Giant pumpkins and veggie tales from Baytown memories
A nostalgic look at oversized vegetables photographed during a fall harvest era. The author recalls reporting on giant pumpkins and other produce, sharing notes on photographers Angie Bracey and Carrie Pryor Newman, and the charm of quirky garden exploits that filled local bulletin boards with amusing images.
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Smithsonian
Baytown
U.S
Northeast
Washington
Half Moon Bay
Calif
Richard Nixon
Joe Schmo
Angie Bracey
Carrie Pryor Newman
Scott Street
Angie
Teen reporters on the job at Baytown Sun this year
The Baytown Sun resumes its teen reporter program with four students from Ross Sterling High School Robert E Lee High School and Baytown Christian Academy. Freshman Shelby Olive from Lee aims for Stephen F Austin University while senior Eugene Martir of Sterling balances leadership roles and web design. Sophomore Katelyn Harbison of Baytown Christian Academy brings a global perspective and broad activity engagement.
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Baytown Sun
MySpace
the Sun
Ross S. Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown Christian Academy
Lee
Shelby Olive
Stephen F. Austin University
Olive
Baytown
REL
Cedar Bayou
Sterling
Stephanie Whitley
The
Sterling Stars
Baytown Little Theater
Whitley
Mount la Plata
Colorado
New York City
Eugene Martir
Red Cross
Martir
Martin
Houston Chronicle
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Katelyn Harbison
U.S
North Carolina
Scotland
Harbison
Barbers Hill
Crosby
Anahuac
David Bloom
David.bloom
Baytownsun.com
Blood drive honors pastor Buck Olive at Baytown church
Baytown church Bayway Drive Assembly of God hosted a Sunday blood drive for pastor Jason Buck Olive. 28 units were collected to aid the pastor battling late stage kidney cancer and undergoing chemotherapy while continuing to preach about faith and gratitude.
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Bayway Drive
Assembly of God
Baytown
Jason “Buck” Olive
Buck
God
Community Calendar Highlights Baytown and Nearby Areas
Community calendar lists free English classes at Iglesia Bautista Betel in Baytown with childcare, senior ceramics and Spanish classes, dance and fitness sessions, library story times, a Kiwanis lunch, bridge and dance clubs, and various senior, youth, and community service activities across Baytown Crosby Winnie and surrounding areas. Notable venues include Baytown Community Center, Highlands/San Jacinto centers, Goose Creek Country Club, Crosby Community Center, and local libraries. Health and support groups appear at Baytown facilities and hospitals.
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Our Promise For West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Kentucky
Baytown
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Miss Lisa
Juanita Hargraves
Winnie
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country
Harris County Public Library
Hare Road
Crosby
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett St
Darren Cherry
Tops No. TX
Remington Park
Country Kitchen
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Goose Creek
First Westminister Presbyterian Church
Bay Area Homeless Services
Dottie Trahan
Beach City Lions Club
Beach City
Tri-Cities Beach Road
Suellyn Melcher
West Chambers
Mont Belvieu
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Lone Star Room
Baytown Community Center
United Methodist Women Bazaar and Dinners at Local Churches
The United Methodist Women host a bazaar and dinner Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church offering barbecued chicken beans dirty rice bread cranberry sauce desserts tea and coffee. Proceeds benefit home and foreign missions with tickets at the door for 7 dollars.
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Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church
Ferry Road
Laura Fae Templin
Today in History highlights and events on Oct 12
On October 12 this year marks Columbus reaching the Bahamas in 1492 Old Style, with a list of later events: Lee dies in 1870, Dillinger escapes in 1933, Roosevelt fireside chat in 1942, Khrushchev shoe incident in 1960, Reykjavik talks end in 1986, the Cole attack in 2000, Bali nightclub bombing in 2002, plus items on Water Resources Act, immigration marches, anthrax scare, UN Nobel Peace Prize, Polaroid bankruptcy, and Baytown developments. notes on historical expositions, bridges, and Exxon pollution costs, ending with a biblical verse.
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Christopher Columbus
Bahamas
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
John Dillinger
Allen County
Ohio
Jesse Larber
Roosevelt
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Reykjavik
Iceland
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
United States
U.S
Cole
Yemen
Bali
Clinton
Washington
NBC
Tom Brokaw
United Nations
Kofi Annan
Polaroid Corp
Associated Press
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Jane Howard Lee
Harrison
Church Blood Drive
Ward Road
Call
Baytown Alzheimer’s
Baytown and Beyond
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Crosby Swinging Squares
Crosby Community Center
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Art League of
United Methodist Women Bazaar
United Methodist Women
SUN History
Humble Oiler Ball Park
Decker Drive
Park
Garth Road
Exxon Mobil Corp
Louisiana
Aeschylu
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