You me and the Thomas family story in Baytown
A writer recalls moving in with friends Gary and Pat Thomas in May 1969 Baytown while awaiting housing. He details two weeks stretched to days with family memories, humorous anecdotes, and reflections on staying with the Thomases and shared mornings and meals. SEE FINLEY PAGE 10
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You
Dupree
Owen Wilson
Johnny Cash
Wilson
Kate Hudson
Matt Dillon
Kate
Marshal Dillon
T. Baytown Sun
Gary
Pat Thomas
Thomases
Margie
Robin
Scott
Victoria
Victoria Advocate
Pat
Baytown
Stephen
Karen
Er&e
Anahuac Middle School Band Earns Second in State
Anahuac Middle School band won second place at the 2006 Texas Music Educators Association Class C state honor band competition held July 21 in San Antonio. New Boston Middle School won by one point among 435 Class C middle schools. The AMS group, entirely second-year players, performed Rob Grice’s Pinnacle, which also placed fourth in the state ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series concert category.
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Anahuac
Texas Music Educators Association
San Antonio
New Boston
AMS
Rob Grice
Association of Texas Small School Bands
Kevin Heckman
Damon Hilsmeier
Jack Waldrop
Cliff Brown
Josh Abshier
Cody Abt
Tina Allman
Dillon Anders
Charles Bell
Nicole Bird
Tashayla Blue
Joe Boudreaux
Serrina Broughton
Shawn Butler
Anahuac Middle School
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Classes
Baytown community groups list a full day of events including Lions Club board meeting at IHOP at 7 a.m. and game day at Highlands Community Center. Free citizenship and English classes offered by Our Promise for West Baytown. Various library programs, Bible study, luncheons, bingo, diabetes tour, and senior center activities fill the day with contact numbers for details.
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Baytown Lions Club Board of Directors
IHOP
Highlands, San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Call
Our Promise For
West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
la Leche League of
Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation
Market St
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Kroger
Garth Road
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
West Baytown
Southwest Subdivision Civic Association
Missouri Street Church
Today in History items span Nixon to Reagan and more
A compact digest of notable events on August 8 across years, listing Nixon’s resignation announcement in 1974, Edison’s mimeograph patent in 1876, wartime acts in 1942 1945 and 1963 Great Train Robbery, Nixon convention nomination in 1968, Agnew resignation, space and Iran events, plus Baytown budget notes and a biblical quote.
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Nixon
Thomas A. Edison
U.S
Washington, D.C
Venus
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Paris
Israel
Jordan
Clinton
Bob Dole
Dole
Jack Kemp
Reagan
Maureen
Mohammad Khatami
Iran
Associated Press
Baytown
Monte Mercer
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Thomas
Finley
Jim Finley
Houston
Josh Cormier
Caitlin Coward
Heather France
Kristen Fregia
Paige Fyvie
Tissie George
Garrett Gore
Blake Goudeau
Brandi Goudeau
Hunter Hovard
Maritza Hernandez
Hunter Hightower
Tyler Hulsey
Ericka Humphrey
Carly Hylton
Cody Johnson
Tanner Koenig
Colton Laskoskie
Karina Leija
Brianna Lockett
Mad Lotz
Valaree McDonald
Kia Moulton
Cash Newton
Cole Newton
Samantha Ogden
Samantha Pingry
Hannah Prague
Eric Rabalais
Keith Raymond
Alondra Rodriguez
Barry Schexsnaider
Brittany Sherman
Chris Smith
Haley Smith
Cole Thornton
Jennifer Torres
Jordan Torres
Megan Wagner
Cullen Ware
Diana Weaver
Janine Williams
Va’ Quiesha Wooley
Evening Pilot Club OF
Pilot Club
Barbara Carpenter
Brian Minders
Pilot International
Cindy Weaver
Atlanta
Bobbi Hudson
Danville
Carpenter
Crosby Library
P.m
Iglesia Betel
Kentucky
SUN History
Joseph Heller
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!