Local Baytown Artists Offer Holiday Market Treasures
A chilly afternoon at the Baytown Art League Christmas market shows Ken Pridgeon painting ducks outside the temporary gallery on Highway 146 while volunteers promote a wide range of crafts. Shoppers view pottery, woodwork, ornaments, jewelry, quilts, and two Baytown past scenes painted by Ken, with prices from one to several hundred dollars.
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Ken Pridgeon
Baytown Art League
Ken
Art League
Highway 146
UFO Liquor
Singer
Baytown
Brunson Theatre
Texas Avenue
Baytown Hotel
Celebrity wait staff night raises funds for YMCA Partners Campaign
Local celebrit ies including Carrie Gaskamp State Rep Wayne Smith and Baytown Sun publisher Cliff Clements served as wait staff at El Toro for the YMCA Partners Campaign. Volunteers fed a crowd, tipping tallies totalled 3260 dollars donated by El Toro to fund child care after school programs swim lessons youth sports and summer camp. The event drew strong community support and attendees vowed to be better tippers next year.
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el Toro
Wayne Smith
Baytown
YMCA
Carrie Gaskamp
Gaskamp
Mary Vera
Byron Jones
Keith Dougherty
Kim Yancey
Sylvia Garcia
Goose Creek Memorial High School
al Richard
Goose Creek
Robby Mc
Partners
Ymca of
Greater Houston
Community Calendar Highlights Seniors Center and Library Events
Highlands Community Center hosts morning ceramics at 9 and a Spanish class at 1. East Harris County Senior Citizen Program runs 9 to 1 at J D Walker Center. Free English classes 9 to 11 on second floor Promise Center with free childcare. Bowling, dancing, toddler time, and bridge sessions listed with contact numbers. Barrett Station Knock Out Drugs 4 Life runs 6 to 8 for ages 6 to 18 at Riley Chambers.
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Promise Center
Kentucky
Barrett Station
Riley Chambers
Ross S Sterling Project Graduation Sale at Lee College
A December 1 shopping event at Lee College gym launches the Ross S Sterling High School Project Graduation fundraiser. Billabong clothing up to 75 percent off, cash only, with raffles and prizes including a $500 shopping spree and a $600 surfboard. Volunteers help unload Friday prior.
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Billabong
Lee College
Market Street
Lee Drive
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Baytown Community Activities Schedule Friday
Friday events include a garage sale at 122 Lazy Lane starting 8 a.m. with clothes toys cake and mise. Intermediate and beginner line dancing at Highlands Woods Drive at 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. plus art video painting sessions at 10 a.m. at the Baytown Community Center open to all artists bring supplies. Also TOPS weight management meeting at 10 a.m. Crosby Community Center and Toddlers Story Time at 10:30 a.m. West Chambers Library. Sterling Library offers free Using the Computer classes 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. first come, first served. Bridge at noon.
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Baytown Grandmothers Club
Lazy Lane
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Baytown Art League
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Sterling Municipal Library
November 29 in History Highlights From 2007
On November 29 1963 President Johnson named a commission led by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate Kennedy’s assassination. Other notable events include the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, Enos the chimp launch in 1961, Natalie Wood’s death in 1981, Cary Grant’s death in 1986, George Harrison’s death in 2001, and various 20th century local Baytown Harris County notes.
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Earl Warren
Kennedy
Colorado
Sand Creek
Enos the Chimp
Cape Canaveral
Earth
Natalie Wood
Santa Catalina Island
Calif
Cary Grant
Davenport
Iowa
George Harrison
Los Angeles
White House
Bush
Ford Motor Co
Associated Press
Noted Bible Verses About Calling and Love
The passage quotes Jesus calling followers with the promise to make them fishers of men from Mark 1 17 and speaks of loving him as the Father loves, with the promise of manifesting himself to the lover.
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Jesus
Corrections Policy Statement From The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun announces it corrects errors promptly in this space. Readers may contact managing editor David Bloom at 281 425 8016 or david.bloom pbaytownsun.com to inquire about corrections or clarifications.
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