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Baby Time — Come to Baby Time at
Sterling Municipal Library with your
infants up to 18 months old each
Monday from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Duplicate bridge — The Community
Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 6:45
p.m. every Monday at Remington Park,
901 W. Baker Road. Players pay $2
each for three hours of entertainment.
For information, call 281-427-3031.
Senior citizens — Don’t let the
Monday blues get you down. Come to
the Seniors Room from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday in the Gray
Center at the Wayne Gray Sports
Complex on East Road. Card games
are played on Mondays.
. Jazzercise — Jazzercise classes will
be at 5:30 p.m. every Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 501 S.
Alexander Drive. The public is invited.
For information, call Debbie Shope at
281-770-6818 or Joy Lamb at 713-
924-5349.
Singles services — Singles Outreach
Service will have its planning meeting
at 7 p.m. at Kroger Deli on Garth Road.
For information, call 281-422-5536.
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SPM, Ops. The sponsor is CAP Liberty
Senior Squadron, and the topic is
“Regulations for the General Aviation
Pilot.” For information, call Lt. Col. Don
Fisher at 281-383-1443.
Relay for Life — The American
Cancer Society Relay for Life in
Chambers County needs help in its bat- Highlands Pilot Club to recognize the
‘ ~ ‘ club’s contributions to the community.
Everyone is invited.
Tomorrow
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Sunrise — 7:12 a.m.
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United Methodist Church Center in
Anahuac. There will be an introduction
to the event and question and answers
for interested citizens. For more infor-
mation, call Jean Abshier Forrest,
Chambers County RFL Chairwoman, at
409-252-4588.
Candidate visit — Remington Park
Assisted Living Facility, 901 W. Baker
Road, in Baytown is hosting a question
and answer time'with Judge Ted Poe, a
candidate for U.S. Congressional dis-
trict 2, at 9:30 a.m., presented by
David Munson, attorney. Refreshments
will be provided. The public is welcome.
For information, call 281-427-4373.
Art League — The public is invited to
a reception from 2 to 4 p.m.'honoring
noted artist Linda Joyce in the Moody
Center of Rundell Hall on the Lee
Today
Concert — Baytown Concert Band is
performing at Lee College's Rundell
Hall at 7 p.m. and will feature the
music of Ken Booker. Visit
kbooker.80days.org for more informa-
tion and a campus map.
Compassionate Friends —
Compassionate Friends meets from
7 to 9 p.m. on the second floor of
Remington Park Assisted Living Center,
901 W. Baker Road, in Baytown.
Compassionate Friends is a nonprofit
self-help organization for fami Wwho
have experienced the death of a child.
Aviation meeting — An FAA Aviation
Safety meeting is scheduled from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Cedar Bayou Community
Building, 7711 Hwy. 146 in Baytown.
The speaker is Howard Davenport, FAA, College campus. Her work will be on
. display for public viewing from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily..
Sampson Lodge — Sampson Lodge
No. 231 A.F. & A.M., 114 Ave. D in
highlands, is having an open meeting
today at 7 p.m. to present the annual
Community Builders Award to the
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HOROSCOPE....3B
counting on the students of these
prepared for the 21st century work-
“It is important to the business com-
munity of Texas to celebrate these
eating all student groups over a three-
year period and rank highest in their indi-
vidual peer groups, which are the schools
across the state that most closely resem-
ble their size and student population.
Sixty-nine elementary schools, 36
middle schools and 13 high schools sent
delegates to a “Share the Success” sem-
inar and awards presentation.
In addition to the awards ceremony,
“The only way to effectively measure
where improvement is occurring or
According to Stoemer, campus repre- where it needs to take place is to ana-
_________________ ______r ’ ’ ’ ' lyze academic results,” said Brad
and energy and focused instruction ics program questionnaire required of Duggan of Just for the Kids. “And the
based on prescriptive academic data, all Honor Roll schools. Best practice academic results of these Honor Roll
coupled with high student expectations” information obtained from these high- Schools are outstanding.”
as factors in the school earning such achieving campuses will be compiled
recognition. and shared with other schools through-
In addition, a representative from the out the state.
De Zavala representatives participated Texas Business Education Coalition
in a round table discussion with repre- met with Stoemer, Wahl, Goose Creek
sentatives from all elementary Honor assistant superintendent for curriculum Honor Roll schools,” said John Stevens,
Roll schools. and instruction Beverly Walker and executive director of TBEC. “We are
They were presented with an Honor executive director of elementary educa- t
School banner and certificate signed by tion Diana Cox on Dec. 8. The purpose schools to one day run our state, so it is
Gov. Rick Perry. of the meeting was to obtain informa- vital that they be well educated” and
“The De Zavala staff is extremely tion on De Zavala’s best educational prepared for the 21st century work-
proud of this award because it is based practices, tour the school and interview place.”
on merit and sustained student perfor- two teachers on “Strengthening the ~
rnance over a three-year period,” said Mathematics Program.”
