Caribbean Celebration honors Baytown seniors with gardening contest
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia’s senior citizen program and the summer youth program hosted a Caribbean Celebration at Grayson Community Center. awards honored best decorated oranges while a seeds and clippings table shared gardening tips. local groups Galena Manor Aerobics Class Line Dancers and the Chiquita Banana Girls provided calypso and reggae entertainment as Cloverleaf Elementary students staged a limbo contest.
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Guard Duty at Arlington Tomb Becomes Highest Honor Tale
An e-mail from a daughter details Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guards at Arlington. It notes 21 steps each way and 30 minute exchanges, strict physical requirements, two years service, lifelong conduct rules, barracks under the tomb, and a wreath pin. The account claims guards refused to suspend duty during Hurricane Isabel and cites notable interments like Taft and Audie Murphy.
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Community calendar offers weekly activities in Baytown area
A long list of weekly community events including bingo at VFW Post 912 on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. GED classes at Chambers County Library led by Lee College EOC from 5 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Multiple groups meet at Gray Center and Remington Park, with contact numbers for details.
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Hare Road
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Ward Road
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Weather watch for Trinity Bay and Point Barrow region
Mostly sunny weather with highs in the upper 90s and lows near the mid 70s. Heat index peaks around 110 to 141 degrees with variable winds from 5 to 20 mph. Sunrise at 6 29 a.m. sunset 8 21 p.m. Tides noted at 2 07 a.m. and 12 22 p.m. Partly cloudy outlook with similar temperatures and a southwest to south wind pattern.
Baytown Sun Delivery Notice
The Baytown Sun reminds readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and by 6 a.m. Sunday. If the paper is late, callers should call 425-8048 by 10 a.m. to request re-delivery.
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Deaths in brief for five individuals across communities
Obituary notices report the deaths of Douglas Eugene Bubba Barr Allison Richard Peirce Jimmie Viola Richardson Frank J Smikal and Billie Lov Smith. funeral details and dates are not provided in the fragment.
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Bubba” Barr
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Jimmie Viola Richardson
Frank J. Smikal
Billie Lov Smith
Baytown Seeks Public Input via City Survey Online
Baytown residents are invited to complete an online survey to help improve the city. It asks for input on Baytown's strengths and weaknesses and is available on baytown.org and baytownsun.com. The Sun also invites photo submissions to editor David Bloom at baytownsun.com, or at 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown 77520.
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Quotable quotes on truth from Margaret Fuller
Quotable remark by Margaret Fuller praises force purity and wisdom needed to stay clear of falsehoods. Fuller, an American journalist and social critic, lived 1810 to 1850 and influenced public discourse on truth and integrity.
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Deuteronomy Verse on Keeping Lord’s Commandments
A biblical verse from Deuteronomy 28:9 promises that the Lord will establish and set apart his holy people unto himself if they keep the Lord our God commandments and walk in his ways.
Corrections Policy Statement From The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun notes it issues timely corrections and clarifications in this space. Readers may contact managing editor David Bloom at 281-425-8016 or david bloom baytownsun.com for inquiries.
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