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Today’s editorial was written by Joseph Lohan, city
editor of The Baytown Sun, on behalf of the newspa-
per’s editorial board.
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Baytown
landfill in Chambers County.
In 2003, an attorney updated Baytown
City Council members on the progress of
its audit of the city court and jail. The
facilities were completed in 2002 at $4.2
million after more than a year of delays.
Leaks, poor wiring and shoddy window
installation plagued the structures.
The recital was outstanding.
Specifically, I thought the fol-
lowjipg dances were special:
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park and a great big thank-you
to the Fall Ball committee
members for all the hard work
making this happen,.
Janet Hughes
Baytown
Thanks to Central
for hosting Fall Ball
1 just wanted to say thank
you to Central Little League
for hosting Baytown Fall Ball
this year and for giving my
Countiy art
to perform
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put on an all-da)
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will host its laun
fund-raising fest
10 p.m. Sunday
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progressive coui
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their music.
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Our editorial board
The Baytown Sun’s editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m.
Wednesday. Individuals are encouraged to visit the editorial
board to discuss issues affecting the community. To make an
appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom by calling
281-422-8302.
Members of the editorial board include: Wanda Garner Cash,
editor and publisher; David Bloom, managing editor; Joseph
Lohan, city editor; Dee Anne Navarre, business manager; Jim
Finley, retired Sun managing editor; and Jane Howard Lee, retired
Sun reporter.
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Founded 1922
Wanda Gamer Cash,
Editor and Publisher
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family a chance to make it hap-
pen. My husband and I joined
the Fall Ball committee after
learning that Central would
host Fall Ball this year and was
looking for volunteers from
around Baytown to help.
For those that have not heard
should honor all employees
with equal raises. It makes for
employees who are proud to
work for the institution, want to “God so Loved” —just beauti-
do a better job and attitudes
that only get better along with
high mortle. After all, we’ve
seen within the City of
Baytown the friction that has
developed when one group is
' rewarded for a job well-done
while leaving others out like
they were, in the words of my
late father, “red-headed
stepchildren.”
Dance recital
rewarding
I attended Cheryl’s Dance
Studio’s Recital B Friday, June 4.
I am glad I did.
Trance
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them to: 281-427-1880. Or send us an email at sunnews@bay-
townsun.com.
BLTeens
thankfill
for public
support
performances. Everyone was
so precise, so beautiful, and
entertaining.
If you have a daughter,
granddaughter, niece or friend
that is part of this group, and
haven’t.been to watch their per-
formance, you are missing out!
Do yourself a favor and go to
the next recital, it is a reward-
ing experience.
Mike L Wadley
Baytown
fill, you could tell the little girls
felt like the most beautiful
angels in their costumes; “This
Woman’s Work” — it is unbe-
lievable the passion displayed
in this number- by such young
girls. Their performance was
remarkable! “Color My World”
— this dance was so pretty —
Emily looked like a weightless
fairy; “Ooh Child” — such
athleticism!
“Mountain Music” — very
entertaining, you could tell the
girls were having a blast and
the costumes were the best.
“Sam, You Made the Pants Too
Long” — what a cute number
and costume.
I especially want to mention
the dances that were performed
by the group of Jaqueline •.
Basden, Melissa Dabney,
Megan Dehoyos, Tristanna
Ford, Tawny Hollaway, Jessica
Montalbo, Ashley Patterson,
Maddie Ramirez and Natalie
Vbytek. It is obvious the dedi-
V1IUI cation and work this group of
about Fall Ball yet, it is open to young ladies put in for their
children in Baytown and sur- "
rounding areas no matter what
league you currently play. It is
here to give all children the
oppurinity to continue playing
until regular seasons begin.
Regristration will be every
weekend in June. For more
information visit the Web site
www.eteamz.com/baytownfall-
ball. Hope to see you on the
field!
Once again, thank you to the
Central Little League Board for
allowing Fall Ball to be at your JIlGIlkS for
honoring teachers
Just wanted to thank the
paper and Southwest Bank for
again sponsoring the Teaching
Excellence awards — they
definitely are appreciated by
our teachers — it also allows
us a chance to recognize those
individuals who are truly great!
Thanks again.
Barbara Sultis, superintendent
Goose Creek school district
In 1944, the sixth edition of the
Interstate Modem City Directory for Tri-
Cities and La Porte listed the area popula-
tion at 29,601 as of March 25,1944.
