Remembering a First Grade Teacher and a Quirky Contest
A humorous column recalls memory of a first grade teacher, Virginia Cook, with anecdotes about classmates Gladys Adcox and Danny Sassin. The writer jokes about a Hawaii trip contest sponsored by the federal government, then confirms the piece is a light reminiscence rather than a real sweepstakes.
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Hawaii
Bush
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington D.C
Attenton
Secret Service
Feds
Gladys Adcox
Highlands
Gladys
Virginia Cook
Miss Avery
Danny Sassin
San Antonio
Danny
West Columbia
T-Bone
Gladys Avera
Avera
Avery
LaVerne Carwile
Miss Avera
Community Calendar Seeks Local Meetings and Classes
A dense list of weekly events across Chambers County includes the Chambers County Democratic Women meeting Wednesdays at 6 30 p m and both free citizenship and English classes in Baytown. Also listed are Crosby Area Democrats meetings third Tuesdays, Cedar Bayou 4 H, Tai Chi at the library, Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist, game day at Highlands Center, Bible study at Memorial Assembly, Sterling Library programs, Happy Quilters sessions, Baytown Duplicate Bridge, Crosby Library children’s programs, Family History Center hours, Baytown Senior Center activities, Exxon Mobil Retiree Club meeting, Baytown Business Networking Group, Baytown Homeschoolers, and a MS support group at First Presbyterian Church.
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Chambers County
Democratic
Mary Hamm
Our Promise For
West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Kentucky
Baytown
Call
Crosby Democrats
Crosby
Cummings Street
Anahuac
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Nick
Elaine
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
King’s Table
Memorial Assembly of God Church
N. Alexander Drive
Pat Holmes
Sterling Municipal Library
Express Children’s Theatre
Lisa
Happy Quilters
Market St
Duplicate Bridge Club
Remington Park
Baker Road
Crosby Library
Hare Road
Family
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Birdsong
Garth Road
Senior Citizens
Exxon Mobil
Bob Maeser
Baytown Business Networking Group
Dawg House
Highlands Community Center
Kristen
Sandy
MS Group
First Presbyterian Church
Sherry
Garage sales and crawfish boil in Harris County
East Harris County Senior Citizens host a garage sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a crawfish boil 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at J.D Walker Community Center 7613 Wade Road. St Jude’s Catholic Church Highlands holds its annual garage sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. For details call 281 426 3551 and 281 426 4453. Baytown Area Resource Association meets on the third Wednesday at 11 a.m. in United Way Baytown area service center conference room 5309 Decker Drive.
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J.D Walker Community Center
Wade Road
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Highlands
BARA
Baytown Area Resource Association
United Way
Baytown Area
Decker Drive
On This Date In History April 18 2006
Events on April 18 span natural disasters to battles and political shifts. Notable items include the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires, Doolittle raid in 1942, the 1946 end of the League of Nations, Beirut embassy bombing in 1983, and more recent security and crime notes.
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San Francisco
Hornet
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
League of Nations
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Bible Verse: Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are perishing but to those being saved it is the power of God. Corinthians 1 18 per timing unknown scripture excerpt.
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Christ
God
Police beat correction on juvenile arrests at Lee High School
The Sun clarifies that Goose Creek school patrol security officers made the arrests of two juveniles inside Robert E. Lee High School last week, not the previously reported agency. The correction preserves the event facts with the correct enforcing body.
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the Sun
Robert E. Lee High School
Goose Creek
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Jim Finley
Houston
North Point Garden Club
Leon and
Lynda Tieman
Waterpoint Drive
Beach City
North Point
East
Harris County
St. Jude’s Benefit Sale
U.N
Israel
Egypt
Vatican
John Paul II
Associated Press
SUN History
American Federation of Police
Sylvia Ashton- Warner
Che Bartown Sun
Loyal Reader Club
Howard T. Isom
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