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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2006
Page
2
Freelance writer Randy Cunningham notes how wish lists have evolved from sugar candies and pennies to high tech gifts like laptops and cars. He offers cautionary guidance on practical limits for gifts, avoids undergarments and loud toys, and reflects on holiday nostalgia while sharing tips for future generations.
Sixty three Sterling Band students vied for All-Region seats at Lumberton High School with 32 earning spots and 21 qualifying for Area Band on Jan. 6 at the University of Houston. Nine students placed top in their sections to join the All-Region Orchestra. concerts are scheduled for Jan. 13 at Nederland High School and Jan. 20 at Sterling High School under directors Ricky Clem and Zeb Moore.
Instructor Joe Wheelis leads a six week stage acting course for school age kids at Baytown Community Center. The program covers performing and set design and ends with a theatrical performance. Classes meet Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 7 30 p.m. Cost 35 dollars. Limited space. Call Jennifer Oakes or Shontele Fontenot 281 420 6598.
A roundup of Christmas Eve worship services across local churches. First Baptist Highlands invites 6 p.m. candlelight service at 210 North Magnolia. Northside Baptist offers 11 a.m. Christmas music program. Grace United Methodist plans a 9:15 a.m. Sunday school and 10:30 a.m. worship with a 6:40 p.m. candlelight communion. St. Mark's hosts 10 a.m. service with 4 p.m. no candle lighting and 7 p.m. candle lighting. St. Paul’s United Methodist at 7915 Bayway Drive holds 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Communion and Candle Lighting. St. Paul’s Lutheran offers 10:30 a.m. Lessons and Carols, 5 p.m. family service, 11 p.m. candlelight with prelude music. First Westminster Presbyterian starts at 5 p.m. with Christ Candle lighting. Alliance Bible Church hosts 5 p.m. Carols and Candlelight with no Sunday School. Maranatha Church at 12319 Highway 146 holds a 10:45 a.m. service and church details online.
Baytown city offices close for Christmas and New Year holidays with emergency services on duty. Recycling center and various library and school tax offices also observe holiday closures with limited on-call coverage and reopens the week of December 26 to January 3. Regular garbage pickups run on Tuesday and Friday during the holiday period.
A historical digest notes key moments on December 24 across years, including Reginald Fessenden’s early voice and music broadcast in 1906 from Brant Rock, the 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the 1851 Library of Congress fire, Caruso’s final opera performance in 1920, Eisenhower’s 1943 appointment, Menotti’s 1951 NBC telecast opera, Apollo 8 Genesis reading in 1968, Iran hostages candle vigil in 1980, Belgrade clashes in 1990, and Bush’s 2005 succession steps.
Baytown’s history shows 1949 dealer gifts boosting Lee High School band fund to 5000 dollars, 1950 Goodfellows hit goal enabling Christmas gifts for 600 children, 1975 holiday sales rise, 1989 Baytown sees 7 degree cold with sand to curb ice, 2002 police recover nearly 60000 in drug money on I 10, and a Highlands family reunion after Brandy Del Briggs release after a 17 year sentence for injury to a child.
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