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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2008
Page
2
Natalie Whatley of Baytown reflects on Easter dates and the Western Christian calculation, then veers to a gross Jelly Belly Bertie Bott box with flavors like earwax and vomit. She signs off with contact at ndwhatley verizon.net.
A grandmother’s tale from South Florida tells of a boy attacked by an alligator while swimming. His father’s grip saved him, a farmer's shot ended the danger, and years later scars on his arms symbolize God’s unrelenting hold through life’s perils and past wounds.
A personal Easter reflection describes the meaning of Easter as Jesus’ death and resurrection after Good Friday and Holy Thursday. It contrasts religious significance with common traditions like egg hunts and colored eggs, sharing family memories and childhood fears.
Rocky's Pelican Junction hosts its 7th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. with 4500 eggs and 2100 dollars in cash prizes, plus age group awards, two moonwalks, and an Easter Bunny appearance. Live music 4 to 8 p.m. The Eminence Baptist Church offers Open Mic Night at 6 p.m. Senior softball games run Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. New players welcome. VFW bingo at 2 p.m. Baytown Shrine Club holds Stated Meeting and Ladies Night with a 6 p.m. social and 7 p.m. dinner.
On March 23 across history notable moments include Patrick Henry invoking liberty or death in 1775, Lewis and Clark beginning their return journey in 1806, Gemini 3's two person spaceflight in 1965, and Dr. Barney Clark's death in 1983. Also noted are Iraq war milestones from 2003 and 2007 congressional actions shaping withdrawal timelines.
A 1943 Goose Creek fire at Missouri Pacific Station on East Texas Avenue caused $5,000 in damage. 1949 UT grad Robert C. Lanier joins a national honorary legal fraternity. 1974 Baytown educator Winnie Brown and students Ramona Bishop and Randy Ackerman win Freedoms Foundation awards. Bayland Marina crowds greet the Nifia replica ship a year ago. The Bay Area Relay for Life luminaries cost $10 each before April 4. Rev Brance Moyer will deliver his final sermon on March 29.
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