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Baytown’s Contents Gator Ride Table of

4 A Labor of Love . ................. 6 Always a Gander ................. 8 Health: Sound Advice .......... 9 San Jacinto Day ................. 12 Jail Break Run .................... 14 Surviving & Striving ........... 16 Making an IMPACT ............ 20 Things To Do . ................... 26 Relay for Life .......................

Publisher Janie Gray Managing Editor David Bloom Advertising Director Brenda Burr Account Executives Kathy Jaeger David McCain Brandy Ball Graphics Amanda Beighley Matt Cortez Photographer Albert Villegas Newsroom Ana Goni-Lessan Cody Tucker Mark Fleming Eleska Aubespin

On the cover Participants in last year’s Baytown YMCA Gator Ride. The event benefits the Baytown Family YMCA Partners Campaign. For more information, visit www.gatorride.org

Baytown remains the top fund-raising city in the Relay for Life

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Relay For Life

Baytown remains the top fund-raising city in Texas, region

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By Eleska Aubespin

he anticipation of beautiful weather and a time of new beginnings only mean one thing: spring is fast ap-

proaching.

While Mother Nature slowly begins to work magic, so too are the steadfast organizers of the biggest event in Baytown, the Bay Area Relay for Life.

This spring marks the 17th year for the annual fundraising event and its success is undeniable. With $750,255.15 raised in 2013 to support the mission of the American Cancer Society, the Bay Area event continues to hold its spot among America’s best.

It has taken the No. 1 title in Texas for 13th consecutive years and also placed No. 1 in the seven-state High Plains Division for the seventh straight year. Organizers are hoping to do the same again this coming April.

In January, the Bay Area Relay’s first team captains meeting was held and new teams are already being added to last year’s list.

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Baytown Sun photos/Albert Villegas

People from all over the Bay Area come to Baytown each spring to walk in the Relay for Life, making the American Cancer Society annual event the tops in Texas.

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Sisters, from left, Elizabeth Phillips Richard, Kathleen Phillips Bredehoeft and Frances Phillips Byler, are just out with the fifth edition of their family cookbook, “Fit for a King: the Second Generation.”

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Sisters help keep family recipes alive with collection of cookbooks

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By Eleska Aubespin

t started as a way to compile all of Regina Davis Phillips’ favorite recipes, but a family cookbook, now in its fifth edition, has instead become a labor of love.

“It all started when I was moving to Arkansas in 1970 and I wanted all of Mama’s recipes,” said Kathleen Bre-

dehoeft of Mont Belvieu.

“Most of it was in her head, but we figured we had to get all of that stuff written down in order to take the recipes with me.”

Bredehoeft’s father, Walter Phillips, was a printer who owned a printing company.

Apparently, he had suggested at one point that his three

daughters compile the recipes and put them into a book.

So what better time than before Bredehoeft and husband, Ken, were to marry and move?

“We began on a Friday night; all of us, looking for the recipes – in the kitchen drawer, recipe box, inside the cookbook cover, in the bottom of Mama’s purse and even in the attic,” said the 1995 preface and fourth edition of the “Fit for a King: A Regina Phillips Legacy,” cookbook.

Besides Bredehoeft, the Phillips’ household included sisters, Frances Byler and Elizabeth Richard.

They lived in Lake Charles, La., at the time.

“We finished the first edition in one weekend.”

What began as a 100-page, stapled booklet has expanded into a volume of more than 500 pages with recipes and cooking instructions. And what was once only a cookbook for family members has turned into gifts to and from

friends, neighbors and anyone wanting to share the love of food.

Besides the original 1970 edition, there was a second edition in 1973, a third edition in 1980, a fourth edition in 1995 and the 2013 fifth edition.

Five printed editions later, the preface reads: “What began as a weekend scrambling to find recipes from family and friends for Daddy to print, has evolved into a constant search for something new, different and delicious.”

Sadly it was during compilation of the third edition when Regina Phillips was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 1980. Two months later, the family lost her in July.

The family decided to finish the third edition in memory of her.

In 1989, the sisters lost their father unexpectedly between the third and fourth editions.

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Local People

Once a

GANDER always a GANDER Robert E. Lee Class of 1956 keeps the good times rolling

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By Mark Fleming

ocializing in the lunchroom is a time-honored tradition for high school students – so much so that some Robert E. Lee students are still doing it nearly 60 years after graduation.

About two dozen members of the REL Class of 1956 met for lunch recently at El Toro Restaurant on Garth Road to keep up friendships that go back decades.

Jeannie Holladay Gordon, vice president of the group, said “We had our 55th reunion in 2011, and at that point we said we needed to do this more often, because we had so much fun.”

