Back to School Realities and Growing Pads of Time
A mother of three reflects on the approaching 2010 2011 school year with mixed feelings. She notes the 24 hour countdown to the first day, the challenges of scheduling, and the emotional milestone of her oldest son heading for high school. The piece contrasts child independence with her desire for routine and quiet at home as teenagers bring moodiness and space needs.
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Good Lord Willing
Creek
Jeremy
The Coaches Wives Club Football Season Then and Now
The piece reflects on how summertime two a days begin for high school football and how schedules shift for students, cheerleaders, bands, and drill teams. It notes coaches and spouses live football season intensely, with some calling themselves football wives rather than widows.
Brenda Boyd and her football coach husband in Goose Creek
Brenda Boyd, wife of Bret Boyd, Goose Creek Memorial High School football coach, describes life beside the field. The couple met at Navarro College and later Texas A&I, married in college, and have raised a family of teachers and coaches. They balance football season with date nights and family life in Baytown.
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Brenda Boyd
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Bret Boyd
Patriots
Navarro College
Texas A&i
Kingsville
Brenda
Boyds
Beau Dur
Bret
Baytown
Darlene Minyard and Herb Minyard Partners in High School Roots
Darlene Minyard married to Herb Minyard Ross S Sterling Rangers head coach for seven years reflects on 25 years together. They dated in high school in Alief and both graduated from Stephen F Austin University. Darlene is a counselor at Gentry School with teaching certs in elementary special ed and reading. Herb coached after stints at Jacksonville and Huntsville and now leads the Rangers. She has mostly attended home and away games and notes he works long hours while taping games for family time on weekends and Sundays.
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Darlene Minyard
Herb Minyard
Ross S. Sterling High School Rangers
Alief
Stephen F. Austin University
Gentry School
Herb
Sterling
Jacksonville
Huntsville
Darlene
Rangers
Thomas
Courtney
Houston Memories Revisit Former Theater Turned Club
An old Houston scene highlights a former movie theater converted to a nightclub on Telephone Road near Wayside, later run by Jimmie Menutis in the early 1960s. The venue hosted rock icons such as Chuck Berry Sam Cooke Fats Domino Jerry Lee Lewis Bo Diddly Little Richard Brenda Lee and Louis Armstrong drawing high profile acts and memories for Baytown area residents.
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Chuck Berry
Sam Cooke
Jimmie Menutis
Houston
Wayside Theater
Wayside
Fats Domino
Jerry Lee Lewis
Bo Diddly
Little Richard
Brenda Lee
Louis Armstrong
Burton
Barefoot youth fade as footwear becomes the norm
A columnist reflects on how in youth summers were spent barefoot yet modern America shows kids mostly in shoes even on hot days. He recalls rules against going shoeless and mentions a friend, Geraldine Connors, while noting personal fatigue in writing. See further on page 2B.
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America
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Michelé
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Brittney
Brandi
Beau
ORTON
Wanda
Geraldine Connors
Finley
Jim
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