Legacy of Ganders: H T Norris Letter Highlights Heritage
A 1970 letter from H T Norris, Gander football alumnus and Cotton Bowl contender, urges focus on school heritage over debating which team was best. The piece recalls Norris's view of continuity under Dan Stallworth, lessons from decades of Ganders, and the importance of passing on a legacy to future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gander
Robert E. Lee
Bill Hartman
H.T. Norris
H.T
Wanda
Ganders
George Walmsley
Dan) Stallworth
Norman Adams
Highlands
Norman
Mickey Pillow
Joe Schiraldi
Eddie Gray
Mike Hensley
Buzzy Byers
Donnie Andrus
Free State Reading Program Brightens Life for Disabled Reader
Roy E Burnett Jr a lifelong book lover who became legally blind benefits from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission Talking Books Program It provides free equipment postage large print braille and audiocassettes with an enormous catalogue more than 80000 books and 80 magazines Recorded by volunteers about 850 books yearly the service serves about 20000 participants most over 65 and can reach 300000 Texans eligible. Burnett values the ability to request specific titles and notes the program’s accessibility and range aiding his enjoyments of history mysteries and more. Discovery came via a relative of his granddaughter s fiancé and he now listens daily via a user friendly playback machine.
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Roy E. Burnett Jr
Cedar Bayou
Burnett
Ethel
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
National Library Service
Texas
Colleen McCullough
Ed McBain
Donald Westlake
Texas TalkingBooks.org
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State
Baytown Nature Center Journal Highlights Birds and Wildlife
The Baytown Nature Center Journal by Dwayne Litteer and Ron Ummel lists birds and animals recently spotted at the center and notes fall arrivals. Highlights include blue-winged teal on Duck Pond, clapper rail from the footbridge, mass sightings at Wooster Pond, and abundance of butterflies and hummingbirds near the marsh. The Friends group announces a new website with center information and photos at baytownnaturecenter.org.
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Baytown Nature Center
Dwayne Litteer
Ron Ummel
Baytown Sun
Duck Pond
Brownwood Marsh
Wooster Pond
Arkakisa Trail
Friends of the
Nature Center
Baytownnaturecenter.org
German exchange student brings global view to Sterling High
Ross S. Sterling High School welcomes Jenny Schwarz from Germany as part of a yearlong student exchange. She lives with a Highlands host family after arriving last month and experiences American culture from buffet to water parks while six other exchange students from Ghana Hungary Denmark and Germany join Sterling this year.
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Ross S. Sterling High School
Jenny Schwarz
Schwarz
Germany
Highlands
Texas
Sterling
Ghana
Hungary
Denmark
Norway
Brazil
Robert E. Lee High School
Trey Kraemer
Taylor Hill
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Talking
Ken Fountain
Free State Service
Wnsun.com
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