GOAL is More Than a Four Letter Word SBDC Event
Lee College Small Business Development Center hosts Shari Frisinger for a practical session on turning goals into attainable plans. Attendees learn how to set realistic outcomes, gauge readiness, and filter priorities. The workshop runs Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at San Jacinto Mall Annex Room 302. call 28 425 6309 for details.
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Lee Colege Small Business Development Center
Shari Frisinger
San Jacinto Mall
SBDC
Marine Gunnery Sgt Bell earns commendation in Cherry Point unit
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Mark P. Bell a 1985 Ross Sterling High graduate received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal while with Marine Aircraft Group 26 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point where he took on duties beyond his rank overseeing hangar maintenance human affairs programs and squadron information systems. Marine Pfc. Joseph Mortis Ill son of Deborah and Joseph Morris from Crosby passed the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton Calif Morris a 1997 Hargrave High School graduate joined the Marines in June 2001 and is among over 4 000 aboard USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. Marine Cpl. Terry O Hess son of Twila K and Terry L Hess of Baytown also moved through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean with the 26th MEU based at Camp Pendleton Calif Hess a 2001 Robert E. Lee High School graduate joined the Marines in June 2001 and is among over 4 000 Pacific fleet sailors and Marines.
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Marine Corps
Mark P. Bell
Ross S. Sterling High
Navy
Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Marine Aircraft Group 26
2Nd
Woe Aircraft Wing
Cherry Point
Bell
Joseph Mortis
Deborah
Joseph Morris
Crosby
Straits of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
26Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Morris
Iwo Jima
Hargrave High School
Huffman
The
Marines
Baytown
Hess
Robert E. Lee High School
Origin of yellow ribbons and the prodigal tale
A 1949 western film title inspired by the song Round Her Neck She Wore A Yellow Ribbon links yellow ribbons to the Civil War by a tenuous thread. The piece traces a folk tale of a released convict seeking signs of welcome via white ribbons on an apple tree, a story appears in Curtis Bok 1959 Star Wormwood and has circulated in religious and youth circles, with 1971 Pete Hamill noting an oral tradition of a bus trip tale involving a yellow handkerchief.
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United States
Joan Wayne
Joanné Dru
Rar Road
Pennsylvania
Curtis Bok
Bok
Kenyon J. Scudder
China Penitentiary
Pete Hammill
New York Post
Fort Lauderdale
Hammill
Yellow Ribbon Symbol Evolves As American Folk Tradition
The yellow ribbon story shifts from ex convict homecoming to a national emblem. In 1972 73 interest grows with Going Home and Tie a Yellow Ribbon. By 1979 hostage saga sparks public display and the rise of FLAG No Greater Love and union pins. The symbol evolves with new meanings and uses.
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Laingen
United States
Alexis de Tocqueville
Family Liaison Action Group
FLAG
No Greater Love
Emerson
Afl-Cio
Chambers of Commerce
Banner for troops rally gains regional signers
It describes a roll for the troops banner being signed by many, with Evans inviting churches and groups to display it. The Baytown Evening Pilot Club plans to host the banner at a weekly meeting, and Evans, a retired ferry boat pilot, seeks support for a pro troops rally in the city. Contact 281-427-2971 to sign, borrow the banner, or help organize.
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Vey
Evans
Baytown
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Terry O. Hess
Marine Corps Cpl
Twila K. and
Terry L. Hess
Page LC
ABC
James Earl Jones
Irwin Levine
L. Russell Brown
Levine
Brown
Gail Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Watergate Fame
Evening News
Penne Laingen
Nero
U.S
Teheran
Bruce Laingen
Washington Post
Barbara Parker
Anita’s
Wage
Ron Cen
Aub
Fureydan
Smallea
Flora Neplert
Tuxedo
Petrer
Hobby Lobby
Garth Road
Houston Area
Crof
Dee Ge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!