Baytown Woman Watches NASA Final Shuttle Launch
Baytown resident Diane Milner witnessed STS-135 the last shuttle launch marking NASA’s near 30 year program end. NASA aims to start private shuttle backed flights within three years with astronauts to be ferried to space by Russian carriers in the interim. Milner, a 34 year NASA veteran, called it the thrill of a lifetime while attending with fellow NASA employees. She is from Baytown and attends Memorial Baptist Church. her two sons William Brizzolara works for NASA in Clear Lake and Mike Brizzolara pursues acting in Hollywood.
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NASA
Space Station
Dianne
Milner
Baytown
Memorial Baptist Church
William Brizzolara
Clear Lake
Mike Brizzolara
Hollywood
Quilt Guild Biennial Show to Feature Floral Abundance Quilt
The Baytown Area Quilt Guild hosts a Biennial Quilt Show on August 12 and 13 at Eagle Heights Fellowship in Mont Belvieu from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A drawing for the original quilt pattern Floral Abundance will take place August 13 with no need to be present. The 72 by 88 inch quilt was made by Deborah Borsos and Judy Moody, with tickets at $1 each or six for $5. The guild meets monthly at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Baytown. Information is on their website.
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Judy Moody
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Local pirate expert critiques Laffite lore in Galveston talk
Jean Epperson, a Texas coast historian, will present a new paper to the Laffite Society of Galveston this fall. The study challenges myths about Jean Laffite, noting several claimed ancestors may not be the pirate, and argues Laffite and Pierre sought profit, not heroism.
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Laffite
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Epperson
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Galveston
Jean Lafitte
Francois Zenon Boutte
Barataria
Lafitte
Grand Terre
Louisiana
Boutte
Baytown
Charles
Cody Hix
Jean Baptist Autheman
Jean By
Laffitte
Robin Hood
Calendar items and support group notices for Baytown area
Email Emily Macrander at emily.macrander baytownsun.com or call 281 425 8026 to place or modify a calendar item. Gen Bopper 323 meets at 7 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars center 8204 N Main St. All veterans welcome 281 422 4432. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital chaplains offer grief support at 7 p.m. in the chaplain office 4401 Garth Road 281 420 8811. Vietnam Veterans of...
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Emily
Macrander
Baytownsun.com
Gen Bopper
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Center
N. Main St
All Veterans Welcome
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Garth Road
Vietnam Veterans of
The joys and woes of retail from a daughter’s perspective
A parent recollects daughter’s tales of rude customers and chaotic moments in retail. Examples include a hair tool returned dirty beyond policy, a manager defending staff, a strollering mother and a child breaking glass bottles, and a shopper abandoning her kids after a protest. The piece ends urging courtesy toward service workers.
Community activity calendar snapshot for local clubs and classes
Calendar listings include 922 meets at 6 30 p m at VFW post 8204 N Main with DD214, Highlands 4 H at Second Baptist Church 400 East Tate Road, senior softball at Ballpark 4598 Street with contact Frank Butcher, Center Crosby Community 409 Hare Road hosts multiple fitness and learning classes, Make Over in Christ Inc 12 step program at Riley Chambers Center Barrett Station, JD Walker Community Center senior citizens activities, Community Center Market Street country dancing and card clubs, Baytown Kiwanis at Goose Creek Country Club, Baytown Duplicate Bridge Baytown Community Building, free GED prep Chambers County Library Anahuac, Barrett Station drugs program for youth, Crosby Swinging Squares dancing at Crosby Center, low mood support alliance at Cedar Bayou Grace U M Church.
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N. Main
Highlands
Second Baptist Church of
Crosby Community
Hare Road
Angelique
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers
Barrett Station
JD Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Harris County
Market St
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek
Chambers
Anahuac
Diane
Sherita
Crosby Swinging Squares
Crosby Community Center
Cedar Bayou
Grace United Methodist Church
Baytown
Bible Verse on Love of Christ Question
A Bible verse ponders who can separate believers from the love of Christ listing hardship distress persecution famine nakedness peril and sword in a concise devotional inquiry. The text frames faith as steadfast amid varied trials.
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