Barbara Nethery added, “We’re a very close-knit class and just love getting together.”

Members of other classes are welcome to join in, she said. When they were in high school, there were fewer than 500 in the graduating class, and members of different classes knew each other.

“We have a lot of people who stay in touch with us, but they live so far away they’re not able to make it, but they usually make the major reunions that we have,” she said.

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Baytown Sun photos/Albert Villegas

Robert E. Lee High School graduate Barbara Nethery speaks to classmates during a luncheon put on by the REL Class of 1956 at El Toro restaurant in Baytown.

Robert E. Lee High School graduates Jeannie Holladay Gordon and Fred Gordon played hosts to fellow classmates during a luncheon put on by the REL Class of 1956.

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Carl Young, another class member, said the more frequent meetings have been great.

“It’s just a gathering of old friends.

We’ve been fortunate in this city to have really gone though, back then, gone through elementary Class of ’56 school, junior WHAT: Robert E. Lee Class of high school 1956 lunch get-together 2014 and high WHEN: July 10 school togeth- WHERE: El Toro Restaurant, er,” Young Baytown INFO: Visit www.roberteleesaid.

Gordon said baytown1956.com that, of the class graduates, there are only about eight they have been unable to locate.

The class has a website to help keep up with its members: www.roberteleebaytown1956.com.

It includes accounts of past events, obituaries of class members who have died, and plans for upcoming get-togethers.

The next scheduled lunch date for the Class of ’56 is July 10 at El Toro.

Robert E. Lee High School graduate Joe Connealy played host to fellow classmates during a luncheon put on by the REL Class of 1956.

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Sound advice

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By DAVID BERKOWITZ

f the person standing next to you can hear the music coming from your headphones or earphones, it’s probably too loud.

According to the American College of Audiology, approximately 12 percent of children age 6-19 have noise-induced hearing loss.

While portable music players and listening devices aren’t all to blame, they can pose an increased risk.

“Young people are always going to listen to music. But they shouldn’t be turning up the volume to eliminate background noise,” said Ian Gillespie, a Baytown audiologist with 30 years’ experience.

“Someone should be able to call their name at a normal conversational level while they’re listening to music and they should be able to remove their device and say: What is it? That means the volume should be set to less than 50 percent of maximum.”

Tuning in to loud music while tuning out the world over an extended period of time can lead to permanent hearing loss, Gillespie said.

Noise-induced hearing loss is caused by damage to hair cells that are found in the inner ear.

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Hair cells are small sensory cells that convert the sounds we hear (sound energy) into electrical signals that travel to the brain. Once damaged, hair cells can’t grow back, causing permanent hearing loss.

Gillespie said that it’s tempting to crank up the volume on personal music players because the latest digital technology cuts back on distortion and provides a “much cleaner” sound.

“As a result, many people turn up their deGILLESPIE vices,” Gillespie said.

“But if you’re listening to that kind of music or other sounds at a threshold of 85 decibels or higher, you’re starting to put yourself in danger.”

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Besides turning down the volume when possible, there are other options to preserve your hearing. One is wearing earplugs at loud events such as concerts and car races.

“When I lived in Canada, I remember going to see the Rolling Stones at an outdoor venue in Winnipeg. I wore hearing protection because the music was that loud,” Gillespie said. “Of course, I may have been among the less than 1 percent of people there doing it.”

Some musicians are becoming smarter about their hearing, Gillespie noted.

They use in-ear monitor systems to listen to music or hear a custom mix of vocals and stage instrumentation for live performances or recording studio mixing.

The system allows them to control the volume level in their ears, helping to safeguard hearing.

Protecting your hearing while hunting or target shooting is also recommended.

When Gillespie goes to an indoor gun range, he wears double protection — inserts in his ear canals and earmuffs.

When purchasing ear protection, check the packaging for the noise reduction rating. A higher NRR is best for loud environments. While schools continue to screen for hearing at certain grade levels, Gillespie would like hearing exams to become the norm for everyone.

“Most people get their eyes checked and their teeth checked on a regular basis, but probably don’t have their hearing checked — not until they have a problem,” he said.

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History comes

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On April 26 for the San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment

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ooming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and battle cries will resound across the San Jacinto Battleground on Saturday, April 26, as hundreds of history re-enactors recreate the events leading up to Texas winning its independence at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto where General Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army.

This dramatic battle re-enactment is the centerpiece of the admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 1,200-acre San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, surrounding the San Jacinto Monument.

Sponsored by the San Jacinto Museum of History, Texas Parks & Wildlife and the San Jacinto Volunteers re-enactors, the festival is a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history.

