The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 77, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 2010 Page: 1 of 20
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Vol. 90. No. 77
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BUSINESS
Volunteering is a
way of life
In the late summer of ’57 in
Fort Worth, a diminutive but
determined Little League team
Capt. David
Alford, of the
Baytown Police
Department,
talks about the
different ways
the police
department and
area volunteers
dean up graffiti.
Mexico.
"I remember hearing about
was
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A majority of teams began
fundraising in January. A
large contributor the col-
lections of those teams are
luminaries, and as of April
15. $49,582 had been
raised from luminaries.
This year's goal for lumi-
naries was $73,000.
With less than a week
until the relay, Tadlock
isn't bothered by that
shortfall.
“We are only $67 shy of
where we were last year at
this point and we exceeded
that goal by more than
$3,000." the relay tri-chair
said. "We don't feel that
with either h:in(1 lh.it was kind
of hard ta believe until you saw
him in action. Wow!”
Reflecting back on their play-
off game. Kenny remembered
Relay for Life
in final push
to exceed goal
BY TRAVERS LA VILLE
travers.laville@baytownsun.com
stricken section of Mexico can
be viewed in the movie "The
Perfect Game." which was
released this week.
While the movie title refers to
the perfect game
Monterrey's Angel
members of the Community Service
Department, the
removed — the work being com- , . .
pleted just minutes before the Manager Garry Brumback and the
parade began. entire city council. City govern-
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, And ried that confidence into the
in the Little League World Series he could hit. too. He hit a home playoff game against Monterrey,
title game, there was enough run off me in one game that 1
drama and excitement in that swear would have cleared the
playoff game with Baytown to
> make a movie.
Former West League All Star
i Doug Kenny renierober^ the
game well.
"We had a great team." he
said. "Kenneth Parker was a tall.
l very tall pitcher and with a build
that just intimidated everyone.
Macias His blazing fastball scared many
Nicole Holt hopes to
empower communities
across the state with infor-
mation to become proac-
tive in efforts to combat
alarming rates of underage
alcohol consumption in
Texas, and Rosemary
V.
n
tall
ill!
Tuesday
r“
at the
Resource Credit Union
from 4 to 6 p.m. to turn in
their funds.
This year’s relay attract-
ed 152 teams after setting a
goal of 150 teams last year, SEE RELAY • PAGE 7*
City makes gains in erasing graffiti underage drinking
is on the rise
Coffman is.trying to reach
demographics affected at
Holt and Coffman were
among those attending a
regional forum Friday at
Lee College to talk about
the growing problems of
underage drinking and
SEE ALCOHOL • PAGE 7A
Nicole Holt, left,
of Texans
Standing Tall, and
Shelly Higgins, of
BACODA, speak
about the ways
■V B teens and col-
ipge students
H are affected by
underage drink-
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Bay town Sun
photo/Nicki Evans
Baytown Sun photos/Nicki Evans
Capt. David Alford and Officer Stewart Beasley, of the Baytown Police Department, point out photos of graffiti in the
Baytown area.
Police captain David Alford picks
his words carefully when he talks
about the graffiti problem in
Baytown. While he's proud of the
work being done to clean up and
control this type criminal mischief,
he knows you can’t let your guard
down -— not for even a short period
oftime.
Taggers hit when you least expect
them.
One instance in particular sticks
out in his mind.
It was December 2008. Just a cou-
ple of hours before the city's
Christmas Parade, taggers hit
Market Street and Texas Avenue city’s approach to graffiti — get rid cation and the work of the Graffiti
leaving graffiti on the buildings and of jt jn a hurry when it does occur. Abatement Group have been a big
The unsightly mess had to be
•'eaned up in a hurry.
Luckily, with the help of the
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Movie’s focus on Mexico’s team, but Baytown played big part
team won — and kept on win-
ning all the way to the Little
League World Series champi-
onship game in Williamsport.
Pa.
The success story of this
from Monterrey. Mexico, battled Cinderella team from a poverty -
one of their toughest opponents. ' ' ‘ —
the West League All Stars from
Baytown.
A heart-stopping homerun by
George Ferguson III tied the
score and sent the game into
| extra innings, but the Monterrey
Lori Tadlock is elated
that the Baytown Relay
For Life has exceeded its
team number goal for the
2010 event.
And with less
than a week INSIDE
until the relay . x
begins, she’s roj" photos
equally excit- anc*a
ed about the sP°nSOrS.
possibility of ;£e Pa^e
surpassing
this year’s
fundraising goal.
The final push begins
Tuesday with "Bank
Night."'Teams will gather current numbers are any
Community sign of anything abnor-
mal.”
Starting Monday, the
cost of luminaries will be
raised from $10 to $15.
pitched against La Mesa. Calif, players during the season.
title game, there was enough run off me in one game that 1
fence in any major league park, this kid (Angel Macias) whp
Robert Oliver was equally good, ambidextrous." said Kenny,
a great lefty that won’many "You know could hit or pitch
games during his career —u--1 t;-J
Honestly, there wasn’t a weak
player on the team. Both the
offense and the defense were
experienced, poised and confi-
dent."
The local band of all stars car-
That incident characterizes the ment’s strong emphasis on beautifi-
city’s approach to graffiti — get rid
"We have experienced a 90 per- Help as well, he said.
cent reduction in the amount of As a result, police have made just
cleaned up in a hurry ■ ' graffiti in Baytown." Alford said, two graffiti-related arrests since
Luckily, with the help of the “For many reasons, but we have Sept. 2.2009 one at Goose Creek
police and an emergency call to definitely made progress." Memorial High School and the
-r.L z-—Alford' credits a lot of that success other at Ross S. Sterling High
graffiti was to the support and encouragement of Most of the graffiti that occurs in
Mayor Stephen DonCarlos. City Baytown targets businesses and
SEE GRAFFITI • PAGE 8A
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