Seeing a sign while Ted and I were driving through Bridge City on Sunday brought a smile to my lips and a story to my mind. We passed a service station with the prices of gasoline advertised as well as a portion of the sign that read “NOMEX” in very large letters.
The very first Monday morning that I lived in Texas,
The Beach Homes we are building today are sometimes smaller than we would like. With prices rising on building our homes, using creative ways to get the most Bang for your Buck is more important than ever. I love this room because it shows how you can get a King sized bed in a smaller room and have additional storage. You could have something like this built with doors on the top two levels to
The Big Red Barn was the setting for this year’s Crab Festival Volunteers’ Appreciation Party. A big THANKS was given to all the volunteers that helped make the 2012 Texas Crab Festival a success. “Without volunteers, there would not be a Crab Festival,” Chamber of Commerce President Mac McDonald told the crowd. The Crab Festival is the Showcase event for Bolivar Peninsula, and next year
This is Dick and Debbie Lambing from Lufkin, camping out on their prime property on Hwy 87 at Holiday Beach. In early December 2011, they bought the fireworks business from Lafons and began selling fireworks. They own two highway properties in Crystal Beach, and have nine trailers loaded with the latest pyrotechnic delights.
Dick spent many years in
by Jim Denys
After years of struggling to reach the beach first in the annual GT300 long distance beach catamaran race TEAM HULLFLYING decided to go rogue this year and become pirates.
The TEAM HULLFLYING pirates plotted a secret course from the Bolivar Peninsula (named after the original
By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary- The wet, weedy, and windy conditions for the first part of the week stalled the bite but turning tides soon cleaned the pass greatly improving the fishing action. Speckled trout was still the #1 item for anglers, with reds, croaker, and flounder filling the void.
Our first PDF on Alaskan birds is from the southern site of Homer, on a small island many tourists visit.
Hope you enjoy it!
Media Advisory from Galveston County
Relating to operation of ATVs and ROVs on public beach on Bolivar Peninsula in light of Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0934
“ROVs to be allowed on peninsula beaches”
Article in The Galveston News, June 21, 2012
$500.00 reward offered for the recovery of fishing rods and reels stolen in Kona Kai during the week of June 11th while homeowners were away. The owners have been fishing for 35 years in this area and have won rods in tournaments and have a great collection of rod and reels, some which have very sentimental value. If you have any information, please call 713-598-8338.
by Kelly Moad
Many know that the Texas State Bird is the Mockingbird…or is it the Mosquito? It’s hard to tell sometimes, even at the beach. We all love the beach, and mosquitoes do too. Water is a necessary part of the mosquito’s habitat, and the Peninsula has plenty of water spots for a mosquito family to call home! So how do we protect against them while
Matthew Moore caught this huge 50 lb., 45 in. black drum off East Canal Street.
Yes, I’m retired, but Monday still seems like a day at work…and that’s not a bad thing. This Monday morning, as I sit at my computer writing stories for tomorrow’s publication of CBLN, I’m reminded of all those Monday mornings I would stumble into work after a busy fun-filled weekend at the beach, sitting down at my desk and feeling the relaxation of not having to do anything but sit and stare at
Workshop will take place after Court…looking at the agenda, court will last about 30 mins to one hour, and Workshop will follow. Court starts at 9:30…show up and see where your money is being spent.
Workshop Agenda, Item #3: “Discuss preliminary findings of a Rate Study conducted on the Crystal Beach and High Island areas of Bolivar Peninsula in regards to the feasibility of waste water treatment plants in those areas…”
Workshop Agenda, Item #4: “Discuss implementation schedule for Wastewater Projects on Bolivar Peninsula”
Below is the link for the Commissioners Court Packet. (large file, may take a few moments to open)
http://www2.co.galveston.tx.us/CommCourtPackets/Agenda%206-26-2012.pdf
From Murphy Bowers:
Yes folks, demand has been high again for another class. I have got Dad coming July 1st from 8am to 6 pm. It will be held at the Port Bolivar Fire Dept. and our shooting will be done also in Port Bolivar at the end of 28th St, on the other side of Marcus and Talisa. Costs is $100.00. You don’t need a gun. Dad has plenty and doesn’t mind sharing. You need 50 rounds of ammo, again if you don’t have any or can’t get to town, dad brings a lot and he is cheaper than Walmart.
Please call Murphy Bowers (409-553-1732) if you are interested or just show up!
Thank you sooo much to Malcolm, William, and Marcus Comeaux and the Port Bolivar Fire Dept for their support.
