One Brilliant Day at the Bay Area Relay for Life
Jim Finley recounts a day filled with small fortunes and encounters from the Bay Area Relay for Life. He details moments at Amegy Bank, meeting Judy Bender who gave him her cap, and reconnecting with friends and family including 11 relatives walking the Survivors Lap. He highlights meeting Shay Hollingshead, a crash survivor, and ends with thanks to Pastor Tommy Clements, noting his viewpoint column for the Baytown Sun.
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Bay Area
Kamille Erikson
Katie
Connor
Margie
Olive Garden
Amegy Bank
Man No. 2
Arkansas
No. 1
J.P
Ashdown
Ark
God
Amegy
Pat Thomas
Royal Purple Raceway
Pat
Judy Bender
Ross S. Sterling
Judy
Sean Penn
Joy Behar
Sterling
Robin Richards
Shay Hollingshead
Shawn Williams
Shay
Memorial Hermann
Tommy Clements
Second Baytown
Tommy
Today in History and Birthdays for 2013-06-11
On this date 2013 marks the 111th day of the year and the 33rd day of spring. Notable events include Sam Houston winning at San Jacinto in 1836 and Manfred von Richthofen dying in 1918. Brasilia became Brazil’s capital in 1960 and Brasilia joined UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1987. Births span Charlotte Bronte to Rob Riggle and James McAvoy.
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Texas
Sam Houston
Battle of
San Jacinto
Germany
Red Baron
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Amiens
France
Brasilia
Brazil
Robert Alton Harris
California
Charlotte Bronte
John Muir
Anthony Quinn
Elizabeth II
Elaine May
Charles Grodin
James Dobson
Patti LuPone
Tony Danza
Rob Riggle
James McAvoy
FACT
After tragedy, life goes on amid national grieving
A Baytown Sun column reflects on the week of bombings in Boston and West Texas, detailing personal recovery stories from a burn center in Galveston, the emotional brace of the Bruins National Anthem moment, and local drives to aid West Texas victims with planned Saturday deliveries. The piece emphasizes unity and prayer.
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West
Texas
Beaumont
John Sealy
Galveston
Burn Center
Port Arthur
Good Morning America
Bruins
Boston
Rene Rancourt
San Jacinto Day remembered in Baytown Sun diary
Wanda Orton recalls the date April 21, 1836, the San Jacinto battle that secured Texas independence from Mexico. She notes newsroom humor during interviews, the value of AP style, and the San Jacinto Monument inscription linking the battle to broad U S history and territorial gains.
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San Jacinto
Texas
Mexico
Sam Houston
Associated Press
Yankee Land
Jacinto
New
Sandy Center
Sandy Center River
Riously
San Jacinto Monument
United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Baytown Sun
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