Thankful for growing up in Baytown and REL memories
A nostalgic tribute by Wanda Orton detailing a Southern Baytown childhood. She highlights teachers from San Jacinto Elementary to REL, the Lee Brigadiers football, band and drama, clubs, local hangouts, favorites like Moreno family Mexican food, Rettig’s Ice Cream Parlor, Brown’s Chicken Shack, Arcadia Theater, local music groups, Humble Oiler Ball Park, and community haunts, ending with pride in writing for The Baytown Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
Baytown
U.S.A
Goose Creek
Alma Miller
San Jacinto
Geraldine “Queenie” Castleman
REL
W.W. Brown
Jane Mitcham
Olive Pruett
the Gander Gazette
Lee
Carmel Norton
P.E
J.C
Jake” Burkett
Clare Farrar
Sybil Jordan
Dan Stallworth
Pete Sultis
Beverly Rockhold
Jimmy Frazier
Minnesota
Pelly
Eddie Cleveland
West Main
Bert Black
Texas Avenue
Moreno
Rettig
Brown’s
Chicken Shack
Arcadia
Tipica Orchestra
Baytonians
Glenn Miller
Humble Oiler
The
Baytown Sun
Gander Gazette
Jimmy
Community House
Baytown Area Weather and City Temps Summary
City weather roundup lists highs and lows for Abilene Fort Worth Amarillo Houston Beaumont Longview Brownsville Lubbock Dallas and other locations. Temperatures range from near 14 to mid 80s with varied wind and precipitation alerts across days Thursday through Sunday.
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City Hi
City Hi/Lo/W Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Houston
Beaumont
Longview
Brownsville
Lubbock
Yallas
San Antonio
Hi Paso
Victoria
Air Quality Readings and 24-Hour Changes
Air quality data for Liberty Moss Bluff Lake Jackson shows yesterday 7 a.m. readings with AQI values 78 at Lake Jackson 66 at Liberty and 24-hour level changes of 0.04 and -0.03. Measurements include depth in feet and a 24-hour shift, noting small fluctuations across locations.
Severe storm and winter weather loom across regions today
The national weather summary warns of a major storm producing severe thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley, a wintry mix in the Upper Midwest, and a polar, frigid pattern in the northern Plains. The Northeast warms with aging trends while the West remains cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Upper Midwest
Plains
Baytown Christmas Parade Seeks Participants for Dec. 3 Event
Baytown Parks and Recreation invites groups to enter the annual Christmas Parade themed A Hollywood Christmas on December 3. Parade starts at 6 30 p m with Santa arriving atop a historic fire engine. Deadline to register is Tuesday November 30 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Baytown
Calendar highlights from Crosby Baytown area centers
A dense daily roundup lists activities at Crosby Community Center Highlands Community Center Baytown venues and more. Events include rhythm walking aerobics line dancing TOPS genealogy library Rotary Club Toastmasters VFW bingo Bible study and senior citizen activities with contact numbers for each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby Ladies and Lords Chorus
Marguerite
Bay Area
BANG
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
Baytown
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Market St
Decker Drive
Rotary Club
Goose Creek
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Sterling Municipal Library
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
This Day in History November 24 Highlights
Events on this date include Darwin publishing On the Origin of Species in 1859, Zachary Taylor born in 1784, Lookout Mountain battle in 1863, BOAC established in 1939, Tokyo raid by Saipan bombers in 1944, Guys and Dolls opening in 1950, Jack Ruby killing Oswald in 1963, Apollo 12 splashdown in 1969, D B Cooper hijack in 1971, US and USSR missile talks in 1987, and Ireland approving divorce in 1995.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darwin
Zachary Taylor
United States
Orange County
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
U.S
Saipan
Tokyo
Damon Runyon
Frank Loesser
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Pacific
D.B. Cooper
Northwest Orient Airlines
Washington State
Soviet Union
Ireland
Psalm 100 verse about thanksgiving and praise
A Bible verse urges entering gates with thanksgiving and courts with praise. It emphasizes the Lord's goodness enduring forever and his faithfulness to all generations.
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Wanda Orton
Wanda
Orton
AccuWeather
Almanac
Moorema
Lake Jackson
AccuWeather.com
Row
Trinity Bay
Liberty
Moss Bluff
Aldine Se
Cleveli
Kountze
Lumberton
Kingwood
Rosenberg
Wes
Pasadena
Winnie
Texa
High Island
Alvin
Crystal Beach
Angleton
Galveston
AccuWeather, Inc
Trinity River
Speeaneetna Reandestense Aganny Newineds
Eio Ate
Laoais
Auth
Plumwood
Eva Maude
Fern Cooper
French Place
Baytown Family Ymca
YMCA
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