Will Rogers and Kyle tale echoes through Sun column
Wanda Orton recalls Will Rogers humor and a Jim Kyle inspired yarn about a young Kyle meeting Rogers and Ross Sterling. The fanciful tale features a grapefruit sized watermelon planted after a flat tire gesture and a punchline about reading it in The Daily Sun.
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Arbor Day celebration set at Baytown Wetlands Center
Baytown Parks and Recreation will host Arbor Day at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 1,000 one gallon trees will be given to the public, limited to three per person, first come first served. Volunteers from NRG Texas Cedar Bayou Station will assist with distribution and planting tips. The event marks Arbor Day’s 136th anniversary and April 27’s 105th anniversary of founder J. Sterling Morton’s death. The center is at 1724 Market Street. call 281-420-6590 for details.
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Meet the Candidates at Barbers Hill forum in West Chambers
The West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce hosts a candidates night for School Board and city races at Barbers Hill Middle School 7 p.m. The event invites voters to meet Barbers Hill School Board contenders City of Mont Belvieu mayor and aldermen old river winfree council seat candidates and includes a Q and A. Early voting runs April 28 to May 6 with elections May 10. no endorsements issued.
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Community Calendar Highlights From Local Institutions
Lee College hosts Navigating the Healthcare Jungle a senior seminar 9 am to 2 pm in Tucker Hall with speakers from M D Anderson Harris County Hospital District and UT Health. Free lunch. Also events include TECH NIGHT 6 8 pm at the gym seniors bingo at Highlands Community Center and free health screenings at CVS and other community activities with multiple phone contacts listed.
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Today in History highlights through April 22
Key historical reminders mark April 22 with events from 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush to 1994 Nixon death. The day notes include 1938 Keen Mountain mine disaster, 1944 New Guinea landings, 1954 Army McCarthy hearings, 1970 Earth Day, Nixon death in 1994, Elian Gonzalez raid in 2000, and Baytown milestones. Reflects diverse dates, places, people, and artifacts from U.S. history.
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New Guinea
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Elian
Andrews Air Force Base
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Delaware
Amy Grossberg
Brian Peterson
Felice Bryant
Boudleaux
Everly Brothers
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Correction clears Hartman Brown relation in local note
A Monday page 2 correction fixes Mary Hartman Brown's identity. It notes she is Leon Brown's wife and Fred Hartman's daughter, honoring her for composing the Sterling Alma Mater in 1966 last Saturday.
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