Death frames a Texas funeral journey and family ties
A narrator recalls returning to WEST COLUMBIA I to attend Rose Nell Scarborough’s funeral. He reflects on aging, memory, and loss, noting Rose’s battle with a bacterial illness, Parkinson’s affecting Big Mike, and long-ago hometown landmarks from Kilgore to Sweeny ISD. He mentions family kinship and the Columbia Roughnecks rivalry.
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West Columbia
Rose Nell Scarborough
Rose
Big Mike
Michael Ray
Michael David
Michael E
Mike
University of Houston
Clyde V. Lee
Capitol Café
Sweeny Isd
Bulldogs
Columbia Roughnecks
Frank Reid
Columbia Isd
Scarlet Ya Ya luncheon at Lee College Cyber Café
Lynne Foley program director for senior adults at Lee College and Carolyn Green, Jane Roberts, and Natalie Huckabee helped organize and participated in Wednesday's end-of-summer luncheon for the Scarlet Ya Yas at Lee College Cyber Café.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Foley
Lee College
Carolyn Green
Jane Roberts
Natalie Huckabee
Cyber Café
Baytown Quilt Guild Show Opens With Da Vinci Quilt
The Baytown Area Quilt Guild hosts a two day exhibition at Lee College Sports Arena starting 10 a.m. with over 90 quilts, live and silent auctions on Saturday at 2 p.m., craft vendors and a mercantile shop. Admission is 5 dollars. A massive 16 by 5 foot quilt recreates Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper by Donald E. Locke who spent three years on the piece. The show runs until 5 p.m. each day.
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Baytown Area
College Sports
Lee Drive
Leonardo da Vinci
Donald E. Locke
Waxahachie
Locke
Baytown
Guild
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Baytownareaquiltguild.com
Local Talent Sought for Texas Gatorfest Alli Theater Stage
Texas Gatorfest invites applications from Anahuac area performers to take the Alli Theater stage during the festival from September 14 to 16 in Fort Anahuac Park. Applications are at the festival office and Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce with a September 3 deadline.
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Texas Gatorfest
Alli
Alli Theater
Anahuac Area
Fort Anahuac Park
Anahuac
Beer Garden
Texasgatorfest.com
Community activities fill Highlands area with dances and events
A busy schedule lists beginner and intermediate line dancing at Highlands Community Center at 8 30 a m and 9 45 a m, senior programs at J D Walker Center, art sessions at Baytown Center, TOPS meetings, Toddler Story Time, noon bridge, Go Getters gatherings, shopping day at Baytown Senior Center, ballroom dance, OA meetings, a free marriage coalition workshop, a youth bowling league, and multiple church events including fish fry auctions and charity drives. Community groups and venues include Highlands Community Center 604 Highlands Woods Drive, J D Walker 7613 Wade Road, 2407 Market St, and local churches and hospitals. Contact numbers accompany most listings.
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Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Market St
Go Getters
Lone Star Room
Baytown
First Presbyterian Church
Market Street
Lawrence Herbert
Highlands United Methodist Church
Barbers Hill Road
W. Houston
Knights of Columbus Hall
Wesley Yarsky
Mason Leibham
Anahuace Public Library
Cummings Street
Yahoo.com
Bay Area
VFW
Racliff
Today in History highlights and quotes from 1807 to 1994
This Aug 17 history roundup cites Fulton’s steam boat voyage in 1807, Civil War bombardments, Alaska Klondike gold rush, World War II raids, the Berlin Wall’s Peter Fechter death, Hurricane Camille’s 1969 impact, and other milestones including balloon flight, Hess’ death, and a 1994 White House reshuffle. It also notes polio and local Texas notices, a Beach City Bicentennial invitation, and Lee College budget actions. A quotation from David Lilienthal closes the piece.
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Robert Fulton
New York
Hudson River
Albany
Fort Sumter
Charleston
S.C Harbor
Alaska
Klondike
U.S. Eighth Air Force
Rouen
France
U.S
Evans E Carlson
Makin Island
Peter Fechter
Berlin Wall
Gulf Coast
Bethel
N.Y
Maxie Anderson
Ben Abruzzo
Larry Newman
Paris
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Spandau Prison
Treasury
Roger Altman
Clinton
Whitewater
Midwest
Bush
Associated Press
Texas
Baytown
H.E. McKee
Harris County
Beach City
McCollum Park
Lee College Regents
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Jim Finley
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Gatorfest
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
North Alexander
Ruth
Greater Houston
Healthy Marriage Coalition
Maranatha Church
Tammy Landry
Ward Road
Call
Carl Beth
Glenda
Jacinto City
St. John’s United Methodist Church
I-10
Central Baptist Church
King Street
WEFW
Main
Stephen V. Takach
AAMS
Monument Inn
Battleground Rd
LaPorte, TX
SIPC
Edwardjones.com
Edward Jones As
SE Sele Ou
Baytown Motors Body Shop
SUN History
David E. Lilienthal
TRI Star Tire Service
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