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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2007
Page
12
In Galveston 26 life members of a group will continue a five year pledge with an annual charity ball. The 42nd charity ball runs 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Oct. 27 at The Tremont House on Ship's Mechanic Row. Invitation only. RSVP to Stacey Pipes or Tadlock.
Baytown Lee Band Boosters announce a Classic Car Truck Motorcycle Show fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday Oct 13 beside Mini Cars of Texas on Alexander Drive under oak trees. Entry fees 20 dollars for cars and trucks 15 dollars for motorcycles. Judging at 1 p.m. awards at 2 p.m. Robert E Lee Jazz Band and Drum Line perform sausage on a stick and lemonade sold. Contact Anna at 281-422-8084 or 832-262-9345 for details.
Pat Graves recalls a West Texas childhood during hard years of the Great Depression in a humorous memoir for middle readers. Ann, age ten, navigates eviction fears, family pranks, and curious questions with a notebook of new words while her Papa hopes for a Patent Office letter and the family stages a flea circus.
Wanda Orton recalls Rip Van Winkle in a Baytown setting now called Baytown Junior School near Bayway in Lakewood. The old Market and Wisconsin site burned, Arcadia and Katride's vanished, Del Monte Hotel on West Defoe noted, with hotels motels and San Jacinto Mall offering modern choices as Rip adapts to the era.
Relay for Life highlighted Baytown efforts with expanding events and more teams. Organizers faced parking and logistics as survivors like Belinda Cole led walks, while participants from Lee and Sterling High schools filled the event with music and community pride. Community leaders emphasized the fundraiser's impact beyond money, aiding cancer research, education, and patient services. For details and signups call Diannne Bates or Pat Thomas or visit bayarearelay.org.
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