Wet string as a phone problem in a rainy day tale
A humorous column recounts rain related phone hums and a run in with a Fake Person Representative at a wireless company. The narrator recalls Paul Putman, string and tin can lore, a real live person rescue, and a bee like noise complaint with no charges after the string got wet.
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Bangladesh
Howard Dean
Baytown Sun
the Sun
Paul Putman
Paul
FPR
Frankenstein
Woodshop
Baytown Nature Center Journal Notes Birds and Critters
The Baytown Nature Center Journal by Dwayne Litteer and Ron Ummel details recent sightings at the center. Billie Brinkley joined a tour, highlighting a black skimmer, a rare reddish egret inland near Brownwood Marsh, sixteen baby black-bellied whistling ducks at Wooster Pond, orchard orioles along Cypress Pond Loop Trail, and a lone brown pelican over the center. The center is open daily year round except extreme weather. gates open before sunrise and close after sunset. Admission is $3 per person with yearly passes at $25 per person or $50 per family.
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Baytown Nature Center
Dwayne Litteer
Ron Ummel
Baytown
Brownwood Marsh
Wooster Pond
Cypress Pond
Community calendar wrap of Baytown activities and groups
A broad list of Baytown area meetings and programs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at various locations including St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, and First Baptist Church. Events cover support groups, quilting, chamber meetings with Ted Poe as speaker, cancer support, VFW, seniors, homeschoolers, GED classes, libraries, Story Time, and multiple weekly clubs and activities for children, teens, and adults.
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Asperger's
Baytown
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Schilling Ave
Joanna Gold-Baker
Baytownchamber
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
San Jacinto Cancer Center
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
N. Main St
Allan
Lee College
Lynne Foley
Baytown Community Center
Market St
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Nick
Elaine
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Happy Quilters
Duplicate Bridge Club
Remington Park
W. Baker Road
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Library
Hare Road
Family History Center
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Birdsong
Garth Road
Senior Citizens
First Presbyterian Church
Call
Highlands Community Center
Shawna
Teresa
Mont Belvieu
Linda Holzaepfel
First Christian Church
Forrest Ave
Aol
Fccbtx
Highland Woods Drive
Highlands
Baytown Family Ymca
Ymca Drive
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Write This Story Submissions For The Baytown Sun
Readers are invited to submit stories about interesting or strange hobbies or collections to The Baytown Sun via mail at c o David Bloom Baytown Texas 77520 or email photos and stories to david dot bloom baytownsun dot com Photos may be published. The Sun welcomes submission of prints or digital images for possible publication.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Memorial Drive
Baytown
Texas
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Sun
David.bloom
Baytown Sun delivery reminders and notices
Baytown Sun informs readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. If late, call 425-8048 by 10 a.m. for re-delivery. Also lists sections including sports classifieds editorials comics letters crosswords and obituaries pages 8 and 10 with names Turner Rangel Fontenot Cornett and others.
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Baytown Sun
Bible Verse Let us search and try our ways and turn to the Lord
A biblical quotation from Lamentations 3 40 urging self examination and repentance. The line calls readers to search their ways and return to the Lord, emphasizing reflection and divine renewal.
Corrections Policy Issued By The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun states it corrects errors promptly and publishes clarifications in this space. Readers may contact Sun managing editor David Bloom at 281-425-8016 or via david.bloom baytownsun.com with inquiries.
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Baytown Sun
Sun
David Bloom
David.bloom
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Weather forecast for today with scattered showers
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon.
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Ifinley
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Baytown Nature Center Journal
Billie Brinkley
King's Table
Memorial Assembly of God
John Barth
Baytoton Sun
Larry Dean Turner
Emma Rangel
Alton Macon
Carol Ann Richardson
Desmond Lane Fontenot Sr
Rosalie Ann (Gregory) Cornett
Chemmnaph
N. Alexander
Brinkley Cleaners
N. Main
Redd
Che Baptotwon
Huncan
BTBA
Baytown Pony / Colt Baseball League
Jenkins Park Pavilion
Crosby Cedar Bayou Rd
Gregg Walton
Gewenterprise
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Kuk Sool
Ourbaytown.com
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