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Dirt Horticulture Club met March LNadine Russell guest
speaker, presented a program on Shakespeare’s flowers.
Pictured are Rusell, left and Margaret Hill, club member.
Contributed photo
The Plumwood Eva Maud Garden Club recently named the
yard of Mr. And Ms. Larry Kunz, 1905 Clayton as March Yard
of the Month.
at www.fccbtx.org.
Seniors — Seniors at
crafts, fun, fellowship,
games, Bible study and a
children ages 18 months
and older from 11:15 to
11:45 a.m.
Genealogy — The
Baytown Genealogy
Research Library, 5203
Decker Drive, is open from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday and
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contributed photo
The Kappa Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi gave out com-
memorative pins at a recent meeting. Pictured are recipi-
ents Tisa Lopez, Tina Elkins and Janey Wood.
Contributed photo
The Cedar Bayou Garden Club recently named the yard of
Pam and Dennis Cordray, 3811 Winterhaven as its February
Yard of the Month.
older. For more informa-
tion, call 281-427-2145.
COMING UP
Diabetes
seminar today
"New Medications and
Improved Management
for Adults with Diabetes”
will be the topic for a
free Diabetes Seminar
being held today with a
presentation by
Endocrinologist K. Jayarsy
M.D. Dr. Jayargj is associ-
ated with Trinity
Endocrinology in
Beaumont.
Sponsored by San
Jacinto Methodist
Hospital and its Diabetes
Self-Management
Program, the seminar will
be held at the Garth
Campus, 4401 Garth
Road, from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. in Classrooms A&B.
The meeting is open to
anyone with diabetes,
their families, caregivers
or those interested in
preventive measures.
For information, call ■
the Diabetes Self-
Management Program at
281-420-6161.
at Remington Place, 901
W. Baker Road. Today’s
guest speaker is a repre-
sentative for Quality
Services who specializes
in diabetic footwear. For
more information, call
713-944-9924.
Parent education —
DePelchin Children’s
Center Parent Education
and Family Support
Services meets from 6 to
10 p.m. the third
Wednesday of each month
at the United Way
Building, 5307 Decker
Drive. The cost is $30- To
pre-register or for informa-
tion, call 713-730-2335
and ask for parent educa-
tion.
Overeaters Anonymous
— Overeaters Anonymous
is a fellowship of individu-
als who, through shared
experience, strength and
hope, are recovering from
compulsive overeating. A
group meets at 7 p.m.
every Wednesday at First
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 7600 Bayway
Highlands/San Jacinto
Community Center, 604
Highlands Woods Drive.
For more information, call
281-426-7561.
Children’s Day Out —
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SNAPSHOTS
Have a great photo you want
to share? The Sun welcomes
photo submissions for possible
publication. Photos can be
e-mailed to david.bloom@
baytownsun.com or prints can
be mailed to or brought by the
Sun offices at 1301 Memorial
Drive, Baytown, 77520.
to members and guests and
are by request. Admission
to the library is free to the
public. Those with ideas
for classes should call
Madlyn Simkulet at 281-
424-8388. For information,
call 281-424-8388 or 281-
422-4950.
Senior citizens —
Baytown Senior Center
information on the church,
call 281-427-4363, e-mail
cheespck2@aol.com or
Drive, in Baytown. Anyone visit the church’s Web site
who wants to stop eating
compulsively is welcome.
beginning at 9:45 a.m. at
the Highlands/San Jacinto
Community Center, 604
Highlands Woods Drive.
For more information, call
281-426-7561.
Ceramics — Ceramics
will be held at 9 a.m. at the every Wednesday at St.
John’s United Methodist
Church, 501 S. Alexander
Drive. For information,
call 281-422-3684.
Bingo — The Baytown
Community Center, 2407
For more information, call
Cathy at 832-984-5084 or
Diane at 281-843-2063.
Bridge — Bridge will
be held at noon at the
Highlands/San Jacinto
Community Center, 604
Highlands Woods Drive.
For more information, call
281-426-7561.
