Terrorist fears and a former friend’s troubling past
Jane Howard Lee recalls a high school friend Ali from Persia who married an American, moved to Houston, attended political meetings, trained with guns, and later died of AIDS. The writer fears hidden terrorist cells exist, questioning how many such individuals remain in the country and ready to act.
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Ali
Persia
Iraq
Houston
Go Texan fish fry to fund scholarships in Baytown area
The Baytown Highlands Metro Go Texan Committee will host a fish fry on Friday Sept 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baytown Optimist Club 1724 Market St. Tickets are seven dollars including catfish fries coleslaw and sauce. Proceeds fund Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarships for Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling high schools.
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Baytown/Highlands Metro
Go-Texan
Houston Livestock Show
Baytown
Houston
Mike Stangle
Highlands
Tracey Wheeler
Pink Ribbon Sunday at St Pauls United Methodist Church
St Pauls United Methodist Church invites the community to Pink Ribbon Sunday a breast cancer awareness event with 10 30 a m worship and fellowship hall refreshments. Information on breast health and free screening mamograms at San Jacinto Hospital will be available along with a token of appreciation for visitors. Testimonials and partnerships with the American Cancer Society San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center and the Susan G Komen Foundation anchor the program. For more details call 281 424 7511. St Pauls AMC sits at 7915 Bayway Drive.
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Fellowship Hall
San Jacinto Hospital
Dawn Wood
St. Paul’s
Cindy Gudgell
Kay
Rives Holloway
American Cancer Society
San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Call
Community Calendar of Free Classes and Local Activities in Baytown
West Baytown offers free English classes at Iglesia Bautista Betel 2728 Kentucky from 9 to 11 a.m. Child care provided. Highlands Community Center hosts ceramics at 9 a.m. and a Spanish class at 1 p.m. at 604 Highland Woods Drive. Baytown community center hosts senior dance and canasta, bowling, genealogy, and other events with several local contacts.
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Our Promise For
West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Kentucky
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Ward Road
Market St
Decker Drive
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Library Card Sign Up Month Promotes Reading
Sterling Municipal Library invites readers to sign up for a card and visit this month. The Baytown Sun will feature a different library user daily with questions and answers about libraries, reading, and favorite books. Community groups in Baytown host meetings and events at Remington Park, Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, First Westminister Church, and Crosby Community Center, with contact numbers listed for details.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Sun
Ann Fairbairn
Barry Schwartz
Community Activities and Contact Numbers in Baytown Area
Surrender AA group meets 8 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church 1200 E Lobit Ave. Baytown Center hosts games and social for 55 plus at 2407 Market St. St. Johns United Methodist Garage Sale begins 8 a.m. today and tomorrow with furniture clothing and more. Intermediate line dancing 8:30 a.m. Highlands Woods Drive. Art League painting at 10 a.m. Baytown Community Center. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets 10 a.m. Crosby Community Center. Toddlers Story Time 10:30 a.m. West Chambers Branch Library. Research Library hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 281-422-4950.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Baytown
Hare Rd
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Art League of
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melder
This Day in History September 14 Highlights Across 1814 1901 1948
The date marks Key inspiring The Star-Spangled Banner in 1814, McKinley’s 1901 assassination and Roosevelt succession, a 1948 UN world headquarters ceremony, a 1975 Seton sainthood, Grace Kelly’s death in 1982, and later events including Weir’s release in 1985 and Patriot Day observances with Bush at the WTC site.
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Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Maryland
McKinley
Buffalo
N.Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
United Nations’ World
Paul VI
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
Grace of
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Lebanon
Benjamin Weir
Balkan Republic
Tara Dawn Holland
Kansas
Bush
Washington National Cathedral
World Trade Center
Pentagon
National Guard and Reserve
Associated Press
Unified water districts bid by Baytown chamber in 1944
In 1944 the Baytown Chamber of Commerce led 25 entrepreneurs to push for absorbing all local water districts and systems into one district. The plan targeted Harris County Fresh Water District No. 2 in Leger addition, Harris County Water and Improvement District No. 7, and C Placek’s water systems.
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Baytown
Postmaster General
CPR Certifications Corrected by Red Cross Report
A Tuesday edition page 3 story corrected the count of people certified with CPR by the North Bay Area Branch of the Greater Houston Red Cross. The accurate total is 5,600 certified individuals.
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North Bay Area
Greater Houston Red Cross
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