The festival and battle re-enactment attract approximately 20,00030,000 visitors to the site. Through corporate sponsorships such as presenting sponsor H-E-B and major sponsor Dow Chemical, the San Jacinto Museum of History Association is able to maintain this as an admission-free event, with free parking.

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San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment: Hundreds of re-enactors arrive from across the state on Friday to set up their camps just like the Texians and Mexicans did back in 1836.

On Saturday, visitors can wander freely among the Mexican and Texian camps of the reenactors to learn what the so-ldiers and their families were doing prior to the battle in 1836 as the re-enactors become figures in history for the weekend.

At 3 p.m., the official (and historically accurate) re-enactment of the Battle of San Jacinto begins. It is the largest in southwest United States.

“For the Texans, their victory at San Jacinto led to Texas’ annexation into the United States,” said Robert B. Hixon, Chairman of the Board, San

Jacinto Museum. “In the end, the United States would gain not only Texas but also the lands which now make up the states of New Mexico, Ar-

izona, Nevada, California and WHAT: San Jacinto Day Festi- Utah, including val and Battle Re-enactment parts of Colorado, Wyoming, WHERE: Battleground site in Kansas and OklaLa Porte homa. Nearly 1 WHEN: Saturday, April 26 million square from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. miles of territory

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changed sovereignty.

Because of the victory at San Jacinto, the United States became a bicoastal nation obtaining the natural resources needed to add to its powerful political and military presence in the world.

Few battles in world history have been more decisive or had a greater influence on subsequent history.”

The San Jacinto Monument is open all day, as it is nearly every day of the year.

Visitors can ride the elevator to the top for a panoramic view of the festivities, explore the special exhibit, watch a Texas history movie and tour the hundreds of museum pieces on display.

There are modest admission fees for the elevator ride, movie and special exhibit inside the monument.

For more information, the public may visit www.sanjacinto-museum.org and Facebook.

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Jail Break Run set for Feb. 15

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By ALBERT VILLEGAS

he success of the Baytown Jail Break Half Marathon from the past three years spurred the introduction of the 5K Race last year.

Both events attracted more than 500 participants last year, so it’s not surprising that the two will again be held to benefit the Project Blue Foundation and the Baytown Municipal Police Officers’ Association’s Helping a Hero Fund.

Mary Pinney, co-director of the events, said both will be timed and awards will be given out to participants of each race.

The Half Marathon and 5K race, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, begin and end on Main Street where the Baytown Police Department is located.

Runners of the half marathon travel through historic old Baytown and to the top of the Fred Hartman Bridge before heading back to the station.

See JAIL BREAK • page 23

Jail Break 5K WHAT: Baytown Jail Break 5K race/ half marathon WHERE: Main Street/Baytown Police Department WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 15 FACTS: 273 percent increase in runners from 2012, 59 cities are represented, 11 states outside of Texas are represented, one foreign country, 21 percent of runners come from Baytown, 23 percent of runners are from Houston and 56 percent hail from at least 70 miles outside of the greater-Houston area.

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Fitness

Surviving striving How Crossfit helped a local breast-cancer survivor get back on top of her game Baytown Sun photos/Albert Villegas

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Linda Burns, 61, of Baytown, has turned her health and life around after a bout with breast cancer, and it all began with Crossfit training.

aytown resident Linda Burns, 61, is a firm believer that you are what you feel even when life is at its lowest.

In 2006, her health was in question when she used to go to the gym and work out with a personal trainer three times weekly.

Burns had to stop because she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

She underwenta lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

The type of cancer Burns had fed on hormones and she learned the more fat cells she had in her body, the more hormones it produced.

The medicine she takes to prevent cancer from returning causes bone loss, also.

If bone loss got any worse, the physician would have to take her off the medicine, which would bring an increased risk of osteoporosis.

She said her doctor told her the bone loss had improved as Crossfit exercises helped to make the bones stronger and build them back up.

“I had some issues with lymphedema, so it took me a good year and a half to get back to the gym,” she said. “I went three days a week to work out during lunch, but had to stop again when my husband became

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very ill with heart problems.”

Burns didn’t work out for three years and during that time even lived in the ICU for six

months alongside her husband.

He eventually received a heart transplant, but still had a few issues, Burns said, so she

was not able to exercise again until October 2013.

“Being at the hospital so long with my husband, I saw so many people my age and younger that had many physical problems,” Burns said. “I know some of this cannot be prevented, but so much of our health is a direct effect of what we do with out body.”

She felt determined to take back her life.

Burns joined a local gym but became frustrated because the classes were large, there was little one-on-one counseling and she often wondered if her workout form was being done correctly.

She is also the owner of an embroidery business, so her life can get quite hectic and tiring.

She still makes time to exercise, as now it comes in the form of Crossfit training.

