to hire she said. “But we need to look at
Hibernia to manage the permanent more people.” ’ r_______ _ _____ _________
Also Tuesday, the board approved $50,000. The district currently has
■>nm j ‘ i 12-15 buses, none of which are air-
conditioned. The new bus will con-
tinue that trend.
“The thing is, if we do get air con-
; Anahuac High School Principal ditioning, who gets that bus?”
said Jack Waldrop said thejob requires a Barnhart said. .
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