Germs and handwashing stir personal soapbox rants
A sharp personal reflection on a handwashing survey by the Soap and Detergent Association and AP findings that a third of men and 12 percent of women skip washing after using public restrooms. The author riffs on OCD, germs, and everyday hygiene with humor and critique.
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Associated Press
Greyhound
Massachusetts
Jack Nicholson
Jack
Kamille
Camille Erikson
Soap and Detergent Association
Baytown Scout Nears Eagle With Bridge Project
Joshua O Banion 17 a Baytown Boy Scout earned progress toward Eagle by securing a 2500 pound wooden truss bridge at Baytown Nature Center. The project built over a channel on old Cabaniss Avenue with help from Tracey Prothro Mike Mueller and others. Crane rental cost 300 donated by Anthony Crane. O Banion a Sterling High senior son of David and Becky O Banion is active in NHS Swing Choir and Meistersingers.
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BSA Troop 93
Daniel Colvin
Brett Selensky
Dalton Owens
Lucas Coburn
Daniel Crespo
Josh O’banion
Mark Lavin
Ryan Williams
Chris Munos
Baytown Nature Center
O'Banion
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 93
Joshua O’banion
Cabaniss Avenue
O’banion
Tracey Prothro
Baytown
O’ Banion
Bayway Drive
Gary Parker
Anthony Crane
Joe Bob Williams
Texas Crane Academy
BSA
Joshua
Sterling High School
David
Becky O’banion
Doris Sanders
James Sanders
Highlands
Clinton Moore
Betty Moore
Smithdale
Mississippi
Bert L. O’banion
Spring
Texas
National Honor Society
Swing Choir
Meistersingers
Friends of the
NRA
Community activity schedule st date lines at Baytown area centers
A dense list of local events includes line dancing at Highlands Community Center at 8 30 a m and 9 45 a m for beginners, senior programs at J D Walker Center, art sessions, genealogy library hours, TOPS meetings, Story Time for toddlers and preschoolers, free internet basics classes, bridge at the community center, a Pick and Grin seniors dance, Go Getters at Lone Star Room, advanced internet classes, Overeaters Anonymous, annual fish fry by Baytown Go Texan, youth bowling league at Max Bowl East, Trike Riders meeting, a gospel meeting at Highlands Church of Christ, and historical association tours, with contact numbers listed.
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Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker
Market St
Highland Woods Drive
Lone Star Room
Sterling Municipal Library
Overeaters Anonymous
San
Gulf Coast
Trike Riders International
St. Paul’s
UMC
Decker Drive
Jim Benton
Highlands Church of Christ
Clearlake Road
Highlands
Jeramie Sweet
Baytown
Today in History September 28 highlights through the years
On September 28 events span from 1066 William the Conqueror’s invasion of England to 1991 Miles Davis’s death in Santa Monica. Other notable moments include Cabrillo’s 1542 San Diego arrival, Yorktown siege in 1781, Constitution sent to states in 1787, Navy flogging abolition in 1850, the 1924 Seattle round-the-world flight completion, and Muhammad Ali’s 1976 title defense at Yankee Stadium.
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William the Conqueror
England
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
San Diego
Yorktown Heights
Congress
United States
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Seattle
Wash
Muhammad Ali
Ken Norton
New York
Yankee Stadium
Miles Davis
Santa Monica
Calif
Baytown Sun History Snapshot Highlights Local Events
The Baytown Sun notes past local moments including six blue stars representing Baytown’s six volunteer firefighters in 1944, a Crosby-Lynchburg Road project cost cut by over 783000 in 1990, benches built for YMCA teams in 2000, and Bayer workers returning after a 22-person explosion. It also carries a Walt Disney quote and Bible verse, plus inviting readers to submit photos to the Sun.
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Baytown
Harris County
Crosby-Lynchburg Road
YMCA
Bayer
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Jim Finley
Germ
Scout
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Mont Belvieu
Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
North Alexander
Diane
Johnny T
Baytown/Highlands
Go-Texan Committee
Ward Road
Call
North Main Street
St. John’s United Methodist Church
I-10
Central Baptist Church
King Street
VEW
N. Main
Ashley*vaughn-Bassett
Garth
Sunburstbeauty.com
Tait
Naneantranistratio
Naant Hanna
WSAN
Jacinto Mall
Houston
Reilles Tals
Stephanie
Jason Gause
Faith Katherine
Faith
Grace
Roger
Betty Trader
Dayton, TX
Fred
Laurel Gause
Marion
Indiana
The
SUN History
Walt Disney
the Sun
Bloom
Grace Elizabeth Gause
Jason Gan
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