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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 2006
Page
2
A first time deer hunter shares a Hill Country sojourn filled with autumn color, buck rutting behavior, bonfires and storytelling. The writer cameras moments rather than hunting, describes leaves turning yellow cypress and a humorous spider encounter from a neighbor’s tale. The narrative weaves personal change with rustic camp life and a tarantula surprise seen near a hunting property.
Lee College hosts a reception from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Cyber Café to celebrate the kick-off of the Former Students Association Former-LEE. Two Dads Catering provides hors d oeuvres, with giveaways and door prizes as the college unveils a 2007 Former-LEE wall calendar available for $10 to support startup funds.
A dense listing of area activities appears across Baytown Mont Belvieu and Crosby including college dual enrollment workshops at Sterling's auditorium for parents of juniors and seniors, movie night at West Chambers County Library, Alzheimer's support group, Second Chance Cinema at Sterling Library, and many club meetings from Lions and Kiwanis to dance and yoga at multiple venues.
The Baytown Highways Go Texan Committee hosts its third annual brisket sale Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Baytown Optimist Club, 1724 Market St. Tickets cost 35 dollars. Proceeds benefit the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. For details call Tracey Wheeler at 281 422 8359 or Mike Stangle at 281 426 5625.
On this date in 1965 the Northeast blackout left 30 million people across seven states and two Canadian provinces without power for up to 13.5 hours. Other notes include 1872 Boston fire, 1935 CIO formation, 1953 Dylan Thomas death, 1963 Japan coal dust explosion and train crash, 1967 Saturn V test flight, and 1989 East Germany opens borders and Berlin Wall celebrations.
Baytown reports show a 1950 police melee injuring an officer after an early arrest. 1975 services were announced for Baytown pioneer William Perkins Wright, aged 86. 1990 a 27 year old man received 45 years after pleading no contest in a beating death of his 3 year old son.
The 75th annual Goodfellows drive aims to ensure no Baytown area child wakes to an empty stocking Christmas morning. Mail checks or money orders to Goodfellows P.O. Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or deliver at The Baytown Sun office 1301 Memorial Drive. Call 281-425-8033 to request gifts.
A Page 1A correction notes the Lee College alumni event now set for Thursday November 16. Also corrected Chambers County election results show Republican Yale Devillier winning Pet 1 Justice of the Peace with 56 percent over Democrat Tommy Griffin.
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