“I am a very positive person and I believe that to have a positive attitude helps me in all areas of life,” Burns said following a morning workout. “People that have not worked out would be so surprised as to how much better mentally and physically they would feel if they would give it a try. What we put in our bodies and do with our bodies will have a direct effect on our health.”

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Her feelings are shared by Bayway Crossfit co-owner Dennis Robbins, a certified Level 1 trainer, who watches Burns and other members partake in various exercise routines.

“A misconception about Crossfit is that it’s too difficult or challenging, not just for folks who are moving into their later years but people in general,” Robbins said.

“What we preach to everyone is that all the exercise routines are scaleable.”

This Bayway business has been in operation since February 2013 and became affiliated with Crossfit four months later. At present, there are more than 50 members.

Burns began working out in the spring of 2013 after a friend told her about it.

For her, the comfort level she experiences with Bayway Crossfit is extreme.

“There is a support team there.

They, as well as the members you work out with, truly care about you and encourage you,” Burns said. “It does not matter that I am not as fast, cannot lift as much weight, or even finish last on most workouts.

The most challenging exercise is any exercise that uses her upper body as a result of her surgery. She doesn’t have complete mobility of her right arm and the surgery has caused the upper

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“They modify exercises to meet my needs. If I find something I cannot do, they will give me a modified version,” Burns said. “I can tell my upper body is much stronger than it was when I started.”

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ly increase our overall strength and mobility through 10 specific skill sets we try to tackle every day,” Robbins said. “They vary from power, strength, flexibility, stamina, endurance, coordination, agility, as examples.”

So is 60 the new 50?

Burns was asked this and said the following: “Actually yes, for most people this is true. People are working to a later age before retiring and living longer. Also, when I was young, most women stayed at home and cooked, cleaned and took care of the kids.

Life has changed so much since then.”

Burns, who has three children, three stepchildren and nine grandchildren, is more mobile around her flower bed at home, can squat and doesn’t tire as easily as she used to.

“I want to be an example to them to challenge themselves to be the best they can be physically and spiritually,” she said. “I hope to be able to spend many more years with them.”

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A Valentine’s Day present: a snowstorm in the South

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s I periodically read through the box of old letters written by my great-grandfather, Q. A. Wooster (1839-1908), I seem to transport myself back to the time.

We often hear people tell of reincarnation – is it possible? I follow him from New England to Minnesota and down to Iowa and finally to Texas. Often I feel that I’ve “been there; done that.”

Well, maybe not, but as I read his account of the seldom seen BEVERLY “white stuff” I close my eyes and see the snow and feel the cold!

Valentine’s Day 1895 was the most snowfall ever recorded in our area.

Grandpa’s letter, written back home to his daughter Nellie, on February 17, 1895 began with the usual salutation of father and daughter, thanking her for her last letter and exchanging family news.

Then he recounts “Now after the experience of the past four days I am not only willing but perfectly safe to bet on this coast county of Texas for anything under the sun ever heard tell of, or dreamed.”

The ‘big snow’ fell on Feb. 14 and 15, 1895.

The greatest average depth the snow attained here was 20-to-22 inches, the exact depth still in dispute. A coastal low in the Gulf of Mexico developed near Texas on Feb. 14, 1895 and spread a mantle of deep snow from the coastal area of northern Mexico along the coastal area to Florida over the following two days.

Snowflakes were reported in Tampico, Mexico (the furthest south snow has ever been recorded at a coastal location in the Western Hemisphere.

As the snow covered the fence posts along the Gulf coast, schools, churches, stores, and other businesses closed down and every pot-bellied stove glowed red as families sought to ward off the bitter cold.

The Wooster family lived on Scott’s Bay in the old Rundell plantation home purchased when they arrived in “the sunny south,” as Grandpa often referred to the area when writing back north to

the family there. “Last Wednesday was just a lovely day, perhaps a little too cool for the season in this latitude. I see it recorded at 24 [degrees] at 7 a.m., wind N and at noon wind NE – 36 at 6 p.m. John [his son] and I sat up late. It was perhaps 11 o’clock when John who had come in from outside interrupted my reading by saying ‘Now if you want to see snow in Texas just look out on the ground.’ I said something about him being moonstruck but he insisted it was snow. I went out onto the balcony and sure enough the ground was white and I gathered my first handful of snow in ‘the sunny south.’ – By morning the thermometer measured 28 – at 2 p.m. still snowing – at 5 p.m. still snowing at 28 [degrees]. [A fold in letter makes it unreadable] – and well it might for estimates put the depth at 16 to 24 inches. This great mass of snow as it fell onto the bay was driven by the wind toward Goat Island and about 2/3 of the bay looked like a field of ice fit to adorn Minnesota or Manatoka.”

