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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2007
Page
2
Wanda Orton recalls a humorous mix up when she attempts to enter the wrong white Dodge caravan in a post office parking lot. A polite stranger corrects her, sparking reflections on aging, memory, and a lighthearted moment from her days as a Sun editor.
Members of Gamma Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International chose Dress for Success as their December project. Becca Giles outlined the program at the November meeting. More than 50 suits and accessories were donated plus money to buy new at cost suits for the program.
The Baytown Family YMCA celebrates five decades of service with a neighborhood open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday January 13 at 201 YMCA Drive. Joann Donnelly notes lasting behavior change takes months and urges preparation over year end guilt. call 281-427-1797 for details.
Bay Area networking groups meet at 7:30 a.m. and many senior, civic and club activities follow at Highlands Community Center, Baytown, and surrounding venues. Events include line dancing, ceramics, bridge, Bible study, bingo, storytelling, English classes, and various club meetings with contact numbers.
Baytown singer Onyia Wilson, 23, will perform the national anthem before the Houston Rockets versus Seattle SuperSonics game at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Toyota Center after winning the All-Star Miracle Home National Anthem Contest. Wilson is a Sterling High School and University of Texas at Dallas graduate. Nearby community events include Highlands 4-H, Saltwater Angler League, Crosby Swinging Squares, Gold Wing Riders, and a 55plus social at Redeemer Lutheran Church with venue details and contact numbers.
January 3 marks notable past events: Washington defeats the British at Princeton in 1777, Luther’s excommunication in 1521, March of Dimes founding in 1938, first televised congressional proceedings in 1947, Alaska statehood in 1959, U.S. Cuba diplomatic break in 1961, START treaty signings in 1993, and a major Reno Carson City disaster in 1993.
The snippet covers historical notes from 1944 1954 and 1979 including rainfall of 3.56 inches over a weekend and a 36 49 degree temperature range, a 1954 sermon predicting end times with moral warnings, a 1979 Baytown record low of 18 degrees, and club price changes for oyster dinners. It also quotes Henry Ward Beecher and cites editorial corrections about smoking ordinance details and a misidentification of Barbers Hill Superintendent Greg Poole on Page 2.
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