Manatees and Penguins Pop Up in Unlikely Places
Curiosity fuels sightings of a Florida manatee near New York City riverside, with past Texas episodes where a Houston ship channel manatee was captured and released after radio tagging. Meanwhile in Texas a highway penguin spill tied to a refrigerated truck crash near Marshall killed four birds and injured others, prompting rescue efforts and lighter reflections on Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Jane Howard Lee, Mont Belvieu, former Baytown Sun reporter, notes these strange creature appearances.
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New York City
Florida
Houston
Houston Ship Channel
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Gulf of Mexico
California
New York
Texas
Galveston
Moody Gardens
Marshall
Mr. Popper
Pilot clubs attend international convention in Atlanta
Area Pilot Clubs send delegates Judy Wheat Cindy Day Barbara Carpenter Laura Dean Janette Walker Sharon Harper Judy Duncan to the Pilot International Foundation Annual Convention in Atlanta in July 1922. Proceeds from a July 22 fundraiser at the Georgia Aquarium aid brain injury prevention research and education.
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Atlanta
Janette Walker
Laura Dean
Pilot Club of
Highlands
Judy Wheat
Cindy Day
Baytown
Sharon Harper
Pilot Club
West Chambers County
Barbara Carpenter
Evening Pilot Club of
Judy Duncan
Pilot International
Pilot International Foundation
Highlands Pilot Club
Georgia Aquarium
Community Calendar Highlights Local Activity Schedules
Seniors at Highlands Center offer ceramics at 9 a.m. and a Spanish class at 1 p.m. at 604 Highland Woods Drive, with other events at 2407 Market St and 409 Hare Road. Bowling, canasta, bridge, yoga, TOPS, Alzheimer’s support, and mothers of multiples groups meet. Street addresses and contact numbers included for each event.
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Market St
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
Sterling Municipal
Lisa
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett St
Remington Park
Baytown Alzheimer’s
Hip Hop Dance Classes Sign Up Before Deadline
Hip hop classes start this month with Tuesday sessions for ages 6 to 10 from 5 30 to 6 30 p m and ages 11 to 16 from 7 to 8 p m Cost is 30 per five week session Boys and girls welcome Registration deadline is Monday before 4 p m Sessions run August 22 to September 19 For more information contact Shontele at 281-420-6597
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Market St
Mont Belvieu
Assembly of God
Call
On This Day in History August 10 2006
Historical notes include Allen Funt's Candid Camera debut in 1948, the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, Reagan's 1988 payments to Japanese Americans, and local Baytown projects in 1974. A tragic 2006 correction mentions an eight year old shot in Liberty County and a misspelling involving Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia.
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Allen Funt
ABC
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Reagan
Associated Press
Shawn Hebert
Liberty County
Dayton
Shawn
Ashbel Smith
Goose Creek
Harris County
Exxon Mobil
Pet. 2
Sylvia Garcia
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Jane Howard Lee
Baytown Sun
Anchor Clubs
W. Baker Rd
Robert Fayle
Baytown and Beyond
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Beach City
Tri-Cities Beach Rd
Crosby Swinging Squares
Hare Rd
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit
Deadline Nears
Sally
Baytown Family Ymca
Tearnin Desi
ICA
SUN History
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Avenue
Bobby Rountree
Oliver Wendell Holmes
James
Mark Farris
S. Highway
Ee Noe Company
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