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SPORTS 7
was Sarah’s third trip to the national
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student of Jenice Coffey.
Sarah James, who will be a junior
at Ross S. Sterling High School this
tion advanced to National History
Day, which was held at the
University of Maryland this week.
Stuart Tiller, who just completed
his eighth-grade year at Gentry
Junior School, won the second-place fall, won the third-place bronze
silver medal for his individual exhib- medal for her historical paper. This
it. Stuart, the son of Mark and Nan
Tiller, was presented with the award
for “And We Fought for Texas ..
.The Defenders of the Alamo: Few
Stand Against Many.”
Stuart, who presented information Against Indiscriminate Pesticide
GC students take top honors at National l air
BY TERRI COOK
Special to The Sun
Goose Creek school district partic-
ipants brought national recognition
to their schools and community after
winning top honors at the National
History Day competition on June 15.
All six Goose Creek students who
advanced to the national contest
earned one of the highest awards
presented.
Only those students who placed
first or second at the state competi-
on the Alamo defenders’ impact on Use: Rachel Carson’s Silent
Texas and American history, was the Spring,” examined how Carson’s
work changed public perception
about the dangers of chemicals in
the environment. She is the daughter
of Barry and Kellye James and the
student of Donna Britt.
The team of four students from
competition after placing first in the Baytown Junior School earned third-
state historical paper competition the place bronze medals for their group
past three years. exhibit, “Vietnam War College
Her paper, “Taking a Stand
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BY KEN FOUNTAIN
ken.fountain@baytownsun.com
Lee College President
analyzes enrollment
Lee College President Martha
Ellis gave an expansive overview
of the Challenges facing the col-
lege and Baytown in educating
the work force Thursday.
Ellis said her presentation to the
Board of Regents was meant to
kick off discussions about the col-
lege in preparation for the adop-
tion of a budget for next year.
Ellis said Lee College is “very
committed to the education of
everyone”
through its open
enrollment policy.
She said that
commitment is
more important
than ever. While
past generations
of Baytonians
ELLIS
could easily go directly into the
work force with a high school
diploma, “today, we’re in a vj|ry *
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OPINION
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POLICE BEAT
LETTERS
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Police looking for
Aryan gang member
suspect
named
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San Jac Decker campus
sale closer than ever
authority for $2.25 million.
Since then, the authority has had
trouble finding financing for the
sale.
At a Thursday’s meeting of the
BHA board, attorney Andrew
Johnson presented a copy of a docu-
ment that would assign the purchase
contract to a new entity, called the
“Goose Creek Independent
Retirement Community.” that Will
legally exist apart from the housing
BY KEN FOUNTAIN
ken.fountain@baytownsun.com
The Baytown Housing Authority’s
plan to convert the original Decker
Drive campus of San Jacinto
Methodist Hospital to an indepen-
dent retirement community could be
imminent.
Bill Eiland, the authority’s former
executive director, first proposed the
idea in late 2004, and after months
of discussions, the Methodist
System agreed in April 2005 to sell
the circa-1948 building to the
LOCAL 12
Summer hoops
Summer League Basketball
action heats up at Lee College as
Sterling battles Crosby.
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Astros stay hot
Astros stay hot as Brad
Ausmus drives in the game-win-
ner to complete a three-game
sweep of the Cubs.
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Goose Creek photo/Terri Cook
Lamar Elementary third-grader Eziquiel Ibarra tries on a spacesuit during “Space Camp" at school on
Thursday. Children in attendance also had the opportunity to hear from Debbie Ramos Tiainer. a NASA
training specialist, who talked with them about her job and the importance of working hard in school.
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WEATHER 12
Some sun. then
thunderstorms.
High 84
Low 76
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Juneteenth celebration
Organizers of this weekend’s
Juneteenth celebration in
McNair plan to mark the
occasion with a pageant,
parade, community breakfast
and sporting events.
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BY KEN FOUNTAIN
ken.fountain@baytownsun.com
Baytown Police on Thursday named
Jeremiah Jay Johnson, 26, as the 10th
person suspected of being affiliated
with an Aryan Brotherhood gang based
in Baytown.
The Harris County District
Attorney’s Office accepted a charge of
engaging in
POLICE NEED
YOUR HELP
Jeremiah Jay
Johnson is
described as 5
feet 10 inches tall,
weighing 185
pounds, with
brown hair and
blue eyes.
Anyone with
information is
asked to call
Crime Stoppers
at 281-427-TIPS.
organized crimi-
nal activity
against Johnson
on Wednesday.
The charge
stems from an
early morning
June 1 burglary
of the Palais
Royal store at
San Jacinto
Mall, in which
more than
$100,000 in mer-
chandise was
stolen.
Capt. Roger
Clifford of the
Baytown Police
Department said
Johnson’s whereabouts are unknown.
Johnson is described as 5 feet 10
inches tall, weighing 185 pounds, with
brown hair and blue eyes. A photo-
graph of Johnson was unavailable at
presstime.
Anyone with information on
Johnson’s whereabouts is asked to call
the Baytown Police Department at 281-
422-8371, or Crime Stoppers at
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Cash, Wanda Garner. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 217, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 2006, newspaper, June 16, 2006; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1191500/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.