Rumor mill fuels talk of Finley starting a temp agency
Jim Finley recalls rumors that he will leave column writing for a temporary staff firm. He describes participating in a mock job interview at Robert E. Lee High School as part of ExxonMobil aided Partner in Education. He notes six students and a playful interview question while staying in newspaper work.
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Jerry Brewer
Then
Harris County Savings and Loan
Channel City
Kay
Clete
Chad
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
Jerry
Bolivia
Robert E. Lee
English Department
Aimee Koepke
Jamie Hicks
Jacob Warner
Justin St. Andrew
Anthony Wheeler
Trasha Dieudonne
ExxonMobil
Merla Kramer
Kramer
Norma Cook
LaDonna Williams
Larrisa Newport
Allison Miller
Allison
Baytown
Wayne Hensley
Aimee
Jamie
Jacob
Justin
Anthony
Trasha
Jim Finley
Cs.com
Angel Flight flyin at Baytown airport to raise awareness
Angel Flight volunteers will hold a Baytown fly-in from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Baytown airport to showcase Ground Angel volunteers who transport patients to Houston hospitals such as M D Anderson Texas Children's and Shriner's. Dozens of pilots from the region are expected to attend alongside an Elvis impersonator and constables. A barbecue fundraiser and other events will accompany tours, plane displays, photos, and flying lessons.
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Angel
Baytown
Angel Flight
Focal
Ground Angel
Ground Angels
Houston
M.D. Anderson
Texas Children’s Hospital
Shriner’s Hospital
Kathy Broussard
Broussard
Baytown Early Voting Nears Record Turnout
After a week of voting 573 Baytonians have cast ballots in mayoral council and charter amendments. City spokesman Gary Smith says turnout nears the prior high of 650 with continued voting through Tuesday. Incumbent Pete Alfaro faces Charles Schaffer and David Evans in the mayoral race. Don McKay versus Russell Lorfing in council. Other area totals: Mont Belvieu 139, Old River-Winfree 8, Analmac 18, Goose Creek 70, Barbers Hill 64, Lee College regents 178.
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Smith
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Charles Schaffer
David Evans
Don McKay
Old Russell
Mont Belvieu
Old River-Winfree
Analmac
Goose Creek
Barbers Hill
Diamond wedding ring stolen from Baytown woman's apartment
A Baytown woman reported to police that earlier in the month someone took her diamond wedding ring valued at 1000 dollars from her apartment in the 2500 block of East James Avenue on a Thursday morning.
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Baytown
E. James Avenue
Goose Creek School Employee Reports Missing Handgun Packet
A Goose Creek District staff member at the School Community Guidance Center on Decker Drive reported a missing packet containing concealed handgun information, last seen Friday. A student asked the teacher about carrying a handgun, prompting police questioning and an ongoing investigation with no action taken yet.
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Goose Creek
Decker Drive
Swindle Costs Baytown Woman $5,443 in Restroom Scam
A Baytown woman lost 5443 dollars to two Mexican women posing as lottery scam artists in a restroom at a discount department store on Garth Road. They persuaded her to cash a fake ticket and hand over 36000, then fled in a van after she retrieved meds for one supposed stomach ache.
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Baytown
Discount
Garth Road
Ther
Mexico
Woman arrested visiting jail in Baytown
A Baytown woman was arrested on an outstanding Harris County warrant while visiting her boyfriend at the Baytown City Jail. She was transported to Harris County Jail. Between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday Baytown police handled 149 calls including six alarms, two assaults, three auto thefts, five burglaries, one criminal mischief incident, 11 disturbances, three forg er es, two shots fired, five thefts, and five accidents.
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Baytown
Harris County
Baytown City
Baytown Police Department
Baytown Police
Police
Baytoun.org
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Local Events
Baytown listings show Horton Foote plays by Baytown Little Theater at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow with a call for details. SAR Society hosts a free dinner meeting at 6 30 p.m. at Ryan s on Garth Road plus a short talk on 20th Century War Veterans. Bridge games start Fridays noon in the Senior Room at Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St. Genealogy Library at 5203 Decker Drive opens Wednesday Friday Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. free to public.
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Little Theater
Horton Foote
Baytown Little Theater
Sons of the American Revolution National Society
Ryan's
Garth Road
Gladys Droulehet
Robert T. Templin
Baytown
Market St
Jerri Read
Eugenia Jones
Decker Drive
Community events and charity fundraisers across Baytown
The Baytown area hosts a busy April weekend scene with a VFW turkey shoot at Post 912 offering $3 per shot and prizes, a Heritage Festival with free admission featuring arts, rides, and a one room school and historic house tours, a pet adoption at the festival, a crawfish festival at St. John’s Church, a SALT family fish fry, wildlife refuge walks, Ladies Day at Cedar Bayou Church, free allergy screenings, Highlands Center garage sale with 60 booths and free medical screenings, Flying Angel Flight outreach at Baytown Airport, and a Barbecue plate for charity with contact numbers for details.
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Republic of Texas Plaza Park
North Main St
Baytown
Wooster
Brown McKay
Bay Area Heritage Society
Call
Texas - Trinity Bay
Cove Community Center
SALT
Bobby Steele
Saltclub.org
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Anahuac Nwr
American College of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology
Garth Road
ACAA
Allergy.med.edu
Highlands
San Jacinto
Waillisville
Brentwood Medical Clinic
Highlands East
Harris County
Archer
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Haugen
Danielle Lynch
Lee College Regents
Polrce
VFW
N. Main
SNAP
Susan Fisher
St. John’s Catholic Church
Call Mary Beth
Fish Fry
Saltwater Anglers’ League
Cedar Bayou Church of Christ
Highway 146
Beta Sigma Phi
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