Grocer Jim Finley Looks Back At First Jobs And Kroger Start
Column recalls Devin Finley joining Kroger in Channel City as a stocker and sacker with orientation, drug test, and etiquette training. Jim Finley recounts his own youth at Bud Heickmann's Community Grocery, noting 14 million glass bottles sorted on day one and a humorously harsh view of early store life.
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Baytown May Day Calendar Offers Local Classes And Events
Representatives from Paris will host a uniform fair at St. Jos School in Baytown from 10 a.m. to noon with uniforms and casual wear. Seniors attend a free Pick N Grin dance at Highlands Community Center at 12 30 p.m. Scrapbooking night at Baytown Community Center from 6 to 10 p.m. costs 12. Bible study Fridays for Village Apartments residents 1 to 2 p.m. Art League Baytown hosts painting sessions Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Lone Star Room. The Go Getters meet Fridays 4 30 to 9 p.m. for food games and fellowship at Market Street. Bridge is played Fridays at noon at Market Street. Intermediate line dancing sessions 8 30 a.m. and 9 45 a.m. at Highlands Woods Drive. Baytown Senior Center offers shopping day and transportation for seniors 60 plus. Genealogy Library open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. Lee High School cheerleaders host a car wash 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Cici’s Pizza to fund camp on South Padre Island. For details call listed numbers.
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Triumph Hospital
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Baker Road
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Hare Road
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Community Calendar Highlights Local Events And Meetings
A diverse slate of February through October gatherings fills the area. Pilot Club funds Chinquapin Library with a Harry Potter marathon at 9 a.m. in Anahuac. Archery tournament at Cedar Bayou Archery Park. sign up 8 to 11 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays. Various clubs meet weekly across Baytown, Clear Lake, Highlands, and Crosby, including Shrines, Optimists, and Compassionate Friends.
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Joy Stephens
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Flor Torres
Citlalli Martinez
Weather watch hot humid with sun and storms
Weather watch notes hot humid conditions with some sun and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Partly cloudy evenings remain warm and humid with temperatures near 90s, southeast winds around 4 mph. Sunrise 6:33 am sunset 8:18 pm. high 93, low 78. Tides listed for Point Barrow Trinity Bay.
Baytown Sun Delivery Times and Re-delivery Details
Baytown Sun advises readers to expect delivery by 6 am Monday through Saturday and 8 am Sunday. If late, call 425 8048 by 10 am to arrange re-delivery, with sections listed including Business Classifieds Comics Crosswords Deaths Sports Editorial Horoscopes Lottery Police Beat Letters Television.
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Obituaries for Agnes Young Gloria Morales and Kenneth Hopper
Three deaths are reported in this Baytown Sun brief with obituaries for Agnes Young Gloria Martinez Morales and Kenneth Richard Hopper. The notice invites readers to submit story ideas to columnist David Bloom at the Baytown Sun and provides contact details for potential contributors.
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Gloria Martinez Morales
Kenneth “Richard” Hopper
Sun invites photo submissions forpossible publication
The Sun urges readers to share photos by emailing Managing Editor David Bloom at david.bloom baytownsun.com or mailing prints to the Sun offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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Quotable Love We Give Away Keeps Us Forever
A quotation by Elbert Hubbard states that the love we give away is the only love we keep, underscoring the idea that generosity of heart sustains us more than possession.
Psalm 119:30 Verse About Truth and Laws
A brief biblical verse emphasizing a choice for truth and commitment to God’s laws as expressed in Psalm 119 verse 30. The speaker declares choosing the way of truth and setting the heart on divine regulations.
Corrections Policy for The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun publishes timely corrections and clarifications in the corrections space. Readers may inquire by calling managing editor David Bloom at 281 425 8016 or emailing david.bloom baytownsun com.
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David Bloom
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