Local Baytown links orbit famous names in enduring web
A Baytown oriented slice chronicles ties to Joel Osteen and family roots in REL. It notes Lakewood Church crowds and bestseller status, alongside local ties of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, Billy Ray Holcomb era figures, and LBJ connections in Baytown including teachers, coffee stops, and a memorable handshake with the future president.
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Baytown
Joel Osteen
Dolores Pilgrim
REL
John Osteen
Central Baptist Church
Joel
Lakewood
Compaq Center
Forbes Magazine
America
New York Times
A.E. Drew Jr
Simpson
Jessica
Ashlee
Dukes of Hazzard
Goose Creek
Robert E. Lee
Charles Holcomb
AEL/Lee College
Cherokee County
Court of Appeals
Tyler
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Gander
Ray Holbrook
Galveston County
Tom “Swede
Stolhandske
Bexar County Commissioners Court
San Antonio
University of Texas
Rufus “Jinx
Honeycutt
Round Rock
Rufus Honeycutt
Brunson Theater
Texas Avenue
Lyndon B. Johnson
Della Callaway
Johnson
Johnson City
LBJ
Texas
Nettie Bradshaw
W.W. Brown
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Tri-City
Sarah Swofford
The
United States
Debutante Cotillion Set by Baytown Black Women’s Club
The Black Women’s Awareness Club of Baytown will sponsor its 25th Debutante Cotillion on November 26 at 7 p.m. The club, founded in 1979, aims to serve the community through nursing home visits talent shows church visits and cultural research. It also supports the Goodfellows drive at Christmas and aid to those in need. For details call 281 427 2657.
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Black Women’s Awareness Club of
Baytown
Goodfellows
Wintering birds arrive at Baytown Nature Center
The Baytown Nature Center Journal lists birds spotted at the center including pied billed grebe American white pelican brown pelican double crested cormorant neotropic cormorant great blue heron snowy egret black crowned night heron white ibis roseate spoonbill gadwall green winged teal mallard blue winged teal northern shoveler hooded merganser osprey red shouldered hawk American kestrel merlin American avocet killdeer Wilsons snipe greater yellowlegs lesser yellowlegs spotted sandpiper willet western sandpiper ring billed gull laughing gull mourning dove white winged dove Inca dove belted kingfisher red bellied woodpecker downy woodpecker eastern phoebe house wren sedge wren northern mockingbird hermit thrush loggerhead shrike blue jay European starling yellow rumped warbler chipping sparrow Savannah sparrow swamp sparrow northern cardinal red winged blackbird great tailed grackle plus animals squirrel cottontail rabbit and notes of hermit thrush Inca dove avocets hawked near Duck Pond seen from observation blind and Spoonbill Slough during a cold front冬.
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Baytown Nature Center
Baytown
Butterfly Garden
Duck Pond
Walk the Line shines as biopic with Phoenix and Witherspoon
Joaquin Phoenix delivers a raw, emotionally charged portrayal of Johnny Cash while Reese Witherspoon dominates as June Carter, stealing scenes and delivering a mature, radiant performance. James Mangold directs a music fueled drama that respects its subjects and elevates the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Cash
Joaquin Phoenix
Reese Witherspoon
Cash
June Carter
James Mangold
Witherspoon
Johnny
June
Tracy Flick
Elle Woods
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Wanda Orton
Shana Fretty
Mary and
Natalie Norman
Kirbie Berotte
Rose Haywood
Rae’shanikia Edwards
Helen Chenier
Carrie Garrett
Cheryl Jacobs
Sherry LaFear
Mary Enabulele
Lydia Marcelle
Ronesha Powell
Jessica Durst
Lakesha Stephens
Bobbie King
Lacy Verdun
Nell Pringle
Meghan Reid
Alexandria Wilkerson
Mary Norman
Elsie Eames
Dominique Fontenot
Rayehasen Wilson
Robbie King
Velma Scott
Alexis Woodley
Alisa Woodley and
BNC Journal
Baytown Sun
Dwayne Litteer
Lini Phoenix
Phoenix
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