Dining out alone in Baytown a neighborless mystery
A Baytown columnist muses on why they rarely see neighbors at local eateries. He and wife Margie note few familiar faces while dining, recounting brief run-ins with a few friends, and contrasting it with memories of small-town closeness back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Moore
Baytown
Margie
ANWR
California
American Samoa
Dan
Nancy
Borzas
Gayle
Tom Boisture
Saint Andrews Drive
Tom
Matt
Stacey White
el Toro
David
Clark Haney
Chris
Scott
George
Lois Crow
Amegy
Babe Gayle Guidry
Gary
Denise Fischer
Denise
Bill Reineke
Pete
Lupe Alfaro
Houston
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church expands with new 1000-seat building
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church near North Alexander rises with a steel frame for Phase 1 exterior work costing 2.6 million dollars, 1.4 million of which already raised. The project aims to double seating to 1,000, add offices, nursery, preschool, playground and parking while current worship continues in the gym.
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Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
North Alexander
Jeff Fuqua
Fuqua
Siebenlist Architects
Cedar Bayou Baptist
Community Calendar Highlights in Baytown and Surrounding Areas
A packed schedule across Baytown includes free spaying and vaccinations for qualifying low income pets at Wal Mart on Garth Road with team arrival 7 to 7 45 a.m. Sports events, library programs, senior programs, and church activities fill the day at Highlands Community Center Sterling Municipal Library and First Baptist Church among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SNAP
Wal- Mart
Garth Road
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Crosby
Sterling Municipal Library
King’s Table
Church of
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Rd
Community calendar events in Baytown area churches and centers
Friday 7 9 p.m. country western dance at St John s United Methodist Church 501 S Alexander Drive admission five dollars contact Ralph Matthews 281 385 2541 Over 42 Club meets at 1 p m at St Drive 281 422 3684 Seniors play 9 pin No Taps at Max Bowl East Ward Road call 281 427 4771 Baytown Community Center bingo 2407 Market Street 281 420 5735 VEW Post 912 bingo 8204 N Main doors open 5 p m 281 421 1257 Overeaters Anonymous meets 7 p m Grace United Methodist Church 304 N Pruett Ruth 832 838 0901 Center hosts arts crafts fellowship games Bible study hot lunch senior citizens 60 plus 281 427 2145
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First Baptist Church of
Baytown
Rollingwood Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Max Bowl East Alley
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Market St
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Bo Hunter
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Sterling Municipal Library
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Nick
Elaine
Baytown Senior Center
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
VEW Post
N. Main
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
Ruth
July 24 in History Highlights From 1847 to 2000
The Baytown Sun historical column recaps July 24 events including Brigham Young’s 1847 arrival in the Great Salt Lake Valley, Van Buren’s death in 1862, the Kellogg Briand Pact in 1929, Scottsboro Case state actions in 1937, Apollo 11 splashdown in 1969, Nixon tape ruling in 1974, and news from 1950 to 2003 about local Texas events and public health notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Brigham Young
Great Salt Lake Valley
Utah
United States
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
Tennessee
Hoover
Alabama
Scottsboro
Pacific
Supreme Court
Nixon
White House
Watergate
Hulda Crooks
California
Mount Fuji
Japan
William J. Brennan
Arlington
Pennsylvania
The
Associated Press
Company E
Texas National Guard
Hathaway’s Foodliners
Lyons Food Service
Highway 146
Cedar Bayou Bridge
Baytown
Robert Houk
Promise Center
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Jim Finley
Finley
Cedar Bayou Church Growing
Alexa.garcia-Dit
Wayne
Verna Jones
Verna
Baytown Sun
Alexa Garcia
Ditta
Tops TX No. 594
Call
ExxonMobil
Baytown Toastmasters Club
John’s United Methodist
S. Alexander
Tion
Ralph Matthews
SUN History
Philip Guedalla
the Sun
Bloom
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