Name game lesson from Sue Jones inspires names
Wanda Orton recalls Sue Jones a Baytown Sun veteran and Lee College PR head who valued knowing people by name. Her practice of greeting others with their given names built respect and goodwill from newsroom peers to campus staff and customers alike.
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Sue
Sue Jones
Lee College
Baytown Sun
Pearce
Ashbel
Sun
Matherne’s
LC Community Education Department
the Sun
Board of Regents
Texas Avenue
Carla
Shakespeare
Cowboy Supper supports Baytown history preservation efforts
Baytown Historical Preservation Association hosts the fifth annual Cowboy Supper on Saturday August 16 in Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Supper at 6 pm offers barbecued brisket sausage sides and drinks with Riva and Joe Laughlin providing period music. At 7 15 pm Jack Edmondson portrays James Bowie sharing Bowie's exploits with Sam Houston appearing previously at the event. Tickets 27 dollars available at Sissy's. deadline August 9.
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Jack Edmondson
James Bowie
Baytown
Texas
Sam Houston
Bowie
Franklin
Kentucky
Edmondson
History Channel
Discovery Channel
Pat Garrett
Telly
Sissy’s
Baytown tours showcase Wooster School and Brown-McKay Farmhouse
The Baytown Historical Preservation Association offers docent led tours of Wooster Common School No 38 and the Brown-McKay Farmhouse, both open to the public on the last Saturday of each month from 1 to 3 PM. Third graders and students from other schools visit as part of the curriculum, with a planned interpretive barn addition this summer. Tours can be arranged by calling 281-421-2099 or emailing BHPA BaytownHistory.org.
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Wooster Common
Baytown
BHPA
BaytownHistory
Baytownhistory.org
Cowboy Supper Supports 1896 Wooster School in Baytown
Country at Heart invites visitors Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm at 622 Morrell Street with casual or western attire. Proceeds aid BHPA for operation and maintenance of the 1896 Wooster School and 1910 Brown McKay Farmhouse at the Republic of Texas Plaza. Tickets by mail at baytownhistory.org. call 281-421-2099 or email bhpa baytownhistory.org.
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Country At Heart
Morrell Street
Baytownhistory.org
BHPA
Wooster
Republic of Texas Plaza
Hathaway shaped Baytown business era with SBDC growth
The life of Tommy Hathaway spans from ringing up candy money at a family store to steering the Lee College Small Business Development Center for 13 years. He retires at 64 after expanding a lone office into a broad suite, reflecting a career mapped between Hathaway's Grocery, Paine Brothers, and local education.
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Tommy Hathaway
Hathaway
Lee College
Small Business Development Center
SBDC
Hathaway Foodliner Stores
United Way of
Baytown Area
David Mohlman
Paine Brother’s
Texas Avenue
Baytown
Hathaway's
Robert E. Lee High School
Linda
University of Arkansas
Summerfest 08 aims to pack Bay Area Bicentennial Park
Baytown church groups plan Summerfest 08 at Bicentennial Park on August 23 with free performances by Stellar Kart and The Red Airplanes. Second Baptist Church youth, including Tyler Riley and Rachel Miller, will hand out information cards door to door to boost sponsorships and raise 20000 dollars.
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Bay Area Ministerial Alliance
Bicentennial Park
Tyler Riley
Rachel Miller
Kason Alexander
Jeremy Clements
Jordan Clements
Second Baptist Church
Bama
Baytown
Riley
Stellar Kart
Miller
Booth
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!