Stewart Heights memories of Goose Creek and Houston ties
Barbara Simmons Gurley recalls Stewart Heights in Goose Creek and nearby Houston, describing family histories, neighborly kindness, and local changes. She remembers Alamo Elementary, Purdy's Auto Parts, a railroad behind the house, and lessons from Mrs. Stewart and teachers at Alamo Elementary, capturing a borough’s fading country feel.
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the Heights
Houston
Stewart Heights
Goose Creek
Simmons
North Main
Cedar Bayou Road
Alamo
Barbara Simmons Gurley
Lacey, Wash
Alaska
Ted Purdy
Highway 146
North Main Street
Purdy
Barbara
Stewart
Rebecca
Carl
Burma Scott
Garland
Margaret
Baytown-La Porte
Scott
Alamo Elementary
Disbrow
Exxon Mobil funds Baytown wetlands and nature centers
A $60,000 Exxon Mobil Foundation grant supports the Eddie V Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center and Baytown Nature Center educational programs. The donation funds fifth grade wetlands ecology, nature discovery areas, and outdoor activities plus a second $30,000 for preschool and scout programs. The 450 acre center on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail hosts 300 plus bird species and offers tours by appointment.
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Exxon Mobil Foundation
City of Baytown
Baytown
Exxon Mobil
Jeanne Miller
Eddie V
Baytown Nature Center
Nature Center
John Mason
John
The
Lee College Receives $100,212 Gift From ExxonMobil Foundation
The ExxonMobil Foundation provides a $100,212 charitable contribution to Lee College for student scholarships. The gift supports an educational matching program for employees retirees and surviving spouses with ties to accredited colleges and universities. From left Baytown Chemical Plant Manager Zeb Nash Lee College President Dr Martha Ellis Baytown Refinery Manager Chris Erickson and BOP Plant Manager Bob Bailes attended.
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Lee College
ExxonMobil Foundation
ExxonMobil
Baytown Chemical
Zeb Nash
Martha Ellis
Baytown
Chris Erickson
BOP
Bob Bailes
Evening Pilot Club salutes Baytown youth with leaders guest
Former Baytown mayor Pete Alfaro will be guest speaker at the Evening Pilot Club of Baytown Youth Night at Remington Park Assisted Living. Barbara Gerpenter spearheads the Salute to Youth, recognizing five high school graduates who have overcome obstacles. Recipients include Keith Grace, Kim Smith, Sean Wilkins, Ntasha Shieldo, Veronica Sanchez, with additional certificates for Jessica Eschberger, Courtney Thain, Singing Hands, Girls State reps, and the Ross S. Sterling ROTC Color Guard. The event invites the community to celebrate these students’ achievements.
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Pete Alfaro
Baytown
Barbara Gerpenter
Remington Park
Keith Grace
Robert E. Lee High School
Kim Smith
Ross S. Sterling High School
Sean Wilkins
Baytown Christian Academy
Ntasha Shieldo
Chinquapin School
Veronica Sanchez
Jessica Eschberger
Courtney Thain
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
Barbers Hill High School
The
Texas Youth Commission
Migrating shorebirds feed at Baytown Nature Center
The Baytown Nature Center Journal notes dozens of chimney swifts catching insects after a rain. Forster's terns and least terns dive for fish in flow channels while large groups of migrating shorebirds feed in dwindling fresh water ponds. Stilt sandpipers were seen for the first time this season along with wrens, sparrows, a single common yellowthroat, and cardinals singing in the marsh and trail areas. A rabbit waded near the Cyprus Loop Trail.
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Baytown Nature Center
Dwayne Litteer
Ron Ummel
Baytown Sun
Brownwood Marsh
Savannah
Cyprus Loop Trail
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Wanda Orton
Woni
ORTON
Baye Baie
ExonMobi
Treacy Roberts
Wetlands Center
Exxon
Evening Pilot Club
State Youth Commission
Alfaro
Dwayne Littee
BNC Journal
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