Cowboy dream ends as Big Mike finds cattle freedom
In Brazoria County a family farewelled Mike Scarborough at 82 after a long battle with Parkinson's. A former Phillips 66 pipefitter who switched at 50 to tending Ralph Gilbert’s Brahma cattle, he spent over two decades pursuing a cowboy life before illness ended it. His son Michael Ray spoke of a life lived on his own terms.
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West Columbia
Brazoria County
Funeral Home
Kyle
Mike
Big Mike
Tyrone Power
Phillips 66
Ralph Gilbert
Phillips
Michael Ray
Goose Creek Teachers of the Year Photo at Salute to the Stars
Goose Creek district honors its Teachers of the Year with a group photo after the Salute to the Stars event at Baytown Junior School. Notable honorees include district Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year recipients from multiple schools. two award winners are not pictured.
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Goose Creek
Baytown
Beth Woods
Sterling High
Jayme Cessna
Hopper
Kathleen Butler
Crockett
Karen Mills
Travis
Jeanette Edmiston
Lee High
Charlotte Laughlin
Bowie
Cynthia Moore
Carver
Susan Hillin
Austin
Janette Williams-Grogan
Gentry
Sherri Dozier
Victoria Walker
Diana Garza
Ashbel Smith
Becky Fehring
de Zavala
Lu Ann Bishop
James Becker Thomson
Chambers County tax office moves to larger Anahuac site
Chambers County Tax Office begins relocation to 405 South Main Anahuac with a drive through and stairs removed. Voting department and motor vehicle registrar stay at the old site for a few weeks while full move finishes before June 11. Tax Assessor Margie Henry calls the move crowd relief and customer friendly.
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Chambers County
Margie Henry
Henry
Security State Bank
South Main
Anahuac
Community calendar entries for Highlands and Baytown areas
Community calendar lists events at Highlands, Baytown, Crosby and nearby centers. Highlights include Pick and Grin seniors dance at noon at Highlands Center, intermediate line dance at 8:30 a.m. and beginner at 9:45 a.m., Precinct2gether at J D Walker Center, Baytown Art League video painting at 10 a.m., Senior Citizen Bridge Fridays at noon, TOPS nutrition class at Crosby Center, Sterling Library free computer classes 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St James House golf tournament June 6 at Eagle Point with Outback Steakhouse sponsoring a $20,000 hole-in-one prize, golf dinner after awards, Lone Star Room fellowship 1-5 p.m., Gulf Coast Trikers meeting at St Pauls UMC, Youth Bowling League at Max Bowl East, Eminence Baptist Open Mic Night 6 p.m., and senior softball on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
J.D. Walker
St. James House
Randy Haizlip
Outback Steakhouse
Baytown
Leonard Stasney
Eagle Point
Mary
Marcy
Porcelain Art Club Installation Luncheon in Bay Area
The Bay Area Porcelain Art Club hosts an officers installation luncheon at Tommy's Restaurant on Bay Area Boulevard at 1 p.m. Tuesday May 27. Contact Kathleen Bredehoeft or Judy Deloach for details. Also: Calvary Temple services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 7319 Breda. Central Baptist Church Children’s Church 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at 1800 King Street. VFW Post 912 bingo at 2 p.m. Doors open 12:30 p.m. Call numbers provided.
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Bay Area Porcelain Art Club
Baytown Porcelain Guild
Tommy's
Bay Area Boulevard
Kathleen Bredehoeft
Judy Deloach
Calvary Temple
Breda
Central Baptist Church
King Street
VFW
Main
May 23 highlights from history across centuries
On May 23, historic events span 1430 Joan of Arc captured by Burgundians and sold to England, 1701 Captain Kidd hanged for piracy, 1788 South Carolina ratifies the Constitution, 1940 Dorsey Sinatra recording, 1944 Anzio breakout begins, 1945 Himmler dies in prison, 1960 Eichmann captured, 1977 Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell appeals denied, 2003 Bush tax cut passed, and 2004 Bush remarks on Iraq.
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Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Bienville Parish
Joan of Arc
William Kidd
London
South Carolina
United States
Tommy Dorsey
The
Pied Pipers
Frank Sinatra
New York
RCA
Anzio
Italy
Heinrich Himmler
Luneburg
Germany
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Eichmann
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon White House
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Congress
Bush
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Iraq
America
Associated Press
Baytown History Highlights From Local Jayceeettes To Gator Capital
The Baytown story spans 1949 welcoming efforts by the Jayceeettes to greet newcomers, 1950 funeral rites for pioneer businessman Joseph Benjamin McCain, 1974 Gulf Coast Hospital’s blood donor program earning a special service award, and 1989 Chambers County Court proclaiming Anahuac the Gator Capital of Texas. A Swiss proverb about perception and a biblical line close the excerpt.
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Baytown
Jayceeettes
Joseph Benjamin McCain
Gulf Coast Hospital
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Anahuac
Texas
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Jim Finley
Cowboy
Carrie Pryor-Newman
Chambers County Tax Office
Tara Sullivan
Sterling Municipal Library
Go Getters
Lone Star
Market St
Gulf Coast Trikers
Trike Riders International
St. Paul’s
UMC
Decker Drive
Jim Benton
Ward Road
Call
Eminence Baptist Church
Porcelain Art Club
Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
Baker Rd
Gary
Txcm
Caer
Susan Milner
Ares
DOE Au Gay Andscar
Luis Fraga
James Bowie
Ste
SUN History
Temercra
Rich
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