DNA and dirt under the gaze of obsessive DNA requests
A reader writer recounts an unusual spur to write about DNA sparked by an email from Winston and Brenda Gardner. An encounter at Cougar Field with Rangers and Al Richard frames the DNA prompt while the narrator notes obsessive dirt concerns and a pop culture parallel to As Good As It Gets.
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CIA
Winston
Brenda Gardner
Brenda
Jimbo
Gardners
Providence
Cougar Field
University of Houston
Rangers
Clear Lake
al Richard
Winston Gardner
Jack Nicholson
Jack
Melvin Udall
Saddam
Community calendar for Baytown events and activities
Sunday at 3 p.m. in St Pauls Sanctuary Baytown features Rick Falconi playing pop music on a new piano. Painting sessions Fridays at 10 a.m. in Lone Star Room open to artists bring supplies. Go Getters seniors meet Fridays 1 to 5 p.m. at Lone Star Room. Bridge noon Fridays. Senior Center at 1715 Market St offers shopping, transport, and activities for 60 plus. Line dancing mornings at Highlands Center with Genealogy Library open.
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St. Paul’s
Rick Falconi
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Schilling
Baytown
Art League of
Lone Star
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Alleane Scott
First Presbyterian Church
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
S. Sterling
Lee College
Lee Drive
Bay Area Ministerial Alliance
St. John’s
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Comfort Suites
Garth Road
Interstate 10
W. F. McCorkle
VFW
Main
Community notices and events in Baytown area
Local items list day care programs library services TOPS weight group bowling association merger meeting and fundraisers. Highlights include Day School for Little People enrollment for 2006 07 and art center activities, a golf tournament postponed to May 20 by Anahuac Area Chamber, a diabetes benefit at Outback, a ragball tourney May 20 at J D Walker Park, and a baccalaureate ceremony for 2006 seniors at Robert E Lee and Ross.
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R.J. Williams
Marc Pina
Art Center
TOPS
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Anahuacc Area
Baytown
Baytown Police Memorial Service and Community Events
The Baytown Police Department hosts a noon Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service at the Baytown Community Center with a bagpipe performance and a officer procession from Texas agencies. Mayor Mundinger and City Manager Jackson will speak, followed by wreath posting and Roll Call of Honor.
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Baytown
Baytown Community Center
Texas
Calvin Mundinger
Gary Jackson
Byron Jones
May 19 History Highlights Through Time
On this date in history several notable events occurred including the 1906 organization of the Federated Boys Clubs, the 1536 beheading of Anne Boleyn, Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday performance for President Kennedy in 1962, the 1967 space arms treaty, the 1992 invocation of the 27th Amendment, the 1994 death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and reflections on events from a decade, five years, and one year ago.
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Federated
Boys’ Clubs
Boys’ Clubs of America
Anne Boleyn
England
Henry VIII
New York
Madison Square Garden
Marilyn Monroe
Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Congress
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Arab League
Israel
Bush
Senate
Baytown Council Audit Questioned As City Charter Violated
In 1950 the Baytown City Council learned auditing of the city's bookkeeping had not been done according to the City Charter. The Baytown Sun invites readers to submit fascination stories with contact details for potential publication and notes corrections are published promptly by managing editor David Bloom.
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Baytown
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Memorial Drive
Texas
Bloom
David
Baytownsun
David. Bloom
Baytownsun.com
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Finley
Jim Finley
Ifinley
Ton.rr
Chambers County
Relay For Life
Barbers Hill
Anchor Club
West Chambers County
Pilot Club
Bonnie Campisi
Wendy Foster
Patsy Payne
Linda Gilmore
Emily Donald
Susan Hudnall
Rebecca Hertmanek
Survivor
Relay For
Jerri Read
Lady Ranger
Orlando
Beta Sigma Phi
Wilma Hayes
Baccalaureate
Robert E. Lee and
Ross
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Elizabeth Janeway
God
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