As
the sun set on the 3rd of July, old and young alike were restless waiting
for the Annual Bolivar Chamber "Light Up the Night" fireworks show.Grilled hot dogs with chips and drinks were
available by our local Chamber.Fireworks donated by local sponsors were lined up and on display, with
great thanks to "Big Daddy Fireworks", locally owned and operated by Larry
Flanagan.
Local
residents and vacationers were lined up in anticipation of the show to
come.If you saw this show in person,
here, on www.CrystalBeachLocalNews.com,
you will see a different version of what was seen by the actual naked
eye.Here you can view the streams of light as
the
fireworks go shooting off into the evening sky.Spectacular, fireworks show, thank you Bolivar Chamber of
Commerce.
4th of July, 2010 "At the Beach"
NOTICE: Re:
Crystal Beach Medical Clinic
Bruce Mitchell is having surgery June 30th. He will be out about a week
with good luck. We will be closed at noon June 29th through July 7th.
Prescription refills should be requested from your pharmacy and faxed to
the
clinic fax number-866-521-5608. We will be answering the phone in the
mornings
at least, and messages may be left on the clinic phone.
Thanks, Joan Mitchell RN
Crystal Beach Medical Clinic, LLC
955 East Rd/P.O. Box 1449 Hours: 9 am to 4
pm Mon-Thurs
Crystal Beach, TX 77650 Closed for
Lunch: 12-1
Phone:(409)454-2543, (409)684-3393 Friday: 9 am to
12 noon
Fax: (866)521-5608
"We
are, each of us, angels with only one wing, and we can only fly embracing each
other." ~ Luciano Decrescenzo
GOOD NEWS: The tumors are all shrinking! The liver,
colon and lung tumors all showed shrinkage, our Oncologist was very
pleased.
BAD NEWS: Jerry has a blood clot in his Pulmonary Artery
:( The good side of this is that it is located way down low (?) so
it's not going to travel anywhere and cause him problems. The bad
side of this is they won't do surgery until he's had 2 months of
anti-coagulants. They gave him his first injection today and we will
give him an injection every day for 6 months. We will continue chemo for
4 weeks starting Monday. After 4 weeks, he will rest for one month
(August) and then schedule liver surgery in September. The other bad side
of this is when I got his prescription filled today, and it was outrageous. Needless to say, we left that medicine on the counter and
chose another cheaper drug and took home a 2 week supply. I am going to
contact the manufacture of this wonder drug and see if I can beg them into
letting us get a much much much much reduced price. Coumadin by mouth (
at $51.00 a month) won't work because you have to stop taking it months before
your surgery and we don't have that much time before his surgery.
God has been sooo good to us and we know that He will find a way
for this to happen. I can't tell you all how much your prayers, cards and
calls have meant to us and apparently they meant a lot to God too!!
Debbie at th' Beach
UPDATE on Jerry
Valentine:
Crenshaw
Elementary/Middle
School
Featuring: SMART
Science Math Action Reading
Technology
Enrichment
and Recreation
Dates:
June 7th - July 30th Time: 7:00 am-2:30 pm
Location:
Crenshaw Elementary/Middle School
Incoming
students: Kindergarten through 9th For information, schedules,
and to register ContactCrenshawSchool409-684-8526 or 832-236-8605
Crenshaw
is now accepting student registrations for the 2010-11 school year for PK (3
& 4 years old) through 9th grade
Birthday bash of the summer!
Doug
and Connie Travis held a birthday party last Sunday afternoon that hit the top
of the charts with all that attended.Barbeque with all the fixing's was served along with a five tier cake
designed especially by Connie's daughter, Brittany Austin.The topper of the event was music in the
evening breeze by our favorite band on the beach, "The Grateful Geezers".Friends and neighbors will long remember dining and dancing at Doug's
big birthday celebration!Hope you
didn't miss it!
"THANK YOU"
Just a note to thank you all for attending our
youth carwash. The kids had a great time and I am not sure how many cars we
washed but I think our goal for the day was met.Thanks again to all.
A special thanks to Brenda for sitting up there
with me all day.
Thanks again, Butch
ENERGIZE
YOUR SUMMER WITH BREAKFAST & LUNCH!!!
Galveston
ISD Child Nutrition is sponsoring
the
2010 Summer Food Service Program. Nutritious breakfast and lunch will be
provided FREE of charge to anyone ages 1-18 years, regardless of income.
