Reconnecting with Janie in Sunny California Homecoming
The author recounts a week in Southern California reconnecting with birth relatives including Aunt Noleen and cousins, visiting Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Iceland skating, and sites linked to their parents wartime histories. They share family memories, secrets, and a sense of coming home, with the nickname Janie revived by relatives.
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Highlands Community Fair showcases crafts and fish fry
The Pilot Club of Highlands hosts its sixth annual Community Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Highlands Elementary School on Wallisville Road. Activities include crafts, entertainment, a fish fry, a raffle, a silent auction, and an autographed Nolan Ryan baseball. Proceeds support brain injury efforts, scholarships, and local community projects. Public tickets and information via club members.
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Community calendar prompts weekly Baytown activities
Multiple weekly events listed including Support group at 2 p.m. at 2001 Cedar Bayou Lane with Debbie Vassallo contact, RSS Project Graduation at 7 p.m. in Ross S. Sterling High School library, Epsilon Psi chapter meeting at Baytown Historical Museum auction focus, Toddler Time at Sterling Municipal Library Thursdays, Vietnam Veterans Baytown chapter meets monthly for members and associates, Crosby Swinging Squares square dancing at Crosby Community Center, C&W dancing at Gray Center East Road, TOPS meetings at Remington Park, seniors activities at Gray Center, Senior Bowling at Max Bowl East, Furbee Duplicate Bridge Club at Remington Park, Toastmasters at ExxonMobil off-site building.
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Weather watch for Point Barrow Trinity Bay
Partly cloudy morning with clearing skies. Highs upper 50s, lows mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunrise 6 49 a m. Sunset 6 16 p m. High low tides at 12 16 a m 6 48 a m 4 33 p m 5 59 p m 10 42 p m. Mostly sunny forecast with highs mid 60s and lows lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10. Sunrise 6 48 a m. Sunset 6 27 p m. Low 7 47 a m. High 8 33 p m. for Point Barrow Trinity Bay.
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Janie Haller
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Local Obituaries Feature Reagan Allison McKenzie Smith
Page 6B notes deaths of Reagan Allison, McKenzie Janet Smith, Dorine Shoemaker, Edith Stouffler Priest, Robert Warren Beal, Darlene Taylor, and Thomas Hugh Latta with pending Marcos Laredo awaiting notification. Obituary notices list names and brief acknowledgment of passing.
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Reagan Allison
McKenzie Janet Smith
Dorine Shoemaker
Edith Stouffler Priest
Robert Warren Beal
Darlene Taylor
Thomas Hugh
Tommy’ Latta
Marcos Laredo
Write this story Baytown Sun wants your oddities
Readers invited to share unusual hobbies and personal stories for possible publication. Include contact details and a photo option with submissions directed to Managing Editor David Bloom at the Baytown Sun offices or via email.
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Proverb Quote Attributed To Isaac Disraeli
A quotable line attributed to English author Isaac Disraeli 1766 to 1848 states The wise make proverbs and fools repeat them.
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Isaac Disraeli
Verse of warning on choosing good over evil
A Bible verse urges believers to shun evil and embrace good. It emphasizes that doing good marks one as of God, while doing evil indicates separation from God as stated in 3 John 1 verse 11.
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Corrections policy notice for The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun states it corrects errors promptly and publishes corrections and clarifications in this space. Readers can contact Sun managing editor David Bloom at 231-425-8016 or via email at david.bloom pbaytownsun.com to inquire.
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