Around Town Highlights and Local reunions and events
Braun Dwyer earns 2007 08 Robert E Lee varsity cheerleader status as Betty Barber Callaway coordinates a 50 year Class of 1958 Ganders reunion planning meeting Tuesday 1 to 3 p m at Judy Alvey Doerr s home 4314 Country Club View. Information lines list several local contacts and reminders.
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Braun Dwyer
Robert E. Lee
Betty Barber Callaway
Judy Alvey Doerr
Country Club View
Doerr
Callaway
Marilynn Barr Klaus
Betty Covey McGilvray
New arrivals welcome amid March newborns and anniversaries
Newborn Gavin Vance McKee, son of Jason and Candace McKee of Baytown, born March 20 weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Grandson Kaden Mace Firth, born March 22 to Juan and Richard Jones. Heather and Ace Firth announce birth joy for their grandson. Doris and Jack Walmsley to celebrate wedding anniversary March 31. Lynda and Bill Kilgore mark 40 years of marriage on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Candace McKee
Baytown
Gavin Vance McKee
Juan
Richard Jones
Kaden Mace Firth
Heather and
Ace Firth
Doris
Jack Walmsley
Lynda
Bill Kilgore
Baytown Birthdays Include Eighty and Nineties Cheers
David Ward of Baytown celebrated his 90th birthday with a birthday block party and barbecue hosted by Terry Lane residents. Carl Currie turns birth date March 30 with cake and ice cream. Tim Vaughn, Sterling choir director, marked his 50th birthday on March 18 with a surprise party from students. Monte Young guests celebrated his 80th birthday with lunch at Antonio’s after Spring Break. Kaye Himsel blows out candles on March 27. Items for Around Town can be sent to 281-425-8016 or sunnews baytownsun.com.
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David Ward
Baytown
Terry Lane
Carl Currie
Sterling
Tim Vaughn
Monte Young
Antonio
Kaye Himsel
Green plans town hall meetings for March and April
Congressman Gene Green hosts a series of town halls in March and April with sessions in South Houston and Baytown. Senior issues forums on April 4 in Houston and North Harris College, plus a veterans forum and blood drive on April 28, with agency representatives on hand for questions.
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Gene Green
Dhouston
South Houston Community Building
State St
South Houston
Tucker Hall
Lee College
Lee Drive
Baytown
Green
Washington
Hardy Senior Center
W. Hardy Road
Houston
North Harris College Parkway Center
N. Sam Houston Parkway East
Medicare and Medicaid Services
Social Security Administration
Area Agency On Aging
Veterans’ Forum
Denver Harbor
Market St
Department of Veterans Affairs
Texas Veterans Commission
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
House.gov
Community Calendar Highlights Senior Center Activities and Classes
Highlands Community Center offers line dancing at 8 30 a m and quilting at 9 a m with beginners at 9 45 a m plus game day at 12 30 p m at 604 Highland Woods Drive 281 426 7561 East Harris County Senior Citizen Program runs 9 a m to 1 p m at J D Walker Community Center 7613 Wade Road 281 426 3551 Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch Library hosts Basic Computer Class at 9 a m Winnie Crosby Community Center presents free oil painting at 9 30 a m and Anne Vandagriff leads free watercolor at 1 p m 281 462 0543 Senior Bowling League meets at 10 a m at Max Bowl East 720 Ward Road cost 6 calls to the seniors program at Lee College 281 425 6416 St James Auxiliary meets 10 a m at St James House 5800 West Baker Road for officer elections and party planning 281 427 2104 Ceramics class at 10 a m 409 Hare Road 281 462 0543 Seniors Room open 10 a m to 4 p m at Community Center 2407 Market St for card games Baby Time for infants up to 18 months 10 30 to 10 50 a m at Sterling Municipal Library GED Prep Class and Teen Advisory Board Meeting at 5 p m at Chambers County Library
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Juanita
Ward Road
Lee College
St. James Auxiliary
St. James House
West
Baker Road
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Chambers County Library
Luminaria for Relay for Life planned at Bay Area venue
Carolyn Francis and Judy Abshier promote luminaria sales for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The candlelighting ceremony is set for 9 p.m. on April 27 at Stallworth Stadium during the 10th Bay Area Relay. To buy luminarias call 281-427-5930 or visit bayarearelay.org.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Francis
Judy Abshier
Luminaria
American Cancer Society
Stallworth Stadium
Bay Area
Relay For Life
Bayarearelay
Exxon Mobil drill scheduled Tuesday at Baytown complex
Exxon Mobil plans a drill Tuesday at 8 30 a m in the Main Offsites Building at 2800 Decker Drive Baytown It says area traffic should not be affected and residents need not be alarmed as emergency vehicles and activity may be seen Officials thank the public for understanding and cooperation
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Exxon Mobil Baytown
Decker Drive
Today in History March 26 2007 highlights life events
On March 26 various historical events are noted including the Begin Sadat peace treaty signing in 1979 at the White House, the Louisiana Purchase split in 1804, Walt Whitman’s death in 1892, Tennessee Williams birth in 1911, the Seattle Metropolitans Stanley Cup win in 1917, a Popeye statue unveiling in 1937, Explorer 3 launch in 1958, Funny Girl opening in 1964, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial groundbreaking in 1982. Ten years ago Heaven’s Gate bodies found in Rancho Santa Fe.
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Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
White House
Louisiana Purchase
Orleans
Louisiana
Walt Whitman
Camden
N.J
Tennessee Williams
Columbus
Miss
Seattle
Washington
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
The
Associated Press
Baytown History Snapshot Highlights Local Events Through Decades
The Baytown overview traces notable local events from 1950 to 2005 including police probes affecting charges, a 1951 oil well blowout investigation at G I Reasor School No 3, the 1975 destruction of Griffin Enterprise building by fire, 1976 promotion of W H Buddy McBride to Baytown Fire Department chief, and 1990 discovery of a Highlands man’s body near his last known location. Also noted are 2005 council approval of a Youth Advisory Commission and a luminaria ceremony for Relay for Life at Stallworth Stadium set for 9 p m on April 27, with caption errors corrected for Carolyn Francis and Judy Absheir.
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Baytown
G.I. Reasor
Griffin Enterprise
W.H
Buddy” McBride
Relay For Life
Stallworth Stadium
Carolyn Francis
Judy Absheir
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University of Texas Baytown
Goose Creek Country Club
Ross S. Sterling
Mike Garcia
Scott Sparks
Susie Carr
Roosters
Main
Texas
Nancy Mann
First Westminster Presbyterian Church
Nikki Beltram
Elizabeth Reaves
Bill Lucas
Barbara Moore
Marjie Johnson
Claire Buenz
Love In Bloom
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
St. Louis
Habitat For Humanity
Alamo
Mary Institute
Country Day School
Anahuac
Duplicate Bridge Club
LaPorte Ladies Group
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
S. Broadway
Chambers County
Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch
Winnie
Highlands Woods Drive
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Exxon Mobil
SUN History
Agnes Repplier
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