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SUNRISE
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Saturday, August 8,2009
THE BAYIDWN SUN
BULLETIN BOARD
CALENDAR
HIGHLANDS PILOT CLUB
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REUNION
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BEACH BOYS
7613 Wade Road. 281-426-
SUN HISTORY
BIBLE VERSE
— 7 Timothy 6:7-8
TODAY IN
HISTORY
Monday
The Baytown Genealogy
Society will hold their
monthly meeting at 10 a.m.
at the BGS Library, 5203
Decker Drive. Irene Ashe
will be the guest speaker
Sunday
Calvary Temple hosts
services at 10 a.m. and 6
p.m. at the church, 7319
Breda. Call 281-839-3009.
Central Baptist Church,
1800 King Street, hosts
Childrenis Church for chil-
dren in Pre-K through 5th
grade from 11 a.m - 12
p.m. 281-422-8381.
VFW Post 912, 8204 N.
Main, has bingo at 2 p.m.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
281-421-1257.
Alexander Campus, all
Pam, 281-420-2184, or
Johnny, 281-420-2315.
Calvary Temple hosts
Power & Prayer night at
7:30 p.m. at the church,
7319 Breda. 281-839-3009.
La Porte Ladies Group
(LLG), a new Alcoholics
Anonymous, meets at 8
p.m. at Cathy’s Angels, 930
South Fourteenth St. in La
Porte. 281-427-1182.
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In 1950, trash burners
set off a chain of fires
that almost destroyed
$50,000 worth of proper-
ty-
in 1975, several hun-
dred residents signed a
petition requesting the
return of the traffic light
at Defee and Galliard
streets.:
In 2000, ExxonMobil
officials met with Mayor
Pete Alfaro and City
Council to explain the
ongoing flaring at the
Baytown Olefins Plant.
In 2003, Living Hope
Church, at the intersec-
tion of Barkaloo Drive
and Crosby-Cedar Bayou
Road near the Baytown
airport, burned to the
ground. (It has since
been rebuilt and relocat-
ed to Highway 146.)
A
Highlands Pilot Club members recently attended theEast Lake Houston
Feed the Veterans Day celebration, honoring our veterans with festivi-
ties in Crosby. In the parade recession were Pilot members Becky
Baumbach, Sheila McDonald and Betty Michalsky. Cakes were made by
Pilots BJ Richardson and Dehlia Mullins. Helping serve at the American
Legion building were Pilots Susan Precht. Sue Norris, Faylene Boddie
and Betty Michalsky. Pictured from left are Precht, Norris, Boddie and
Michalsky.
For we brought nothing
into the world, and we can
take nothing out of it. But,
if we have food and cloth-
ing, we will be content
with that.
million pounds in ban-
knotes.
In 1968, the Republican
national convention in
Miami Beach, Fla., nominat-
ed Richard M. Nixon for
president on the first ballot.
In 1973, Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew branded as
“damned lies” reports he
had taken kickbacks from
government contracts in
Maryland and vowed not to
resign ,Ai which he ended
up doing.
In 1978, the U.S. launched
Pioneer Venus 2, which car-
ried scientific probes to
study the atmosphere of
Venus.
In 1994, Israel and Jordan
opened the first road link
between the two once-war-
ring countries.
Ten years ago: Opening a
new attack on the
Republican tax-cut measure,
President Bill Clinton
warned the nation’s gover-
nors at their meeting in St.
Louis that the $792 billion
package would trigger “huge
Cuts” in Medicare, farm pro-
grams and other spending
critical to their voters.
Five years ago: Alan
Keyes, the Republican two-
time presidential hopeful,
threw his hat into Illinois’
U.S. Senate race, (He ended
up losing in a landslide to
Democrat Barack Obama.)
Actress Fay Wray, the
damsel held atop the Empire
State Building by the giant
ape in “King Kong,” died in
New York City at age 96.
3551.
