Remembering an old neighborhood
A nostalgic hometown column recalls Baytown’s old streets and landmarks. It notes growth at St. Mark's United Methodist Church on North Main, local routes like Oklahoma Street and Louisiana Street, and nearby businesses on Old Main Harbor. The author highlights longtime clergy and educators who lived among residents.
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St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
North Main
Mike Proctor
Oklahoma Street
Oklahoma Steel
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Baytown
Louisiana Street
Texas Street
Huggins
Goose Creek
Texas Avenue
Joe Huggins
Black Duck Bay
Market
Old Main Street
Harbor
Old Main
Old Baytown
Aln. Foster
San Jacinto
Iowa
IM. Start
Iinois
Church of Christ
Episcopal
Denis Kennedy
St. Joseph
Raymond Couch
First Baptist
P. Walter Henckell
Trinity Episcopal
Monday Things to look for in The Sun This Week
A preview of features and stories expected in The Sun this week. Highlights include investigations, editorials, entertainment pieces, and upcoming interviews. Readers can anticipate cultural notes, political analysis, and the latest local and national developments shaping the publication.
Around Town Community Highlights From Monday Column
The Sun shares local events and kudos from neighbors in Monday’s Around Town column. Community coverage spotlights what friends and residents have been up to, signaling town life in concise notes.
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the Sun
Newlywed Houston Hospital Wedding Amid Leukemia Battle
Baytown man Aaron Stanley married high school sweetheart Sarah Saunders in a private Jan. 11 ceremony at Texas Children's Hospital Houston. Volunteers arranged a hospital reception with flowers food and cake as nurses rallied around the couple. Aaron praised staff effort while facing treatment and hopeful recovery with wife by his side and best friend Sean Hryhorchuk nearby. Doctors recently released him from Texas Children's.
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Baytown
Houston
Aaron Stanley
Sarah Saunders
Texas Children’s Hospital
Sarah
Aaron
Sean Hryhorchuk
Texas Children’s
Sterling High School
Benefit for Aaron Stanley Leukemia Benefit at Pelican Junction
A community event to aid Aaron Stanley diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia type M3. The Feb 21 fundraiser runs noon to closing at Rocky's Pelican Junction Baytown with $6 barbecue plates, auction and live entertainment. Proceeds offset nearly $1 million in medical costs. volunteers welcome.
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Aaron Stanley
Pelican Junction
South Highway 146
Aaron
Highlands
Joe Avalos
Sterling High School
Rocky
South Highway
Baytown
Rocky Strange
Don Stanley
Aaron i5
Jamie Stanley
Community calendar items and notices from Baytown area
Sunday hymn singing at Hampton Inn invites all faiths with 10 am and 5 pm services. Baytown Art League meets at Jenkins Park Pavilion for a demonstration by Crosby artist Melton. Remington Park hosts Texas heroes portrayal of Steven F. Austin. BARTA meets at Golden Corral for News from the Nature Center. Memorial Assembly of God hosts a men’s fellowship with speaker Rev. Richard Smith. Baby Tima at Sterling Library for infants up to 18 months. Community Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Remington Park. Seniors room at Gray Center offers cards. Jazzercise at St. John’s Methodist Church twice weekly. Baytown Early Educators hosts noncompetitive preschool games at Cedar Bayou Center. Baytown Lions Club noon meeting with District 252 Governor. Crosby Area Democrats meet 7–9 pm at Crosby Community Center. Cedar Bayou 4-H meets 7 am at Baytown Youth Fairgrounds with activities for grades 3–12.
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Garth Road
Art League
Art League of
Baytown
Jenkins Park Pavilion
Crosby Cedar Bayou Road
Crosby
Melton
Call
Texas Heroes
Remington Park
Baytown Sun
Memorial Assembly of God
N. Alexander Drive
Richard Smith
Memorial Assembly
Tima
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Duplicate
W. Baker Road
Gray Center
Wayne Gray Sports Complex
East Road
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Debbie
Cedar Bayou
Lions Club
Weather watch forecast update with mixed conditions
A weather bulletin reports mostly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of afternoon showers and cooler highs in the mid fifties. northwest winds around 15 mph, decreasing clouds after midnight, lows in the mid to upper thirties, sunrise at 7 15, sunset later in the day.
Baytown Sun Delivery Schedule and Redelivery Line
The Baytown Sun reminds readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. If the paper does not arrive on time, call 425-8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
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Baytown Sun
Janie Halter
Obituaries of Joanne Cannon Wallace and others on page 68
Obituary notices announce the deaths of Joanne Cannon Wallace, Georgia Jean Davis, Alene Phillips, Sidney Leroy Platt, and Donald McCurdy. The brief notices record their passing and identify surviving relatives and funeral arrangements together with standard obituary details.
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Joanne Cannon Wallace
Georgia Jean Davis
Alene Phillips
Sidney Leroy Platt
Donald McCurdy
Sun invites readers to submit photos for publication
The Baytown Sun asks readers to email photo submissions to Managing Editor David Bloom at david.bloom baytownsun.com or mail prints to the Sun offices at 130 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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The
Sun
David Bloom
David.bloom
Baytownsun
Memorial Dive
Baytown
Story tip invitation from Baytown Sun
Readers are invited to submit story ideas to The Baytown Sun via mail at 1361 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520 or by email to david.bloom baytownsun.com. Include enough contact information for follow up and suggest to tell your story.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Memorial Drive
Baytown
Texas
David. Bloom
Baytownsun
Quotable Cary Grant aspiration echoed by actor
The remark quotes Cary Grant, British born American actor 1904 1986 expressing universal desire to emulate his style and star persona. It highlights Grant as a benchmark of glamour success and timeless appeal in classic cinema.
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Cary Grant
Bible Verse Inspires Justice and Compassion
A reader shares Isaiah 1 17 urging learning to do right seek justice aid the oppressed defend the fatherless and plead the widow. The verse calls for action and moral courage in guiding daily life.
Corrections policy notice in The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun informs readers of its corrections and clarifications policy and how to inquire. Readers are directed to contact managing editor David Bloom at 281-423-8016 or via email at david.bloom@baytownsun.com.
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Baytown Sun
Sun
David Bloom
Baytownsun.com
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