The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 338, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 2008 Page: 1 of 16
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It’s Goodfellows Time!
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have two special activities for chil-
Gunman robs fast-food restaurant manager
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SPORTS
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OPINION
DEATHS
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TELEVISION
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FRIDAY
December 5,2008
Goose Creek students from all three high
schools listen to Okechukwu Ofili, a
University of Houston graduate, give a pres-
entation called "Dream Big: A College
Story.”
Baytown Sun photo/Nicki Evans
Above: Students and their parents speak
with a representative from the University of
Houston during College Night at Lee High
School on Thursday.
High school football playoffs
Dayton nose tackle Tony Hill sees the world
from a three-point stance.
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recreation specialist for the
city’s Parks & Recreation
Department, knew that art
teachers usually get their stu-
dents started on art projects for
artists but also the professional
artists who might have also
faced problems from the storm.
“I was really worried that we
wouldn’t get enough entries,”
Williams confided, especially
when none had shown up by
Wednesday of the week that
entries were due, from Nov. 17-
Fischer said the victim described
the robber as a dark-complected
black man in his 20s or 30s, of aver-
It is a job that brings great
) some
Baytown Sun photo/Jane
Howard Lee
Shontele Williams pins
ribbons on winning art
from the student division
of the city of Baytown’s
Art Exhibition. Williams is
the city’s Parks &
Recreation Department
recreation specialist and
was in charge of this
year’s exhibition.
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BY JANE HOWARD LEE
Jane.howardlee@baytownsun.com
BY JANE HOWARD LEE
Jane.howardlee@baytownsun.com
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Christmas on Texas Avenue will find
some exciting things to do while
there.
Baytown’s annual art exhibit brings in 500 entries
Winners announced at Thursday reception
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Shontele Williams worried
that Hurricane Ike could take a
bite out <' '
Baytown’s annual art exhibi-
tion.
The exhibition invited entries through, shutting down schools
in two categories - student and and disrupting lives. That
professional - and Williams, a
of the city of the show in September.
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when Hurricane Ike blew
Volunteers to sort gifts and
wrap them are definitely
welcome, according to
Hinojosa is spearheading
the annual effort by mem-
bers of the Baytown Police
Association, along with
other officers and private
citizens, to bring a bit of
Christmas cheer to some
needy families.
Each year for the past Things like gift-:wrap and
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spokeswoman for the league. The
Art League’s Gift Gallery is located
at 110 W. Texas Avenue inside the
new Art Center of Baytown.
Also on Saturday, Art League
member Bobby Sutphin will offer
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Crosby’s head football coach has faced both Dayton and Brenham.
He likes Dayton’s chances in Saturday’s Class 4A quarterfinals.
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The Baytown Junior League
is now accepting applica-
tions for Christmas toys Jflfe v
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Applications will be taken at
the Baytown Community (jMggHr
Center on Dec. 2 from 9 - -
a.m. to 2 p.m., and Dec. 4
purse and the pink plastic bag that from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Send Wp
contained the deposit - an estimated your tax-free donation to
$2,500. The manager complied and Goodfellows, P.O. Box 425, -—'■■■i
the man took tjie goods and ran away Baytown, TX, 77522.
Contributors:
Anonymous $25.00
In Loving Memory of Toby J. Cote $100.00
M.A. Bengtson $20.00
Baytown Rotary Club $1,065.00
throughout the year and
pass their names to
Operation Blue Santa.
At some point, some of
the organizers visit those
families to identify particu-
lar needs and those needs
are addressed if possible.
manages the Taco Bell in the 1900
. block of Garth. Road left the business
about 9:35 a.m. with a bag contain-
An armed gunman robbed the mg the morning’s bank deposit. She
manager of a Baytown fast-food got into her car, then was surprised to
establishment early Tuesday, police find a gun pointing at her face.
said. The robber stood outside her vehi-
According to Det. Sgt. Shawn cle, brandishing the weapon, while
Fischer, the 45-year-old woman who he demanded that she hand over her
BY JAHE HOWARD LEE dren.
Jane.howardlee@baytownsun.com From noon until 2 p.m., league
members will host and assist chil-
Young visitors Jo Saturday’s (hen making chalk drawings on the
sidewalks along Texas Avenue.
“We’ll provide the chalk and start
them off right in front of the Gift
The Art League of Baytown will Gallery,” said Priscilla Hopkins, a
cers and many of their
wives, dispatchers, retired
officers and private citizens, those, said Hinojosa.
The families are referred p
by churches, teachers and rewards, according to
by officers who notice fam-
ilies with special needs
ered them on the weekend
before Christmas.
“It’s a community out-
reach program through the weekend by"doing some toy
police department,” shopping.
Hinojosa said. It s a tradi- a group of retired
tionanditisn t just the asso- Baytown police officers,
ciation members ... every- headed up by retired Sgt.
body helps. Phi I Badillo, is expected to
That includes police offi- drop off (heir collection of
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be needed to help wrap
holiday tradition
BY JAHE HOWARD LEE
Jane.howardlee@baytownsun.com
Things are getting hectic
at the Baytown Police
Department office being
used as headquarters for
Operation Blue Santa.
^Patrol officer Maggie Thus, if a family needs
clothing, p00(j Qr household
goods, the people with
Operation Blue Santa will
do their best to fill those
needs.
Lots more toys are needed
for Operation Blue Santa to
be a success this year.
several decades, Operation batteries are also needed.
Blue Santa has gathered
funds and donated toys,
spent the funds to buy more
toys and other items that the Hinojosa.
selected families need, Students with Ross S.
wrapped the toys then deliv- sterling High School’s Peer
- Assisted Learning Program
(PALS) will help out with
the Blue Santa program this
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