Crosby Community
Center offers rhythm walk-
ing (8 a.m.), aerobics with
Melissa (9 a.m.), Advanced
line dancing and oil paint-
ing class (9:30 a.m.), and
dart baseball (10 a.m.).
281-462-0543.
Card games are played
at the Seniors Room, 10
a.m.-4 p.m.: at the
Community Center, 2407
Market St.
Baby Time, for up to 18
months, is from 10:30 to,
10:50 a.m. at Sterling
Municipal Library.
Crosby Community
Center, 409 Hare Rd.,
hosts afternoon activities
including ESL with
Marguerite (12 p.m.),
watercolor class (1 p.m.),
rhythm walking (4 p.m.),
ESL with Thresa and Tiai
C hi Yoga Fusion (5 p.m.).
Aerobics with-Angelique (6
. p.m.) and line dancing(7
p.m.)
Free GED prep classes
are 4-7 p.m. at the
Chambers County Library
in Anahuac. 409-267-8261.
Sterling Municipal
Library Evening Story
Time, for kids up to age 5,
is 6:15 p.m. This is a free
event.
Community Duplicate
Bridge Club meets at 6:30
p.m. at the Community
Center, 2407 Market St.
$3/player. 281-427-3031.
Overeaters Anonymous Players pay $3 for three
meets at 7 p.m. at San hours of great entertain-
Jacinto Methodist Hospital- merit. 281-427-3031.
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Tuesday
The Baytown Lions Club
meets weekly at Golden
Corral on Garth at noon.
The Board of Directors will
meet after lunch.
Crosby Community
Center, 409 Hare Rd., hosts
their monthly luncheon at
11:30 a.m.
The Baytown Pilot Club
meets at noon at the Goose
Creek Country Club. Call
281-932-5056.
The West Baytown Civic
Association meets at 6:45
p.m. at The Promise Center,
2703 West Main. 281-427-
6438.
Gospel Night for seniors,
hosted by Highlands
Community Center, 604
Highland Woods Drive, is at
7 p.m. 281-426-7561.
Seniors age 50+ are invit-
ed to play bingo at 1 p.m. at
Highlands Community
Center, 604 Highland
Woods Drive. Concessions
available at 11:30 a.m. 281-
426-7561.
Crosby Community
Center, 409 Hare Rd., hosts
morning activities including
rhythm walking (8 a.m.);
body toning chair exercises,
crafters circle and kazoo
band practice (9 a.m.) and
intermediate Spanish (10
a.m.).
King's Table Bible Study
is at Church of New
Beginnings, 3220 N.
Alexander Dr. Free lunch at
11:30 a.m., Bible study
from 12:15-1:30 p.m. 281-
422-9792.
Celebrate Recovery, a
Christ-centered 12-step pro-
gram, meets at 6:30 p.m. at
First Baptist Church, 505
Rollingbrook. Call Nick,
713-410-3861; JoAnn, 832-
217-8214; or Elaine, 832-
444-8721.
Game day is at 9 a.m. at
Highlands Community
Center, 604 Highland
Woods Drive. 281-426-
7561.
Free English classes are
available 9-11 a.m. on the
second floor of the Promise
Center, 2703 West Main.
Free childcare. 281-422-
3457.
Precinct2gether is from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the J.D.
Walker Community Center,
7613 Wade Road. 281-426-
3551. . .
The Happy Quilters
meet at 8:30 a.m. at the
Community Center, 2407
Market. Games start at 1
p.m. Fellowship for all
seniors 55+. 281-420-5735.
The Crosby Library
offers Toddler Time, for
18- to 36-month-olds, at 10
a.m. and regular Story Time,
for preschoolers ages 3-5, at
10:30 a.m. 281-328-3535.
Preschool Storytime is
10:30-11 a.m. at Sterling
Municipal Library for chil-
dren ages 3-6.