This room is for all of my shipmate buddies out there! When you are not on the high seas, even for the day, coming home to a place that is decorated with what you really love, almost makes being on land bearable! This room has it all. Of course the red, white and blue is a given, but the use of stripes on the wall as the main pattern is great! Now I realize many of you would never want to
The Wizard of Odd brought in a packed house both Friday and Saturday nights! And, what an amazing show it was! Who would’ve known we had so much talent right here in Crystal Beach? The production was presented by The Way Off Broadway Ensemble Players, written, produced and directed by Linda C. Elissalde, pictured below.
Congratulations to Catherine Jackson, recipient of Crenshaw’s Teacher of the Year, and GISD’s Secondary Educator Teacher of the Year. This award also includes the nomination for Teacher of the Year for Region IV. Catherine teaches English, and is involved in many activities at the school.
Catherine says, “Being chosen as
By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Rollover Pass, Gilchrist, TX.
With recent trout activity keeping night-anglers busy running generator lights to catch a massive run of speckled trout, a patch of nearby water is being ignored and left almost untouched. Rollover Bay, on the western end of ‘fish pass’ has been mostly vacant of wading activity, even though
The Principal of Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School recently announced the Honor Roll recipients and Perfect Attendance students for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Congratulations to all the students for their excellent work.
GO’s Sand Bucket
by Georgia Osten
Do you know how there are still some dilapidated Ike-torn houses still standing here and there? Well, we happen to have one right in front of our house. We’ve gotten used to it because we love the owner who insists he will, one day, be able to rebuild his cabin. His father lovingly built it for
By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: This past week loaded anglers up with a variety of fish which included specks, redfish, mackerel, sheepshead, drum, sand trout, croaker and gaff top. Proving Rollover pass alias “fish pass” is still very active fishery for anglers.
by Jim Stephenson
Targhe National Forest is a huge acreage of mountainous forest in Idaho and states eastward. It has many faces but my favorite areas are wooded canyons, not unlike some of the famous ones we visit in SE Arizona. Birds are that of the Rocky Mountains, with some low areas of sage and intermittent grassland.
Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Rescue Department will hold their annual BAR-B-QUE on Saturday, July 7, 2012. They will be serving from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm (or until they run out). Dine in or take out at the Crystal Beach Fire Station. Ticket price is $8.00.
This is a key fund raiser for the department, and everyone is encouraged to enjoy great BBQ and support the community.
Rollover Pass Fish Fry Fundraiser
Saturday July 7th 2012
11:00 am to 5:00pm
Plates sold at Rollover Pass for $10
(Plate includes fish, fries, beans, and hush puppies)
All proceeds will go towards
The Second Annual 4th of July Washers Tournament will be held on the beach Saturday, July 7, at 1 pm. 32 teams will be competing in a double elimination style tournament. First Place wins at least $500 plus other prizes. Second and Third Place also win $$$. Registration is $30 per team (by 6/22, $35 after). To register, go to www.crystalbeachwashers.com
By Brenda Cannon Henley
My fifteen-year-old grandson and I had an interesting discussion one afternoon recently when he was visiting with me in my home. Papa Ted was in Amarillo taking care of some business and Brendan asked me about the word “pride.” From our conversation and giving the subject some thought, I have decided that it is indeed a difficult word to completely understand and control, and an even more difficult one to explain to a teen who was genuinely interested in knowing the answers to his
Wednesday May 22nd 2013
The round started like many others for Will Armstrong, Charlie Brannan, and Mike VanZandt May 11th at the Ranch. Two [...]
Mike Comeaux’s neat scorecard Thursday had 5-3s and 4-4s for a 4 over par 31, besting Mike Mitchell, Dabney Harrison, [...]
By Brenda Cannon Henley I have some dear friends that are going through what some would term tough times. Each of them is hurting in different ways and need a friend, helping hands, and kind words. I thought about the old adage, “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” [...]
By Georgia Osten Sunday, we were honored to meet six seminarians who visited our Holy Family Parish Catholic church here in Crystal Beach. Enjoying a bit of R&R before traveling on to Corpus Christi, Brother Michael and his comrades were staying at a family member’s beach house on Bolivar Peninsula, [...]
By Cindy Clay Srader When moving to the beach and making it our home, frequently we have favorite pieces that we may not think will fit in with your beach décor. Some pieces look wonderful painted white and lend themselves to enhancing your other furniture. Think of how beautiful this [...]
By Ed Snyder/Outdoors A great week of fishing at Rollover last week that saw several 10 and 9lb speckled trout caught and released with the surf finally warming up to the action. The flounder also made a strong showing when a 27 inch-8 lb “saddle blanket” flatty was landed. Night time is about to become [...]
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