The letter goes on to tell about the temperature and wind and the aftermath of the storm in damaged trees and loss of cattle and other animals. Amusing, to some extent, but showing how to make the best of it, Grandpa recounts that on Friday and Saturday the barn doors had been left open and the blackbirds “by the hundreds” and “resulted in a big fat pot pie, with just the best and lightest dumplings Mother ever did make.”

Our neighbors to the north don’t think much about snow but we sure do love it when we get it! Recent years gave us a little of “the white stuff” in 2004 and again in 2008 and 2009.

There were other earlier snowfalls in the area but most were only traces except for 1929 with 2.5”, 1940 with 3” and 1960 with 4.4”.

While we missed out on snow again in January we sure had some weather to keep us indoors by the fireplace – and the opportunity to once again open that box of old letters.

Footnote: For those who watch the weather, you may be interested to know that the nation’s first “weather museum” is located in Houston’s Museum District. Information at http://www.wxresearch.org/ Trevia Wooster Beverly may be reached at treviawbeverly@comcast.net.

A work of art Bay Area Porcelain Art Guild hones design skills, hosts exhibit

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he Bay Area Porcelain Art Guild host an annual tea and egg sale at the Baytown Community Center.

This event is open to the public and will take place March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Many hours are spent by the members painting eggs in preparation for this event.

Each club member is required to design and paint a certain number of porcelain eggs.

Money from the sale provides for guest artist and workshops helping to advance the art skills of the guild members.

There will also be an exhibit of hand-painted porcelain, painted by individual members.

This exhibit is to stimulate interest and appreciation in the fine art of porcelain painting.

This year will feature a display by Sandy Long demonstrating the multi-step processes involved in achieving a finished piece of painted porcelain.

Anyone interested in learning this art form is welcome to visit club meetings held the fourth Tuesday of each month at 11315 Spencer Highway in La Porte.

Please feel free to call Sandy Long for further information at 281-427-3682.

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IMPACT Making an

Goose Creek CISD’s Early College High School takes center stage with inaugural graduation

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igh school graduation is a celebrated milestone for most people – and it will hold a special significance for about 100 high school students in Baytown, as the first graduating class of Goose Creek CISD’s IMPACT Early College High School.

While the ECHS seniors will hold the distinction of being the first to graduate from the school, they should also be the last to experience it as a school without a campus, as GCCISD is in the process of building a new home for the school next to Bicentennial Park, in easy walking distance of the Lee College campus. The new building should be completed before or

early in the 2014-2015 school year.

The ECHS students take a combination of high school classes, taught by GCCISD faculty, and college courses taught by Lee College faculty on the college campus.

Early College High School students will graduate at 7 p.m. June 5 in the Lee College Arena.

The students at GCCISD’s three large high schools will graduate on Saturday, June 7.

For the second year, those graduation ceremonies will be held at the University of Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion.

The Ross S. Sterling graduation will start the day at 10 a.m., followed by Robert

E. Lee at 2:30 p.m. and Goose Creek Memorial at 7 p.m.

Other area high school graduations include: • Anahuac High School at 7:30 p.m. June 6 at Kyle White Field • Barbers Hill High School at 8 p.m.

June 6 at Eagle Stadium • Baytown Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at Second Baptist Church on North Main Street • Crosby High School on June 3.

• Deer Park High School at 7 p.m. June 5.

• Lee College will hold its commencement on May 10.

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On Decorating Mother and baby can spend their stay in the same room, taken care of by the same nurse.

Couplet Care for mother and baby

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ouston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital is delighted to continue keeping moms and babies together in the new year.

Couplet Care officially launched in August. Couplet Care consists of a mother and baby being cared for in the same hospital room and by the same nurse. It is difficult to now imagine a time when mom and baby were separated.

Couplet Care promotes stronger family bonding, increases maternal attachment and reduces anxiety when the family goes home.

The nursing staff assist in educating parents about newborn care, sleep cycles, warning signs to call the doctor about and eating patterns before going home. Since mom and baby stay together during and after birth, family members of the baby can be involved from birth to discharge.

Couplet Care has medical benefits for mom and baby.

Registered nurses at the hospital provide teaching to mothers and families. Families learn their newborn’s individual patterns and needs more quickly with Couplet Care and it promotes family bonding. Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital is proud to welcome new life in a new way, by keeping families together.

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By Debbie Fitzgerald

he Christmas decorations are packed and put away, and the New Year’s resolutions are only faintly in mind.

