Baytown Around Town Highlights Local Events and Birthdays
Town Opening Day fans served hot dogs at Remington Park while U.S. Rep Gene Green opened a Baytown district office at 909 Decker Drive. Local grads Chelsea Snyder and Patricia Starling earned UH and TLU honors. April birthday notices include Vince Cavaretta Mildred Kunz and many others, plus Baytown’s Greatest Mom contest nominations due May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Gene Green
Baytown
Decker Drive
Baytown megareunion gathers Ross Sterling and Lee grads
Baytown alumni from Ross Sterling and Robert E. Lee classes 1978–83 gather at the Fairgrounds for a two day reunion dubbed Life in the Fast Lane. The Goose Creek Schools Alumni Association aims to raise seven thousand dollars for Project Graduation and launch Alumni Week with events including a motorcycle run and a Sunday golf tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross S. Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Texas Avenue
Fairgrounds
Lee
Sterling
Mark Sherron
Goose Creek Schools Alumni Association
Sherron
Goose Creek Memorial Auditorium
Beaumont
Mary Hartman Brown
Fred Hartman
D.J
Sly Guy Michaels
Guy Anderson
Anderson
The
Eagles
Journey
Aerosmith
Bee Gees
Kenefick
Marty Wells
Evergreen Point Golf Club
Baytown Area Community Calendar Highlights
A dense listing of local group meetings and classes across Baytown and nearby areas. Notable items include the REL Graduation committee gathering at 6 30 in the REL library, BARSEA meeting at Golden Corral, Lee College Honors Program presentation, Interdenominational Men’s Fellowship at Church of New Beginnings, ballroom dance lessons at Baytown Community Center, senior activities at Highlands and Sterling libraries, GED prep at Chambers County Library Anahuac Branch, and various clubs and support groups with contact numbers.
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Robert E. Lee Project
REL
Baytown Area Retired School Employees Association
Barsea
Golden Corral
Garth Rd
John Britt
Lee College
Church of New Beginnings
N. Alexander Dr
Men of All Faiths
Bennie Holmes
Chambers County
Anahuac
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Winnie Branch
Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
Crosby Community Center
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
Pam
Johnny
Baytown Community Chorus
Cobb Auditorium
Monarch Alateen
Alex
Alexander Dr
Calvary Temple
Breda
la Porte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
South Broadway
April 21 history highlights span wars to space
On April 21 events include the Red Baron killed in 1918, Maryland Toleration Act passed in 1649, John Adams sworn in as vice president in 1789, Charlotte Bronte born in 1816, San Jacinto victory in 1836, Mark Twain death in 1910, CBS radio quiz Take It or Leave It premiering in 1940, Apollo 16 moonwalk in 1972, Annie opening in 1977, and recent milestones from astronomy, Scott Peterson trial, and Charles Simonyi spaceflight six years ago and one year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred von Richthofen
Red Baron
Maryland
John Adams
United States
CBS Radio
John Young
Charles Duke
Washington
Scott Peterson
Charles Simonyi
Earth
International Space Station
Kazakhstan
Associated Press
Tanker Esso Greensboro disaster claim spans Baytown ties
1941 report states a Baytown man was among ten charred bodies recovered from the fire-ravaged Esso Greensboro hulk. The article notes Baytown connections amid the tragedy and lists the grim toll aboard the tanker.
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Baytown
Esso Greensboro
Baytown Area Water Authority Board of Directors
C&s Utilities
Houston Raceway Park
Massey- Tompkins Road
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Bunrith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddie May Sargent
Debbie Rombs
Remington Park
Astros
Jim Alvis
Opal Ford
Kay Pavliska
Mary Williams
Ruby Day
Jo Kahlich
Laura Cauthern
Juanita Mayes
Chelsea Snyder
Barbers Hill High School
University of Houston
Chelsea
Scott and
Abby Snyder
Mont Belvieu
Texas Lutheran University
Patricia Starling
Starling
Robert E. Lee High School
Vince Cavaretta
el Toro
Mildred Kunz
Leean Barnhill
Lauren Childs
Hannah Lenox
Lions Club
Randy Casey
Steve Carroll
Bobby Steele
Ada Ganze
Robert Sagrada
Madeleine Crespo
Suzi Powers
Lois Snead
Dick Hallam
Rob Houk
Vicki Fayle
Friends of Baytown
Polly Lawhon
Baytown Sun
Adler
Baytownsun.com
Memorial Drive
Sunnews
Nicki Evans
Terry Andrus
Gordon Ludtke
Lee and
Baytown Fairgrounds
Baytown Grads
Megareunion
Evans Sterling
Jill Adair Briley
Lee and Sterling
Raul Alaniz
Market
Cal Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
1724 Market
Pi-Yi Mayo
Highlands Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Sterling Municipal Library
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
SUN History
Mark Twain
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!