Local Cheers and Jeers Highlight Holiday Giving and Safety
A Tuesday Cheers and Jeers notes generous Goodfellows donations ensuring a child receives a Christmas toy, praises Baytown area districts Goose Creek Barbers Hill and Crosby for 2013 security updates, and honors Delta Kappa Gamma for first grader book gifts. It also condemns pets left outdoors in cold weather and Christmas decoration thefts.
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Goodfellows
Goose Creek
Barbers Hill
Crosby
Sandy Hook
Delta Kappa Gamma
Baytown
Lucille Colandro
Gamma Nu
Epsilon Psi
Fido
Today in History December 17 highlights and events
On December 17 dates span Wright brothers first flight in 1903 France recognizing American independence in 1777 and notable events through 2013. Major milestones include the 1933 NFL championship Bears over Giants 23 21 and the 1957 Atlas missile test.
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Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
N.C
France
William “Billy” Mitchell
Washington
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Wrigley Field
U.S. Army
United States
Stanley Kramer
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Antarctica
Red Brigades
James L. Dozier
Europe
Verona
Italy
Dozier
Wright Brothers
North Carolina
Newtown
Conn
Sandy Hook
NASA
Moon
North Pole
Lunar
Community support fuels winning in high school sports
A Baytown reader argues the Letter by Morell Roberson on it being about more than football misses current realities. He cites Lake Travis success under strong community backing, notes coaching impact, and asserts winning fosters a winning attitude and broader life benefits through home and school alignment.
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Baytown Sun
Morell Roberson
Baytown
Roberson
Sterling
Texas
Mr. Roberson
Dave Campbell
Texas Football Magazine
Texas Football
Lake Travis High School
Austin
Lake Travis
Omissions Updates and reader suggestions on past articles
Reader feedback highlights material that should have appeared in earlier pieces. Updates touch on car buying, safety tips, tax affidavit details, New Zealand driving customs, glasses cleaning, dental care routines, Boxing Day, and calendar references. The note links Gerhard, Landi, Baytown police forms, and Canada in Boxing Day context.
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William Holder
Gerhard
Queens
New York
Landi
New Zealand
England
U.S
United States
Canada
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