Triple Play Of Home Boo Boos Hits Blogger’s Week
A witty recounting of three household mishaps over ten days: a broken garage door spring, a nonworking phone with multiple replacements, and switching a computer box from Road Runner to Comcast. The author praises Hodges Overhead Doors, Best Buy staff, and Tremika Cowins for patient service while noting Comcast’s poor experience.
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Best Buy
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Derek
Carl
Tremika Cowins
TV evangelist Jesse Duplantis to speak at Mont Belvieu church
International evangelist and author Jesse Duplantis will preach at Maranatha Church in Mont Belvieu at 7 p.m. Sunday. Pastor Ronnie Trice says the visit draws 1500 to 2000 worshippers and has long been a local highlight with free admission for area congregants. Duplantis, founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries, travels worldwide and hosts a televised ministry.
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Ronnie Trice
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Baytown
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United States
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Louisiana
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Gator Tales and Community Activities at Wetlands Center
A Wednesday program lineup includes Gator Tales for ages 3-5 at 10 a.m. and ages 6-8 at 11 a.m. at the Wetlands Center with live animals, crafts, and nature activities. pre registration required. Information line 281-420-7128.
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Highlands Woods Drive
East
Harris County
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Wade Road
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Max Bowl
Ward Road
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Happy Quilters
Market St
Crosby Library
Sterling Municipal Library
hepLnet
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
San Jacinto Cancer Center
Wetlands Center
Notable historical events on August 7 across centuries
Highlights include Allied landings at Guadalcanal in 1942, Washington creating the Purple Heart in 1782, War Department founding in 1789, the Hatfield McCoy feud escalation in 1882, the Peace Bridge dedication in 1927, Kon-Tiki raft crash in 1947, Oliver Hardy's death in 1957, Explorer VI launch in 1959, Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964, and Philippe Petit’s World Trade Center tightrope walk in 1974.
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Charles Dawes
Pacific Ocean
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Calif
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Lyndon Johnson
Philippe Petit
New York
World Trade Center
Baytown History Highlights From 1950 to 2003
Recap spans 1950 telephone outage due to underground cable, 1975 Baytown teachers receive 1400 added to annual pay, 2002 Goose Creek district high school rezoning committee investigates race and equitable education, and 2003 Lee College earns national notice for associate degrees in service technologies per National Center for Education Statistics. Agnes Repplier quote ends.
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Goose Creek
Lee
Sterling
Lee College
U.S. Department of Education
National Center For Education Statistics
Bible verse and local photo submission note
A Leviticus verse urges love for your neighbor. The Bay Town Sun invites readers to submit photos for possible publication by emailing david.bloom baytowns un com or delivering prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520 at the Sun offices.
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David
Bloom
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