Real Cold Beats: Fans Brave Harsh Outdoor Gridiron Weather
A reflective piece compares biting temperatures at major NFL games to a personal memory of 10 degree wind chills near the Jefferson Memorial. It notes 68,756 fans in Boston and 72,740 in Green Bay braving subzero conditions, and ponders the appeal of outdoor events in extreme cold.
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New England Patriots
San Diego
NY Giants
Green Bay
Channel City
Boston
Patriots
Ted Kennedy
Congressional
Washington D.C
Jefferson Memorial
Ol’ Tom
Memorial
Anniversary couple recalls Baytown’s 1948 unification
E C May and Louise Ward mark sixty years since their 1945 union at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church and the Baytown consolidation of Goose Creek Pelly and Baytown. They recall Humble Oil workers, wartime drafting, and a town reshaped by population growth. The couple’s wedding date coincided with Baytown’s formation by chance on January 24, 1948.
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Louise
E C
Tri-Cities
E. C. May
Louise Ward
Old Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Humble Oil and Refining Co
ExxonMobil
Humble Oil
Goose Creek
Pelly
Baytown
May
E C May
AARP Tax Aide volunteers offer free tax help to seniors
AARP volunteers train to answer tax questions for seniors and low to mid income taxpayers at multiple sites next month. The program via AARP Foundation and IRS spans 32,000 volunteers nationwide with 2 million customers served last year at about 9,000 sites, with AARP Tax-Ride offering free confidential help Feb 5 to Apr 15 at Sterling Municipal Library Stratford Library Highlands and Harris County Library. Volunteers ask filers to bring last year’s tax return and will operate Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 pm at Sterling and Stratford sites and Thursdays 12 to 4 pm at North Channel Library.
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AARP
Aarp Foundation
Internal Revenue Service
United States
Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue
Stratford Library
Glenn Whitcomb
Bill Nethery
Memorial Baptist Church
Sterling Municipal
Stratford
Highlands
Harris County
Wallisville Road
Stratford St
North Channel Library
Houston
Wallisville Rd
Community calendar highlights in Baytown and Highlands areas
Activities include intermediate and beginner line dancing at Highlands Community Center 604 Highlands Woods Drive, senior programs at J.D. Walker and Baytown Community Centers, art video sessions by Baytown Art League, TOPS at Crosby Center, Story Time at West Chambers Library, free computer classes at Sterling Library, bridge at Market Street centers, Go Getters gathering, Senior Go Getters at Lone Star Room, Special Needs Bowling Night at Max Bowl East, and Baytown Historical Preservation Association open houses at Wooster School and Brown-McKay Farmhouse with free admission on Saturday January 26.
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Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Senior Citizen Bridge
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Sterling Municipal Library
Jerri Read
Jane Roberts
Highland Woods Drive
Baytown
This Day in History January 25 Highlights Through Years
January 25 marks notable events from 1858 Victoria and Frederick William wed at St James Palace to 1971 Manson and followers convicted. It notes 1890 Nellie Bly’s round the world trip, 1890 US Mine Workers founded, 1915 Bell’s transcontinental line, 1947 Capone’s death, 1981 hostages return, and other items including Gooseneck scandal probes and a 2007-08 business loss.
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Britain
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Frederick William
Prussia
St. James’s Palace
Shays
Daniel Shays
Springfield
Mass
Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Cochrane
New York World
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Graham Bell
U.S
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
al Capone
Miami Beach
Fla
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Iran
United States
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Texas
D.C
Giants
Baytown Sun
Karl Griffin
Nicki Evans
Baytown Art League
Andrew Thomas
Mir
David Wolf
NASA
Earth
Ford Motor Co
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Pvt
J.W. Skeen Jr
Skeen
Patton
France
Bill Kennedy
Chambers County
Arnold Bennett
Alden Weaver
Tri Cities
Edward Russell
Stewart Heights
Sun
Austin
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