Memorial Day reflections honor fallen patriots and freedoms
Natalie Whatley of Baytown urges remembrance of U S military sacrifices from Civil War to present. She stresses the meaning behind Memorial Day and payback through defending freedoms, noting personal ties to Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Ends with contact note ndwhatley verizon dot net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pearl Harbor
Natalie Whatley
Baytown
Verizon
Highlands junior student wins Rohm and Haas Texas art prize
Five Goose Creek students win in Rohm and Haas Texas 20th annual Art Exhibition and Design Contest. Lexi Edwards of Highlands Junior High tops Junior Division with a 500 cash prize. Highlands visual art dept receives 1500 grant. Other Goose Creek winners Cristina Trejo Andrea Martinez Stephen Farris earn 200 to 300 each. A complete list is on the Rohm and Haas Texas site.
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Goose Creek
Rohm and Haas Texas
Rohm and Haas Texas Responsible Care
Lexi Edwards
Highlands Junior High
Carla Griffin
Cristina Trejo
Andrea Martinez
Ross S. Sterling High School
Stephen Farris
Robert E. Lee High School
Edwards
Highlands UMC Summer Film Fest Opens June 6
Highlands United Methodist Church hosts a free Friday film series beginning June 6 at 7 p.m. doors open 6 45 p m with Evan Almighty. Additional screenings follow June 13 20 and 27 including a Dinner and a Movie on June 27 with South Pacific.
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Highlands
UMC
Highlands United Methodist Church
Evan Almighty
Steve Carroll
Noah
South Pacific
Sharon Sabom
West Houston
Community Calendar Highlights and Memorial Day Observances
Eminence Baptist Church hosts Open Mic Night at 6 p.m. Call 409 389 2247. Senior softball ages 50 plus play Mondays and Thursdays at 5 30 and 6 30 p.m. Call Frank Butcher 281 424 1230 or Keith Mixon 281 424 7188. Calvary Temple services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 7319 Breda. Central Baptist Church offers Children’s Church 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 281 422 8381. VFW Post 912 bingo 2 p.m. Doors 12 30 p.m. Call 281 421 1257. Memorial Day observances begin 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza Bicentennial Park 119 Lee Drive rain move to Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St. Sterling White Funeral Home at 11011 Crosby Lynchburg Rd Highlands hosts a 10 a.m. program. Anahuac observance 2 p.m. at Freeman South American Legion Post 104. Palms Memorial Park Dayton 602 1/2 N Main St observances begin 11 a.m. in Dayton.
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Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
Central Baptist Church
King Street
Children’s
VFW
Main
Baytown
Veterans Memorial Plaza
Bicentennial Park
Lee Drive
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Sterling White Funeral Home and Cemetery
Crosby- Lynchburg Road
Highlands
Anahuac
Freeman-South American Legion
Baytown Offices Closed Monday for Memorial Day
Baytown City offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Police, Fire, and EMS personnel will remain on duty for emergencies. City offices reopen Tuesday at regular time. Residential garbage collection proceeds as usual on Monday.
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Baytown
Emergency
May 25 in history highlights and milestones
Key events on this date include the 1968 gateway Arch dedication in St Louis by Vice President Humphrey and Stewart Udall, the 1787 start of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Theodore Roethke’s birth in 1908, Babe Ruth's 714th home run in 1935, Kennedy's moon by decade push in 1961, Hands Across America in 1986, Gus Van Sant's Elephant top prize at Cannes in 1991, and a 2006 Bush bill on Iraq funding without a troop withdrawal timetable amid Sadr’s resurfacing.
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Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
St. Louis
Hubert Humphrey
Stewart Udall
Philadelphia
Theodore Roethke
Saginaw
Mich
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kennedy
Congress
America
Gus van Sant
Bush
Iraq
Muqtada al-Sadr
U.S
Associated Press
Baytown History Highlight Compilation
A retrospective of Baytown milestones from 1944 to 2006 notes graduation ceremonies for 216 Lee High School and 14 Lee College students in 1944, a 1950 bargaining vote with 4700 workers, a 1953 bond plan of 950000 for schools, a 1990 voting rights meeting at City Hall, a 2002 mayoral runoff endorsement pattern, and a 2006 recount petition in District 5 where Lynn A. Caskey defeated Ronnie Anderson by seven votes. The quote by Sir James Barrie closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee High School
Lee College
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Emmett Hutto
Mario Delgado
Pete Alfaro
Charles Shaffer
Bible Verse Request Lacked Context and Publication
A devotional line from scripture asks for grace and protection, invoking O Lord to be gracious in waiting seasons and as an arm for strength every morning during times of trouble. The fragment reflects a prayerful plea for salvation and steady aid.
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Abilene
Evening Pilot Club
Pilot International
Barbara Carpenter
Adele Pumphrey
Janice Hudman
Columbus
Lori An Gobert
Glenda Clements
Mineola
Marie Davis
Janet Weishahn
Louise King
State of Texas
Rohm and Haas
Texas
Rohmhaasdeerpark
Eminence Baptist Church
Calvary Temple
Breda
Call
Palms Memorial Park
Dayton
Main Street
Baytown Motors
N. Maine
SUN History
Sir James Barrie
Space Park Drive
Houston
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