Robin Stoemer, De Zavala principal. y
She cited “teacher dedication of time sentatives also completed a mathemat-
Goose Creek school district’s De
Zavala Elementary School was among
118 Texas campuses recognized as State
Honor Roll schools by Just for the Kids
and the Texas Business and Education
Coalition.
De Zavala representatives were at the
1 Hyatt Regency Town Lake in Austin for
the Nov. 20 reception and dinner, at
which the honored schools were recog-
nized for their successes. Attending I
from De Zavala were Robin Stoemer, I
principal; Michael Wahl, assistant prin- I
cipal; Jo An Homer, Title 1 teacher I
selected by the faculty; and Phyllis I
Pounds, third-grade teacher selected by I___________________________________________________________________________________
the campus administration. Contributed photo
Honor Roll schools were selected as pg ZAVALA ELEMENTARY representatives were recognized at a Nov. 20 reception and
the most, consistent^performers in jdu- dinner jn Austin honoring the 118 Texas Honor Roll schools. The schools were hon-
11 xl . Qred Just fo|. the Kids and the Texas BUSiness and Education Coalition, with the
event underwritten by Washington Mutual, H-E-B and IBM. From left are Vern Stockon
of Washington Mutual; De Zavala representatives Robin R. Stoemer, principal; Jo An
Horner, Title I language arts facilitator; Phyllis Pounds, math teacher; and Michael A.
Wahl, assistant principal; and Tamara Jones of H-E-B.
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Financial matters
Woodforest National Bank
will be adding a branch in the old
Wal-Mart strip center in Crosby.
In addition to that location, they
also will have a satellite office in
the new Wal-Mart Supercenter
currently being built in Crosby.
Off to the races!
Organizers for Baytown’s
Relay for Life unveiled the new
Web site: www.cancer.org/relay-
online.
The Web site offers team and
personal team member pages that
include their goals, stories and !■
photos. It also gives residents an
opportunity to register, make a
donation and get information
about sponsorships.
The Bay Area Relay for Life is
set for April 2-3 at Stallworth
Stadium. Of the 206 fund-raising
relays last year in Texas, the Bay
Area Relay came in first — for
the third year in a row — after
raising more than $381,000.
For more information call Judi
Craig at 281-428-7351.
Mardi Gras gaiety
Ernestine Bright and Mary
Tullis looked especially lovely at
the American Diabetes Winter
Ball at Brennan’s. Also attending
and displaying their finest were
Dwight Hooks, Sheryl Boehme,
Mary Navarre and Teresa
Martinez. Other regal revelers
included Dave and Laura Smith
and Connie and Glenn Jennings.
The Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce Of Greater Baytown
celebrated its second decade of
service Friday night at Goose
Creek Country Club.
Scores of local dignitaries from
Baytown and beyond were on
hand to applaud the civic-and
business-minded group’s efforts of
yesterday and tomorrow.
A crowd upward of 150 wit-
nessed the swearing-in of the new
board of directors and a few trips
down memory lane recounting the
important achievements of the
Hispanic chamber.
Surveying the crowd, chamber
president Mary Hernandez
likened the gathering to a family
reunion.
On hand were Mayor Pete
Alfaro, Councilmen Ronnie
Anderson, Scott Sheley, JP Mike
Parrott, Goose Creek
Superintendent Barbara Sultis,.
Also beaming with pride was
school PR whiz Kathy Clausen,
Lee College prez Martha Ellis,
regent Jess Navarre, Precinct 2
Constable Ken Jones and wife
Pat and San Jac hospital honcho
Dr. Jeff Ackerman hob-nobbed
with Baytown state Rep. Wayne
Smith and his wife Brenda.
Founding members of the
chamber also were recognized:
Mary Jane Zamora. Jorge
Colorado, Diana Quinones, Dan
Conejo, Sandra Medina and
Pedro Salas.
Master of Ceremonies Anthony
Crespo kept the crowd groaning
with his special brand of comedy.
Entertainment by Pablo Urbina
of “La Traizon” and kept dancers
going until midnight, including
local printer extraordinaire Raul
Alaniz, ever-dashing in a tux.
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numbers, plus the Bonus Ball, in
Saturday’s Lotto Texas drawing.
The estimated jackpot for
Wednesday’s drawing is $64 ;
million.
OBITUARIES: William
Trousdale, Orphalee Blanchard.
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Cash, Wanda Garner. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 55, Ed. 1 Monday, January 26, 2004, newspaper, January 26, 2004; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1185126/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.