Babies Bucks and Books in a Family Tale
A family centered column recalls Falynn the grandchild who playfully outwits her grandfather the columnist. The piece weaves money, a mall belt buckle, a loan of 27.06 with 30 percent interest, and a joke about authorship within the Richards and Finley lineages.
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Katie
Reid
Devin
Falynn
Gallon
Richards
Finley
The
Sky
Scott
Jackie
Outback
San Jacinto Mall
Eileen Erikson
Beacon Federal Credit Union awards scholarships in Baytown
Beacon Federal Credit Union announced scholarships for graduating Baytown high school seniors entering Texas colleges. The program, begun in 2001, offers three $1000 awards and one $500 James H. Bounds scholarship chosen from essays by an appointed committee. Recipients included Dandy Russell and Lauren Katlarz of Ross S. Sterling High School.
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Beacon Federal Credit Union
Baytown
Texas College
BFCU
James H. (Bull) Bounds
Dandy Russell
Ross S. Sterling High School
Lauren Katlarz
Jim “Bull” Bounds
DuPont la Porte Federal Credit Union
Call
Baytown police arrest man after disturbance on Garth Road
At 2 am police investigated a disturbance on Garth Road where two fleeing men fled by foot. A car with matching descriptors fled. the driver escaped on foot and the passenger was detained. The driver hid in an apartment. three women inside resisted entry. The DA charged the man with evading arrest and the three women with hindering apprehension. drugs found during a search led to additional possession charges. An earlier Sunday robbery at Gamestop on Garth Road saw a white male threaten staff with a handgun and flee with 500 dollars, employees unharmed.
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Baytown
Garth Road
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Gamestop
Man reports theft of 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
A Baytown man reported his 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix stolen from the 6000 block of Garth Road between 7 and 9 a.m. The car was later found abandoned in the 5000 block.
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Baytown
Garth Road
Baytown Community Calendar Update Weather Cancels Events
Tropical Storm Edouard may affect events. August Baytown Chamber meeting canceled. VFW Post 912 gathers 6:30 p.m. at 8204 N. Main. Quilt Guild 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Cancer support noon San Jacinto Cancer Center Community Room. Celebrate Recovery 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church. Various programs at Highlands Center, Promise Center, J.D. Walker Center, Max Bowl East, Sterling Library, and other local venues with times and contact numbers listed.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
N. Main St
Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
San Jacinto Cancer Center
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook
Promise Center
Kentucky
J.D. Walker
Sterling Municipal Library
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
Market St
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
E. F. Green Center
West
Baker Road
Ross S. Sterling High School
Highlands Community Center
Wade Road
Burglary on South Main Street Targets of Homeowners Reported Theft
Homeowners on the 600 block of South Main Street reported a burglary recent month while they were away, with more than 3300 dollars of jewelry and liquor stolen. Baytown police also arrested two men for shoplifting at Wal-Mart, and a 1990 Dodge van was stolen from the 1700 block of Decker Drive between 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Baytown
South Main Street
Wal-Mart
Decker Drive
Baytown Police Log Records 28 Offense Reports
Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday Baytown officers filed 28 offense reports including two assaults four auto thefts two burglaries one vehicle burglary two disorderly conduct cases one driving while intoxicated one forgery one robbery three thefts four other arrests seven miscellaneous offenses and three minor vehicle accidents. Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports. Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips and callers remain anonymous. Call 281-427-TIPS. The full report is available through the City of Baytown web site at www.baytown.org.
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Baytown
City of
Today in History highlights and notable anniversaries
On Aug 5 1858 the first trans Atlantic telegraph cable was laid but burned out after weeks. In 1864 Farragut won Mobile Bay. in 1884 the Statue of Liberty pedestal cornerstone was laid. 1914 Cleveland electric traffic light. 1924 Little Orphan Annie debuted. 1962 Marilyn Monroe died. 1981 air traffic controllers fired. 1990 city budgets debated. 2004 Harris County jury convicted Robert Acuna. National Night Out celebrated. quotes from Hooper and Psalm 91 accompany.
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Cyrus Field
Newfoundland
Ireland
Union
David G. Farragut
Mobile Bay
Ala
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Cleveland
Ohio
105Th Street
Euclid Avenue
Harold Gray
Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Marie Noe
Philadelphia
Noe
Episcopal
Minneapolis
V. Gene Robinson
New Hampshire
Stanley Myron Handelman
Panorama City
Calif
Hurt
Mont Belvieu
Sam Goss
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
Harris County
Robert Aaron Acuna
Baytown
James Carroll
Joyce
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Jim Finley
Russell
Kotlarz
Gunman
Edouard
Quilt Guild
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Scarsdale Blvd
Nick
JoAnn
Elaine
Highland Woods Drive
Crosby
Grandmother’s Club
Wooster Baptist Church
Bayway Dr
Associated Press
SUN History
Ellen Sturgis Hooper
Brinley Smith
Jason
Kristina
League City
Porter
Mary Jane Warren
Erich and
Cindy Smith
Pasadena
N. Main
W. Leahey
M.D
P.A
F.A.C
Kimber Sawyer
P.A.C
Plaza I
Garth Rd
Texa
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