Community notices and festival line up in Baytown
Aug announcements include anniversaries for Merle Hunt and Mary Brown. The Uncle Sam Jam Festival at Barracuda Beach Club Baytown heads Sept 1 with Rick Trevino Hill Country Jane and others. Proceeds aid Helping A Hero to assist veterans with home and job support. Local inventor Joe Garrett promotes a back up device contact 281-421-1825. Special birthday wishes to Roy Burkholder Rae Delaune Herbert Herbert Bob Redmond Bill Reineke. Denise Ferguson attends an Austin wedding. Chris and Butch Worthington elvis fans. Lila Friederich praised.
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Barracuda Beach
Baytown
Marina
Rick Trevino
Hill Country Jane
Helping A Hero
Helpingahero.org
Joe Garrett
Garrett
Jsgarrett
Aol
Roy Burkholder
Rae Delaune
Herbert Herbert
Bob Redmond
Bill Reineke
Denise
Ferguson
Austin
Chris and
Butch Worthington
Elvis Presley
Lila Friederich
Sterling choir director welcomes twin grandsons
Congratulations to Tim Vaughn, director of the Sterling choir, on the birth of his twin grandsons on August 6.
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Sterling
Tim Vaughn
Nativity scene Alyssa Leigh Bradford birthday lists
Alyssa Leigh Bradford, a University of Texas at San Antonio music education major, blew out 20 candles on Aug. 17. Baytown Optimist Club members with August birthdays include Marsha Burton Aug. 20, Patricia Jones Aug. 20, and Kathy Anderson Aug. 21, among others.
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Alyssa Leigh Bradford
University of Texas At
San Antonio
Ross L. Hargis
Hargis
Baytown
Lee High School
Lee College
Marsha Burton
Patricia Jones
Kathy Anderson
Weston Cotten
John Sandhop
Suzanne Willson
Randy Lindstrom
Gloria Wismer
Rita Sheppard
Diana Corder
Grito Fest Returns in Baytown at Bicentennial Park
The 2nd Annual Grito Fest happens Saturday Sept 15 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 1001 Market Street with free admission. The family friendly outdoor event features Mariachis, car show, contests, vendor food and crafts, plus performances by Ciclo Norteno Mariachi Los Gallitos Texas Heat Reyes de Mexico Shelly Lares and headliner La Mafia. Contact Baytown Parks & Recreation at 281 420 6597 for vendor space or event details.
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Ciclo Magazine
Bicentennial Park
Market Street
Texas Heat
Reyes de Mexico
Shelly Lares
la Mafia
Smith Point VFD Fundraiser Offers Food Auctions Plants and More
The Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser Saturday September 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Smith Point Community Building features fried fish and oysters plates at 10 dollars adults and 5 dollars children 12 and under, bake sale a plant sale silent and live auctions and meet and greet with locals. Proceeds support SPVFD serving about 500 residents in a 50 square mile area of Chambers County.
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Smith Point
Sue Gordy
Robbie Pfeffer
Marge Roberts
Charles Gordy
John Fendley
SPVFD
Chambers County
Backpack give away marks fourth annual event in Central Heights
A community calendar item notes A-PLACE Org and Exxon Mobil sponsoring a 4th annual backpack give away from 6 to 7 PM at the Central Heights park corner Texoma and Atlantic. Free refreshments will be served. The listing also covers Highlands Community Center line dancing quilting and game days, Baytown Optimist meetings, senior programs, art classes, bowling, bridge, AA meetings, Monarch Alateen, ABWA event, and various library programs with contact numbers.
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A-Place.org
Exxon Mobil
Central Heights
Texoma St
Atlantic
Highlands Community Center
Baytown Optimist
Market St
Robin Forrest
Ainsworth Ai
Stan White
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Unusual name dog Skatta Moose seeks loving home
Skatta Moose a four year old spayed vaccinated calm and playful dog is available for adoption. Also up for adoption is Fred a six month old German Shepherd mix who was rescued from a country road with his sister Ginger. Fred is housetrained wormed vaccinated and neutered. Apply to adopt both dogs today and give them a wonderful home.
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Skatta Moose
Skatta
Fred
Ginger
Today in History Aug 20 highlights and events
On August 20 1866 Andrew Johnson declared Civil War over. Notable births and events span 1833 Benjamin Harrison born North Bend Ohio 1914 German forces occupy Brussels 1920 WWJ Detroit begins daily broadcasting 1940 Churchill praises RAF 1953 USSR hydrogen bomb test 1964 Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act 1977 Voyager 2 launches 2000 gas well explosion near Anahuac 2004 Moss Bluff gas storage blast details and older figures noted.
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Benjamin Harrison
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Ohio
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Belgium
8MK
Detroit
WWJ
Winston Churchill
Royal Air Force
Soviet Union
Johnson
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima
Novato
Calif
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LaPorte Ladies Group
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Linda
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Highlands Woods Drive
Ladies Bowling League
Max Bowl
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
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