Lee College fall registration to proceed during power outage
Lee College will continue fall registration despite temporary power outages. Student services move from Moser Hall to the Advanced Technology Center with counselors available. New students register in person Aug 20 to 21 at the ATC, while returning students may register online or at the ATC or San Jacinto Mall extension site.
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Lee College
Moser Hall
Advanced Technology Center
San Jacinto Mall
Lee.edu
Uncle Sam Jam Festival at Barracuda Beach Club
A Sept. 1 benefit music festival at Barracuda Beach Club Baytown will feature Rick Trevino and Hill Country Jane to aid veterans via Helping A Hero. Gates open 2 pm, music 3 to 11 pm, tickets $10 with live and silent auctions. Proceeds fund wheelchair ramps home modifications job placement and reintegration.
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Barracuda Beach
Highway 146
Baytown
Marina
Rick Trevino
Hill Country Jane
Helpingahero.org
Rotary Club of Baytown Runs Shots for Tots Event
The Rotary Club of Baytown held Shots for Tots at Wal-Mart drawing 80 families as 210 immunizations were given. Volunteers including clowns John Tremmel and David Orosco entertained children to ease fear of needles while Dr Alton Pichoda's staff administered vaccines.
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Rotary Club of
Baytown
Wal-Mart
John Tremmel
David Orosco
Orosco
Rachel Dyer
Crosby
Randy
Dyer
Rotary
Daryl Fontenot
Fontenot
Alton Pichoda
Harris County Public Health and Environmental Service
Exxon Mobil
Bayer Material Science
Pam Johnson
Hilda Pratt
Liberty
Wyatt
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Barbara Jones
Laurynn Alcock
Community groups host events across Baytown area churches
A crowded schedule lists a blood drive at St John s Catholic Church in Baytown, a balcony bell ringing for regular attendees, hymn singing at Comfort Suites, Children s Church at Central Baptist, bingo at VEW Post 912, and a Ladies Fall Retreat at Baytown Community Church with an English Tea Room theme. Additional activities include seniors line dancing and quilting at Highlands Community Center, Optimist meetings on Mondays with Robin Forrest as guest, oil painting and watercolor classes, Evening senior programs, and multiple library and senior services at J D Walker and Sterling Municipal Library.
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I-10
Central Baptist Church
King Street
N Main
Francis Erwin
Highlands Community Center
Baytown
Market St
War events and milestones on this August date
This brief notes key historical events tied to August 19 including the 1812 USS Constitution victory over Guerriere off Nova Scotia, Fulton’s Steamboat arrival in Albany in 1807, Amos n Andy debut in 1929, Dieppe raid casualties in 1942, 1955 Northeastern flood deaths, Powers espionage trial in 1960, and Ford’s 1976 GOP nomination win in Kansas City.
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Nova Scotia
Robert Fulton
Albany
New York
Amos ‘N’ Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
Baytown Historic Snippets Chronicle Local Changes and Events
A year by year collage notes 1944 fish kills at Hog Island and Morgan’s Point, 1950 Baytown autumnal low of 67, 1952 traffic light plan on Market Street, 1990 July crime rise with 568 offenses and 3 645 year total, 1990s growth of about 5 000 people, 2002 retail-growth focus near I 10 and Garth Road, 2004 Eagle Pointe payroll records ordered by Texas AG. The collection closes with a biblical verse and a 1866 1939 author quote.
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Ship Channel
Hog Island
Morgan’s Point
Baytown
H.A. May
Market Street
Decker Drive
Garth Road
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Pointe Golf and Recreation Complex
Snapshots: Sun welcomes photo submissions by readers
The Sun invites readers to share great photos for possible publication. Email to david.bloom bay townsun com or mail prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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David
Bloom
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Beach Club
Susan Milner
Newport Nursery
Landscan
the Rotary Club of
Pratt
Johnson and
Pratt and
Johnson
Knights of Columbus
St. John’s Catholic Church
W. Baker
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Robin Forrest
Ainsworth Ai Conditioning & Heating
Stan White
Highland Woods Drive
Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Max Bowl
Ward Rd
Sterling Municipal Library
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Church of New Beginnings
Jack Hagee
Denis Hagee
Monarch Alateen Group
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander Building
Alex 1
North Alexander Drive
the Trophy
E. Texas
Baytown Motors
Maine
TRI Star Tire Service
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Philander Chase Johnson
Jerusalem
Tabernacles
Zechariah
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