Carver coach Strayhan kept players in line on and off field
Robert L. Strayhan, last surviving old guard coach from Baytown's Carver High, now 87 and living in Lewisville Arkansas, mentored Goose Creek athletes since 1952. He pressured academics, tracked report cards, fined on street misbehavior, and coached PVIL district champs in football and basketball. He earned a Wiley College football claim to fame and later led community programs in Lewisville.
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Old Guard
Baytown
Carver High School
Robert L. Strayhan
Lewisville
Ark
Strayhan
Goose Creek
Oak Addition
McNair
Carver
Wiley College
Wiley
Johnny Peoples
E.C. Woods
U.S. Army
Lubbock-Dunbar
Lee College Black Awareness Committee
Texas High School Coaches Association
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
Arkansas
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Plumwood Eva Maud Garden Club Donates to Baytown Group
A caption corrected for Feb 22 notes the Plumwood Eva Maud Garden Club donated funds to the Baytown Historical Preservation Association for landscaping at Republic of Texas Plaza Park at 5117 North Main. Robert Wright accepts. club members DeAlva Lewis and Wanda Watts are pictured. The park houses the 1894 Wooster School and 1910 Brown McKay House. the club runs an April Caladium Bulb sale annually.
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Plumwood
Eva Maud Garden Club
Baytown Historical Preservation Association
Republic of Texas
Plumwood Eva Maud Garden Club
Community activity calendar for Crosby Baytown areas
A compilation of daily and weekly programs at Crosby Community Center Baytown Amegy Bank Building Highlands Community Center and JD Walker Center. includes rhythm walking line dancing senior activities Bible study canasta senior meals and various classes with contact numbers for details. Events span morning to evening across multiple venues in Harris County and surrounding areas.
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Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby Ladies and Lords Chorus
Marguerite
Bay Area
BANG
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
Baytown
JD Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Harris County
Tops TX No
Market St
Decker Drive
Baytown Rotary Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Baytown Toastmasters
ExxonMobil
Traci Dillard
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Grace's Kitchen
Lee College
Beach City
Angelique
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Pvt
Baytown Community Center
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Riley Chambers
Diane
Sherita
Crosby Swinging Squares
Go Getters
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
West Chambers
Suellyn Melder
Bible Verse on Truthful Speech
A concise Bible verse from Ephesians 4 25 urges all readers to reject falsehood and speak truthfully to their neighbors since they are all members of one body. The line emphasizes honesty and communal unity within the Christian community.
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CHS Cougar Stars
Cougar Stars
Sara Edwards
Calli Hall
Victoria Simms
Adrianna Lozano
Andi Spencer
Samantha Hofmann
Kalli Kallies
Sarah McKeon
Kayla Jackson
Kirsten Minter
Ashley Rachel
BHPA to open Wooster school and farmstead tours
Baytown Historical Preservation Association will open the 1896 one room Wooster School and the 1910 Brown-McKay Farmhouse for tours Saturday from 1 to 3 PM at Republic of Texas Plaza Park, 5117 North Main. A Texas Independence Day toast at 2:45 PM honors Texas founders, with face painting and a reenactment camp for children. Admission is free.
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Baytown Historical Preservation Association
BHPA
Wooster
Republic of Texas
North Main St
Texas
Baytownhistory.org
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crosby Stars
Epsilon Psi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Ouida Carroll
Natalie Huckabee
Epsilon Psi
Carolyn Francis
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
The
Baytown Sun
Baytown Highlands
Chambers County
Crosby
Memorial Drive
Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
Sterling Municipal Library
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Worship Center
Breda
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