Creative mail scams target your ten dollar fee
A Sun column alerts readers to aggressive sweepstakes scams that mail fake official notices demanding a small processing fee. The piece cites a Baytown reader’s stack of similar letters, including a psychic reading and a pet psychic event, each urging a ten dollar payment. Scammers use polished language and legalistic vibes to extract money, often from seniors, with repeated offers and evolving schemes. Jane Howard Lee, a former Sun contributor, notes the pattern and warns readers not to send money.
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Sweepstakes Audit Bureau
Sun
Baytown
Fluffy
Spike
Blithe Spirit opens Feb 16 at Baytown Little Theater
Baytown Little Theater presents Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit opening February 16. The comedy follows author Charles Condomine and his wife Mary as a séance conjures the ghost of his first wife, sparking laughs and chaos through February 17 23 to March 23 with ticket prices 12 dollars for adults and eight for students. seniors get eight dollars on selected performances. Reservations via phone or the theater website.
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Baytown Little Theater
Noel Coward
Charles Condomine
Charles
Mary
Madame Arcati
Marilyn Browning
Center
Crystal Ball
Ruth Condomine
Dawn Daily
Jeff Coletta
Auditions for Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Baytown Little Theater
Auditions for Neil Simon’s uproarious comedy Laughter on the 23rd Floor will be held at Baytown Little Theater at 7 p.m. on Sunday and Monday February 18 and 19. The play, a behind the scenes satire of Your Show of Shows, features a chaotic writers’ room and references to McCarthyism. Director Jim Wadzinski seeks many men and two women for production dates in April. For information call 281-424-7617 or visit baytownlittletheatre.org.
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Little Theater
Lakewood Village
Bayway Drive
Baker Road
Neil Simon
Baytown Little Theater
Sid Caesar
Woody Allen
Mel Brooks
Carl Reiner
NBC
Senator McCarthy
Jim Wadzinski
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Community calendar lists Baytown area events and clubs
A long community calendar lists noontime tax help at Sterling and North Channel libraries then a schedule of seniors crafts, dances, games, lectures, and club meetings across Baytown area locations including Highlands, Crosby, Baytown, and Beach City with times, venues, and contact numbers. It features seniors programs, genealogy, bingo, bridge, canasta, yoga, and support groups.
Crosby Library hosts Black History program on Barrett’s Settlement
Crosby Branch Library presents an African American Heritage Month program at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Lone Star Room detailing Barrett's Settlement history led by Mrs. Addie Mae Barrett Dixon. For info call 281-328-3535. Also St Paul’s UMC Bayway hosts country and western dancing 7 to 9 p.m. Bert Owens plays live. admission free with refreshments. no tobacco or alcohol. Baytown Senior Center at 1715 Market St inside First Presbyterian offers a day of shopping with transportation for seniors 60+. call 281-427-2145. Overeaters Anonymous meets 7:30 p.m. at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Alexander Campus. Ruth at 832-838-0901.
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Baytown Parks and Recreation Community Center
Market St
Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Remington Park
Lee High School
Rick
Leeprojectgraduation
Alzheimer’s
W. Baker
Lois
Crosby Branch Library
Barrett
Addie Mae Barrett Dixon
Call
Lone Star
Baytown
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Bert Owens
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
North Alexander
Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
First Presbyterian Church
On This Date History Highlights for February 8
February 8 marks a series of historical events including Mary Queen of Scots beheading in 1587 and the 1915 premiere of The Birth of a Nation. Other notable moments include the 1693 charter for the College of William and Mary, 1837 Senate VP selection, 1910 Boy Scouts incorporation, 1924 gas execution, 1968 Orangeburg clash, 1974 Skylab return, and Clinton’s 1994 grant program remark.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Fotheringhay Castle
England
Elizabeth I
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Senate
United States
Richard Mentor Johnson
Boy Scouts of America
D.W. Griffith
Los Angeles
Nevada State Prison
Carson City
Gee Jon
Orangeburg
S.C
Earth
Clinton
Baytown History Ties To City Funding And Oak Tree Poisoning
The Sun History item notes that in 1975 Crosby Dayton and Channelview school districts backed a state funding bill for all three districts. In 1990 Baytown officials reported 85 percent damage to the Texas Avenue oak tree, the city symbol, from poisoning. Other items include 2003 legal action dismissals against Chambers County authorities and 2004 efforts to hire a consultant for a master plan to pursue the Texas Main Street Program. The entry mentions William Allen White.
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Crosby
Dayton
Channelview
Baytown
Chambers County
Monroe Kreuzer
Bible Verse Prompt and Photo Submissions Invitation
A Bible verse from 2 Peter 3 9 is quoted and the Sun invites readers to submit photos for possible publication. Instructions include emailing photos to the Baytown Sun and mailing prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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David
Bloom
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