Baytown senior competes in Miss Texas Teen pageant
Barbers Hill High School senior Alex Crook represented Baytown at the 2006 Miss Texas Teen USA pageant in Houston. Despite a shoe mishap on stage she kept smiling and finished among 140 contestants, not placing in the top 15.
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Barbers Hill
Crook
Judy
Hilton
Post Oak Hotel
Post Oak Blvd
Houston
Texas
Raevan Valadez
Austin
Anil Rana
Alex
Rana
Baytown
Anchor Club
Eagle Echo
Planet Funk
University of Texas In
Dallas
Marilyn Monroe
Mother Theresa
Eleanor Roosevelt
Barbers Hill High School
April Ford
Scarce holiday toys push IOUs as demand outpaces supply
New York reports shortages of popular toys like Amazing Amanda and Dora's Talking Kitchen ahead of Hanukkah and Christmas. Hasbro and Playmates ramped up production since October but cannot guarantee delivery. Online sellers such as eBay show rising sales of I-Dog and ChatNow while retailers see overall strong demand amid a two year slump.
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Microsoft Corp
Amanda
Dora
I-Dog
Shell Shocker
Dan Green
Round Lake Beach
III
Hasbro Inc
Mattel Inc
Barbie
Pegasus
Hasbro
ChatNow
Playmates Toys Inc
Wayne Charness
eBay Inc
Jim Migdal
Toys
Toys R Us
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
KB Toys Inc
Chris Byrne
Sean McGowan
Harris Nesbitt
Byrne
Family Stone review notes mixed tone and ensemble chaos
The Family Stone blends wry family humor with tearjerker drama. The Stone clan feels lively yet implausible as Meredith clashes with relatives and Ben acts as a foil and observer. Claire Danes and Sarah Jessica Parker stand out amid a playful but saccharine holiday comedy now at Premiere Cinema 11.
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Ben
Julie
Claire Danes
Sybil
Bezucha
Family Stone
the Family Stone
20Th Century Fox
Premiere Cinema
San Jacinto Mall
Highlands Jamboree a Success Despite Hurricane Rita Delay
The 49th Highlands Jamboree drew about 300 attendees after a rescue reschedule due to Rita. Troy McManus provided music as 7 a.m. setup preceded a 10 a.m. parade from B P Hopper Primary School to Highlands Elementary. Events included 26 indoor craft booths, 14 outdoor booths, 12 children’s games, a silent auction, raffles, a 4-H club, a petting zoo, and historical reenactors. Winners spanned Best of Show to parade categories, with sponsors such as First Apostolic Church, Sterling Schools, ReMax, Woodforest National Bank, Tugboat Marina, and more. Raffle prizes included a self propelled mower and a diamond bracelet.
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Texas
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B.P. Hopper
Highlands Elementary
Highlands
Noah’s Farm Petting Zoo
Cub Scouts
4 Corners
First Apostolic Youth Group
First Apostolic Church
Sterling Stars
Sterling Band
Chinquapin School
Highlands Heritage Museum Preservation Project
Highlands Pilot Club
ReMax
Angela Sanders
Woodforest National Bank
Alan Albright Sr
Ellard Lambert
Alan Albright Jr
Houston Raceway Park
Gary Rollo
Marion Ball
Smitty Smith
Mike Eldringhoff
Sunni Livingston
B. Bagi
Ray Gutierrez
Bearl Brown
Galveston
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Elizabeth Reaser
Ben Stone
Wilson
California
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Lilyana Quintanilla
Felicia Johnson
Valerie Galvan
Sariah Trejo
Emma Smith
Jennifer Smith
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