Web sites of interest and recommendations for online resources
A roundup of useful sites including Snopes for debunking myths Food411 for recipes and shopping Craigslist for listings Sidestep for travel deals Woot for daily product highlights Complaints.com for consumer feedback Intellicast for weather images and forecasts Aaron Barbee of Texas Computer Guru promotes his site and provides contact details for questions
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Aaron
Food411
Craigslist.org
Craigslist
Sidestep
Woot.com
Complaints.com
Intellicast.com
TexasComputerGuru.com
Aaron Barbee
Texas Computer Guru
Sunnews
Baytownsun
Navy Seaman Recruit Carriere completes basic training
Navy Seaman Recruit Kenneth R. Carriere son of Ronnie C and Kenneth R Carriere of Baytown completed U S Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes IN The eight week program included classroom study practical instruction on naval customs first aid firefighting water safety survival shipboard and aircraft safety Carriere is a 2007 graduate of Ross S Sterling High School.
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Navy
Kenneth R. Carriere
Ronnie C
Baytown
U.S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Great Lakes
Carriere
Ross S. Sterling High School
Kayla P. Leblanc
Raquel P. Leblanc
Katy
Jeffery W. Williams
Leblanc
Cypress Springs High School
Patrick Butler
Susan M. Curry
Mike Butler
Highlands
Butler
Baytown Christian Academy
Navy Seaman Recruit Kayla Leblanc Completes Basic Training
Kayla P. Leblanc daughter of Raquel P. Leblanc of Katy and Jeffery W. Williams of Baytown has completed U S Navy basic training at Recruit Training Leblanc a 2007 Cypress Springs High School graduate completed a variety of training milestones and is now a Navy seaman recruit.
Navy Seaman Recruit Patrick Butler Completes Training
Patrick Butler son of Susan M. Curry Baytown and Mike Butler Highlands completed U S Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes Indiana Butler a 2004 Baytown Christian Academy graduate completed a variety of training activities and drills during boot camp.
Community events and notices from local churches and groups
A compilation of this afternoon and upcoming activities: food fair at Our Lady of Guadalupe from 1 to 5 p.m.. Gulf Coast Trikers TX 2 chapter gathering at 10 a.m. at St Pauls UMC. Youth Bowling League at Max Bowl East starting 10 a.m. with bumper bowl for ages 4 to 8 and standard bowling for ages 8 to 21. Jacinto City Opry at 7:30 p.m. with Earl Epps and others, admission $6 adults $3 kids. St Johns United Methodist worship at 10 a.m. and bell ringing policy for guests. Comfort Suites meeting room hymn singing and preaching at 10 a.m.. Central Baptist Church hosts Children’s Church 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.. VEW Post bingo at 2 p.m. with doors at 12:30 p.m.. Eminence Baptist Open Mic Night at 6 p.m.. multiple phone numbers listed for event details.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Beech Street
Gulf Coast Trikers TX
Trike Riders International
St. Paul’s
UMC
Decker Drive
Jim Benton
Ward Road
Call
VEW
N. Main
Eminence Baptist Church
Winners Named in Ms Golden Years Pageant at Allenbrook
The Ms Golden Years Pageant at Allenbrook Healthcare Center Thursday named Peggy Refearn first, Norma Harrison second, and Elvira Leon third. The event highlighted elderly contestants competing for top honors in a community pageant.
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Allenbrook Healthcare Center
Elvira Leon
Peggy Refearn
Norma Harrison
Community Center schedules seniors activities and classes
Highlands and East Harris centers offer line dancing quilting and crafts from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at multiple locations including 604 Highland Woods Drive and 7613 Wade Road. Free art lessons in Crosby, bowling, card games, baby time at Sterling Library, bridge at 6:30 p.m., and Alateen and Compassionate Friends meetups listed with contact numbers.
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Monarch Alateen
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander Building
Alex 1
North Alexander Drive
Compassionate Friends
Crespo & Jirrels Funeral
Huge Baytown garage sale benefits Special Rodeo
Baytown's Rocking Horse Riders sponsor a large garage sale at 6414 Bayway Drive to raise funds for the Sept. 8 Special Rodeo for children with special needs. Items include furniture, appliances, TVs, clothing, and more. Riders will provide gentle horses for riders at Eastside Honda Mont Belvieu on Sept. 8. For volunteering or sponsorship, visit www.specialrodeo.com.
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Baytown
Rocking Horse Riders
Bayway Drive
Eastside
Honda
Sh- 10
Mont Belvieu
Specialrodeo.com
Baytown Optimist Club Hosts Antiques Talk and Spouse Night
Baytown Optimist Club meets at 7 p.m. at 1724 Market Street with Ronnie Perish of Town & Country Sales presenting a program on real versus fake antiques. Spouse night. LaPorte Ladies Group meets at 8 p.m. at Light of Christ Lutheran Church, 2530 South Broadway. contact 281 427 1182.
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Baytown Optimist Club
Market Street
Ronnie Perish
Town & Country Sales
Stan White
LaPorte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
South Broadway
Call
This Day in History August 25 Highlights and Milestones
Key events on August 25 include Paris liberated in 1944, Captain Matthew Webb’s 1875 English Channel swim, the 1916 National Park Service creation, 1921 peace with Germany, 1943 New Georgia victory, 1950 railroads seizure order, 1967 Rockwell assassination, 1981 Voyager II Saturn flyby, 1985 Samantha Smith’s death, and major industry settlements in Florida and silicone implant claims.
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Paris
Matthew Webb
English Channel
Dover
England
Calais
France
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
U.S
Saturn
Samantha Smith
Yuri V. Andropov
Soviet Union
Auburn
Maine
Tobacco
Florida
Dow Corning Corp
Bayshore MotorsScreenings Huckleberry Finn at Brunson in 1950
Bayshore Motors Inc sponsored a free Brunson Theater film of Huckleberry Finn with Mickey Rooney in 1950, while 1952 reports note Emerson portable iron lungs for transporting acute polio cases from Baytown to Houston. The compilation also records a 1975 Baytown Jaycees rest stop on I 10 and a 2000 gas well blowout near Double Bayou prompting evacuations of over 130 people.
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Bayshore Motors Inc
Brunson
Mickey Rooney
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Houston
Anahuaec
Aspect Resources LLC
Denver
Sun invites photo submissions for publication
The Sun invites readers to share photos for possible publication. Email to david.bloom baytownsun.com or mail prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
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Jacinto City
St. John’s United Methodist Church
I-10
Central Baptist Church
King Stree
Max Bowl
Ward Rd
Lee College
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Kurt Herbert Adler
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