Community event highlights and honors in local notices
Community leaders gathered at Exxon Mobil to honor Wanda Mitchell as Refiner of the Year while Darrin Talley emceed. A Dec 2 Rotunda recital by Miss Ann Littlefield featured Kyle and Erin Littlefield of Bryan and Baytown grandparents Leighton and Kathy Littlefield. Texas First Bank invites the public to a series of holiday concerts by Goose Creek choirs with a schedule across Dec 11 to Dec 18 and a Ross S Sterling Band Christmas concert with dinner. Matthew T Abbott was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance, reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets. he recently wed Sara Allen of Baytown in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exxon Mobil
Wanda Mitchell
Ann Littlefield
George H. W. Bush
Annie
Kyle and
Erin Littlefield
Bryan
Leighton and
Kathy Littlefield
Baytown
Texas First Bank
Rollingbrook Drive
Goose Creek
Travis
Robert E. Lee High School
San Jacinto
Ross S. Sterling High School
Treasury Department
Matthew T. Abbott
Treasury
Sara Allen
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Lee High School
West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce
Barbers Hill High School
Chambers County Library
Anahuac
VA Book Club
Nativity scene birthday wishes for local residents
Birthday greetings go to Clyde Childers who turns 85 on December 12 and has lived in Baytown since 1938. Beverly Hauser also celebrates December 12, while Linda Krisher marks December 14 with cake and ice cream. Maxine Whitley’s natal day is December 16 and Cherie Laughlin hopes December 17 brings benefits to all. Send Around Town items to Sunnews baytownsun.com.
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Clyde Childers
Clyde
Baytown
Beverly Hauser
Linda Krisher
Maxine Whitley
Cherie Laughlin
Babysitter training and community classes offered in Baytown area
The Red Cross North Bay Area hosts two babysitter classes for ages 11 to 15 on Dec 21 and Dec 28 from 9 am to 3 pm at 5309 Decker Drive with first aid and interview techniques. Local groups offer free citizenship and English classes at Iglesia Betel, plus yoga, a kids musical at Lamar Elementary, and evening workshops at Lee College. Contact Amber Deanda for details.
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Cross North Bay Area
Decker
Amber Deanda
Our Promise For West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Baytown
Lee College
Atc
Lamar Elementary
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Today in History welcomes December 11 2006 notable events
On December 11 various historical milestones are noted including Edward VIII’s 1936 abdication, Indiana’s 1816 statehood, Bijou Theatre's first electric lighted performance in 1882, and UNICEF’s 1946 founding. Other items cover Hoover assassination attempt thwarted in 1928, U.S. war entry in 1941, Carter superfund law in 1980, Perez de Cuellar’s 1981 appointment, and the 1991 trial outcome of William Kennedy Smith. The column also mentions Moussaoui’s 2001 indictment and 2005 guilty plea, a 1950 grass fire, Baytown HUD income changes in 1975, a 1990 theft sentence, and ends with a biblical quote and reader photo call.
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Britain
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Indiana
Boston
U.N. Security Council
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Peru
West Palm Beach
Fla
William Kennedy Smith
Patricia Bowman
Zacarias Moussaoui
Moussaou
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Ross S. Sterling
Debbie Thain
D.C
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Dayton
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Nottingham Junior High
Dayton Junior High
Nancy LaBlanc
Dayton High School
Anne Marie Smesny
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Baytown Genealogy Society
BGS
Max Bowl East
Ward Road
Hare Road
Kroger’s
Garth Road
Lakewood Garden Club
Lakewood
Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks
Lakewood Village
Bayway Drive
Baker Road
Crosby Quilt Guild
Crosby Brethren Church
First St
Letha Strouhal
Crosbyquiltguild
LaPorte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
South Broadway
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Mary Ann Cowley
Crosby Library
Lisa
la Leche League of
King’s Table
Church of New Beginnings
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett St
Darren Cherry
West Baytown
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Edward Dahlberg
the Sun
David
Bloom
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