Budget Laptop Picks for Students and Free Office Alternatives
A practical guide for a single mother buying a student laptop. Prioritizes affordable Dell options around 550 for laptops and 450 for a full desktop bundle with Windows XP. Advises against Vista due to performance needs and promotes OpenOffice as a free Office alternative, noting compatibility with Word and Excel. Recommends using campus supported security software and seeks local expert advice from Texas Computer Guru for on-site help.
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Crosby High Alumni Reunion Celebrates 25th Year tonight
Crosby Alumni Association hosts the 25th Annual Alumni Reunion at KC Hall on Cosby Dayton Road from 6 to 11 PM. The event includes refreshments, a raffle, auction, dancing, and a DJ. Scholarships totaling 44 550 have funded 21 Crosby seniors, with 1500 grants to 2007 recipients Austin Blanscot and Ryan Franta. Coach Bill Barrington attends with the Buffalo Round Up group. attendees include former Crosby athletes from the 1957 1961 era. Contact listed committee members for details.
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Benefit for Briggs Memorial Trust Held at Old River
A noon to 7 pm fundraiser at Old River Community Center on FM 565 supports the Larry Leighton Briggs Jr Memorial Trust Fund. Briggs, 38, of the Baytown Mont Belvieu area, died in a motorcycle crash on June 16. He and his wife Heather, who is pregnant with a girl due in December, had mourned their 4 month old Theron to SIDS on Feb 21. Barbecue brisket plates are $10 with a silent auction raffle and split the pot raffle. Music by Cowboy. Activities for children are planned.
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Baytown-Mont Belvieu
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Community Calendar Highlights From Area Reunions To Events
Barbers Hill High School class of 1997 hosts a 10 year reunion at State Bar & Lounge Houston. Optimist Car Show at Mini Cars of Texas charges $20 at gate. Dance clinic at Fellowship Church ages 4-17 with $1 donation. Youth Bowling League at Max Bowl East offers bumper bowling for ages 4-8 and classic bowling for 8-21. Police Officer reunion at Cedar Bayou Community Center. REL class of 57 50th reunion at South Shore Harbor Resort. Colbert High School alumni planning meeting at Colbert Elementary. Jacinto City Opry features Patrick Little and others at 7:30 p.m. Baytown Little Theater presents Titanic the Musical. St Johns United Methodist Church invites children to bell-ringing if not regular worship attendees. Comfort Suites hosts Old-fashioned hymn singing and preaching. Central Baptist Church hosts Children's Church 11 a.m. WEFW Post 912 bingo at 2 p.m. Monarch Alateen meets 2-3 p.m. at San Jacinto Hospital Alex Building. Unity Missionary Baptist Church marks Past or Henry Thomas Sr.'s 41st year at 3 p.m. for McNair location.
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Immunization Day Held At Carver Elementary With Gene Green
Congressman Gene Green hosts his 12th annual free Immunization Day at George Washington Carver Elementary School on South Pruett Street. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today students can receive diphtheria tetanus pertussis polio measles mumps rubella Varicella hepatitis A and B vaccines as law requires for K through 12 students. The Baytown Rotary Club joins on-site to distribute school supplies.
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Today in History highlights Aug 4 anniversaries and events
On August 4 historical events include Anne Frank's arrest in 1944, Zenger's 1735 acquittal, the start of the Coast Guard in 1790, Lizzie Borden case in 1892, U S neutrality in 1914, 1916 Virgin Islands sale, Civil Rights workers found in 1964, DOE creation in 1977, FCC’s Fairness Doctrine repeal in 1987, and a 2007 Teamsters strike against UPS.
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Barbers Hill Veterans Memorial Dedication Honors WWII Hero
L M Snyder, Baytown resident and Bataan Death March survivor, spoke to hundreds of veterans at the Barbers Hill dedication ceremony. The event linked wartime memories with local reverence as Baytown believers gathered for the new memorial.
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Corrections Policy At The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun states it corrects errors promptly and publishes clarifications in this space. Readers may contact managing editor David Bloom at 281 425 8016 to inquire about corrections or clarifications.
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