History highlights for February 16 in years past
Feb 16 marks notable events from 1960 when the USS Triton completed the first submerged circumnavigation. Also on this date, 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur burned the Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor. Civil War surrender at Fort Donelson in 1862 earned Grant his nickname. Elks organization began in 1868. Lithuania proclaimed independence in 1918 and 1990. Tutankhamen tomb unsealed in 1923. Corregidor landings in 1945. In recent years, court cases and sports labor talks were noted.
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New London
Conn
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Tripoli
Philadelphia
Fort Donelson
Tenn
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
New York City
Lithuania
King Tutankhamen
Egypt
Howard Carter
Corregidor
Philippines
Lucy Edwards
Bank of New York
Peter Berlin
Manhattan
U.S
NHL
Highlands sports signup and local activity guide
Calendar today lists Highlands Sports Association registrations for Champion and slow-pitch leagues at Highlands Fire Department Station 2 from 6 to 8 p.m., with fee details. It also notes senior slow-pitch starting March 15, AARP tax help at Sterling Library, Bible study and charity programs at local churches, free computer help at the library, and various community classes at Crosby and Baytown centers with contact numbers.
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Highlands Sports Association
Highlands Fire Department
Benny Gonzales
Dwayne Jackson
Community event calendar items for Baytown area
Tomorrow Lee College hosts trip registration at 9 a.m. for mystery trips on Feb 25 and March 2 to Houston Rodeo with Alan Jackson. Red Hat Daddy and Me dance rescheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center 2407 Market St. For details call 281 420 6597 or email parks baytown.org. Houston Bar Association offers free veteran legal advice clinic Saturday 9 a.m. to noon at American Legion Post 490 11702 Old Galveston Rd Houston. No appointment. St John’s UMC Relay for Life 42 tournament Thursdays through April 22 1 to 4:15 p.m. at 501 S Alexander Dr Baytown. Call 281 427 5930. Other society trips include South Pacific in San Antonio March 11 and Texas bluebonnets April 1 plus Astros opener April 5. Call 281 425 6311. ExxonMobil Retirees Club meeting 10 a.m. Baytown Civic Center guest speaker Bernard Olive. Refreshments by Remington Park. Call 281 383 2246. West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidates 7 p.m. at Barbers Hill C C Center with 79 candidates invited. Crosby Huffman Chamber reservations due today for awards banquet Friday 6:30–9 p.m. Monument Inn 25 dollars call 281 328 6984. Bay Area Networking Groups meets 7:30 a.m. Amegy Bank Building Suite 400 1300 Rollingbrook Baytown Chamber.
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Baytown
San Antonio
Texas Bluebonnets
Houston Astros
ExxonMobil Retirees Club
Baytown Civic Center
Bernard Olive
National Weather Summary and Texas Readings Amid Snowstorm
A national weather summary notes a developing snowstorm affecting New England with lingering blustery cold conditions across the eastern half. Rain and snow push into the Northwest and Rockies, while Texas readings show variable temperatures and localized river levels around the Trinity and nearby areas.
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New England
Rockies
Crosby fundraiser supports Madi Brown's graft-versus-host disease
Crosby residents plan a 4 pm fundraiser at the Crosby Fairgrounds with barbecue, live and silent auctions, a band, games, and a sweet shop to aid 11-year-old Madison Brown who suffers from graft-versus-host disease after a bone marrow transplant. Proceeds aid the Brown family. tickets and donations available through local organizers.
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Crosby
Madison Brown
Mike
Karen
Rucka) Brown
Madi
Crosby Fairgrounds
Barbers Hill
Spring into Nature camp offers kids a week of discovery
The Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center announces Spring into Nature, a spring break camp for children in grades three through five. The session runs March 15 to 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1724 Market St. The $100 fee covers all field trips, with space for 20 campers. Reservations and required paperwork are due at registration, which is available at www.baytown.org. For more information call 281-420-7128 or email sarah.graham baytown.org.
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Eddie V. Gray
Wetlands Center
Market St
Baytown
Sarah.graham
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