(4 of 4) “Everything I see and hear makes me think of Weston. It’s hard to pick out a specific memory since they are all important to me. “My husband, Chris, and Weston loved hunting together. They built a gaming PC together. Then Weston picked … Continue readingTaking care of son ‘best job I ever had’
(Kurt Grevenberg is a native New Yorker who permanently settled in Baytown in 2015. In this essay, he reflects on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on his former home, friends and family.) It was late September 2001 in New York City. For the first time in … Continue reading‘I worry if I’ll have to say goodbye to more loved ones’
“We’ve been practicing social distancing for four years now. It started in January 2016, when my husband, Herb, went into the hospital. He almost died. “He had developed an infection in his inner thigh. He got very sick and had a high fever on New … Continue readingSocial distancing nothing new for this couple
“After the Hurricane Harvey, this nonprofit organization called Just the Crumbs from Sumrall, Mississippi, came here. They started providing meals for all of the flooding victims. We were looking for something that Adam could do to help. That’s when Laurine had this idea that maybe … Continue readingHurricane Harvey helpers get some assistance
“During the hurricane, I watched news coverage from the safety of my home. I felt helpless to try to offer aid and guilty that I was safe while others were suffering. “I don’t have a boat or a ton of cash, but I have a … Continue readingComic sketch artist gives with his heart
The past few weeks, so many stories have been shared of people helping people during and after Hurricane Harvey. No doubt, there are countless more that most of us will never hear about. But in each case, someone was positively impacted because someone else took … Continue readingFormer Baytown resident helps rebuild after storm
When Kyle Cervenka left work that Friday, he picked up his airboat and hauled it to his home in El Lago. Hurricane Harvey was coming, so he wanted to be prepared. “I’ve owned airboats for years. I do a lot of flounder gigging, bow fishing … Continue reading‘I knew if the water was high, I’d get calls to rescue’
Starting with a simple social media connection, two communities in pain joined forces to help hundreds of families impacted by Hurricane Harvey. “About seven years ago, I became Facebook friends with a lady named Angie in Indiana through one of the FarmVille games, believe it … Continue readingPolice assistance honors fallen lieutenant
“In the predawn hours of Sunday, August 27, I decided that I would peek outside. The torrential rains from Harvey had been pounding for several hours. Supposedly my house is not in the floodplain, but I poked my head out to see water halfway between … Continue readingWake-up call: cheese, cell service not that important
“On Wednesday, the rain finally came to a stop for the most part. We were all in shock, I think. My sister was getting updates on her home to find out if it had flooded. Out of the blue I received a call around 4:30 … Continue reading‘Someone said I was a hero; I don’t think so at all’