Final yule thoughts of season
Final yule thoughts of season narrates a Christmas column near Christmas Eve. The writer recalls long experience, credits rival Wanda Orton, and reflects on past holidays. He teases reader nostalgia, mentions Kilgore roots with grandparents, and recalls a 1955 wish for a Nash car. See Finley page 3.
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Wanda Orton
Wanda
Santa Claus
Johnny
Santa
Kilgore
Mama
Papa Finley
Phillips 66 Gasoline Factory
J.P
Goodfellows Toy Drive Aids Single Parent In Need
A Baytown holiday drive helps a single mother and 1,400 area children with gifts as the Goodfellows program distributes toys to families facing Christmas hardship. The mother, working at a fast food job for about 800 dollars monthly, relied on the charity after limited government support and tight finances, describing the season as snuck up on her.
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Santa
Goodfellows
Goodfellows Toy Drive
Baytown
Goodfellows Toy Drive Seeks Baytown Donations
Baytown Goodfellows aims to raise 30000 for needy children with Christmas toys. By Wednesday 19513.66 had been collected toward the goal. Donations may be mailed or delivered to Goodfellows, P O Box 90, Baytown Texas 77522 or to The Baytown Sun office at 1301 Memorial Drive.
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Goodfellows
Baytown
Goodfellows Drive
P.O
Texas
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
the Sun
David
Bloom
Community Calendar Highlights Baytown Area Events
Intermediate line dancing and beginner lessons at Highlands S J Community Center. Art League of Baytown hosts Christmas Art and Crafts Gallery from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 407 W Baker Rd. TOPS meets at Crosby Community Center for weight management education. Story Time at West Chambers Library starts 10:30 a.m. Bridge at Community Center. Pick and Grin seniors dance at Highlands Center 12:30 p.m. Go Getters meet for 1–5 p.m. at Baytown Community Center Lone Star Room. Baytown Firefighters Calendar signing at San Jacinto Mall 1–6 p.m. Proceeds to Baytown Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund. Contacts: Suellyn Melcher, Yvonne Gutierrez, Chris Crain.
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Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Art League of
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Market St
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Lone Star Room
Baytown Community Center
Baytown Firefighters
San Jacinto Mall
Baytown
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund
Yvonne Gutierrez
Chris Crain
W. Baker Road
Compass Bank
Minx East
Ward Road
la Familia
NASA
Clear Lake
Polar Express party and community notices at Baytown area
Baytown Elementary second graders enjoy a Polar Express party with hot chocolate served by train conductor Bill Ehlig. Scrapbooking night at Baytown Community Center runs 6 to 10 p.m. with $12 fee and contact 281-420-6597. Also lists OA meeting, senior center shopping day, library holiday closures, art gallery hours, youth bowling, consumer group meeting and more local happenings with addresses and phone numbers.
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Lamar Elementary
Laura Valencia
Roberto Yado
Frisda Rosenbaum
Valeria Sixtus
Bill Ehlig
Baytown Community Center
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital-Alexander
North Alexander
Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
Market St
Sunday worship and classes at St John United Methodist Church
Sunday G O D S Time begins at 9 a.m with age appropriate classes and confirmation class. Sunday Morning worship starts at 10:30 a.m. Children bringing another child may ring the church bell from the balcony. Old fashioned hymn singing and preaching at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Comfort Suites meeting room. WEFW bingo at 2 p.m. Doors open 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Schwartz to lead Torah Bible Study at 6 p.m. at Citizen Conference Center.
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Sterling Municipal
G.O.D
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Interstate 10
WEFW
N. Main
Acting classes for Baytown kids with Joe Wheelis
Baytown Community Center offers a 6 week acting course for school age children taught by Joe Wheelis. Sessions run Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 730 pm starting January 4 with a final performance at the Center Auditorium. Cost is 35 dollars with limited space and first come first served registrations. Donated time skills and materials for sets props and costumes are welcome. For information call Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot at 281 420 6598.
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Joe Wheelis
Baytown Community Center
Jennifer Oakes
Shontele Fontenot
City of
Baytown
December 22 2006 in history and notable past events
Friday December 22 2006 highlights include World War II heroics at Bastogne with General Anthony McAuliffe and historic notes from 1775 to 1990. The roundup lists Embargo Act 1807, Sherman’s Savannah gift in 1864, Churchill Roosevet conference 1941, and a 1990 HPD van recovery. Also mentions Anahuac school drug testing and a Baytown Sun photo submission invite.
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U.S
Anthony C McAuliffe
Esek Hopkins
Continental Navy
William T. Sherman
Lincoln
Savannah
Winston Churchill
Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Kennedy
Wyman Gordon
Houston
Richard C. Reid
American Airlines
Paris
Miami
Reid
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Jim Finley
CHIEF
Goodfellow
Polar Express Party
Presbyterian Church
Chambers County
The
Associated Press
SUN History
U.S. Steel Texas Works
Baytown Bicentennial Park
Anahuac
Lord
God of Hosts
Amos
Theresa Blanchard
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