Town Social Honors Ruben DeHoyos Refiner of the Year
Community leaders gathered at Exxon Mobil for a buffet honoring Ruben DeHoyos as Refiner of the Year. Refinery Manager Chris Erickson hosted the event with tributes and remarks while notable attendees shared greetings and well wishes for others in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exxon Mobil
Ruben DeHoyos
Chris Erickson
de Hoyos
Max Oeansey
Wes Cotten
Peter Buenz
M.A. Bengtson
Naomi Sasse
Exxon
Around Town items requested by Sun News readers
Community notices solicit submissions for local happenings around Town. Readers can email sunnews bay townsun.com or call (281) 425-8016 to share neighborhood events, meetings, and updates for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnews
Baytownsun
Light Up Lakewood judging set for December 13
The judging for Light-Up Lakewood will occur from 6 to 9 p.m. on December 13. Entrants are judged on originality, general appeal and display execution, with five prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
Nobel Peace Prize Concert honors ElBaradei in Oslo
Celebrities led by Julianne Moore and Salma Hayek praised Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei at the Oslo concert. He warned that nuclear terrorism is the biggest global threat, while donors and fans gathered in Cincinnati for an auction of Marge Schott estate items raising funds for the Schott Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Julianne Moore
Salma Hayek
Mohamed ElBaradei
International Atomic Energy Agency
ElBaradei
Moore
Hayek
Gladys Knight
Duran Duran
Westlife
Sugababes
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Marge Schott
Bocelli Performs Amore Tracks At Las Vegas Private Concert
Italian pop and classical singer Andrea Bocelli sampled from his forthcoming album at a private Lake Las Vegas show. Joined by David Foster on a floating stage, Bocelli opened with Besame Mucho and performed Italian and Spanish love songs from Amore, plus Elvis Can't Help Falling in Love. The event, taped for PBS Great Performances, will air in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Elvis Presley
New York
WNET
PBS
Community Calendar Highlights From Baytown Area Groups
Baytown area clubs and churches announce monthly meetings and activities across several sites. BARSEA meets third Monday at Golden Corral with guest Barbara Sultis. Baytown Genealogy Society gathers at Red Cross building for show and tell Christmas stories. Lee High School Project Graduation plans 6:30 p.m. library session. library programs include computer class and holiday film at local branches. junior chamber meets Mondays at Red Lobster. Crosby Quilt Guild meets weekly. singles outreach at Triumph Hospital on 2nd and 4th Mondays. Baytown Optimist Club meets Mondays at 1724 Market with guest speaker Vernon Hayes. various youth and senior programs, art classes, baby time, bridge club, and civic association meetings noted across Mont Belvieu, Winnie, Anahuac, and Highlands with contact numbers for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barsea
Baytown Area
Lee High School
West Chambers
Mont Belvieu
Juanita Hargraves
Winnie
Jaycees
Baytown
Call
Optimist Club
Market St
Vernon Hayes
SETX
Optimist International
Kathy Anderson
Linda Holzaepfel
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Highlands
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Anne Vandagriff
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Duplicate Bridge Club
Remington Park
W. Baker Road
History roundup for December twelfth in the nation and world
A chronological recap notes key events tied to December 12 across years. It cites Pennsylvania’s 1787 ratification of the U.S. Constitution as a milestone, recalls political battles over flag desecration, notable wartime exchanges and court rulings, a high-profile Marine tilt-rotor crash, GM’s Oldsmobile phase‑out, and regional stories from Texas and the Philippines. The synthesis blends historic milestones with local Baytown and Corpus Christi mentions and quotes Ellen Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
U.S
Senate
Congress
Bosnia
U.S. Supreme Court
Florida
George W. Bush
Marine Corps
North Carolina
General Motors
Philippines
Mahmoud Abbas
Baytown Goodfellows drive under way aims to stock Christmas
The 74th annual Goodfellows drive sponsored by The Baytown Sun and the Baytown Junior Forum seeks to ensure no Baytown area child wakes up to an empty stocking. Mail checks or money orders to Goodfellows P.O. Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or deliver at The Baytown Sun office 1301 Memorial Drive. To date 3621.04 toward a 30000 goal in 2005.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellows
Baytown Sun
Baytown Junior Forum
Baytown Area
Goodfellows Drive
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Memorial Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann Curry
John Schlobohm
Saltwater Anglers’ League of Texas
Vince
Kim Cavarretta
Kim
Baytown Community Chorus
Patricia Markham Reese
Dallas
Cavarrettas
Walt Parker
JC Penney
Parker
Memorial City Mall
Beverly Hauser
Linda Krisher
Maxine Whitley
Cherie Laughlin
Donna Woolsey
Cathy Loftin
Lakewood Lighting
Celebs
Reds
Schott
Chris Smith
Smith
Marge
Marge and
Charles J. Schott
Cincinnati Zoo
Boy Scouts of America
Vegas
the Ring
Santa Barbara
Calif
Naomi Watts
Peter Jackson
Roger Darling
Crosby Quilt Guild
Crosby Brethren Church
First St
Letha Strouhal
Crosbyquiltguild.com
Triumph Hospital
N. Alexander
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Debbie Shope
Joy Lamb
Chambers County
Eagle Pointe
Shane Sklar
Southwest Subdivision
Chambers County Historical Commission
The
Anahuac
Mary Hamm
Dee
Chambers County Library
SUN History
Citizen Schools
Cedar Bayou
Horace Mann
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Susan Combs
Combs
Galveston Bay
Corpus Christi
Houston
Gallant Ganders
Ray Texans
Ellen Glasgow
Virgin
Immanuel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!