Line dancing —
Intermediate line dancing
will be held at 8:30 a.m.
with beginner line dancing bingo at 7 p.m. every
Wednesday. Doors open at
5 p.m. Bingo starts at 7
p.m. There is a non-smok-
ing area. For more infor-
mation, call 281-421-1257.
Over ‘42’ — The Over
“42” Club meets at 1 p.m.
Thursday
Widowed Persons —
L.I.F.T (Living
Thursday. Classes are open Information For Today) is
a social support program
held the first Thursday of
each month to. assist a
widow or widower in
adjusting to the loss of a
spouse. Join the group for
lunch and fellowship this
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at
4610 Golden Corral on
Garth Road. For informa-
tion, call 281-839-0700.
Riders association —
The Gold Wing Riders
Association meets at 7:30
p.m. the first Thursday of
each month at Cedar'
center is open to senior cit- Bayou Community Center,
izens 60 years old and 7711 Highway 146.
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This week, I continued my
adventures in Baytown’s new
restaurant offerings.
On Thursday, my husband
Chad and I checked out the
new El Toro on Garth Road.
First of all, this place is
enormous. You could invite a
couple hundred of your closest
friends on a lunch date and
they’d have no trouble accom-
modating you. If you need to
go to the restroom, though,
you might consider dropping
tortilla crumbs on the way so
you can find your way back to
your table.
Next, the food. Like most
Lakewood dwellers, Chad and
I know El Toro’s food quite
well. I have the phone number
and menu for the Bayway
location memorized. So, at the
new location, I ordered my
usual: three tacos. With a fork.
(Other than burgers, I have
an aversion to eating food with
my hands. 1 don’t know why. If
my therapist ever figures it
out, I’ll let you know.)
The food was great as usual.
But something put a damper
on our dining experience, and
it wasn’t what was on our
plates. It was something on
TV
Each dining room at the new
El Toro has a couple of flat-
screen TVs. On this particular
day, the TVs were tuned to
ESPN.
1 wouldn’t normally have a
problem with that. However,
during the lunch hour on this
day, ESPN was broadcasting
the World Sumo
Championship. -
Maybe I’m just not cultural-
ly educated, but as far as I can
tell, here’s what sumo
wrestling is: A couple of guys
who look like they’ve been sit-
ting on a couch their whole
lives watching... well, ESPN
while eating truckloads of
Krispy Kremes suddenly
decide it might be fun to put
on giant diapers and fight each
other.
Actually, diapers are a lot
more modest than the things
those guys wear.
“Just don’t look at it,” said
Chad, who, bless his heart,
never really gets riled up about
anything.
“But it’s like driving past a
car accident,” I said. “I just
can’t tear my eyes away.”
Besides, all 27 flat-screen
TVs in the restaurant were
showing this spectacle of
almost-naked rotund guys. It
was hard to ignore.
The announcer had just
introduced an especially
rotund Polish wrestler when
our server walked up. C
“Is this making anyone
besides me completely lose
their appetite?” I asked her.
She glanced up at the
screen.
“That is pretty disgusting,”
she said. “I’ll see if they can
change it.”
; I spent a few minutes cup-
ping my hands around my eyes
so I could focus on my tacos
instead of Dmitri Zbcdhjrtyk’s
jiggling backside.
'■ Then all 27 flat-screen TVs
in El Toro switched to hockey,
a sport that can get bloody, but
at least the participants are
fully clothed. Salvation at last!
J Other than having to look at
Scantily clad, overweight men
While I was eating, we had a
pice time at the new El Toro,
pre food is up to El Toro stan-
dards and you can still get ice
cream on the way out the door.
Just check ESPN’s schedule
before you go.
TODAY IN HISTORY .
I Today is Wednesday, April
19, the 109th day of 2005.
There are 256 days left in the “
year.
On this date:
In 1933, the United States
went off the gold standard.
In 1943, during World War
II, tens of thousands of Jews
living in the Warsaw Ghetto
began a valiant but futile battle
against Nazi forces.
In 1989,47 sailors were 1
killed when a gun turret
exploded aboard the USS
Iowa.
