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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2006
Page
2
Derek Clouser, son of long-time holder Leo Clouser, claims he shot 88 feet at age 14 and dares rivals to beat the 99-foot world record. He invites others to practice and aims to bring Baytown into the record books with rubber band shooting feats.
Lee College Recruitment Office hosts a College Prep Workshop in the Student Center Cyber Café from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for parents of high school seniors. The session covers the admissions process, dual enrollment and tech-prep options, cost comparisons, campus life, and a campus tour with door prizes. For details contact Alice Henry at 281-425-6383 or ahenry@lee.edu.
Baytown Parks and Recreation began with a Monday night class that grew into monthly dances drawing 100 ballroom dancers. Beginning in September, the department will host ballroom dances on the third Friday each month from 7 to 10 PM at the Baytown Community Center. Admission is five dollars per person. Call 281-420-6590.
Local calendar items list multiple community activities including Highlands High Flyers bus trip to IMAX with two films Mystery of the Nile and Ocean Oasis. Baytown clubs and groups meeting at various venues with contact numbers, from luncheons at Wooster Baptist Church to classes at Grace United Methodist Church and meetings of Vietnamese veterans and Kiwanis.
A note explains a purge of old entries from the community calendar and guides groups and service groups to resubmit events for inclusion. It urges organizations to resubmit desired listings to appear in future issues.
On this date in history multiple events are noted from 1981 air traffic controllers strike to 1958 Nautilus crossing the North Pole underwater. Includes Columbus sailing in 1492, Patton’s hospital incident in 1943, 10 years ago Olympics results, and Exxon Mobil job-cut figures from 2000. Also quotes Henry James.
A devotional note quotes 2 Corinthians 9 7 urging each person to give as they purpose in their heart not reluctantly or under compulsion for God loves a cheerful giver.
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