Ex-staffer editor of Orthodox paper profiles Baytown Sun alumnus Jim Golding
Jim Golding, longtime Baytown Sun reporter, rose to editor of the Orthodox Observer, the official Greek Orthodox Archdiocese publication. The piece details his career, newsroom team from Greece, and life in New York City including his daily commute, walking routes past landmarks, and continued freelance and church volunteer work.
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Jim Golding
Chambers County
the Sun
Orthodox Observer
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
New York City
Canada
Jim
Greece
California
New York
Colombia
Observer
Demetrios of
America
Archdiocese
Upper East Side
Manhattan
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Borough of
Queens
Nassau County
Long Island
Bellmore
Jones Beach
South Shore
Long Island Railroad
Penn Station
Trump Tower
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Empire State Building
Macy’s
Baytown Sun
Optimist Honors Baytown Winners of Respect for Law
Baytown Optimist Club honored four participants of the Optimist Scholarship Foundation and 53 finalists from eight clubs and 27 schools. Police officials presented awards to Kenneth Terry and Gary Almeida as part of a ceremony with Baytown Police Chief Byron Jones and Constable Ken Jones attending. Yadav Gonzales Jagnanan and Linares received $1000 scholarships honoring Lee and Sterling students.
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Baytown Optimist Club
Doug Wallace
Baytown Police
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Byron Jones
Kenneth Terry
Pet. 3
Ken Jones
Harris County Cpl
Gary Almeida
Optimist Scholarship Foundation
Baytown Club
Shikna Yadav
Josue Gonzales
Lee
Joshua Jagnanan
Alyssa Linares
Sterling
Yadav
Gonzales
Jagnanan
Barrett Station Civic Group Plans Spring Clean Up
Barrett Station community group and Harris County Precinct 2 led by Sylvia Garcia coordinate a spring cleanup with area residents. They note the loss of John David and Robert Green Sr. and call on local men to join Wilbur Collins with trucks and trailers to aid the effort.
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Barrett Station
Harris County
Pct. 2
Sylvia Garcia
John David
Robert Green Sr
Wilbur Collins
Garcia
Tim Benoit
David Reese
Lee Frank
Bay Area Networking Groups and Senior Activities Schedule
Bay Area groups meet at 7:30 a.m. Cadillac Career Center. Highlands seniors offer intermediate line dance at 8:30 a.m. and other activities. J.D. Walker Center hosts 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. senior programs. IOPS TX No. 594 meets 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Market Street center. Baytown libraries host storytime, bilingual activities, and Spanish storytime. clubs meet at Goose Creek and Max East Bowling. Various lunch, bingo, bridge, canasta, and craft events listed with locations and phone numbers.
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Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Rd
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Methodist Women Leader To Speak At Grace United
United Methodist Women members and guests hear Marcia Volez president of the Texas South District speak at 10 30 a m today in the Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall 304 N Pruitt Call 281 427 4782 Beach City Lions Club meets at 7 p m at Beach City Community Building 12723 Tri Cities Beach Road Crosby Swinging Squares offer square dance lessons at 419 Hare Road 281 328 3371 or 281 444 3114 Surrender a new Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 8 p m at Redeemer Lutheran Church 1200 E Lobit Ave Enjoy a good time atmosphere at Market St for 55 plus participants 281 420 5735
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Max East
Ward Road
Market St
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Baytown
Decker Drive
Chambers County
Anahuac
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Fellowship Hall
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruitt
Call
Beach City
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
April 25 Historical Highlights Through the Ages
On April 25, 1507 the name America appeared on a world map honoring Amerigo Vespucci. Other notable events include the 1898 US declaration of war on Spain, 1945 Elbe meeting between US and Soviet forces, UN founding delegates in San Francisco, the 1959 St Lawrence Seaway opening, Pioneer 10’s Pluto orbit crossing, the 1990 Hubble deployment, and McVeigh trial witness phase ten years later.
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America
Martin Waldseemueller
Amerigo Vespucci
United States
Spain
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Newark
N.J
U.S
Elbe River
San Francisco
United Nations
St. Lawrence Seaway
Pluto
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Baytown history notes leaders, events and quotes
A compact history recounts Baytown milestones from 1949 mayoral restraint to the 1974 Rotary conference, the 1989 sewage plant expansion ribbon cut, record 2001 early voting turnout, and 2005 Texas Avenue resurfacing. Includes a Lorraine Hansberry quote and a biblical verse.
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Baytown
E. D. Cleveland
Rotary District 589
West Main
Texas Avenue
Corrections Note on Robberies and Exxon Mobil Demolitions
The Page 1 report corrects two March 10 robberies at La Quinta Inn motels and fixes Joshua Gilliam's misspelled name under his photo. It also clarifies that Exxon Mobil will demolish houses it purchased for the greenbelt expansion, not others.
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la Quinta Inn
Page 1
Joshua Gilliam
Exxon Mobil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda Orton
Wanic
Asc.net
The
Optimist
Respect For Law
Jim Mills Jr
Willie B. Goodlow
Barrett Junior Civic League
Arlanda Jackson
IOPS
Chambers County Library
Sterling Municipal Library
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
N. Main
Overeaters Anonymous
N. Pruett
Ruth
Highland Woods Drive
Remington Park
Methodist
United Methodist
Marcia Volez
Texas South District of
United Methodist Women
SUN History
Lorraine Hansberry
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