Homemaking in schools sparks memories of love and laughs
A Baytown Sun columnist recalls Wanda Orton’s Valentine cookie tale and muses on Home Economics. He jokes about boys’ homemaking classes, their misfit attempts at cooking and sewing, and past school days, noting gender norms and the era's humor.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown Sun
Wanda
Skeeter Orton
Skeeterman
Pooch
Robert E. Lee
Benefit to aid local cancer victim Judy Johnson in LaPorte
A benefit is planned at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in LaPorte next Sunday from noon to 5 PM for 47 year old Judy Johnson who battles small cell carcinoma. Funds are being raised via dinner cakewalk auction full bar and live music by Southern Accent and Forever Country. A trust fund exists at Washington Mutual Bank account 4414992902.
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Order of Eagles
LaPorte
Judy Johnson
Johnson
Forever Country
Marie Meeks
FOE
Judy
Washington Mutual Bank
WaMu
Shirley Rife
Lee College hosts aroma and quilt tasting program
Lee College presents a morning program with scents, drinks, and quilts led by Gina McMillan of Cowboys and Quilts Crosby. Participants will learn about aromatherapy and the health notes of coffee and tea as refreshments are served in Bayer Conference room starting 9 30 am. Shuttle from Texas Avenue lot begins 9 am. call Lynne Foley at 281 425 6416 for details.
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Lee College
Gina McMillan
Crosby
Bayer
Texas Avenue
Lynne Foley
Community Calendar Highlights Local Events and Services
A broad listing of community activities from Feb 5 to Apr 15 includes tax help by AARP volunteers at Sterling Municipal Library Stratford Library Highlands and Harris County Library locations with varied hours, free health screenings at CVS on Feb 19, Lions Club events, Barbers Hill Theater shows, senior programs, free English and computer classes, religious and lunch programs, library programs for children, and multiple clubs and support groups across Baytown area venues including The Baytown Sun building network meetings and contacts.
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AARP
Sterling Municipal Library
Stratford Library
Highlands
Harris County
Wallisville Road
CVS
Garth Road
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Gccisd
Barbers Hill Theater
Promise Center
Kentucky
East
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Max Bowl East Alley
Ward Road
Bowling Alley
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Market St
Crosby Library
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Baytown
Duplicate Bridge Club
Texas Commission For the Blind
Remington Place
W. Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Today in History highlights and milestones
On February 19 events span 1803 Ohio borders, 1807 Burr arrest, 1942 Japanese-ancestry internment order, 1945 Iwo Jima landing, 1983 Wah Mee Massacre, and continued notes from 1991 to 2005. The piece cites figures like Kofi Annan and Dick Gephardt, along with quotes from Pearl S. Buck and Jeremiah 3 22.
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U.S
Iwo Jima
Congress
Ohio
Aaron Burr
Mississippi
Alabama
Burr
Texas
Austin
J. Pinckney Henderson
Thomas Edison
Kansas
Roosevelt
Seattle
U.N
Kofi Annan
Iraq
Missouri
Dick Gephardt
Bush
Condoleezza Rice
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Patsy Sanford
Three Stooges
Giorgio Armani
Jim Finley
Cheryl Griffin
Carver Elementary
Ray-Yuri Powell
Air Force
Afghanistan
Bill Hart
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Rife
Eagle’s
F.O.E
Dayton
Evergreen Point
Barbers Hill High School
Eagle Dr
Mont Belvieu
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
First Baptist
Church
Rollingbrook
Nick
Elaine
ExxonMobil
Baytown Civic Center
Gary Wilson
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Pearl S. Buck
Jeremiah