Worthingtons cheer UF victory and a festive note
Community snippets include Chris and Butch Worthington celebrating a big University of Florida football win. Kay Hester plans a room style estate sale at St. John's Methodist Church gym. Nov 22 brings Payton Temple Thigpen to the family and congressman press shop. Several January birthdays listed for local residents. Send Around Town items to sunnews baytownsun.com.
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Payton Temple Thigpen
Turkey
Big Brother
Tillman
Mom
DeeAnn Dunaway Thigpen
Dad
Marcus
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Free spay and neuter clinic opens for low income owners
SNAP offers free spaying or neutering, rabies vaccines, and Houston licenses for eligible low income dog and cat guardians starting 8 a.m. Tuesday January 23 at San Jacinto Highlands Community Center. First come, arrive before 6 a.m. Leash or carrier required. no food or water after 10 p.m. prior. For details call 713-522-2337. Chambers County Democratic Women meet 6:30 at Wallisville Community Building. Mary Hamm 409-454-3493 for info.
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Houston City
Harris County Hospital District
Aids Foundation
Houston
San Jacinto Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Chambers County
Wallisville
Mary Hamm
Bay Area Relay For Life
ExxonMobil
Baytown West Little League
West League
Chambers County Democratic
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Baytown Lee Band
Paula Harman
Crosby Area
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Crosby
Baytown Senior Center
Tommy the Turtle Special Story by a Young Writer
A nine year old fourth grader Tiffany Triola from Highlands Elementary writes about her pet turtle Tommy. She describes Tommy as cute and special and notes the effort required to care for him. She shares dreams of becoming a writer.
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Tommy
Pet World
Tiffany Triola
Highlands Elementary School
Community Calendar Highlights Local Senior and Library Activities
Libraries close for Martin Luther King Jr Day. Highlands Center offers seniors line dancing at 8 30 a m and quilting at 9 a m plus 9 45 a m beginner dance. Game day at 12 30 p m. Crosby Center hosts free oil painting at 9 30 a m and watercolors at 1 p m by Anne Vandagriff. Senior Bowling League at Max Bowl East at 10 a m costs 6 dollars. Lee College seniors program screens Roman Holiday at 10 a m. Various clubs and meetings run through the day at Baytown, Crosby, LaPorte and surrounding venues with phone contacts provided.
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Chambers County
Martin Luther King Jr
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Ward Road
Lee College
Hare Road
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Barsea
Baytown Area Retired School Educators Association
Golden Corral
Goose Creek
Barbara Sultis
Martin Luther King
Cedar Bayou
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Mary Ann Cowley
Audrey Hepburn
Bayer
Happy Quilters
Crosby Library
Lisa
Juanita Hargraves Memorial
Winnie
King’s
Mart in Luther King Jr day marks a history of notable events
Highlights and milestones linked to January 15 span 1777 Vermont roots to New Connecticut, Notre Dame charter in 1844, and the 1967 first Super Bowl score. Notable deaths and quotes frame a history of civil rights, war, space, and culture through Baytown and national events.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
New Connecticut
Republic
Vermont
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
Pentagon
U.S. Department of Defense
Elizabeth Short
Black Dahlia
Los Angeles
Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
American Football League
Nixon
U.S
North Vietnam
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
San Francisco
Ray Bolger
the Scarecrow
NASA
Stardust
Earth
Martin Luther King Street campaign year corrected
A Sunday Page 1 correction notes that former mayor Pete Alfaro did not campaign door to door on Martin Luther King Street in the year 2002 as previously stated. The story the error appeared in has been updated to reflect the correct year.
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Martin Luther King Street
Pete Alfaro
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Helen Gerlich
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Velma Ainsley Nelson
Judy Carter
Scott Brown
Jim Hill
Martha Olin
Manuel Escontrias
Evening Pilot Club
Janet Weishahn
Louise King
Marie Davis
Janice Hudman
Seafarer’s Center
LaPorte
Louise Simon
Remington Park
Pilot Club
Frances Jones
Santa
Tommy the Turtle
Triola
Alice Henry
Ahenry
Lee
Church of New Beginnings
North Alexander Drive
Lloyd Scott
Canada Community
Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
South Broadway
West Baker Road
Baytown Lions Club
Garth
Steve Baker
Physicians Mutual Insurance
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation Community Center
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North Main
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SUN History
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