Madrid Memoir of Food, Bull Ring, and Prado Tales
A traveler recounts a Madrid stay with a roomy hostal room, budget meals at Sahara Café and Pablo's, and daily routines visiting museums. He notes currency exchanges, ATM advice, and contrasts Steves' guide views with local Costa vibes, finishing with bull ring impressions and late goodbyes to Senorita Beatriz.
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Madrid
Senorita Beatriz
Steves
Sahara Café
Starbuck’s
Gran Via
Calle Preciados
Atocha Renfe
Café Sahara
Texas
Spain
Lone Star
The
Prado
U.S
Picasso
Museo Reina Sofia
Turismo Madrid
Consorcio Turismo de Madrid
Plaza del Carmen
Conturmadrid.es
Volunteers invited for Trinity River Cleanup at Wallisville Lake
National Public Lands Day marks the sixth annual Trinity River Cleanup led by the U S Army Corps of Engineers Wallisville Lake Project. On Sept 30 at 9 a m volunteers will clean J J Mayes Wildlife Trace Trinity River banks Cedar Hill Park Hugo Point Park and Rookery pond. Lunch provided. call 409 389 2285 for details.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wallisville Lake Project
Trinity River
J. J. Mayes Wildlife Trace
Cedar Hill Park
Hugo Point Park
Rookery Pond
Big Hog Bayou
Wallisville Project
Library donations honor Sterling Library benefactors
Gifts given in recent weeks memorialize individuals and support from families and organizations. Notable items include Alberta Berg Eron, J.C. Bevers, Bud Blackburn, and many others, with titles spanning history, cooking, fiction, children’s books, and reference works. Donors include Pat Blackburn, Lois Robson, Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club, and the Service League of Baytown, among others.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Alberta
Bert” Bergeron
Michelangelo
Pat Blackburn
Mike
Jana Blackburn
Jay
Suzanne Blackburn
The
Nancy
Pat Mann
Paula Deen
Lois Robson
J.C. Bevers
Bill Lucas
Bud Blackburn
Leonard
Jerry Calma
David Cummings
Texas Natural History
Jean Gammel
President
George H. W. Bush
Kay and
Larry Tekker Francescofer
Grandma Moses
Kenneth and
Carol Bartz
Baytown
Duplicate Bridge Club
Tom, Diane and
Emily Jones
Pete E. Dehoyos
American Baseball Coaches Association
Matthew DeHoyos
Thomas Earl Fabian
Nashville
Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Association
Shannon Marie Frazier
Sarah
Wayne, Barbara
Kayla Wilson
Beatrice Garcia
Wayne Hanson
Liz Jones
Sylvester
Larry Sims
Eileen Gerslin
W. L. Herndon
Service League of
Robert Hill
David H. Cummings
Hotchkiss
Mario
Mary and
Cleon Easley
Robert Kelley
Jeff Shaara
America
Bill and
Mildred Lucas
Lloyd and
Diane Quisenberry
Michael Wayne Messick
National Parks
Jack and
Anneene Jackson
Charles C. Pool
Jesse Anderson
Mounted Patrol
Norman Anderson
Sterling Municipal
Tavita Lopez
Cecilia
Mildred
Texas Coast
Janet Brewer
Carey Russell
Glenn and
Jon Pfennig
Suzi Powers
Oxford Companion To
Mattie Sharp
529 Plans And Coverdell Education Accounts Explained
Malcolm Murray reviews education savings options including 529 plans and Coverdell accounts. He notes Texas Tomorrow’s College Investment Plan offers the lowest fees for Texas residents, while 529 funds mainly cover college expenses. Coverdell plans allow tax free withdrawals for K through higher education but cap $2000 per year per beneficiary. Murray mentions Baytown resources and a Wall Street Journal summary, with tax law changes anticipated in 2010.
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Texas Tomorrow’s
Texas
Coverdell
Baytown
Community Resource Credit Union
Sterling Library
Jonathan Clements
Wall Street Journal
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Wallisville Lake
Mary and Cleon Easley John Richardson
Southwest
Frank and
LaNelle McKay
Louvenia Robberson
David and Goliath
Murray
Malcolm Murray
Exxon Chemical
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!