Repairman Delay Forces Christmas Dinner ReThink
Howard Lee details a days long oven repair delay disrupting Christmas plans. With oven malfunctioning for nearly a week, she weighs alternatives for a traditional feast, possible stove top meals, and even a Taco Bell option while juggling elder care and phone access.
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Peregrine Falcon Sighting Highlights Houston Christmas Bird Count
A peregrine falcon was spotted perched atop the San Jacinto Monument during the 68th Houston Christmas Bird Count, the world’s oldest wildlife survey run by the Audubon Society since 1913. The Houston circle spans Baytown to Chambers County, with 50,000 volunteers nationwide counting birds from Dec 14 to Jan 5.
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San Jacinto Monument
Bernice Jackson
Mont Belvieu
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Wallisville
Chambers County
Houston Ship Channel
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Birders tally 158 species in annual winter census
More than 50,000 observers participate in a nationwide early winter bird census, compiling data into a century-long database. The Baytown event spans from the Houston Ship Channel to Baytown Nature Center, with sightings from great kiskadees to a rare peregrine falcon, marking a history-making year.
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Houston Point
Houston Ship Channel
Lynchburg
Baytown Nature Center
Sallie Sherman
Eddie Gray
Baytown
Missouri Street Church of Christ
Hulce
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Joshua O’banion
Gentry
O'Banion
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Bates Custom Car Donates Red Pontiac to Baytown Mother
Bates Custom and Collision donated a refurbished red 1994 Pontiac Grand Am to Maria Martinez of Baytown as part of the Acoat Selected National Benevolence Program. The gift, coordinated with the Bay Area Women’s Center, involved 23 employees who volunteered time to prepare the car and adopt the family for Christmas.
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Bates Custom & Collision
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Maria Martinez
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Bay Area Women's Center
Karen Freeman
Women Center
Maria
Houston
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ExxonMobil workers donate beds gifts to Baytown family
ExxonMobil employees organized a holiday delivery to LaShunda Arceneaux and her three daughters at the Bay Area Women’s Center shelter. Mary Beth Obermeier led the effort with help from Dinah Mack of the Baytown Red Cross and arceneaux received bunk beds bikes a Sony PlayStation and food. The group also provided two turkeys and a brisket for Christmas.
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ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Products Lab
Mary Beth Obermeier
Bay Area Women’s Center
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Dinah Mack
Baytown American Red Cross
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LaShunda Arceneaux
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Matthew Cook
SaxonMobil
Troy Miller
Marcus Narvaez
LaShunda
Arceneau
ExxontMobil
Frank Weary
Wes Clanton
Ruth Spilman
Norval Young
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