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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2008
Page
2
A reader argues that pricey HDMI and analog cables offer little to no real benefit. Digital cables either work or not, while analog can show modest gains. the author recommends cheap options, upgrading to HD gear instead and provides contact details for Texas Computer Guru for further guidance.
The Art League of Baytown held its May meeting naming 2008 09 officers. Barbra Green becomes president with Nancy Winans as first vice president Cynthia Bloss Deerdoff second vice president Jacqueline Ashford recording secretary Elna Ruth Brown treasurer Delores Cornelius corresponding secretary Bobby Sutphin parliamentarian Erlene Casey publicity historian Kay Lynn Whitcomb membership. Executive Board includes Priscilla Hopkins J D Avant Ann Marie Wewer Walter Brown Marsha Landers and Erlene Casey Board Advisor. Janet Green gave a sculpture demonstration. league resumes September 18.
Elna Ruth Brown is featured as Artist of the Month for June at Sterling Municipal Library. The Baytown area painter, born in Waller County and later relocating to Dayton and Tennessee, has a long artistic and educational path with oil paintings of wildlife, multiple college degrees, and a decade of fostering. The article notes her 2008 Art League treasurer role and ongoing June exhibitions at local banks and the Lee College Enterprise Gallery with works by Delores Cornelius, Durise Meier, and Ken Pridgeon.
Free car wash fundraiser at Wal-Mart on Garth Road hosted by Robert E. Lee TFTA from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bayou Bowl kicks off at Stallworth Stadium at 8 p.m. Youth Bowling League meets at Max Bowl East at 10 a.m. for bumper bowl ages 4 to 8 and classic bowling ages 8 to 21. Senior softball on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Calvary Temple services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 7319 Breda. Central Baptist Church hosts Children's Church 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. 281-422-8381. VFW Post 912 Bingo at 2 p.m. Doors open 12:30 p.m. 281-421-1257.
The Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1963 reunion will be Aug 8 and 9 at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center League City. Cost is 65 per person if mailed by June 15 75 for walk ins. A silent auction funds a library project at RELHS with donations tied to REL Baytown or other items. For details contact Kay Hester Allene Jacobs Webster or Bill McFerren.
June 7 marks key events including Richard Henry Lee proposing independence in 1776, the British Museum Act of 1753, Daniel Boone exploring Kentucky in 1769, Jean Harlow's death in 1937, the Haight Ashbury clinic opening in 1967, Dorothy Parker's death in 1967, the Broadway launch of Grease in 1972, and the James Byrd Jr. murder in 1998. Also noted are Gene Robinson’s 2001 bishop election and Paris Hilton’s jail release in 2006.
A review of Baytown Sun history notes wartime war bond drives in 1944 with over 100000 dollars bought at Humble Oil. It recalls 1950 Lee College contract for two new buildings, a 1990 TEA report criticizing Barbers Hill district, 2000 county effort to attract outdoors enthusiasts, and 1999 2000 funds for a traffic signal near Garth Road and Independence Boulevard.
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