The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 324, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 19, 2009 Page: 2 of 26
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Last 1 year
week: ago:
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2,000
1,900
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,400
1,300
1,200
1,100
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900
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700
600
500
400
300
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Source:
Baker
Hughes
Inc.
Crude Oil
$73.87 a barrel
Natural Gas
$5,918 per 1,000
cubic feet.
Road/lane
closures
IH-10 EAST
• Eastbound Frontage Road from HOL-
LAND to FEDERAL RD. 1 outside lane.
Closed continuously until 4:00 PM,
Thursday, December 31. Excluding the holi-
days.
• Eastbound Exit Ramp to MERCURY
DR. TOTAL CLOSURE. Closed on Saturday,
December 19 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Detour to John Ralston and u-turn.
• Eastbound and westbound Frontage
Road from OATES RD. to FREEPORT.
Alternate lanes + alternate entrance and
exit ramps. Closed nightly 8:30 PM to 5:00
AM through Wednesday, December 30.
Excluding the holidays. Detour to the next
available ramp.
• Eastbound and westbound Frontage
Road from OATES RD. to FREEPORT.
Alternate lanes + alternate entrance and
exit ramps. Closed daily from 8:00 AM to
4:00 PM through Thursday, December 31.
Excluding the holidays. Detour to the next
available ramp.
• Westbound Frontage Road from FED-
ERAL RD. to HOLLAND. 1 inside lane.
Closed continuously until 4:00 PM,
Thursday, December 31. Excluding the holi-
• I.
weekends and holidays.
days.
Westbound Connector Ramp to IH-610
EAST LOOP northbound. 1 lane on the
ramp. Closed nightly 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM
from Thursday, December 17 to Friday,
December 18.
IH-45
• Southbound Frontage Road from
BAY AREA BLVD to NASA RD. 1.1 outside
lane. Closed daily from 8:00 AM to 4:00
PM through Sunday, January 3,2010.
• Northbound Connector Ramp to IH-
610 NORTH LOOP eastbound. TOTAL CLO-
SURE. Closed continuously from 9:00 PM,
Friday, December 18 to 5:00 AM, Monday,
December 21. Detour to Crosstimbers
and u-turn.
• Southbound Connector Ramp to IH-
610 NORTH LOOP westbound. 1 lane on
the ramp. Closed continuously until 5:00
PM, Saturday, April 30,2011.
• Southbound Connector Ramp to IH
10 KATY EASTBOUND. TOTAL CLOSURE.
Closed continuously from 5:00 AM,
Saturday, December 19 to 5:00 AM,
Monday, December 21. Take IH 45 S to US
59 N to IH 10 E.
SH-3 OLD GALVESTON RD
• Northbound and southbound from
EDGEBROOK DR to LAYAUN. 1 outside
lane. Closed daily from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM through Saturday, January 16,2010.
SH-225
• Eastbound from RAILROAD BLVD, to
TIDAL RD. in Deer Park. 1 outside lane.
Closed daily from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
through Thursday, December 31. Excluding
weekends and holidays.
FM-270 (EGRET BAY BLVD.)
• Southbound from EL CAMINO VIL
LAGE to NASA RD. 1.1 lane. Closed until
further notice.
Civic groups
• MEGA MILLIONS, 12/15/2009
27-31-32-36-47 MB: 35
Megaplier: 4
Current Est. Annuitized Jackpot for
12/18/2009: $140 Million
Est. Cash Value: $87.5 Million
• Monday: Baytown Optimists meet at 1724
Market St. at 7 p.m.
• Tuesday: The Baytown Lion’s Club meets at
noon at Golden Corral.
• Tuesday: Highlands Rotary Club meets at
noon at the Methodist Church on West
Houston Street.
• Wednesday: The Rotary Club of Baytown
meets at noon at the Goose Creek Country
Club.
• Thursday: The Kiwanis Club of Baytown
meets at noon at the Goose Creek Country
Club.
Bible verse
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the
rights of the poor and needy.
— Proverbs 31:9
Public meetings
• Monday: The Commissioners Court of
Harris County will be held at 10:00 a.m. in
Houston at the Courtroom of the
Commissioners Court of Harris County on
the ninth floor of the Harris County
Administration Building, 1001 Preston
Avenue.
• Monday: The Youth Advisory Commission
will meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
• Monday: The Baytown City Council will
meet at 9 a.m. in the council chamber of
City Hall.