Crosby Community
Center, 409 Hare Rd., hosts
afternoon activities include
GED class (12:30 p.m.),
duplicate bridge (1 p.m.),
Dancercise (2:30 p.m.),
yoga (4 p.m.), rhythm walk-
ing (5 p.m.) and aerobics
with Angelique (6 p.'m.).
The Baytown Duplicate
Bridge Club meets at 1
p.m. at the Community
Center, 2407 Market St.
Today is Saturday, Aug. 8,
the 220th day of 2009. There
are 145 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 8, 1974, in the
wake of damaging new reve-
lations in the Watergate
scandal, President Richard
M. Nixon announced during
a prime-time address that he
would resign at noon the fol-
lowing day, and that Vice
President Gerald R. Ford
would succeed him.
On this date:
In 1815, Napoleon
Bonaparte set sail for St.
Helena to spend the remain-
der of his days in exile.
In 1876, Thomas A.
Edison received a patent for
his mimeograph.
In 1942, six convicted
Nazi saboteurs who’d landed
in the U.S. were executed in
Washington, DC.; two oth-
ers were spared.
In 1945, President Harry
S. Truman signed the United
Nations Charter. The Soviet
Union declared War against.
Japan during World War II.
In 1953, the United States
and South Korea initialed a
mutqafcsqcurity pact. ......^ . ---------
. In 1963, Britain’s‘^eat * " and visitors are-welcome to
Train Robbery” took place attend. Members who have
as thieves made off with 2.6 birthdays or anniversaries
in August will furnish the
refreshments.
Crosby Quilt Guild
meets at 7 p.m. at Crosby
Brethren Church, 5202
First St. The program will
be given by Winnie
Fleming. Visitors welcome.
Call Letha Strouhal, 281-
426-3697.
The Baytown
Community Center hosts
ballroom dancing classes
from 7 - 8p.m.
A senior citizen exercise
class is 8:30-10 a.m. at
Baytown Community
Center on Market Street.
Senior citizen softball
league plays at 5:30 and
6:30 p.m. For additional
information call Frank
Butcher, 281-424-1230 or
e-mail frank.butcher@com-
cast.net.
Baytown Optimists meet
at 1724 Market St. at 7
p.m.
Highlands Community
Center offers seniors inter-
mediate line dancing at
8:30 a.m., quilting at 9.
: a.m., beginning line danc-
ing at 9:45 a.m., and game
day at 12:30 p.m. 281-426-
7561.
Precinct2gether is from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J.D.
Walker Community Center,
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Best friends, Jill Grail and Dianne Milner, along with Mrs. Caramel
Norton and Mrs. Mary Edith Clayton, Jill’s mother, have a great reunion
at the Baytown Historical Society dinner held recently at the Goose
Creek Country Club in honor of Mrs. Norton. Dianne and Jill were both
former Lee Brigadier Twillers.
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Leo Garcia chills out in Boston on vacation recently and enjoys a Beach
Boys concert.
Community Resource Credit
Union has launched Operation
A+, a school supply drive that
will run from August 3 -
August 21. CRCU’s goal is to
provide an avenue for mem-
bers of the community to serve
students in need who cannot
afford basic classroom sup-
plies.
Through August 21, all four
CRCU branches will be col-
lection sites for donations of
backpacks, pencils, pens, note-
books, crayons, and all other
new school supplies. Cash
donations are also Welcome.
Originally formed by a
group of Humble Oil
Employees in 1935, CRCU is
the oldest credit union in the
Baytown area. Presently,.
CRCU is open for membership
to anyone who lives, works, or
attends school within the
boundaries of the Goose
Creek, Crosby, Barbers Hill,
Huffman, Humble and New
Caney Independent School
Districts; and all businesses
operating within the same
boundaries. To learn more
about becoming a member-
owner, please contact a
Personal Financial Officer at
281.422.3611/ 800.238.3228
or at 281.462.2728 in Crosby.
Operation A+ takes off
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