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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2011
Page
2
St Josephs School Girl Scout Troop 6298 collected over 100 toys for Baytown Police Department Blue Santa Toy Drive. The group organized a school wide toy drive to assist families facing tough economic times this Christmas. For information on joining Girl Scouts contact Sue Gray at 281-427-3431.
The Baytown Community Center hosts the 10th annual Daddy and Me Valentine’s Dance on February 4 from 7 to 10 pm. The Under The Sea themed event at 2407 Market St. Baytown features DJ music, dancing, refreshments, door prizes, and on-site photography. Tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. sales start January 17, 2011. For details call (281) 420-6597.
Local calendar lists a chili cook-off at San Jacinto Mall with proceeds funding Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarships. Baytown area centers offer rhythm walking, line dancing, senior exercise and crafts, with contact numbers for each location. Also notes Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting and Story Time at West Chambers Library.
Saturday Texas Bay Area polio survivors group meets from 10 a.m. to noon at the La Porte Library 600 S Broadway. Call Doris Scarborough 981-573-1035 or John Hartman 713-502-7679 or visit the web page at www texasbayareapolio.org.
Today in history notes key events on January 7 including the 1789 first U.S. presidential election, Jamestown fire in 1608, Galileo’s Jupiter moons observations in 1610, Millard Fillmore’s 1800 birth, Edison snuff film in 1894, transatlantic phone in 1927, Bataan siege start in 1942, Rehnquist and Powell sworn in 1972, Phnom Penh capture in 1979, and a 2001 transition team note about Linda Chavez.
A Bible verse from 2 Corinthians 4 18 urges followers to fix their eyes on the unseen rather than the seen noting that what is visible is temporary while what is unseen is eternal.
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