The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 1985 Page: 3 of 20
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BJSGOSL1S WISGS EDITORS
. EDITORS OF the Cost in Wings dtrectiory at Wnsters Chris Alton Sherri Gillum and Brands
Baytown Junior School are, from left. Kiafana Terry Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor
PRII Pf 'RT IP Viewed
from the neat, quiet tree lined
street Russell Stingily s home
looks unassuming Maybe the
lawn looks a little greener than
most and the edging along the
sidewalk is cut a bit sharper t>ut
still it looks ordinary
The flower bed. la: front,
planted with Cnn a-
periwinkles desert sage and
roses certainly is bigger and
more lush than those of the other
houses on the block The place
seems to blend .into the
neighborhood though
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had more than six days to do it
Stingily has been working on
his garden almost full time since
he retired from Southwestern
Bell a decade ago »
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it s starting to look okay, he
says modestly
For Stingily, gardening’ was
never a lifelong passion Oh
sure he‘s had a vegetable
garden w and-off since he and
hl£ wife manned in 1SM7 But it
Wasn't until eight or nine years
ago after a friend persuaded
him to join the Men s Garden
Club of Greater Brazosport that
he startedputting time out
One thing ted to another
before 1 knew it Stingily says
I really didn’t plan for any of
this Now in the summer mon-
ths be estimates it takes almost
care for his
plants ,
\ garage owuerted mb- a
greenhouse stands out back. W
gallon drums to catch rainwater
for watering the more delicate
plants rest against one side The
, greenhouse is where Stingily
takes his pUntspn the winter
But for now moat are outside
A 10-foot tall double hibiscus
m a plastic bucket humm
ngbirds flitting among its
tencufe red flowers fighlv for
I daylight wjth the billowing, car
nation of India plant next to it
That thing grows real, fast
Stingily sayS of, the hibiscus
! g'>v'!g. :<■ have to prune it.
back a time bit to get n mto the
greenhouse when the cold
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Defense department
uses most energy
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two-thirds of-the total energy us'
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SEYESTHGR WE WISHER
DONNA MARTIN of Baytown Junior School is the first place win
•«*' • he annual Knifgrtts <f Columbus essay contest Presenting her
with an award is Mark Stephens of the K of < Michelle Ferguson and
Heidi Cappel not pictured were also seven tie grade essay contest
i Sun staff photo by Angle Braces
An important word worth repeating Estate
Something Thai should be of mawr concern 10 us all
We offer our customers tree tr..
■ ounsebng And weN serve as the executor to your
i'-" estate Suet a task .has many duties and requires
■ /. -expert 'knowledge m the legalities and economic
Sects ot property accounting It's an enormous .
burden as well as a heavy responsibility Some
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assets Ming affadavits and prepar.og tax’ returns
Lu?rtam!.v ’ex mot* !o »hrusi ',-pon a relative or a.
■ess expenencec ndivid We -e here 'o -*> p y k,
U hen it c omes to expert money management.
nobody does it better You have our word on if
HOME OWNED AND OPERATED
T,rust Go.
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1300 loHmfhraok
427 5771
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 1985, newspaper, November 5, 1985; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1075186/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.