Where Do I Belong Brown All About a Loblolly Pine
A child oriented tale about a Loblolly Pine that grows for 300 years in the Southern and Eastern United States. After being felled and diverted into a river voyage the tree learns to adapt and find a new home and purpose. Imaginative language and bold finger painting style art express themes of belonging and new beginnings.
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Brown
Rena Cherry
Mikaila Maidment
Fairfield Iowa
1St World Publishing
United States
Rena Brown
Mississippi
New Orleans
Erin Bennett Banks
Hush Harbor Praying in Secret
Evans Freddi Williams presents a 2008 illustrated children's book about enslaved people meeting secretly to worship. The narrative follows Simmy the scout, Uncle Sol, and Mama Aku as they endure danger, sing spirituals, and seek freedom while balancing faith and oppression.
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Jesus
Simmy
Uncle Sol
Mama Aku
Local fruit stand thrives near I-10 with Texas produce
Haley’s stand, eight years old and open most of the year, offers fresh fruits vegetables melons nuts honey preserves and pickled items mostly sourced at Houston’s Farmer's Market and local Texas producers. Customers from Florida and Louisiana stop by while regulars from Houston Pasadena surprise. Overripe produce is recycled to a local hog farmer. Haley enjoys meeting people and plans to keep the business going.
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Houston
Texas
Haley
Florida
Louisiana
Victor Angelo
Angelo
Mike Wood
Pasadena
Ticks in summer and lightning bugs fade from memory
Jim Finley recounts lessons from Texas outdoors, sharing tick removal tips and home memories. He notes how ticks invade city life less, recalls old methods with tweezers, and muses on disappearing lightning bugs from Brazoria County to Lake Livingston.
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Chambers County
Jimmy
Houston
Brazoria County
Perry
Tick” Barkley
Lake Livingston
Danielle Steel
Jim Finley
Baytown Sun
Follett Army Pvt Nolan D Follett graduates at Fort Sill
Private Nolan D Follett completes nine weeks of Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill Lawton Oklahoma. The program covers the Army mission drill and ceremonies history core values military courtesy justice physical fitness first aid rifle marksmanship weapons handling and map reading with land navigation training.
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Army
Nolan D. Follett
Fort Sill
Lawton
Oklo
Follett Joins Military Force from Deer Park Roots
Follett, son of Karen M and Pat Follett of Deer Park, recently enlisted as a private after graduating from Deer Park High School in 2006. His unit engages in standard marches, armed and unarmed drills, and field maneuver training as part of routine military duties.
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Follett
Karen M
Pat Follett
Deer Park
Deer Park High School
Dayton Marine Pfc Jeremy R Rogers completes water support course
Rogers Marine Corps Pfc Jeremy R Rogers son of Joyce M Rogers of Dayton Texas recently graduated from the Basic Water Support Technician Course at Marine Corps Engineer School Camp Lejeune NC He and fellow students learned maintenance management plumbing military water supply and field sanitation Upon completion graduates are qualified to perform tasks of a basic water support technician Rogers is a 2009 Dayton High School graduate who joined the Marines in July 2009.
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Marine Corps
Jeremy R. Rogers
Joyce M. Rogers
Dayton
Texas
Marine Corps Engineer School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Rogers
Dayton High School
Anniversary greetings for local couples shown
George and Becky Armstrong celebrate their anniversary on July 29. Roy and Connie Garrett mark 25 years together on August 7. Dwayne and Connie Litteer observe their anniversary on August 9 with well wishes from the community.
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George
Becky Armstrong
Roy
Connie Garrett
Dwayne
Connie Litteer
Local Birthday Roundup
AROUND TOWN lists birthday observances for Bill Black on July 27, Les Leskovian on July 28, Helen Brandon on July 30, Katie Horn on August 2, James Parker on August 6, Josh Garrett turning three on August 7, and Dick Dawson also on August 7.
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Bill Black
Les Leskovian
Helen Brandon
Josh Garrett
Dick Dawson
Remarkable Baytown Doctor Dudley Shaped Goose Creek Era
Jim Orton recounts Dr. Dudley who arrived in 1917 during Goose Creek oil boom. The physician delivered a tracheotomy in a waiting room to save a choking baby and funded local churches while buying a block for his practice. He never turned away patients and later helped Baytown’s historical preservation. Wanda Orton notes.
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Jim
Dudley
Pelly
Goose Creek
Texas Avenue
Ashbel
Defoe and Gaillard
Dr. Dudley
Grandpa
Baytown
Sun
Mattie Howard
Whatley’s Runway Tour Promotes Mature Style Shift
The writer notes April runway appearances in New York, London, Paris, and Milan. They predict older women will resist ill fitting trends and embrace authentic style, aging with humor as gray hair becomes a personal milestone to achieve wisdom and self acceptance someday, but not today.
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New York
London
Paris
Milan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan Martin
Hush Harbor
Jane Howard Lee
Finley
Gigi
J.P
Brian Williams
Charlie Murrell
Katie Horn
Earth
James Parker
Jexan
Estetica Designs
Becky's
Galveston
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Orton
Whatley
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