Ghost lights lure West Texas travelers for eerie summer fun
Deana Wall recalls chasing ghost lights in West Texas towns including Marfa Anson and Bragg Road near Saratoga. She details a 1993 Anson hunt with friends after a cemetery road ritual and a brush with law enforcement. The essay blends nostalgia with wary evenings under dark Texan skies.
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Texas
Bragg Road
Saratoga
Texas Monthly
James Dean
Anson
Abilene
West Texas
Abilene Christian University
Wildcats
ACU
Community Calendar Highlights Local Activities and Meetings
The I-10E Democrats discuss the Texas State Democratic Convention at 7 p.m. at 701 West Sterling. Sterling Municipal Library hosts a free children’s program All Sorts of Sports from 10:15 to 11 a.m. and mask decorating for ages 8 to 10 and 1-high school from 1 to 5 p.m. Various groups offer line dancing, ceramics, bridge, bingo, and church activities at local venues. Call or visit for details.
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Texas
West Sterling
Sterling Municipal Library
Iguana Joe’s
Aaron Barbee
First Westminster Presbyterian Church
Baytown
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Mont Belvieu
First Christian Church
Fecbtx.org
the Highlands Community Center
N. Main
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Market St
Call
Baytonian Katie Clarke Featured on Houston PBS
Former Baytonian Katie Clarke daughter of Dr. Lou and Alison Clarke will appear on Houston PBS KUHT Channel 8 this week. She stars as Clara in The Light in the Piazza at Sam Houston State University and earned the role from a pool of 150 actresses. The piece airs 11 p.m. Thursday on InnerVIEWS and 8:30 p.m. Friday in Piazza from Lincoln Center New York. The segment notes Clarke’s rise from local collegiate productions to a Tony Award winning Broadway credit.
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KUHT
Channel 8
Dr. Lou
Alison Clarke
Friendswood
Katie
Houston
PBS
Innerviews
Piazza
Lincoln Center
New York City
Sam Houston State University
Clara
Florence
Kelli O’hara
San Jacinto Monument Reopens After Renovation
San Jacinto Monument staff move back into offices in the Monument at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Park as the museum partially opens. A staggered full reopening follows with the Texas Forever exhibit and Battleship TEXAS area accessible, and the 400 year history gallery due in July, observation deck in August. Educators may schedule field trips. for updates call 281 479 2421 or visit the museum website.
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Monument
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Park
Texas
Battle of
San Jacinto
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Houston
Pasadena
Deer Park
la Porte
Sanjacinto-Museum
June 14 Highlights Through History
June 14 165th day of 2006 marked Flag Day. Notable events include 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes, 1775 U S Army founding, 1928 Hoover nomination, 1943 school salutes ruling, 1954 pledge addition under God, 1985 TWA 847 hijack, 1993 FBI background reports, 1998 Vieques end of bombing drills by 2003, 2002 Charles Jenkins visit.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States Army
Republican National Convention
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court
United States
Eisenhower
TWA
Athens
Greece
FBI
White House
Bush Administration
Navy
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
U.S. Army
Charles Jenkins
North Korea
Baytown Sun history notes county splits and school plans
The Baytown Sun recounts a 1937 push to form a new Goose Creek centered county with several communities including Baytown and Mont Belvieu, Harris County leaders backing it. It also notes 1944 Humble Oil workers buying war bonds, a 2003 plan to merge Lee and Sterling High Schools into a split campus, and local road changes and photo-submission requests. It cites historical figures and local institutions such as Anahuac superintendent Linda K. Barnhart and the Star Spangled Banner’s closing lines.
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Harris County
Chambers County
Goose Creek
Baytown
Pelly
Cedar Bayou
Highlands
Crosby
Mont Belvieu
Humble Oil and Refining Co
OnePlus
Lee
Sterling High School
Lee High School
Anahuac
Linda K. Barnhart
Michael Ricks
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Kelli Sullivan
Ashley Woods
Rachel Barajas
Felicia Villela
Annelisa Stanley
Brad Ripkowski
Grady Bailey
Jared Bruner
Highlands/San Jacinto Community Center
S. Main St
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Red Cross
Sweetwater Pools
Lakewood Pool Club
Sweetwaterpoolsinc.com
Baytown Alzheimer’s
Remington Park
Baytown and Beyond
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Beach City
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Center
N. Main St
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SUN History
Francis Scott Key
the Sun
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