One Car Family Then and Now
A columnist recalls a time when households owned a single car, contrasts it with today’s multi car households, and recounts a driveway crash involving a party in a religious neighborhood. The piece blends personal history with reflections on mobility, family roles, and changing lifestyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Saint Andrews Drive
Devin Finley
Margie
Kennedy
Elvis Presley
Robin
Scott
Brazosport
Freeport
Bay City Daily Tribune
Tire and Tube
the Bay
World Championship Barbecue Contest Opens in February
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosts the World Championship Barbecue Contest with six teams led by Gene Smith Catering as Goody Girls. The group, featuring 60 members and 25 cooks, will prepare brisket sausage chicken and ribs for 2 500 to 3 000 attendees over multiple pits. The Goody Girls have won brisket titles in 1997 2002 2004 and 2006 and earned the 2004 Overall Grand Champion honor while supporting scholarships with about 50 000 dollars donated annually. The Pilot Club of Baytown hosts its annual dinner at Grace United Methodist Church featuring smoked meat a silent auction a bed and breakfast prize skeet shooting and a raffle with a 250 Wal-Mart spree, with ticket proceeds aiding local service projects. Tickets cost 10 and can be bought in advance at Anchor Printing or from club members or by calling 281-420-5400 or 281-424-7838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Goody Girls
Pilot Club of
Baytown
Grace United Methodist Church
Gene Smith
Tyler
San Jacinto Merle Norman
Judy Linscott
Wal-Mart
Anchor Printing
Texas Ave
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Texas Commission For the Blind
Remington Place
W. Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Market St
VEW
N. Main
North Pruett
Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
Community Calendar Highlights Local Volunteer Tax Help and Activities
A compilation of community events includes AARP volunteers offering free confidential tax help at Sterling and Stafford libraries, game day at Highlands Center, Ladies Bowling, Happy Quilters, children's programs at Crosby Library, Bible study and lunch at Church of New Beginnings, Lions Club gathering, bridge and other social activities, and senior center programs. Local contact numbers are provided for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AARP
Sterling Municipal Library
Stafford
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Market St
Crosby Library
Lisa
King’s Table
Church of New Beginnings
On This Day in History February 20 Highlights
Feb 20 events span 1792 Washington signs postal act, 1809 US v Peters affirms federal power, 1839 dueling banned in DC, 1907 immigration act excludes certain classes, 1944 Big Week begins, 1965 Ranger VIII crash, 1987 Unabomber attack, 2003 Station nightclub fire. Also notes Baytown civic drive, I 10 work, Goose Creek findings, Cedar Bayou spelling winner, Chandler Arboretum plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glenn
George Washington
U.S. Post Office
Supreme Court
United States
Peters
Congress
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S
Salt Lake City
Gary Wright
Station
West Warwick
R.L
National Transportation Safety Board
Associated Press
Baytown Civic Museum Association
Eagle Pointe
Texas
Goose Creek
Newsom’s Wildlife Co
de Zavala
Harlem
Eugene Ray Martin
Cedar Bayou
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Ford
Jim Finley
Tere
Pilot Club
R. B. Bethel
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Garth
Steve Baker
Physicians Mutual Insurance
Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation
Kory Guidry
W. Baker Road
Amanda
West Buccaneer
Barbers Hill
Vickey Goulding
Center For Rehabilitation and
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
James Bowie Drive
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Chambers County
Democratic
Wallisville
Mary Hamm
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Road
Highlands Community Center
TOPS
Souper
Bowl of
Charles Highsmith
Kroger’s
Souper Bowl
Knights of Peter Claver
Junior Knights
Holy Family Catholic Church
Jared St. Julian
Justin Neal
Jada Charles
Lorena Simien
Amber Richard
Morrison Jones
Dalton St. Julian
Jalen Gipson
SUN History
George and
Freda Chandler
Frederick Douglass
the Sun
David
Bloom
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