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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2004
Page
2
A personal reminiscence blends concern for Mary Kate Olsen and her rumored eating disorder with a firsthand tale of childhood weight struggles. The columnist recalls childhood body image, fleeting dieting ideas, and later weight changes, ending with a note about his own evolving figure.
The Baytown Nature Center Journal notes recent sightings at the center. Dwayze Litteer and Fon Ummel submit the Tuesday Baytown Sun column listing birds such as great blue heron ibis spoonbills and multiple herons alongside animals like raccoon skunk and armadillo. An early walk spotted a striped skunk and armadillo on trails with many egrets and herons feeding in bayside ponds near Cypress Pond. The center sits on W Shreck Avenue off Bayway Drive.
The Baytown community calendar lists Lions Club meetings at Golden Corral at noon with Oliver Spellman from Lynchburg Ferry as the program. Also includes Storytime at Sterling Municipal Library Tuesdays 10 15 to 11, Crosby Democrats 7 to 9 p.m. at Crosby Community Center, Bible study at Wayne Gray Sports Complex 12 15 to 1 30, Happy Quitters at Wayne Gray Recreational Center 10 a.m., Baytown Duplicate Bridge at Remington Park 1 p.m., GED classes at J D Walker Center 5 30 to 8 30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Crosby Library children programs 10 a.m. Toddler Time and 10 30 a.m. Story Time, Family History Center open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at LDS 1010 Birdsong, Senior Center at 1715 Market St offers meals and activities, and Cedar Bayou 4-H meets 7 a.m. third Tuesday at Baytown Youth Fairgrounds.
Registration for preschool ages 2 3 and 4 for the 2004 05 year is in progress at 2714 Ferry Road Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church. For more information call 281 422 3449. St Joseph School open registration for preschool to fifth grade during summer office hours Monday to Friday 9 am to noon at 1814 Carolina St Baytown. Call 281 422 9749 for more information.
Mostly sunny with 30 percent chance of showers and storms. Highs near 95 to 99 degrees, heat index 103 to 108. Winds southwest 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise around 6 32 a.m. Sunset about 8 19 p.m. Tides 4 57 a.m. 2 23 p.m. 6 22 p.m. Low temps vary. later lows around 5 30 a.m. and 6 59 p.m.
Notice for Baytown Sun readers outlines delivery times by day, redelivery contact at 425-8048, and sections listed including classifieds comics deaths sports editorials and other features on the page. It directs customers to call by 10 a.m. for redelivery and mentions weekend timing.
Death notices list Ina Belt Norton Jennifer Joy Watson Justin Ronan Ernst Leon Wright and Jack Lewis Golden. Page 12.
Baytown Sun invites readers to submit unusual hobbies or personal stories, with contact details for potential publication. Email story ideas to David Bloom or send photos to the Managing Editor, including contact info for follow up, and mail or bring prints to 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown, TX 77520.
Quote from Helen Rowland, American writer and humorist, born 1875 died 1950, noting a bachelor’s belief that he remains a beauty and a boy despite the years.
The verse presents Abraham reminding his son that he enjoyed good things in life while Lazarus faced evil, but now Lazarus is comforted and the rich man is tormented, highlighting reversal of fortunes after death.
Torryn Williams won second place in the 2004 Junior King title at Barrett Station Pageant held Thursday. Zachary Leonard won the 2004 Junior King title. The Baytown Sun corrected Saturday Lotto numbers to 3 8 19 23 42 BB 18 and advised readers to contact managing editor David Bloom with inquiries.
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