In 1993, the 51-day siege at
the Branch Davidian com-
pound near Waco, Texas,
ended as fire destroyed the
structure after federal agents
began smashing their way in;
dozens of people, including
David Koresh, were killed.
In 1995, a truck bomb
destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building in Oklahoma
City, killing 168 people and
injuring hundreds. (Timothy *
McVeigh was later convicted
of federal murder charges and '
executed.)
One year ago: Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger of Germany
was elected pope in the first
conclave of the new millenni-
um; he took the name
Benedict XVI.
— The Associated Press
GOOD NEWS
Have you every had your 15
minutes of fame?
Do you or a friend have a
fascination story to tell?
If so, send your story idea
to:
Write this story
The Baytown Sun
c/o David Bloom
1301 Memorial Drive
Baytown, Texas 77520
or send Bloom an e-mail at
david.bloom@
baytownsun.com.
QUOTABLE
“The charm, one might say
the genius of memory, is that it
is choosy, chancy and tem-
peramental: it rejects the edi-
fying cathedral and indelibly
photographs the small boy out-
side, chewing a hunk of melon
in the dust.”
— Elizabeth Bowen,
Irish-born author
(1899-1973)
BIBLE VERSE
That if you confess with
your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. For it is
with your heart that you
believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved. ”
— Romans 10:9-10
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
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SUN HISTORY
In 1976, most Brownwood
residents were back in their
homes after the ordeal of high
tides and flooding during the
Easter weekend.
In 2001, city of Baytown
officials hailed the decision by
Laredo oil man A.R. “Tony”
Sanchez Jr. to give up his
quest for natural gas in Burnet
Bay as a victory for the citi-
zens of Baytown.
In 2004, teachers who also
coach at Goose Creek school
district were no longer able to
quit coaching and keep their
teaching positions, the Goose
Creek school board decided.
One year ago, the “Dining
for Diabetes” event was held
at Rooster’s Restaraunt.
Though a total was not avail-
able, the event was a success.
the Highlands Community
Center can learn interme-
diate line dancing at 8:30
a.m. or beginner line danc- <
ing at 9:45 a.m. They also
can enjoy ceramics at 9
a.m. or bridge at noon. The
community center is at 604
Highland Woods Drive in
Highlands. For more infor-
mation, call 281-426-7561.
Bingo — VFW Post
912, 8204 N. Main, has
Today
Retirees — The Exxon
Mobil Retiree Club mem-
bers will have their month-
ly meeting beginning at 10
a.m. at the Baytown
Community Center. Bob
Maeser will be speaking at
the meeting. He will give a
presentation on the history
of the Baytown area.
Coffee and doughnuts will
be provided. For more
information, call 281-383-
2246.
BARA — Baytown Area
Resource Association
meets on the third
Wednesday of the month at
11 a.m. in the conference
room of the United Way of
the Baytown Area Service
Center, 5309 Decker
Drive.
Support group — The
Texas Commission for the
Blind’s support group
meeting for people with no Mont Belvieu Assembly of Market St., has Bingo from
vision and low vision in God, 10530 Eagle Drive, is 1 to 3 p.m. every
the area meets at 1:30 p.m. registering now for enroll- Wednesday. For more
ment. Classes are Mondays information, call 281-420-
and Wednesdays from 8:30 5735.
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Story Time — Sterling
include computer and Municipal Library has
kindergarten readiness. All Spanish Story Time for
age groups are available.
For more information, call
director Linda Holzaepfel
at 281-576-5201.
TOPS —TOPS TX No.
594 meets from 9 to 11
a.m. every Wednesday at
the Baytown Community
Center, 2407 Market St.
Old and new members are
welcome. For more infor-
mation, call 281-424-3124
or 281-421-1429.
Music and worship —
First Christian Church’s
front porch is open to
everyone seeking a casual
meeting place to eat, visit,
worship and listen to live
music from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesdays. There is no __y._. „ „______________
charge to attend, and small will have a day of arts and
children are welcome. The
church is at 201 Forrest
Ave. in Baytown. For more hot lunch. The center, at
the First Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1715
Market St., provides trans-
portation every day. The
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