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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 2008
Page
2
A columnist recalls roller skating origins from quads and toe clamps to Mercurochrome memories. He describes childhood scrapes at shell driveways, then travels to traveling and visiting rinks. The piece weaves nostalgia with a playful dream of becoming a top roller-skating carhop.
The Baytown Symphony led by conductor Dennis Eichler will stage two family oriented concerts over the next two weeks at Lee College Sports Complex. The Sunday 2:30 p.m. show opens with Sousa Liberty Bell March and features Mozart Jupiter Symphony, Rodgers Victory at Sea, Martinu Memorial to Lidice, and Bach Toccata and Fugue. A separate 9:30 a.m. Tuesday March 11 performance for 1,600 sixth graders will excerpt the Sunday program plus music from High School Musical, 007, video games, and SpongeBob. Concerts are free. details at baytownsymphony.com.
The Baytown Police Department swore in Aaron Corrales II and Brian Trielle on February 21. Corrales II earned a Texas Peace Officer Certificate and led Houston Community College with a 95 percent score on the state basic examination. Trielle posted a 90 percent average, graduating top five of his academy class.
Intermediate line dancing at Highlands Community Center 8:30 a.m. and beginner class at 9:45 a.m. Baytown Art League hosts video painting at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. East Harris County Senior Citizen Program runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J.D. Walker. Senior Citizen Bridge Fridays at noon at Baytown Community Center. TOPS meets 10 a.m. at Crosby Community Center. Toddlers Story Time 10:30 a.m. at West Chambers Branch Library. Sterling Municipal Library offers free Using the Computer 10:30 a.m. to 12:30.
Texas Feed Stop Gulf Coast Outdoors at 9534 Highway 146 marks its Purina dealership with a Saturday event. Attendees can enjoy a free lunch from 11 to 2, free donuts soft drinks and gift cards, Spring Fling specials, and a moonwalk for kids. Purina nutritionist will speak. store showcases pet livestock birds and show animals feeds, sporting goods and a custom ground coffee line. Public invited first come first served. event runs all day with multiple activities at the Community Center.
Saturday REL Project Graduation hosts an Evergreen Point Golf Course tournament with 7:30 registration and 8 a.m. shotgun start at 1530 Evergreen Rd. $100 per golfer. CVS Pharmacy Crosby offers free blood and cholesterol screenings 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Youth Bowling League meets at Max Bowl East at 10 a.m. Grace United Methodist hosts a blood drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. Central Baptist Church hosts Children’s Church 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. VEW Post 912 bingo begins 12:30 p.m. Doors open 2 p.m. Eagle Heights Fellowship hosts KidZone and service at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. Call 281-... for details.
On this Leap Day February 29 many historical notes time travel from 1968 civil unrest warnings by the Kerner Commission to 1904 Roosevelt Panama Canal push. It recalls 1940 Gone with the Wind wins eight Oscars 1960 Playboy Club opens and 1968 pulsar discovery and Grammy wins.
A 1940 Sadie Hawkins era in Baytown saw officials seized by a leap year council while bachelors hid. In 1950 Mrs Elmer J Gray and Mrs W H Bridges sought Goose Creek school board seats. In 2000 Ross Sterling players urged the Goose Creek board to hire Karl Terrebonne as head coach.
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