Whether or not we keep the goals we’ve set, we always seem to welcome the new year with great expectations. If you are like me, after the holiday decorations come down, the house gets a good cleaning before the regular decor is put back into place. But somehow there’s a slight sadness for the loss of the festive decorations, and we mourn the absence of the color and sparkle that we’ve enjoyed over the last month or two.

Luckily that feeling is brief. FITZGERALD Then we’re ready for something new, even as we’re enjoying the clean, uncluttered feel of our post-holiday home.

I get a lot of requests for decorating help in January and February. People who have put off changing their decor until the new year begins are now ready to take action. Although we may be setting our thermostats against 40 degree weather, magazines and seed catalogs hinting at spring begin to arrive in our mailboxes, and our thoughts turn to warmer, brighter days and the promise of the new season.

Fortunately, we can get a head start on spring even as we wait on the thermometer to rise. One timeless, charming and fun look is to bring spring into your home through few easy changes in your decor. Consider the vibrant pastels of the season, the comforting colors of nature, and the calming effect of white, fluffy clouds. We can bring these colors in with paint, rugs, pillows and even articles usually reserved for the patio and garden.

So, where do we begin? The best way to start is to clear out the clutter that has been building up over the years. I’m not just talking about toys, newspapers, magazines and that pile of clothes that needs to

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Pretend that you are going to move in just a few months and see your home like a prospective new buyer would see it, a home with no clutter and lots of space.

Next, get rid of everything you would not want to move into your “new” home. In a word: purge.

It might be very helpful here to enlist the help of a trusted friend, one who will be honest with you about what you need to either donate, throw out or save.

This will give you a new start, just what the new year promises. It’s like cleaning the yard of all the winter debris to get ready for what spring will bring!

The easiest, most cost-effective way to change the personality of a room is with paint. Choose a light, airy neutral or one of the new pastels.

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t’s going to be an action-packed racing season at Royal Purple Raceway’s Drag Strip in 2014 when its most exciting fan-favorite events return.

First, it’s the second annual NHRA Showdown at Sundown March 7-9. Then it’s the return of the popular Fun Ford Weekend on March 29, followed by one of the biggest events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing tour, the 27th Annual O’Reilly

NHRA SpringNationals highlight summer lineup Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries April 25-27.

The action doesn’t stop! The popular Super Chevy Show Series hits the track October 11-12 followed by NOS Import Face Off on Sunday, Oct.26.

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On the route, there will be water stations every two miles.

The Jail Break Run is the only Baytown event that allows participants to travel the bridge on foot.

The race is an official USA Track and Field sanctioned event.

“I have been told it can be very windy once you get to the peak of the bridge and last year it was windy,” Pinney said. “Everyone else tells me the site is beautiful as you come down and get to see the bay and literally all of Baytown. The runners have quite a view.”

There are two options for the 5K – signing up as an individual or as a team.

Teams consist of two or more people and have a team name.

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There will be a special award for the team with the most participants signed up.

For the first time there is a “sleep in” option for those unable to attend.

“This is a great way to show support for a worthwhile event,” Pinney said of the shirts priced at $50 for sizes small to 6X. All runners will receive a T-shirt and finishers a medal.

Registration is currently $75 for the half marathon and $35 for the 5K. The price will increase as the event draws closer.

“The money from this race helps local police officers in need,” Baytown Assistant Police Chief David Alford.

“Support from the community is vital to our mission and is great morale boost for the officers and employees.

Officials say 100 percent of the funds raised help police officers in need and provide scholarships to future officers.

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Manuel Rodriguez and Kyla Lucas pose in their rodeo best at K & T Work & Western Wear in Channelview.

World-famous entertainers set to perform at 2014 Houston Rodeo

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ouston’s most anticipated announcement was released by Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials — the 2014 RodeoHouston entertainer lineup.

Twenty-one talented musicians, from a 1980s rock legend to one of 2013’s most publicized musical artists, will entertain RodeoHouston fans March 4-23.

“The range of talented artists illustrates the Show’s diversity,” said Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo President Joel Cowley. “We are welcoming new, upcoming artists as well as celebrating timeless legends.”

Tickets are on sale at rodeohouston.com, all Ticketmaster locations and by phone at 1-800-726-1313.

Several popular musical genres are represented in this dynamic entertainer lineup, and together, the celebrated musicians have a remarkable collection of distinguished industry honors. The performers scheduled are Brad Paisley, Eli Young Band, Reba, Usher, Chris Young, Selena Gomez, REO Speedwagon, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Hunter Hayes, Banda MS, Luke Bryan, Robin Thicke, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Sheldon, Easton Corbin, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band.

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Now you have a clean slate with which to begin. If your couch and chairs are looking worn and tired, consider using slip covers.

I’m not talking about the cheap, stretchy ones that our grandmothers used. Custom-made slip covers are as beautiful and detailed as upholstery.

