ExxonMobil retirees donate 200 hours to St James House
Six ExxonMobil retirees and spouses volunteered more than 200 hours at St James House in 2009. The group earned a $4,500 ExxonMobil Foundation Volunteer Involvement Program grant, led by Betty Barrow Gloria Bridges Amy Currie Carl Currie and John Henderson. The Baytown facility serves senior adults of all ethnicities and faiths. Nationwide the program marks its 10th year with about $7.4 million in grants for 480,068 hours.
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Betty Barrow
Gloria
Horton Bridges
Amy
Carl Currie
St. James House
Katherine Jackson
Independent Living
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Foundation
Gloria and
John Henderson
Baytown
Nurture Nature Festival in Baytown March 27
The City of Baytown and Friends of the Baytown Nature Center host the Nurture Nature Festival March 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. at 6213 Bayway Drive. Free family fun includes nature walks, a kid fish tank, a coastal artifact dig, kiddie train tours, live animals, a rock wall and inflatables following Trash Bash education on water resources. For information call 281-424-9198.
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Baytown
Friends of the
Baytown Nature Center
Bayway Drive
Port Authority of Houston
Texas
Memorial Sports Complex naming error corrected
The front page in the March 17 edition corrected a headline falsely linking the Memorial Sports Complex at Robert E. Lee High School to a coaching legend. Sultis Stadium, renamed for Coach Pete Sultis in 2002, is part of the complex.
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Memorial
Robert E. Lee High School
Sultis
Pete Sultis
Community calendar highlights from Baytown area listings
Local events cover steak fry fundraisers, Relay for Life tournaments, tax help sessions, veterans meetings, grief support, 12 step classes, language and dance groups, bridge clubs, free prep for citizenship, youth programs, fishing and church fish fries, and a large high school style cookout with delivery options at Goose Creek Country Club. Includes contact numbers and addresses across Cedar Bayou, Baytown, Barrett Station, Crosby, and Anahuac.
Today in History: Key events from 1766 to 1999
On this date notable moments include Britain's 1766 Stamp Act repeal and Grover Cleveland's 1837 birth in Caldwell New Jersey. Also the 1909 Danish ham radio breakthrough. Gandhi’s 1922 sentence. the 1937 New London Texas gas explosion. Cardenas nationalizing Mexican oil in 1938. the 1940 Brenner Pass talks. 1962 cease fire in Algeria. 1965 Leonov’s spacewalk. 1974 end of Arab oil embargo. and 1999 Kosovo peace accord with NATO warnings to Milosevic.
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Britain
United States
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
Einar Dessau
Denmark
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
New London
Texas
Lazaro Cardenas
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Germany
France
Paris
Clinton
NATO
Slobodan Milosevic
Psalm 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd Verse Summary
A short Bible verse describes the Lord as a shepherd who provides rest and guidance. It portrays green pastures, quiet waters, and restoration of the soul as parts of divine care. The passage emphasizes trust in God’s provision and guidance.
February Daisy Award winner at San Jacinto Methodist Lab
Yen Le RN is honored as February Daisy Award recipient for extraordinary nursing at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cath Lab. Nomination praises her warm care, leadership, and a hand in hand moment with a patient and family during a difficult time. A certificate and hand carved sculpture were presented in a formal ceremony.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Yen le
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Cath
Yen
Daisy Foundation
Community Resource Credit Union
San Jacin
Vyretha Johnson
Jane Destefano
Wendi Miller
Tammy Reed
Amanda Alfaro
Tiffany Hornsby
Courtney Harns
Jackie Berry
Devin James
Marsha Stevens
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Nurture
Old San Jacinto Hospital
Randy Strong
Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou Lodge
Ferry Road
St. John’s
UMC
S. Alexander Drive
Sterling Municipal Library
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Center
N. Main St
All Veterans Welcome
Sarth Road
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Prac
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Market St
Chambers County
Anahuac
Riley Chambers
Diane
Sherita
Crosby
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Sacred Heart School of
Xuefei Yang
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Houston
St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church
Crosby Lynchburg Road
Chris Worthington
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Baytown Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melder
Hunter Education
Eddie V. Gray
Market Street
Robert £. Lee
Walter E. Norton
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gene Smith
Leah Ferguson
Sylvia Lohkamp
Goosecreekcc
Comcast
Aleksei Leonov
Cardiac Cath Lab
Methodist Hospital
Africa
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Fotn Bala Tsja
Moe
Asada
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Baytow
Gaveston
AccuWeathe Inc
Rockies
Eithe Ward
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AccuWeather.com
Texas Commission
Envronmental
Hides Point Barrow
Trinity Bay
Trinity River
Moss
Romayor
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