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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2011
Page
7
A personal note questions Valentine’s Day as a commerce driven ritual. The author admits a mushy romantic core, enjoys gifts and celebrations but urges daily affection, arguing love should be voiced with attentive listening and honest emotion every day.
Evelyn Gill Hilton, a Baytown native and retired teacher, writes in Kidnapped by Pirates about Charles Tilton, a New Hampshire whaler captured by Jean Laffite in 1814. Tilton stayed six years with Laffite before receiving a ship and settling near Cove, Texas. This tale opens a three book Young Heroes series detailing early Texas history. The next book, Annabelle & The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, follows Tilton's daughter Laura and granddaughter Effie, with Annabelle the German porcelain doll tied to the story.
Evelyn Gilbike profiles author Hilton, noting Effie the doll in her possession and the upcoming third book in The Old 300 Wagontrail Kids series about Amy White and the Old 300 settlers. Hilton, a former Brownwood teacher, aims to spark reading with adventurous family histories rooted in Cove and Galveston withstands a hurricane. She recalls Baytown schooling and relatives, and promotes Texas Trails books via texastrailsbooks.com, Amazon, and Kindle.
The Beta Sigma Phi annual Sweetheart dance occurred Saturday at Goose Creek Country Club. Emcee Sue Feldman presided as BSP president with multiple members spotlighted for long service and community ties, including Wilma Binz Binz and Sharon Brock, each noted for BSP tenure since 1986 and roles in local churches and schools.
Buddy Ace, a Baytown Carver School alumnus nicknamed the Silver Fox, built a 40 year touring and recording career in blues and R B. He rose from gospel with Joe Tex to rhythm and blues, touring with Bobby Bland and Junior Parker and scoring hits in the 1950s with Duke Peacock Records.
Columnist critiques TV weatherpersons over the years noting overlong forecast segments on local stations. He recalls Ruben DeHoyos and a trend where weather now fills much of newscasts, even eclipsing major political news. Sample station Channel 89 with Hedy Lake and Lowes Ryles teases rain and a long regional coverage.
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