Weird Names Draw Letters From Far Lands
The columnist shares reader emails about odd movie crew names and a surprising note from Louis Massicotte executive producer. Nelika Watson from Barbados writes that unusual names may be common in their origins and signs her reply Dear T-Bone.
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Bill Gates
Sun
David Bloom
Veronique Natalie Szalankiewicz
Csaba Kertesz
Walter Klymkin
Louis Massicotte
David
Louis A. Massicotte
Louis
Nelika
Nelikahh) Watson
Bridgetown
Barbados
Victor
T-Bone Finley
T-Bone
Ruth
Lisa
O'Reilly Spring Nationals Hot Rod Rally Set At Baytown Mall
The second annual O'Reilly Spring Nationals Hot Rod Rally runs Wednesday 5 to 8 pm at San Jacinto Mall East lot facing Garth Road. Free event with NHRA drivers autographs, vehicles on display, simulators, jumbo tron, face painting, live remotes from 100.3 KILT and 91.7 Country Legends, and food vendors. Estimated turnout about 2,000 last year. organizers aim higher. Community grudge races between law enforcement and officials also feature, with Baytown Chamber coordinating. For more info contact Jenny Johnson at 281-422-8359.
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San Jacinto Mall
Garth Road
National Hot Rod Association
Doug Foley
Urs Urbacher
Tony Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon
Bob Benza
Eric Enders
Tom Hammonds
Peggy Llew
Baytown
Jenny Johnson
Houston Ores Park
Sharon Massey
Deer Park
Texas
Orlando Jacobs
DPS
Bobby Risch
Bob Hoskins
Gccisd
Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Mike Parrot
Mike Jackson
Beach City
Persiani
Shoreacres
Richard Adams
Houston Raceway Park
Ride Through the Life of Christ at Old River Baptist Church
Community calendar item notes Old River Baptist Church near Mont Belvieu hosts Ride Through the Life of Christ in four scenes from birth to Second Coming today and Saturday 7 30 to 9 p m free admission call 281 576 6030 for details also listing Highlands Community Center line dancing sessions J D Walker Community Center East Harris County Senior Citizen Program Baytown Art League video painting sessions Baytown Community Center Senior Citizen Bridge group and Take Off Pounds.
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Old River Baptist Church
Mont Belvieu
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Baytown Art League
Senior Citizen Bridge
Baytown
Market St
City offices closed for Good Friday observance
Baytown closes city offices for Good Friday with emergency staff on duty. Recycling center on West Main closes Saturday. Community events include TOPS class at Crosby Center, story time at West Chambers, computer classes at Sterling, bridge at Market Street Center, Go Getters at Market Street, a BBQ fundraiser hosted by Sampson Lodge, and a free car wash by REL Texas Future Teachers of America. Easter egg hunt and live music also announced.
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Baytown
West Main
Sterling Municipal Library
Market St
Jerri Read
Jane Roberts
March 21 historical highlights span Bach birth to Selma march
On March 21 dates span from 1685 Bach birth in Eisenach to Code Napoleon adoption in 1804. Other events include 1907 Marines in Honduras, 1963 Alcatraz inmates cleared, 1965 Selma march led by MLK, 1972 Dunn v Blumstein residency ruling, and recent climate policy moments.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Eisenach
Germany
U.S
Honduras
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Dunn v. Blumstein
United States
Baghdad
al Gore
Congress
House
Senate
Baytown History Milestones Through 2003
A retrospective traces Baytown events from a 1954 Lee High formal dance to a 2003 death row execution. Highlights include 1976 near‑dead voter absenteeism, 1991 pollution arrest of Andrew and Ruth Weber, 2001 bond plans for $29 million and district creation for $24.9 million in public upgrades, and Keith Bernard Clay becoming Texas death row inmate number 300.
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Lee High School
Andrew
Ruth Emily Weber
Highlands
Texas
Baytown-West
Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
City of
Baytown
Keith Bernard Clay
Baytown Sun photo submissions and corrections policy
The Baytown Sun invites readers to share photos for possible publication and outlines its policy to correct errors promptly. Inquiries and corrections contact managing editor David Bloom at 281-425-8016 or via david.bloom@baytownsun.com.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
David.bloom
Baytownsun.com
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Sampson Lodge
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REL
Texas Future Teachers of America
Hollywood Video
Fibromaglia
Anahuac Public Library
Cummings Street
Yahoo.com
Ward Road
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