Gator Fest draws crowds despite rain and shines with gator hunts
In Anahuac the Gator Fest drew volunteers from a city of about two thousand as weather cooperated and crowds gathered for live music, airboat rides, carnival attractions, and gator viewing. A 13 foot 3 inch gator was the weekend’s biggest catch, while educational exhibits from the Texas Parks and Wildlife department highlighted the American alligator. Residents and visitors praised the event for family fun and local collaboration.
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Beer Garden
Jesse Stuart
Ridin’ High
Hunter Hayes
Wayne Toups
Trinity River
Gators
el Campo
Mark Porter
Porter
Louis Baldwin
Anahuac
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Baldwin
Marcus Moore
Tommy Emerson
Patsy Emerson
Huffman
Patsy
Andrew Bocanegra
Spring Branch
Bocanegra
Hadidi balances Ramadan faith and on-field drive at Sterling
Karam Hadidi, a Sterling High defensive end, plays through Ramadan while fasting from sunrise to sunset. The 17-year-old backup turned starter relies on night practices, protein shakes, and coaching support to stay weighty and quick. His father, Dr Fayed Hadidi, and Houston role models like Hakeem Olajuwon inspire him to excel in sport and study.
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Fayez
Najla Hadidi
Sterling
Herb Minyard
Hadidi
Haynes
Muhammad
Sterling High
University of Texas
Baytown
Fayed Hadidi
Houston
Hakeem Olajuwon
Houston Rockets
Zane Belal
Ranger
Minyard
Baytown police report shootings and thefts in weekend crime wave
A 27 year old Baytown man was shot in the leg near South 7th Street after an altercation. He was treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and investigators have not yet named a suspect. Weekend crimes include two Ford pickups damaged, a white Ford stolen, and a $3,000 boat stolen. Baytown police logged 333 calls from Friday to Sunday, including 37 disturbances and 13 minor accidents.
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South 7Th Street
Roger Clifford
Clifford
James Purvis 30 of Baytown Texas Dies. services set
James Purvis a 30 year old Baytown resident and petrochemical pipe designer died September 13 2007 in Baytown Texas He was born January 6 1977 in Galveston to James and Mickie Purvis He is survived by daughter Ashlyn mother Mickie Fenimore sister Stephanie Kirkland and husband Chris brother Jessie McWhorter and many relatives A visitation is set for September 17 2007 5 to 8 pm at Sterling White Funeral Home Funeral services September 18 2007 at Sterling White with interment at Sterling White Cemetery Donations may be made to the James Purvis Memorial account at Community Resource Credit Union for Ashlyn.
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J.B.” Purvis
Baytown
Texas
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Galveston
Mickie
Jeffrey) Purvis
Ashlyn
Yallie Mae Herron
Earvin Jeffrey
Robert McWhorter
Ashlyn Purvis
Mickie Fenimore
Stephanie Kirkland
Chris
Jessie McWhorter
Sterling-White Funeral Home
Sterling-White
James Purvis
Community Resource Credit Union
Crosby- Lynchburg
Highlands
Sterlingwhite.com
Gene Savoy Explorer Dies at 80 in Reno Nevada
Douglas Eugene Savoy known as Gene Savoy, famed explorer who located more than 40 lost Peruvian cities and led long distance sailing missions, died of natural causes at his Reno home. Dubbed the real Indiana Jones by People, he credited for Vilcabamba and other major sites, with Machu Picchu deemed by scientists as discovered earlier by Hiram Bingham.
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Nev
Douglas Eugene “Gene” Savoy
Peru
People Magazine
Savoy
Vilcabamba
Hiram Bingham
Houston campus features on Great Day Houston segment
Students gather before classes as Great Day Houston films on campus around 9 a.m. The feature spotlights the tree lined paths as a trailblazing campus highlight. Whitaker notes the sidewalks feel different when walked on, signaling a new technique. Samhouri comments it is a cool place to hand out under the trees.
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Whitaker
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