In 1953, United Fund Business Survey
opened in Bay town to get the names of all
960 Baytown businesses and their employ-
ees identified.
In 2000, Lee College received a $1.8
million grant to develop the Center for
Fieldbus and Process Control Systems
Maintenance Education.
In 2002, the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission began the
process of developing rules to govern
commercial non-hazardous industrial
I have followed with interest
the coverage of the controversy
over the salary increase for
Goose Creek Superintendent
Barbara Sultis. While I have no
personal interest in this subject
as an employee of Goose
Creek, I do have an opinion
about employee compensation
and how it is carried out within
an institution.
1 am employed by the Lee
College district and have been
for the last 10 years. I work
under the secretarial-clerical-
technical classification. In the
time I have been employed
with Lee College, I have been
impressed with the Board of
Regents, the Lee College
administration and the benefits
committee of the faculty
assembly as they have been
committed to fairly compensat-
ing all employees and have
equitably distributed all raises
among those employees.
Lee College presidents have
not accepted salary increases
unless the employees at the
opposite end of the salary scale
have enjoyed the same percent-
age of increase. 1 am very
proud to work for an institution
that values every member of
the body, recognizing that the
head cannot function without
the assistance of every other
part. Although the faculty and
administrators are essential,
they cannot do their jobs effi-
ciently without the others who
man the phones every day,
clean the buildings and keep
the grounds beautiful and
functional.
It is of utmost importance
that.all employees are rewarded
for a job well done and given
the dignity of being able to
keep up with inflation and pro-
vide for their families. In the
words of former Lee College
president Jackson Sasser when
speaking of himself getting a
raise without the faculty and
staff being compensated equal-
ly, “It ain’t gonna happen.”
How can you not honor and
respect a person big enough to
stand before his subordinates
and make such a proclamation?
The board of Goose Creek
The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.
Man killed
accident
A Baytow
Mitchell, 22, <
injuries sustaii
thrown from 1
had rolled ove
the 100 block
at West Texas
p.m. Friday. /
ger, who like
wearing a set
thrown from I
were flown 1
Memorial Her
Houston. The
reported in s
Two other pass
one juvenile, v
Jacinto Metho;
cause of the <
investigation.
Nelson Nolden, director of
fine arts for Goose Creek, will
tell you that statistically, stu-
dents who participate in fine
arts, be it band, orchestra or
theater tend to do better in aca-
demics, regardless of their
background. On Sunday
evening, a group of about 30
teenagers returned from the
ninth annual Texas Non-Profit
Theatres, Youth Conference in
San Antonio. On behalf of that
group, the BLTeens (the youth
of the Bay town Little Theater)
I would like to thank The
Baytown Sun and the commu-
nity for their generous support.
The overall cost for this trip
was more than $4,000. On
May 29, the community
answered our call for financial
aid by attending our fish-fry,
■ which raised over $1,000, and
car-wash, which raised almost
$300.1 would like to extend a
big thanks to The Baytown
Sun and Whit Snyder for the
article that day drawing atten-
tion to these events.
Also, I would like to thank
the following individuals and
organizations For theirkincl
donations of time, money and
materials: San Jacinto
Methodist Hospital, Jay
EshbachofEshbach
Retirement Planning, James
Haarmeyer ofTri-City
Electrical Supply, Baytown
Mayor Calvin Mundinger,
JoAn and Kelly Martin, Ellen
and Brad Johnson, Wendy and
Dwayne Bailey, David Havel
of Havel Insurance, Constable
Ken Jones, Joseph Cantu of
Traditional Karate Systems,
The Harbour, Randy and
Nelda Haney, Earl Wuizbach
of Baytown McDonald’s,
Kevin Parker of Stuart Meats
(Stuart Career Center),
Mitchell Pearce of Baytown
Computer Exchange, Carla
Start, and last but certainly not
least Laura Parker of the
Sterling High School drama
department.
On a personal note, I would
like to thank all of the parents
who helped at the fish-fry. A
special thank-you to Carla
Start, who stepped up when
the cooks, including myself,
ran out of gas, and Kevin
Parker, who is always willing
to help with supplies as well as
equipment. Also thanks to
Councilmen Sammy Mahan
and Scott Sheeley, who came
to pick up plates and stayed to
help, even delivering plates.
But above all, thank you to the
cooks, David Havel, Anthony
“Hooty” Havel, and Logan
“Pappy” Moore. Thanks to all
of you. That day would not
have been near as big a suc-
cess without you.
