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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 2008

Page

2

UFO reports swirl over Stephenville skies in memory of an old Houston sighting

In Stephenville residents report a hovering bright object seen for weeks with changing lights and possible secret craft theories. MUFON plans investigators as AP notes many people believe sightings are underreported. The author recalls a Houston UFO event as a child and credits urban observers like Jane Howard Lee.

Stephenville Associated Press MUFON Mutual Houston

Retired educators volunteer in Baytown community work

Baytown Area Retired School Employees Association members logged 8,463 service hours in 2007. BARSEA holds monthly meetings at Golden Corral starting 11 a.m. with lunch. All former Texas school personnel in the area are invited to attend, and on January 21 JoAn Martin, retired GCCISD teacher and author, will present.

Bay Area Retired School Employees Association Barsea Robert Francis Robert Carolyn Harris County Sylvia Garcia JoAnn Eve JoAnn San Jacinto Hospital Baytown Area Retired School Employees Association Baytown Golden Corral JoAn Martin Gccisd

Baytown Art League shows span city venues in January February

Works by Art League of Baytown members fill Enterprise Gallery at Lee College and Sterling Library with Priscilla Hopkins oil pieces and Charles Thrash portraits. Juanita Moore Liberty oil and J D Avant acrylics appear at Capital Bank and Texas First Bank. Meetings Sundays 2 pm at Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St with Tina Szajko as next demonstrator. membership $25. Contact 281-427-1114.

Art League of Baytown Enterprise Gallery Lee College Barbara Green League Priscilla Hopkins Charles Thrash Thrash Sterling Municipal Library Capital Bank Garth Road Liberty Juanita Moore Texas First Bank Rollingbrook J.D. Avant Art League of Tina Szajko

Baytown Community Calendar highlights and venues

A Baytown community calendar lists events across churches centers and clubs including Red Stocking Revue kickoff at San Jacinto Mall 7 p.m. many free classes ages 55 and up senior programs bowling and dancing sessions at several Baytown venues with contact numbers for details and registration.

Noted painter to display talents for Art League

The Art League of Baytown will host its first meeting of the year at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Baytown Community Center at 2407 Market St. Award winning artist Tina Szajko of Houston will demonstrate painting a still life in oils. Szajko works in oil, acrylics, watercolors and pastels and teaches across the Houston area. Her works appear in many collections and she has painted portraits for notable figures. The free demonstration, sponsored by the Baytown Art League, welcomes the public. For more information call 281-427-1114.

Art League of Baytown Market St Tina Szajko Houston Szajko Bill Daniel Greg Pappas Mickey Gilley Mississippi Baytown Art League

Today in History January 17 highlights of notable events

January 17 marks key historical moments: 1945 Warsaw liberation by Soviet and Polish forces. 1893 Hayes dies in Ohio. 1893 Hawaii monarchy overthrown. 1917 US buys Virgin Islands from Denmark. 1961 Eisenhower warns about military-industrial complex. 1966 B-52 crash near Spain. 1977 Gary Gilmore executed in Utah. 1994 Southern California earthquake and Clinton deposition in Lewinsky suit. 1999 Saddam Hussein call to rise.

Warsaw United States Rutherford B. Hayes Fremont Ohio Hawaii Liliuokalani Denmark Virgin Islands Dwight Eisenhower Gary Gilmore Utah State U.S California Bill Clinton Paula Jones Clinton White House Monica Lewinsky Saddam Hussein The Associated Press

Baytown Memories Span Homes and Happenings Across Decades

Baytown history traces a range of moments from a 1949 two bedroom home priced 6500 to 7500 dollars to 1974 road realignments at Ward Road and Alexander Drive. The 1989 YMCA carnival on Garth Road Decker Drive highlighted community fundraising. Exxon Mobil’s refinery leadership changed in 2002 as Steve Hart stepped aside for Mike Brown, while 1998 Ross S. Sterling graduate Jon Wilson returned home after guard duty near Saddam Hussein’s palace. Churchill quote included.

Baytown Ward Road Alexander Drive Ward Alexander Garth Road Decker Drive Exxon Mobil Steve Hart Saddam Hussein Jon Wilson Ross S. Sterling High School

Bible Verse on the Narrow Gate In Matthew 7 13

A biblical verse urges entering through the straight gate while warning that the wide gate leads to destruction. The message emphasizes that many choose the broad path, contrasting with the narrow path of righteousness.

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