http://baytownsun.com/ The latest news from The Baytown Sun en-us Copyright 2010 The Baytown Sun Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:16:22 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://baytownsun.com/images/masthead-rss.png http://baytownsun.com/ 144 30 The latest news from The Baytown Sun http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fe6a8d2950dca5ed Sarah Graham, education coordinator for the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center, has loved everything about being outside for as long as she can remember. 54d22f8632eb479849f7bad14f024ce5 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=41b2e27b23ddc9ac Bay Area Homeless Services met its annual goal of raising $30,000 for the local homeless shelter with one of the most successful “Mane Events” ever. 96f6441cbed455698217b98f989f0d90 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5dbc946f39a94df7 Patients in need of specialized treatment for non-healing wounds used to have to travel into Houston to find the specialized facilities, technology and specialized medical staff to provide the care that they needed. 04b9894bec8fb548d80dac08563db359 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4e0f8b5dcd4501f8 The Port of Houston Authority will sponsor the Baytown Nature Center on Saturday as its official clean-up site for this year’s Rivers, Lakes, Bays and Bayous Trash Bash. 293a3ddba6d1a6bb1f2b2dc364cfa5f2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fc06ab950bd3a6fe When Baytown Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education coordinator, Cpl. John Connaly, set up the Kid Print equipment, he knew it was going to be a remarkable day. 35b07af7d3ff07f8d3a4403e3c302808 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f96d3d753bd6df52 Doug Relya can’t wait to start his 35th home with the Baytown Habitat for Humanity. 347d36720bafa2296c3c9eeb2099aa7a http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=73f34e707d192678 Concern and determination were more than apparent Tuesday night as 45 residents from Country Club Oaks gathered to talk about starting a crime watch program. 53d3eeaf4d7a0111edebc65644961762 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=906673abc652fb6f Facing a cancer diagnosis is tough enough. Making one’s way through the cancer care system can make things even more difficult for a patient who needs to conserve energy for the battle to survive. 16396618378b70abe31493ead61ca631 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d7b35ad86dc68438 Baytown residents have the chance the next five weeks to offer suggestions to improve the way the state’s transportation system is being planned. e898c81260902d7597ba9196736a9b52 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ca0393db6329e25f It is time to get registered for the city’s biggest annual car show and this year’s event promises cool cars, hot chili and a new twist to the lineup. 00ded208a2a2a932217ed8cc9c13c1d6 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=001ff086bb0eef7f City officials have agreed to enter into a cost-share agreement with Cheddar’s Casual Cafe for the construction of an offsite sewer line, clearing the way for the popular chain restaurant to build in Baytown. 6fb46146d54b9533b525dedc9308db3f http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=09912460cb3dfb05 A March 27 dedication of the newly renovated Memorial Sports Complex at Robert E. Lee High School promises to be a rousing patriotic affair. 2b040bf76e436c1916a75a7b376acd9e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=853d66fbcba28f4d Earl Wurzbach is no stranger to community involvement or leadership and that makes him a fitting choice to be the new chairman of the board for the Baytown Chamber of Commerce. f768624b1f592ea6c9b2d6b7174e38f2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=deb2ea51ff5bf3bd Donovan O’Connor is hoping to bring out some of the city’s finest to volunteer for the 29th annual Baytown Special Olympics. 63cdcaf145863d57408d00bafbe9eee9 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=bacc7e26c1fd8970 Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos knows the importance of hard work, so when he took office in 2006, he turned to one of the city’s major industrial allies for help in developing a summer work program for teenagers. 6f0ab8aed38b46d8e7b80c4f917408f2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ae0049c91ed6cebf Baytown will soon be getting a new car dealership and, better yet, it will occupy one of the city’s vacant business locations and resurrect a name long respected in the local automobile sales industry. bc80062ea0785aa09feff108dea55ed2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=78113057c765ff59 Not many people can dream of living to be 100 years old, but for three Baytown residents that dream is thrice the reality. 71a8117eb8bb945afdcd7551e28a6b53 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=53e773972ea70fd5 Most parents would use words like kind, giving, well mannered or “my little angel” to describe their children. df3c83cabeab2f43401dc6a7006c2d2a http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e855b9030f57da53 To be eligible to vote in the April 13 runoffs, your completed voter registration application must be delivered to any tax office branch location before 4:45 p.m. today. b7545f7b47b6048a7b6409bc345d2a9c http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3d930f8f45fab726 The Baytown Parks and Recreation Department has a variety of personal fitness classes planned for the spring. 378d72809abd14a5b67378228e9304e6 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b9ce1e2c546fd16d The United Way of Baytown Area will host an awards and appreciation dinner themed “Luau by the Bay” from 5 to 7 p.m. March 30 at Bridge Water Events, 5407 S. Hwy 146, Baytown. 22764440b2c9f2fb903ce8957a2aa01f http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=363de9740311dd42 District 2 citizens invited to meet with Commissioner Sylvia Garcia to discuss issues and concerns. d8cbeb88c52aacb0c5087b874d44a229 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fcbc8f2c368c843c School and industry officials packed into a meeting Friday with and advisory committee of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to discuss a tax incentive proposal that could slice millions of dollars from local school districts. f6c15b2d371681ba5250dd75c528842e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e1ac6f36adc2b46c City officials are seeking volunteers and sponsors for the April 17 Special Olympics Track and Field Meet. 9d89f19778a174ed652fd947b1bf751b http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5bbf4a1bbc63fe16 The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding hearings in Austin today and the results could take a major toll — in the hundreds of millions of dollars range — on the tax rolls of both Goose Creek and Barbers Hill school districts. 1be70c69cc6de24490ac34b68bd64a0c http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=500947c2b8cbd06d Mike Lester, director of Baytown’s Public Safety and Health department, has cleaned up his fair share of trash. a13f3ba20b13b210c59faf8017d236c8 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=7c0fd72682ed7c77 Everyone remembers his or her prom night. 21ab1e26e44f941996510754c733a7f2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5006fd5c3da32ae9 Local briefs for March 12, 2010 fd5b92cbb6b0596ab3cc6b8ce5a94668 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=05ac29b94699035f When Baytown resident Bill Going, 81, talked to his children about the good old days, he invariably brought up his favorite car — a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88. ee15c3ff282db9cfc0557a4117c5edd0 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=1635760789e202c8 A 54-year-old Baytown man died Wednesday morning in a head-on collision that turned into a seven-car pileup and tied up traffic on Highway 146. 5958c80aabbcd2a448be9c36f0dfb50c