• Thursday: The Unified Land
Development Code Task Force will hold a
meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Baytown
Community Center, Meeting Room, 2407
Market Street.
• Thursday: The Municipal Development
District will meet at 4:30 p.m.
•PICK 3 DAY, 12/18/2009
4-6-4 (sum it up) 14
• PICK 3 NIGHT, 12/17/2009
2- 9-4 (sum it up) 15
•DAILY 4 DAY, 12/18/2009
1-4-9-6 (sum it up) 20
•DAILY 4 NIGHT, 12/17/2009
4-1-7-6 (sum it up) 18
• CASH FIVE, 12/17/2009
3- 4-18-20-24
• TEXAS TWO STEP, 12/17/2009
.1-5-26-31 BB: 7
Current Advertised Jackpot/or
12/21/2009: $200,000
THURSDAY/FRIDAY
! Lottery
(Because of press times, the lottery num-
bers were not available Friday night.)
•LOTTO TEXAS, 12/16/2009
10-18-19-30-31-33
Current Est. Annuitized Jackpot for
12/19/2009: $21 Million
Est. Cash Value: $13.3 Million
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RATES
• Prime Rate: 3.25
• Gold: $1110.80 troy oz.
• Silver: $17,305 troy oz..
• Platinum: $1429.30 troy oz.
AccuWeather 5-Day Forecast for Baytown
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60/38
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59/37
Angleton
61/38
Cleveland
59/34
Winnie
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snow. wind, coastal flooding and rain. Light
snow is in store for the Midwest. Fog to
linger over California.
Lake Jackson
62/38
Baytown
60/39
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Flood
Location stage
Liberty
Moss Bluff
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58/32
Lumberton
59/32
Air Quality
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UV Index
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Noon
2 p.m
4 p.m
O-2: Low
3-5: Moderate
6-7: High
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ber. the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
RealFeel Temperature8
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is an exclusive index of the effects of temperature, wind,
humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation,
pressure and elevation on the human body.
Devers
Kingwood 58/34
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Liberty
58/36
Sunday 64°
Monday — . 65°
“ Tuesday 67’
Local Weather
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today’s weather.
Temperatures are
today’s highs and a
tonight’s lows.
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58/33
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Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy
sensitive
Source: Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
Tides
Point Barrow, Trinity Bay
Today Sun. Mon.
1:26 ajn. 2:00 a.m. 2:29 a.m.
7:43 a.m. 7:59 a.m.
3:28 ajn. 4:14 a.m. 5:12 pjn.
4:06 p.m. 4:39 p.m.
Trinity River
In feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday
24-hr. A nor’easter, destined to become a blizzard.
Level change dam the mid-Atlantic today with heavy
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Toy run hits the streets today
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BY KAYLIE MALONE
Kaylie.malone@baytownsun.com
Organizers of the annual Crusin’ Texas Toy
•/ Run are revving up for today’s annual event.
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/ Restration begins at 11.’30. a.m. Entry fee for
—participating bikers is an unwrapped toy or a
$10 donation per rider .
The first motorcycles will leave Pelican
f Junction at 1 p.m. Bikers will arrive at
. the Baytown Community Center at 2
k p.m.
Phillips said hundreds of children
■.: would be eagerly awaiting the
arrival of Santa and his biker
Ik friends, who will distribute
the toys.
„ > “We try to serve kids
w punch and cookies after
■ they see Santa,” she said.
H “Rocky Strange is going to
V do his best to make sure all
F the holes are filled.”
After volunteers have distrib-
uted the toys to the children,
I they’re invited to return to
I Pelican Junction for dinner,
I entertainment and a party.
I “I had a woman call me with
I two kids ages six and under
m who said she had tried call-
v| ing other places and they
| told her the lists were
I already closed,” said
Phillips. “So we are the last
■ resort for many people.”
Money matters
Source: AAA Texas
• This weekend: $2,396
• One week ago: $2,450
• One Month Ago: $2,454
• One Year Ago: $1,508
AVERAGE
PUMP PRICES
SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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Moonrise tomorrow .... lttO2a.ru Abilene
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Houston through 3 p.m. yesterday The solunar period indicates peak feeding times
Temperature: for fish and game
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54/27/s Houston «V38/s
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Beaumont 60/35/s Longview
Brownsville 67/4Wpc Labbock
Dallas
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Clements, Clifford E. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 324, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 19, 2009, newspaper, December 19, 2009; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193108/m1/2/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.