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_TUESDAY, JANUARY 28,2014_
Vol. 94, No. 20 © 2014 • Since 1922
TheTD ay town Sun
Covering East Harris County, Chambers £ County and Southwest Liberty County www.baytownsun.com
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Area schools frozen out again
Goose Creek, Barbers Hill, Deer Park & more closed today; Wednesday decisions pending
BY ELESKA AUBESPIN
eleska.aubespin@baytownsun.com
For the second time in less than a week,
Goose Creek CISD schools and offices
will be closed today because of severe
weather that could include rain, sleet or
snow.
It was only Friday that the district shut
down for the first time this year for win-
ter weather. In both cases, school officials
said precipitation and below-freezing
temperatures could result in icy road con-
ditions, making it hazardous for students
and employees to arrive at school safely.
All Goose Creek CISD athletic events
and extracurricular activities are also can-
celed today. The school district’s web-
site at www.gccisd.net indicated “at this
time,” Wednesday classes are expected to
resume as normal.
Goose Creek CISD's third annual Ca-
reer Night at Robert E. Lee High School
will be rescheduled for a later date.
Other area school districts and govern-
ment offices will also be closed today or
have delayed openings.
The City of Baytown is delaying the
SEE ICE AGE • PAGE 9
L,fe flight
Baytown Sun photo/David Berkowitz
The Memorial Hermann Life Flight helicopter takes off from the Baytown Airport to answer a call for help.
HELP FROM ON NIGH
Local LifeFlight crews provide rapid, safe transport
BY DAVID BERKOWITZ
sunnews@baytownsun.com
Baytown Sun photo/David Berkowitz
Baytown-based LifeFlight crew members, from left, are pilots Sean Borland and Damon
Sanger, nurse Pat Sherrer and paramedic Kyle Scarbrough.
As a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Da-
mon Sanger was never far from the ac-
tion.
Flying in and out of hotspots during
Operation Desert Storm and conflicts in
Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, it was im-
portant to keep a level head and focus on
the mission.
While Sanger navigates safer air space
these days, he still carries that deter-
mined mindset. It’s critical to the success
of his new assignments.
Sanger is a pilot for Memorial Her-
mann Life Flight, the air medical trans-
port service. His home base is Baytown
Airport.
“We don’t really consider these mis-
sions. They’re flight requests,” Sanger
said. “But the goal is still the same —
caring for patients while providing rapid
and safe transport to the nearest appro-
priate medical facility.”
Spreading out
Dr. James “Red” Duke founded Life
Flight in 1976. In recent years, the
non-profit operation spread its wings to
better serve communities within a 150-
mile radius of the Texas Medical Center.
In addition to the John S. Dunn Helipad
at Memorial Hermann-TMC, there are
five regional bases. Baytown crews fly
out of the east base, covering portions of
Harris, Chambers and Liberty counties.
Other locations are Hooks Memorial
Airport in Spring (north base), Pearland
Regional Airport (south base), and Me-
morial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
(west base south) and Memorial Her-
mann Katy Hospital (west base north).
Life Flight responds to calls for criti-
cally ill and injured patients, with most
destinations accessible in less than 15
minutes.
Flying 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
— weather permitting — Life Flight has
transported more than 140,000 patients in
its 38-year history.
With about 800 flights a year, Baytown
crews have logged approximately 4,000
since the east base opened in December
2008.
SEE LIFEFLIGHT • PAGE 9
► GOOSE CREEK CISD
Two in the
running for
board seat
Application deadline ends
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
Two people applied to be considered to
serve on the Goose Creek CISD Board of
Trustees to fill the position vacated by Bry-
an Graham in December when he resigned
because of a job transfer.
Vicky Melo, of the 1900 block of Coun-
try Club Cove Drive, and Michael N. Deak-
le, of the 4900 block of Lone Oak Court,
asked to be considered to fill the position.
In her application, Melo said she is
a product of Goose Creek schools. She
served on the most recent bond committee
and is on the Sterling Star steering com-
mittee.
Deakle also came through Goose Creek
schools, he said. He ran for school board
in May 2012, and received only five fewer
votes than Graham.
The school board will select someone
to fill the District 4 seat until the regularly
scheduled board election in May 2015.
At that time, voters will decide who will
fill the seat for the final two years of the
term, which ends in 2017.
Board president Daniel Blackford said
the board decided to appoint someone until
the next regular election to save the cost of
holding a special election.
Originally, the deadline for applications
was set for Friday, but was extended until
5 p.m. Monday when Goose Creek CISD
offices closed for severe weather Friday.
District 4 covers a central part of
Baytown, following Garth Road from In-
terstate 10 south to Decker Drive, and tak-
ing in many of the neighborhoods adjacent
to Garth.
SEE BOARD • PAGE 9
Notice to our readers...
Because of the strong possibilities of
freezing rain, sleet or snow on Tuesday
night and early Wednesday morning, all
of which can create extremely dangerous
driving conditions, the delivery of The
Baytown Sun could be delayed or even
canceled for Wednesday morning. If deliv-
ery must be canceled, subscribers will get
Wednesday’s newspaper on Thursday.
Thank you for your understanding.
— Janie Gray; Sun publisher
Former Lee College professor remembered
at bench dedication ceremony in her honor
Beloved former professor
Lynn W. O’Hagan was a fixture
at Lee College for more than 30
years - and after a special cere-
mony held Saturday afternoon,
the rich legacy she left behind
will also have a lasting space on
campus.
Nearly 50 friends and family
members gathered at the Per-
forming Arts Center for the un-
veiling of the O’Hagan Bench,
located just outside the center
lobby. Former Lee, the asso-
ciation of former Lee College
students, raised $7,500 for the
project - well beyond the $5,000
needed. A portion of the extra
The Plaque Reads:
Lynn Woodward O’Hagan,
1909-1981, “A respected and
admired professor of English,
Foreign Languages and The-
ater Arts (1936-1970) and a
founding faculty member of
Lee College, who enhanced the
college’s reputation as an insti-
tution of academic excellence.”
money will be used to help fund
instructional resources for a new
theater technician program.
In addition to teaching English
and foreign languages before
her retirement in 1970, O’Ha-
gan taught theater courses and is
considered the mother of the per-
forming arts program. She died
in 1981.
“One of the things that always
stood out to me is the rich his-
tory and tradition of teaching
excellence at Lee College,” said
Pres. Dr. Dennis Brown during
the dedication ceremony, where
colleagues and former students
shared their favorite memories
of O’Hagan. “What Lynn did as
a faculty member is a big part of
that tradition.”
SEE BENCH • PAGE 9
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Gertrude Teter, left, and Elaine Lloyd sit on the Lynn O’Hagan Memo-
rial Bench following its unveiling at a ceremony held Saturday at the
Lee College Performing Arts Center. Teter and other members of the
Former LEE association led the drive to establish the bench to honor
O’Hagan, who worked at the college for more than 30 years. Lloyd is
0’Hagan’s niece and the oldest surviving member of the family.
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