Several decorating styles easily lend themselves to the slip-covered look. A friend whose home I recently helped update embraces the country French look.

She chose white custom slipcovers and the popular color-combination of gray and yellow. She loves the “spring-y” feel of light, bright colors and garden elements.

We cleared off everything from her built-in bookshelves and filled it back with her collection of white pottery, garden books and a few birdhouses. A new area rug, a rustic shutter hung on the wall and some throw pillows helped complete the look she was seeking, all without breaking her budget.

There are so many places to get great ideas for your spring decorating. You can look at decorating books, magazines and HGTV to collect new ideas. In addition, there are an abundance of decorating sites on the Internet and even on Facebook.

These include things like bringing in a patio bistro table for year-round use, using stone crocks filled with plants, making a glass-topped table from wooden barrels and using a garden trellis or garden gate as a unique headboard.

A nice look is to add old outdoor shutters and a sprinkling of vintage garden items such as an iron birdhouse or an old metal watering can. And, of course, fresh flowers and live plants are a necessity! In fact, during your purging of clutter, get rid of the dust-catching silk ivy that was so popular 10 years ago. We would not really expect to see ivy growing on top of our kitchen cabinets or on our light fixtures or bookshelves, would we?

A few nice artificial arrangements will work but don’t overdo it. I am still loving what I do, even after 20 years of helping people with their homes.

In addition to my decorating business, I am also now a partner at Gallery 214, a unique shop dedicated to home decor, antiques, and gift items. It also houses Peas and Honey and The Clay Pot. We are located at 214 Texas Ave. Please drop in for some distinctive decorating ideas.

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Food LOVE

Continued from page 6

Still, the family forged ahead and finished the fourth edition. With the help of computers, the process was faster and easier.

The three sisters divided up the responsibility of typing in desserts, main dishes, salads and other Cookbook categories without being in the WHAT: Fit for a King: A Regisame place, but na Phillips Legacy cookbook were still able to COST: $10 put the cookbook INFO: Contact Kathleen together.

Bredehoeft at cmladyk@ “We cleaned cebridge.net up the wording, added a few recipes and took out a few,” Bredehoeft said.

“I actually did the illustrations for all of the cookbooks, but I’m a school librarian by trade.”

Over the course of time, the sisters moved, married and started families of their own.

Bredehoeft and husband Ken moved from Louisiana to Pasadena in 1976 and then landed in Mont Belvieu in 2003.

Elizabeth and husband David Richard live in Bell City, La., while Frances and husband Philip Byler live in Lake Arthur, La.

With the passing of their father, the sisters had to find other printing companies to do the honors. Wise Publications in Sulphur, La., printed 1,500 copies of the most recent edition, which became available in September.

The family began work on it last January.

Nearly every one of Regina Phillips’ daughters and their families has a recipe in the book.

That includes in-laws, Phillips’ grandchildren and Aunt Lady Jones. She was the younger sister of Regina Phillips’ mother, Alice Cagle, who died in Hurricane Audrey in 1957. After the death of the girls’ grandmother, Aunt Lady stepped in.

“We kind of adopted her as a grandmother,” Bredehoeft said.

The years of printing each cookbook has come to reflect the importance of family and sharing time together. And it doesn’t hurt that they also love the recipes.

Bredehoeft’s personal favorite is a four-layer chocolate dessert on page 224.

She guessed that Elizabeth would pick a salty recipe and Frances would choose a pie.

“We love it because this is the kind of cooking that you do every day,” she said.

“It’s not highfalutin.”

Anyone interesting in purchasing a copy of the $10 cookbook can contact Kathleen Bredehoeft at cmladyk@cebridge.net.

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Things to do this Spring in the greater Baytown area

• Feb. 7 – “Boots & Bling” Daddy & Me Dance, Baytown Community Center • Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day • Feb 15 – Jail Break Run 1/2 Marathon and 5K, 3200 N Main St., Baytown • Feb. 17 – Presidents Day • Feb. 22 – Baytown Wedding Expo, McLeod Park in Mont Belvieu • Feb. 23 – Celtic Nights at Lee College, Lee College Performing Arts Center • March 1 – Baytown YMCA Gator Ride, across from Bicentennial Park, located at 119 Lee Drive in Baytown.

