Words That Just Wont Die A Bachelor’s Lonely Week Reflected
A columnist recounts two weeks alone at a brick home on Saint Andrews Drive while his wife Margie, daughter Robin Richards, and granddaughter Katie Erikson travel Europe visiting Wawel Cathedral in Poland, an opera house in Vienna, and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He notes mixed reactions to his woe filled letter and recalls many acquaintances responses, from supportive to harsh, including comments from Juanita Lawless Griffin and neighbor Peggy Cervenka.
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Saint Andrews Drive
Margie
Robin Richards
Katie Erikson
Europe
Wawel Royal Cathedral
Poland
Vienna
Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Barack
Pasadena
Academy
Shirley Christian
Kingwood
Shirley
Brazoria County
Juanita Lawless Griffin
Juanita
van Vleck
Matagorda County
van Vlecker
Nancy Boden Grishman
Nancy
Nickey Jones
Joan Miller
Harris County
Charles Bacarisse
Rocking Horse Riders garage sale supports Baytown Special Rodeo
The Rocking Horse Riders host their third annual garage sale this Saturday from 8 a.m. to sell out at 6414 Bayway Drive to raise funds for the Baytown Special Rodeo. Organizers note past year totals and invite donations of power tools electronics or furniture for the fundraiser. The 2008 Baytown Special Rodeo is set for September 13 at the Eastside Honda Pavilion near Mont Belvieu with registration open via specialrodeo.com.
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Baytown
Rocking Horse Riders
Eastside
Honda
Bayway Drive
Mike Flores
Honda Pavilion
Sh-10 East
Mont Belvieu
J.R. Miller
Specialrodeo.com
Daisy Award Honor Highlights San Jacinto Nurse Burt
Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital honors July winner Gweneth Burt, RN of the Intensive Care Unit. Recognized for patient devotion, she supported a spouse after a life support decision and consistently upholds the hospital SCARE Values. To nominate a nurse call 281-420-8812.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Gweneth Burt
Gweneth
Dawn Jackson
Donna Gates
Pauline Fivecoat
Michael Smith
Community Resource Credit Union
Community calendar details multiple Baytown events
Church Women United board hosts annual branch at Nancy Borgfeldt residence at 9 30 a m. Intermediate line dancing 8 30 a m and beginner 9 45 a m at Highlands Community Center. Precinct2gether 9 a m to 1 p m at J D Walker Center. Baytown Art League video painting at 10 a m supplies on artists. Senior Citizen Bridge Fridays noon at Baytown Community Center. TOPS meets 10 a m at Crosby Center. Toddlers story time 10 30 a m at West Chambers Library. Sterling Library offers free Using the Computer 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m. Go Getters meet 1 5 p m at Lone Star Room. Chicago The Musical at Baytown Little Theater August 1 2 8 p m and August 3 2 30 p m tickets 15. Box office 281 424 7617. Located 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd Baytown TX 77521.
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Church Women United Board of Managers
Nancy Borgfeldt
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Baytown Art League
Senior Citizen Bridge
Baytown Community Center
Market St. Call
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Sterling Municipal Library
Go Getters
Lone Star Room
Community Center
Market St
Baytown Little Theater
Baytown
Lakewood Clothing Give Away Seeks Donations This Saturday
The Lakewood Church of Christ will run its annual Clothing Give Away on Saturday from 8 am to noon at 7701 Bayway Drive. Donations of gently used clothing and some new items like uniforms underwear and socks are welcome. Contact 281-424-9513 for financial or item donations.
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Lakewood Church of Christ
Lakewood
Bayway Drive
Sixth Grade Dreams at Highlands Junior School
A sixth grader shares mounting excitement for Highlands Junior School. She recalls initial fears, anticipates orientation, joining choir, meeting teachers, and reuniting with friend Erin. She expects a bigger campus, new friendships, and fun despite nerves.
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Highlands Junior School
Erin
August 1 history highlights from 1907 to 1966 events
On August 1 various milestones are noted including the 1907 start of the U S Air Force lineage, Colorado's 1876 statehood, the 1936 Berlin Olympics opening, Fulbright and Atomic Energy Commission creations in 1946, NORAD formation in 1957, and the 1966 UT Austin shooting rampage by Charles Whitman.
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U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Colorado
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Harry S. Truman
William J. Fulbright
America
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Canada
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Austin
Whitman
National Cancer Institute
City council approves loan for sewer and water system upgrades
A 1950 action authorized a government planning loan financing 277000 dollars for sanitary sewer and disposal plant improvements and water production upgrades to serve 25000 residents. In 1975 Mary Hartman Brown became secretary of the Harris Galveston Coastal Subsidence District board. In 1990 Lee College regents approved a 108700 dollar asbestos removal contract for the library.
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Mary Hartman Brown
Harris- Galveston
Lee College Regents
Sun invites readers to submit photos for publication
The Bay Town Sun asks readers to share photo submissions for possible publication. Email to david.bloom at baytownsun.com or mail prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
Readers invited to share unique hobbies and stories
The Baytown Sun invites readers to submit interesting or unusual hobby tales or 15 minutes of fame stories. Send your idea to The Baytown Sun, 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown, Texas 77520 or email sunnews@baytownsun.com with contact details for follow up.
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Baytown
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