This year, the BLTeens were
extremely successful with their
production of “The Beggars
Opera.” In addition to a stand-
ing ovation, they received the
prestigious “Backstage Award,”
which is presented to the
group that behaves in the most
professional and congenial
manner backstage, and two
members of the troupe
received “All-Star Cast”
awards for outstanding perfor-
mances. None of this would
have been possible, however,
had we not had a strong sup-
port base at home.
In closing, I urge you the
next time you have the oppor-
tunity to attend a district band,
orchestra, or choir concert, a
student art exhibition, or a play
at the high schools or heck,
even the Baytown Little
Theater, set aside a few min-
utes and go. You will be proud
of the youth of Goose Creek
and Baytown.
Thank you for your support.
Logan Hawi
Baytown
David Bloom,
I Managing Editor
Fred Hartman, Publisher Emeritus
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7W"t’s that time again. The Bayou Bowl, an all-star
11 football game featuring recently graduated high
'•-■.schoolers from Louisiana and Texas, returns this
week for round two.
■; The game is slated for 8 p.m. Saturday, but there’s
jjlenty to get excited about before then.
•’ The event will bring thousands to the area this week;
and it’s important we welcome our visitors and support
this game.
The Bayou Bowl is a Baytown event. Longtime Lee
High School football coach Dick Olin hatched the idea
and it didn’t take long for local business leaders and
civic booster to jump on board. Their efforts resulted in
an inaugural bowl that will be tough to beat. A thrilling
game, complete with a last-second, game-winning field
goal, was a fitting end to a first-class production. One
that included a marching band, cheerleading squads
and a guy parachuting in with the game ball, and that
was just the game itself.
This event should be a source of pride for all
Baytonians. It’s also something we should be thankful
we’ve got because it helps Baytown’s economy and
reputation.
The economic benefit is a given: visitors come to
town, shop in our stores, eat at our restaurants and stay
in our hotels. The money they spend comes back to the
city as sales tax revenue.
Organizers have gotten us off to a good start.
Players, coaches and families from both sides will he
impressed by the sheer scope of the event. The region-
ally televised game also helps shed some positive light
on the town. However, to really get people buzzing
about Baytown, we need to show that we back the
Bayou Bowl.
This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our
quality community to others from around Houston and
Louisiana.
The easiest way to show support is to show up. More
than 8,000 attended last year’s game, but we can do
better. Playing in front of a packed Stallworth Stadium
would make quite an impression on the players and >
visiting fans.
If you need some more motivation to purchase tick-
ets here’s another: half the proceeds from the event
benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston
and Galveston. The medical centers offer free care to
children with bums and orthopedic congenital defor-
mities. The partnership goes beyond proceeds, though.
Shrine racers will provide pre-game entertainment and
players will spend an afternoon visiting children in the
Shiners Hospitals.
Finally, it is a rare chance to watch some great high
school football action during the summer. For high
school football fans, the off-season can seem like an
eternity. The Bayou Bowl gives football fanatics a
chance to watch the best of the best do battle.
Players from our neighboring state and from south-
east Texas arrive tomorrow to begin practice and a host
of other activities. Let’s make them feel welcome and
ensure that the Bayou Bowl benefits Baytown as much
as possible.
About us
Today is Sunday. June 13, the 165th day of 2004. There
are 201 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 13,1966, the Supreme Court issued its land-
mark Miranda decision, ruling that criminal suspects had s
escape three days earlier from a Tennessee prison.
In 1983, the U.S. space probe Pioneer Ten. launched in
1972, became the first spacecraft to leave thl solar system
as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
In 1993, Canada’s Progressive Conservative Party chose
Defense Minister Kim Campbell to succeed Brian
Mulroney as prime minister; she was the first woman to
hold the post.
Ten years ago: O.J. Simpson was questioned for several
hours by Los Angeles police following the slashing deaths
of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend. Ronald Goldman. ---------
Five years ago: NATO soldiers shot dead two armed men waste landfills, like the proposed TSP
as peacekeepers tried to contain new violence in Kosovo;
Russian troops, meanwhile, blocked British troops from
entering the airport in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
:One year ago: U.S. forces killed 27 Iraqi fighters after
the Iraqis attacked an American tank patrol north of
Baghdad. Israel broadened its campaign against Palestinian
militants, saying it would strike political as well as military
leaders who targeted Israel with terrorism. *
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