The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 2008 Page: 1 of 12
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Vol. 88, No. 125
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Youth Fair cookers bring the heat
INSIDE TODAY
SPORTS 15
Residents show off culinary talents for fundraiser
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SUNRISE 2
The lessons of lemons
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8-year-old putting the squeeze on diseases
DEATHS 111
Jack Cramer
change and we’re like, ‘OK.’
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S103M Crosby school bond on Saturdays’ ballot
DEATHS
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OPINION
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POLICE BEAT
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SPORTS
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TELEVISION
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Taking a
stand on
Old River-Winfree
residents talk
on drugs, theft
On Saturday, Crosby residents will
make their final decision on a school
bond for $103,500,000.
The proposal would allow for the
construction df two new facilities, a
middle school and technology center
and make improvements at all exist-
ing facilities.
The proposal also calls for grade
Ashton Kenebrew makes a
mean cup of lemonade. Sweet
and tangy, with a hint of pineap-
ple. ■
But what makes Ashton’s
lemonade special is not the secret
ingredient. It is the vision and
The Baytown Youth Fair got off to
a blazing start Saturday afternoon,
with more than 40 entries into the
seventh annual barbecue cookoff.
On Sunday, the teams crowded the
auction hall to find out who took the
top prizes in six categories, as Burl
McBride called out the winners who
stood and absorbed a big round of
applause from hundreds of folks.
, In the coveted brisket category,
Bubba’s Bunch took both first and-
was touched by Ashton’s show of
support.
“He’s seen me in a lot of pain.
margaritas. In the fajitas category,
Hank’s BBQ, led by Hank Appel,
took first place. Three-alarm
MONDAY
May 5, 2008
INDEX
BUSINESS
WEATHER 111
Mostly cloudy.
V High 82
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Saving the day
Hunter Pence hit a two-run
homer in the bottom of the
12th to’ lead the Houston
Astros to an 8-6 win over the
Milwaukee Brewers on
Sunday.
posal, Crosby ISD assembled a Long
Range Planning Committee to talk
with staff members and visit each
campus. This committee also
reviewed a comprehensive demo-
graphic update conducted by inde-
pendent firm. Population and Survey
Analysts.
The update detailed a projected
rise in Crosby’s population and stu-
dent enrollment.
Kicking into gear
With varying degrees of
experience, athletes of all ages
represented Elite Mixed
Martial Arts of Baytown in a
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament
in Houston.
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the debt service rate, which covers
bonds issued for projects.
Should the current bond election
pass, residents can expect an overall
tax increase of $14.17 per month on
a home valued at $100,000 before
exemptions. 4
Residents over the age of 65 or
those who are disabled who have
filed for a senior citizen exemption
will not be affected by the tax
increase.
realignment, moving 9th graders into ations tax rate, or general fund, and To come up with the current pro-
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and third place trophies.
“The secret is in the margaritas,”
said Charley Bitterly. “But we’re not
out to win anything. We’re just try-
ing to raise money for the kids.
The Barbecue Bandits took third
place in brisket and second place in
65 years of bliss
Charles and Dorothy Fobbe
of Baytown celebrated their
65th wedding anniversary on
Friday.
Cheers & Jeers
Cheers and Jeers is a collec-
tion of quick hits of praise and
comments on local, state and
national issues compiled by
The Baytown Sun editorial
board.
Making a racket
The Lady Rebels opened
play in the NJCAA Women’s
National Tennis
Championships with three
wins on Sunday.
the middle school.
Bond elections work similar to the
financing on a home mortgage.
To get the funds necessary for
school projects, the district sells
bonds to investors.
Like a bank, these investors will ’'
be repaid the principal and interest
over a period of time.
To pay for this type of financing,
residents in a district are taxed in
two parts; the maintenance and oper-
second place, completing a round
thumping of the competi tion after
collecting first in margaritas and
chicken, and several other second Cookers and Cross-eyed Cookers
“But it really touches my heart.
He could have said i’ll use this
money for a video game or a new
toy,’ but he decided to help people
like me. I’m so proud of him.”
But Ashton had help. Friends
from his Baytown North Little
League team, the Braves, helped
Davidson, Josh Oyler and Boyd
Davidson all manned the stand
Sunday afternoon.
“It’s fun,” Brogan said. “We’ve
had a great turnout. A lot of peo-
ple are giving us extra donations
took second and third place, respec-
tively.
First place in the bean competition
went to the Texas Star Cookers, One-
shot Cookers took second place and
the Combat Cookers won third. Top
honors in the chili cook-off went to
BY BARRETT GOLDSMITH
barrett.goldsmitli@baytownsun.com
OLD RIVER-WINFREE In this
town of about 1,500 people, the prob-
lems facing residents are no less
important than any issues out west in
Mont Belvieu, Baytown or Houston.
They struggle with drug abuse, theft,
kids running around after hours and
animals on the loose. At a meeting lasQ
week of concerned citizens, the topic
was obvious by the contingent of law
enforcement officials on hand -crime.
Though only a few folks turned up, the
passion was real and the proposed
solutions studied but ambitious.
But just as they proposed ideas to
clamp down on crime that terrorizes
many residents, they heard an explana-
tion of drug enforcement and policing
that demonstrated the realities of limit-
ed resources and limited manpower.
The event’s organizer, Colleen
Fontenot, said Old River has been hit
with a rash of “junkies walking around
like zombies,” breaking into people’s
homes and businesses and turning
trailer parks into dens of crime.
“It’s gotten out bf hand,” Fontenot
said. “This meeting is about what we
can do, together with the police, to
clean this up. I don’t want to put up
with this any more.”
Matt Ashby with the Liberty-
Chambers Narcotics Task Force said
the force had made major strides in
combating illegal drugs, and the owner
of Simple Simon’s Pizza, which hosted
Bayou BBQ Cookers, with Shade
Tree Cookers and Texas Star
Cookers rounding out the top three.
Bubba’s Bunch won first and third
place in the chicken contest, with the
Bayside Cookers winning sand-
wiched in second place. The best
ribs were made by the same Bayside
team, Texas Star Cookers took
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organization dedicated to two dis- and I feel so bad that he had to go
eases that affect the digestive sys- through that,” Kenebrew said.
tem. And one of the nearly <m_.-i.-_—. ■
600,000 victims of Crohn’s
Disease is Asha Kenebrew -
Ashton’s mother.
“1 just found out about
Lemonade Day at an Astros
game, and I thought it would be
_ fun,” Kenebrew said. “Then I „
heart of its 8-year-old impresario, thought, ‘maybe 1 could use this out. Cole Brogan, Brandon
Ashton, who attends Barrett
Primary in Crosby, set up a
lemonade stand at the Kroger
parking lot Sunday afternoon to
raise money as part of Prepared 4
Life’s Lemonade Day, sponsored
by Arnegy Bank.
All of the proceeds from the
stand will go to the Crohn’s &
Colitis Foundation of America, an
Ashtori Kenebrew, 8, in center with blue cap, hands some of his award-winning lemonade to customer Kyler
Davidson on Sunday outside Kroger on Garth Road. Kenebrew's stand, sponsored by Arnegy Bank, raised money
for Crohn’s disease, which afflicts his mother. Joining him behind the stand were friends, from left, Cole Brogan,
Brandon Davidson, Josh Oyler and Boyd Davidson.
to help people like mom.’”
Asha, who teaches reading at
Drew Intermediate in Crosby,
recently had surgery to find her
disease. But she’s had to miss
some of her children’s,most ' . _ . _
important games and events. She and tips. They just say to keep the
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Clements, Clifford E. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 2008, newspaper, May 5, 2008; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1191887/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.