iPhone Delivery Day and tech perks spark quirky observations
A Baytown columnist details a crowded AT&T storefront on iPhone Delivery Day and notes the phone’s high price, features like email and videos, and the growing public interest. He contrasts his own Motorola L6 with the new device and humorously recounts a GPS outing to Dairy Queen, highlighting evolving tech in daily life.
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Baytown
At&t
Neptune
Dullsville
Scott
Dairy Queen
Baker Road
Baytown Graduates Return From Two Year Mission
Daniel Cooper and Matthew Robertson, Baytown natives and 2004 high school graduates, return from two year missions with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in northern Italy and Kosrae. Both describe growth, new family additions, and renewed life goals including plans to attend Brigham Young University.
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Daniel Cooper
Matthew Robertson
Baytown
Cooper
Robert E. Lee
Italy
Robertson
Barbers Hill
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kosrae
Guam
Hawaiian Islands
Island
Jesus Christ
Christ
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Radiation Therapy talk set for cancer support group
Dr. Mary Goswitz will discuss What You Need to Know About Radiation Therapy at the San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center. Sponsored by San Jacinto and the local American Cancer Society chapter, the free 7 p.m. meeting at 4021 Garth Road invites patients, survivors, families, and caregivers. For information call 281-420-8557.
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Mary Goswitz
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Cancer Center
San Jacinto
American Cancer Society
Garth Road
Goswitz
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans
George Washington University Hospital
Bethesda
Safe Use of Oxygen Tips by Gary Wynne
Gary Wynne ART a registered respiratory therapist at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital will present Tips and Ideas for the Safe Use of Oxygen for Baytown Better Breathers Club. The free COPD support group meets Friday 1 to 3 p.m. in the Cancer Center Community Room at 4021 Garth Road. Snacks and coffee provided. Call 281-420-8737 for info.
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Gary Wynne Art
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Better Breathers Club
Baytown
Cancer Center
Garth Road
San Jacinto Cancer Center
Baytown Senior Center
Community Calendar July 4 events and closures listed
Independence Day observances note no Lions Club meeting. Community groups schedule game day at Highlands Center 9 a.m. and East Harris County Senior Citizen Program 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J.D. Walker Center. Various activities include bowling at Max Bowl East, Happy Quilters at Market Street, children's programs at Crosby Library, and multiple library and municipal events. Baytown parks festival, Celebrate Recovery, Veterans group, cancer support, and senior center activities are listed with times and contact numbers. City offices close for holiday, garbage and recycling schedules noted. Fire, police, EMS on duty. some centers close on July 4th. Fireworks show at Bicentennial Park 9:30 p.m.
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Lions Club
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Max Bowl East Alley
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Market St
City of
Baytown
W. Main St
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Scarsdale Blvd
Sterling Municipal
July 3 highlights and key historical events
On this day in history July 3 1863 marked a major Union victory at Gettysburg as Confederate retreat began. Other notes include Washington commanding the Continental Army in 1775 Idaho becoming the 43rd state in 1890 and the 1988 downing of Iran Air 655 by a US warship.
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Gettysburg
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Idaho
U.S. Navy
Santiago
Cuba
Jim Morrison
The
Doors
Paris
Vincennes
Persian Gulf
Paula Jones
Bill Clinton
Associated Press
Baytown Sun Yearly Snippet Highlights Local Events
A retrospective roundup notes Garth Road project work in 1950 ahead of schedule, Miss Baytown Debbie Martinez preparing for Miss Texas in 1975, county approval of an extra lane on Garth Road in 1990, 2000 tests of dynamic message boards on I 10 East, 2003 Snappy Mart lottery wins, a 2005 Baytown woman death from Goose Creek, and a correction policy for the Sun.
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Garth Road
Baytown
Debbie Martinez
Fort Worth
Harris County
Baker Road
Interstate 10
FM 1942
Goose Creek
West Baker Road
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Jim Finley
Alexa Garcia
Ditta
Bar Uaun
Crosby
Sterling Municipal Library
King’s Table
Church of New Beginnings
Duplicate Bridge Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
N. Main St
SUN History
Hope
Robert G. Ingersoll
Jesus
John
the Sun
David
Bloom
East Archer Road
Macy Moyers
Loral Moyers
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
David. Bloom
Baytownsun.com
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