The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Page: 1 of 12
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MDA lock up raises more than $36,000
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GC robotics team
heading to semifinals
Goose Creek school dis-
tricts’s junior robotics team
started off its year with suc-
cess.
Four U.S. soldiers,
Iraqi candidate killed
A bomb killed four American
soldiers and gunmen assassinated
a candidate for parliament in this
week’s Iraqi election.
Breezy with
thundery rains
High 72
Low 44
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Baytown Sun Photo/Ryan Culver
Baytown Police Chief Byron Jones, left, and Baytown Fire Chief Shon Blake, right, bare their arms for a local blood
drive while fire Lt. D. Cox looks on. The drive is Thursday in the community center, 2407 Market St.
Generous volunteers and some
friendly “police intimidation” helped
raise at least $36,000 for neuromus-
cular disease research Tuesday.
Officers from Baytown police,
Baytown Professional Firefighters
Association and the county sheriff’s
and constables offices helped nab
community leaders who were issued
mock warrants. “Jail” and “bail” was
the order of business as they took
those volunteer perpetrators to a pre-
tend jail at Outback Steakhouse.
There, they were given “bread and
water” from the restaurant and a
phone to use for calling friends fam-
ily or pretty much anyone to donate
money to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association (MDA) and bail them
out of jail.
“It feels great and it is certainly
well worth the time,” Wal-Mart
assistant manager Lori Norman said.
Norman said she submitted a co-
worker’s name for the event, but
doesn’t know how she got picked.
The co-worker, Tina Fiscus, is also
an assistant store manager. They
decided to combine their bail
amounts to make it a team effort.
“We had to beg and plead for
about an hour,” Fiscus said. “I called
one of my friends to tell them I was
in jail and the first thing they said
was ‘I don’t have any money,’ and
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Police, fire departments to compete
in ‘Guns & Hoses’ blood drive
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Global energy consumption
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next 25 years, Exxon Mobil
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management director and Chambers County
Sheriff Joe LaRive are working together on get-
ting a separate federal grant to pay for a truck
to pull the trailer.
County officials exchanged ideas over who
should be the recipient of the truck. LaRive said
keeping the truck in his department and having
it on call would make it more efficient to quick-
ly tow the trailer where it is needed.
But Commissioner Bill Wallace suggested .
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BY AUSTIN KINGHORN
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ANAHUAC - Chambers County will soon
receive a emergency mobile command trailer
thanks to a grant from the Department of
Homeland Security.
County Commissioners approved on Tuesday'
a bid from Industrial Trailer Company to manu-
facture the custom built trailer, which will serve
as a movable communications station for emer-
gency responders and law enforcement.
Ryan Holzaepfel, the county’s emergency
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Mayor says housing for
refugees running out
After finding homes for about
100,000 evacuees, Mayor Bill
White said Houston is “full.”
BY RYAN CULVER
ryan.culver@baytownsun.com
A local blood drive Thursday sets the fire depart-
to see who can get the most blood.
The “Guns and Hoses” blood drive will be 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at the Baytown
Community Center, 2407 Market St. The Gulf Coast
Regional Blood center and city officials organized
the competition to try and attract more donors.
When people give blood Thursday they will be able
to say if they are there in support of the police
department or the fire department.
“The whole idea is to,get more blood donations,”
Police Chief Byron Jones said.
Contrary to expectations, the police and fire
departments weren’t really focused on competing
with each other. The respective chiefs have for the
most part set aside their rivalry to concentrate on
getting as many donations for the blood bank as
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ment against the police department in a competition “The wjnner js everyone in that we have the abili-
to see who can set the most blood. to |jve; Aether people give blood to police or
fire,” Jones said, “Come out and give blood for the
Ing blue.”
Both agencies agreed that they would continue to
offer full services to everyone regardless of the
department they chose to support. The main point is
that this is supposed to be a giving season and
donating to the blood bank could turn out to be a
very important gift.
‘It is the gift of life,” Fire Chief Shon Blake said.
Citizen interviews for the Texas Avenue
market study end today. Those interested in
participating in the study can request an inter-
view with the consultants by contacting
Adrianna Montalvo in the city planning and
development office at 281-420-5394 or by e-
mail to Adrianna.montalvo@baytown.org.
The hour-long interviews will be from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. If citizens call Montalvo in the morn-
ing, an interview can be scheduled for the
afternoon. The interviews are the beginning of
a four-month process to make an informed
market analysis on Texas Avenue.
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The decision was
made late Monday
night after a lengthy
closed-door meeting of
the district’s school
board. Superintendent
Wayne Rotan formally
submitted his resigna-
tion earlier the same
evening after less than
two years at the Barbers Hill school
district.
Hayes, 65, was chosen from two
applicants for the position, said Board
President Philip Joines.
Hayes was the director of superinten-
dents and board development at the
Region IV education service center. He
, was also the former deputy commis-
sioner of the Texas Education Agency
and the former superintendent for five
districts including Katy,
“He seemed like he would be a good
fit based on the amount of experience
he has,” Joines said. “He would be a
good leader that will bring stability to
the district during this time.”
Hayes, who was on hand at the meet-
ing, said he anticipates manning the
post between four to five months and
that he is excited about the opportunity
to help guide Barbers Hill through a
transition in leadership.
“Obviously 1 have a lot of experience
■ as a superintendent and my main role
will be to provide a comfort level for
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Houston resident and former Katy
superintendent Hugh Hayes was named
Monday night.
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Cash, Wanda Garner. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 14, 2005, newspaper, December 14, 2005; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1191137/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.