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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2004
Page
2
A reminiscence on life before modern heating in rural Texas. The narrator recalls gas stoves, freezing homes, and the shift from open fires to electric warmth, with memories of cattle, chickens, and a show calf as evening chores followed by feeding the farm animals.
BLT's February presentation of A Little Night Music features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a Hugh Wheeler book. The Swedish setting centers on Fredrik Eggerman and his tangled affairs with Desiree Armfeldt and his bride Anne. Henrik, Fredrik's son, falls for his stepmother, while Count Carl-Magnus learns of the affair and Charlotte schemes to restore order between the couples.
Baytown Site Theater stages a Feb run with performances Feb 13-14 20-21 27-28 at 8 p.m. and Feb 22 at 2730 p.m. Flex tickets Feb 2 general sale Feb 9. Prices 15 adults 10 students. Cast includes Madame Armfeldt Theresa Moore Desiree Kim Scoville Henrik Eggerman Courtney Howard Count Carl Magnus Malcolm Jason Howard and more. Baytown Little Theater 1500 Lakewood Village Bayway Drive info 281 424 7617 or baytownlittletheater.org.
A set of weekly community events in Baytown includes non competitive games for preschoolers at Cedar Bayou Community Center from 7 to 8 30 p m with $20 yearly membership or $5 for guests at the door. Also Lee seniors hold bingo and trivia at 10 a m in the Lee College Student Center with a shared salad after. Lions Club meets at noon with District 252 Governor as speaker.
Highlands Junior School hosted a homecoming dance raising 304 dollars for a food bank and Goodfellows. Sponsored student couples included Ronnie Lambright Kayce Neathery Mason Ball Justin Marshall and others. Additional listings cover GED classes at J.D. Walker Center, Crosby Library children's programs, Family History Center hours, Baytown senior center activities, and Cedar Bayou 4H meeting details.
Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s and light northeast winds shifting to east 5 to 10 mph. Tonight increasing clouds with a 20 percent shower chance after midnight and lows around upper 30s. Sunrise 7 14 a m Sunset 5 46 p m Tides low 4 24 p m high 12 28 p m Port Barrow Trinity Bay.
Notice to Baytown Sun readers about ensuring on time delivery. Call 425-8048 by 10 a.m. if the paper is not received by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday or by 6 a.m. on Sunday to arrange redelivery.
The daily classifieds feature 38 lottery numbers, police beat notes, and television listings alongside horoscope and comics. Readers can scan for luck, entertainment, and local notices in one page.
Obituaries note the passing of Velma Judy Crow Patricia Lynn Green Barton William Houston Schweitzer Annie Vivin Krell Luther D Victory Dean Travis Wiggins and Alfrieda Guokas Wiggins on page 6B providing brief biographical notices and funeral details per local obituary column.
Readers are invited to submit lively story ideas about interesting or strange hobbies or collections. Include contact details so editors can reach you if a tale is chosen for feature.
The Sun invites readers to share notable photos for possible publication. Submissions can be emailed to Managing Editor David Bloom at david.bloom@baytownsun.com or mailed or delivered to the Sun offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520.
Quotable remark notes nostalgia for skilled leaders, joking that capable people are occupied with ordinary jobs like taxi driving and hair cutting. It reflects on leadership scarcity and public service capability.
A brief Bible verse exhortation urges recompense evil with good and to provide things honest in the sight of all people, citing Romans 12 17 as guidance for righteous conduct.
The Baytown Sun outlines its policy for corrections and clarifications published in this space. Inquiries should contact Sun managing editor David Bloom at 281-425-8016 or via email at david bloom baytownsun.com.
The Sun highlights new recipes using carbonated beverages and juices to boost taste and texture in American favorites such as chicken wings nachos and cheesecake. The feature notes how these secret ingredients are stirring interest across kitchens nationwide.
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