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Baytown Sun in Baytown, Texas

26 Feb 2006

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Baytown Sun

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Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 2006

Page

13

Street Talk on Baytown Home Streets and Their Names

Looking back on Baytown downtown history, this piece recalls street names crossing Texas Avenue. Gaillard and Ashbel, with key businesses and landmarks, anchor corners and inspired legends about oil, libraries, and early Goose Creek development. Memory ties street names to people, places, and events in the rise of Goose Creek.

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Baytown Texas Avenue Ashbel Gaillard Jones Texas Houston Lighting & Power Co Black’s Pharmacy First National Bank Robson’s Jewelry Goose Creek Jimmy’s Old Baytown Leggett’s Pelly John Gaillard Tabbs Bay Ashbel Street Ashbel Smith Evergreen Anna Allen Wright Anson Mary Anson Jones Republic of Texas Mary Jones Gillyard Pruett Whiting Price Pruett Harvey Whiting Mexico Lee College Bicentennial Park Ross S. Sterling Sterling Texas and Harris County Public Library System Tri- Cities Sterling Municipal Library Grace United Methodist Church Pearce and
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Baytown family wins Sunshine Foundation Disney World trip

The Basshams of Baytown, guardians of 10-year-old Heather Jo Thomas who has cerebral palsy, will visit Disney World after friend Wendell Scott submitted their application to the Sunshine Foundation. The program covers travel, lodging, meals, and souvenirs for the 22-acre Dream Village retreat in Davenport Florida with wheelchair accessible amenities. Thomas, who uses a power chair and feeding tube, has long faced travel barriers, making this dream trip a major relief for her family.

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Joe Bassham Heather Jo Thomas Smile For the Camera Sunshine Foundation Basshams Davenport Fla Hhe Basshams Baytown Disney World Wendell Scott Fredia Dream Village Scott Thomas Universal Studios Sea World The Freda Bassham Foundation Bassham Odessa
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Baytown Nature Center Journal notes six duck species

The Baytown Nature Center Journal lists birds and animals spotted at the center. Dwayne Litteer and Ron Ummel report highlights including six duck species such as green-winged teal and gadwall, Harris sparrows, orange crowned warblers, and red winged blackbirds. A cold Savannah sparrow searched for grass seed, while a female northern harrier hunted over marsh grass.

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Baytown Nature Center Dwayne Litteer Ron Ummel Baytown
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Chambers County wins Group of the Year for hurricane relief

At the Anahuac Chamber of Commerce banquet, Chambers County received the Group of the Year award for hurricane Katrina and Rita relief efforts. Judy Edmonds was named Person of the Year and Cody Abshier earned Outstanding Educator of the Year. Wayne Hankamer received Lifetime Achievement.

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Chambers County Anahuac Anahuac Chamber of Commerce White’s Park Judy Edmonds the Wooden Spoon Cody Abshier Anahuac Middle School Wayne Hankamer Guy Robert Jackson FEMA Red Cross Mary Licon Left Jack Waldrop Anahuac Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
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