• March 8 – Baytown Symphony at Lee College, Lee College Performing Arts Center • March 10 – 14 Spring Break for Lee College and Goose Creek, Barbers Hill, Crosby, Anahuac and Dayton school districts • March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day • March 22 – Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge Race, Royal Purple Raceway • March 29 – Baytown Youth Fair Pageants, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • April 4-6 – Baytown Youth Fair Cookoff, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • April 5 – Baytown Youth Fair Youth Rodeo/Scramble, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • April 6 – Baytown Youth Fair BBQ Awards Presentation, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • April 11-12 – Bay Area Relay for Life, Royal Purple Raceway • April 20 – Easter Sunday • April 25-27 – Dayton Ole Tyme Days Festival • April 25-27 – Spring Nationals, Royal Purple Raceway • April 26 – 58th Annual Chambers County Youth Project Show, Horse Show, Whites Park • April 30 – 58th Annual Chambers County Youth Project Show, Swine, Lamb, Goat, Steer, F-1 Heifer and Scramble Projects, Whites Park

• May 1 – 58th Annual Chambers County Youth Project Show, Breeding Beef, Kindergarten Rodeo, Dairy, Greased Pig and Pig Judging, Whites Park • May 2 – 58th Annual Chambers County Youth Project Show, Poultry, Ag Mechanics, Rabbits, Lamb, Goat, Steer and Scramble Calf Judging, Whites Park • May 2 – Baytown Youth Fair Presentation of Scholarships, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • May 2 – Baytown Youth Fair Live Auction, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds, • May 3 – 58th Annual Chambers County Youth Project Show, Pet Show, Scramble Participants, Buyers Luncheon and Livestock Auction, Whites Park • May 3 – Baytown Youth Fair Bull Riding, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds • May 3 – Baytown Youth Fair presents Aaron Watson with Breelan Angel, Baytown Youth Fairgrounds.

• May 10 – Lee College Commencement • May 11 – Mother’s Day • May 17 – Baytown Christian Academy Graduation, Second Baptist Church

Calendar • May 26 – Memorial Day • June 1 – Hurricane season starts • June 3 – Crosby High School Graduation • June 5 – Deer Park High School Graduation • June 7 – GCCISD High School Graduation, Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston • June 6-8 – Crosby Fair and Rodeo Cook-Off • June 6 – Anahuac High School Graduation, Kyle White Field • June 6 – Barbers Hill High School Graduation, Eagle Stadium • June 12-14 – Crosby Rodeo

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Community FINISH THE FIGHT Continued from page 4

There’s also a new American Cancer Society slogan, “Finish the Fight,” which is being used as the local logo and artwork for the Bay Area relay event and T-shirts.

“That means we still have a lot of work to do and in order for us to finish this fight, we can’t do it alone,” said Lori Tadlock, who is the event’s tri-chair, along with Susan Harper and Rick Merling.

“We are going to touch people who have never relayed before in their lives and bring them on board for the fight,” she said.

In Baytown, springtime is synonymous with emotional images of cancer survivors, often sporting bright pink colors and banners, who walk the survivor lap along with their caregivers and families. It is a melting pot of differences – age, race and gender.

“It’s the biggest event in the spring for sure and that’s saying a lot,” Tadlock said.

“This is the one event that brings the entire community together for one purpose.”

During last April’s event, 381 survivors participated and 109 teams came out in support. One such team, “Carolyn’s Cherubs,” walked the track and sold items to

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That 16-member team included Lavenia Townsend, who participated in memory of sister Carolyn Kingsmill.

She passed away on Thanksgiving morning 2012 but as a cancer survivor, Kingsmill participated in the relay for at least four years with her son, James, under the team name “Kingsmill Coalition.”

Then there was Baytown resident Vickie Carroll, a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, who made a quilt to inspire others and donated it for a silent auction to help

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The quilt, appropriately colored pink, had written phrases throughout. Phrases included “What Cancer Cannot Do is Conquer the Spirit,” “What Cancer Cannot Do is Shatter Hope,” “What Cancer Cannot Do is Destroy Peace,” “Kill Friendship,” “Cripple Love,” or “Steal Humor.”

Since it began in 1998, Baytown’s relay event has raised $8.1 million, a staggering number for a community this size. This year, a big change has come.

Organizers scheduled the 17th annual Bay Area Relay for Life event for April 1112 at the Royal Purple Raceway but they’ve changed the relay times. It is now from 6 p.m. April 11 through 12:30 a.m. April 12.

For more information, go to the Bay Area Relay for Life website at www. r e l a y f o r l i f e . o rg / bayareatx, or its Relay for Life Facebook page at WHAT: 17th annual Bay Area / w w w. f a c e b o o k . Relay for Life com/relayforlife. WHEN: April 11-12 bayareatx, or the WHERE: Royal Purple RaceAmerican Cancer way, Baytown INFO: Visit www.relayforlife.

Society’s Relay org/bayareatx or the for Life website at American Cancer Society’s www.relayforlife. Relay for Life website at www.relayforlife.org org.