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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2007
Page
2
Jane Howard Lee reflects on releasing family heirlooms and memories as she downsizes. She describes giving her father's ash tray to Goodwill, selling her mother's dining room set, and downsizing living space to fit a smaller future home. The piece contrasts memory with practicality and plans for future moves.
The Art League of Baytown launches its annual arts and crafts sale titled An Old Fashioned Texas Christmas. The gallery at 706 North Alexander Dr opens Saturday with a reception 7 to 9 pm and Sunday 2 to 4 pm. hours are 10 am to 6 pm daily, Sundays 1 to 5 pm. The show runs through December 22 with handmade gifts, jewelry, paintings, pottery and more. Call Bobby 281-427-9553 Erlene Casey 281-427-1114 Priscilla 281-424-2743 or Pat 281-354-2072 for details.
Readouts of free English classes at the Promise Center and senior programs at Highlands and J.D. Walker centers. Bowling, dancing, toddler events, bridge and chess clubs, a rocket workshop at Rice University, 12 step and recovery meetings, art sessions, and library computer classes populate Baytown area offerings with multiple venues and contact numbers.
On November 15, 1806 Zebulon Pike sighted Pikes Peak in Colorado. In 1777 the Articles of Confederation were approved by the Second Continental Congress. In 1926 NBC debuted as a radio network. In 1939 Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial. In 1966 Gemini 12 landed safely. In 1969 protests against the Vietnam War occurred in Washington. In 1987 a Denver crash killed 28 aboard a Continental DC-9. One year ago OJ Simpson stirred uproar with If I Did It plans.
The 1949 report notes both sides of the ship channel being developed for the Baytown La Porte tunnel. Six draglines contend with levee work to hold spill from Black Duck Bay as construction advances along the waterway.
The Sun invites readers to submit photos for possible publication. Email to david.bloom baytownsun.com or mail or drop prints at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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