Adults
can purchase breakfast for $1.25 and lunch for $2.75. Meals will be
provided
from June 7 to July 30, 2010 at Crenshaw School Cafeteria located at 416
Hwy 87
in Crystal Beach, TX. Please note that July 5th will be a
holiday
and the school is closed that day.
PORT BOLIVAR Volunteer Fire Department 12th Annual Bar-B-Que Cook-Off August 27 & 28 ..... CLICK here for more information.
"Only
by acceptance of the past can you alter it." ~ T.S.
Eliot
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really enjoy the ease
of getting around to these links. Just CLICK on the link below.
What joy for the nation
whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen for his own. ~ Psalm
33:12 NLT
"I
will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars, and I will give
them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth
will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all
my requirements, commands, regulations, and laws." ~ Genesis 26:4-5 NLT
The source of
liberty
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who
walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of
bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that
everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms-to
choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances-to choose one's own
way. ~ Victor Frankl
For Americans, July 4 has
special meaning as we celebrated Independence Day. There were parades and
picnics and fireworks. It is a day to celebrate freedom-and to recognize God as
the true source of freedom and blessing for any nation.
So much of our freedom today seems bound up in a world driven by material
possessions, yet those who died for the liberty we enjoy often did so to obtain
or preserve freedoms of conscience - speech, religion, assembly, among others.
And much of the blessing we enjoy today began with the promise God made to
Abraham.
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"Thank
YOU" to all of our Local Business Sponsors throughout the past 3 years who has
made this local news media a reality.Also,
a great big "THANKS" to all of those keeping up with what is going on here "at
the beach" and for those who share.Be sure to check out the "Local Business
Links" page as well as important links throughout the front page.
Looking forward to another GREAT year,
PC
"Sometimes
when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone
else's life forever." ~ Margaret Cho
Dear Family and Friends,
To keep you up to date on the health condition of
my son Mike, I created a CaringBridge website. You can follow his progress and
show your support.
When you visit you'll be asked to log in, because
I've chosen to keep the site private.
Show your support Visit and keep up to date. Leave a message in my guestbook. Receive e-mail notifications when my journal is updated.
Thank you.
Kelli Untermeyer
BolivarPeninsula Community Outreach
There
is good news regarding the Bolivar Peninsula Community Outreach (BPCO)
organization.
BPCO,
an IRS designated 501C3 organization, has rented the 2nd
Going
facility located at 1050 Bay Vue from BayVueUnitedMethodistChurch.The ministries of the 2nd Going
and BPCO are being combined.The clothing
resale operation will resume and food will be distributed from the food
pantry to
qualified individuals and families from the same location.This will result in efficient utilization of
volunteers and resources to better serve the community. (CLICK HERE to
view more details)
Coast Guardsman on the scene called it "emulsified
oil" but declines to speculate on its origin James Shannon;
Mid & South County Editor Southeast Texans living in Crystal Beach on the Bolivar
Peninsula got news late Saturday afternoon that they had rather not have
received. Following Hurricane Alex sending excessively high tides, having the
only road into Bolivar closed due to flooding and debris filling SH 87, and
many businesses closed last week, vacationeers and residents alike reported oil
residues on Crystal Beach.
Coast Guard confirms investigation of oil found on
Crystal Beach
July
03, 2010 9:27 PM; Ashley
Gaston
The U.S. Coast Guard is
confirming to KFDM News that it's investigating the discovery of small amounts
of oil on Crystal Beach, and the agency says it's far too early to know if the
oil might be linked to the spill off the coast of Louisiana.
Tar BallsTar balls have been
found on BolivarPeninsula
beaches for a long time but with the oil spill there is concern that we
will
eventually get lots more. So if you find large tar balls please report
them to
GLO at their oil spill number 1-800-832-8224. They are trying to get
base line
data for our coast.
Winnie Burkett
Friendswood & the BolivarPeninsula
"It's
never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George
Eliot
JANE LONG FESTIVAL
Attention
Arts
and Crafts Vendors! A JANE LONG FESTIVAL IS BEING ORGANIZED FOR
OCTOBER 2010 We are looking for vendors and on site demonstrations of
early crafts and/or homemaking remedies that were in use and /or
popular
around the turn of the century, ie, making horseshoes, soap, canning,
woodcrafts, quilting , banjo/guitar players, mimes, etc.. Vendors are
asked to
submit a description of their products or art work for approval so as
not
to have too many duplications. Please include contact information.
Booth rent will be very reasonable for this one day event. The purpose
is
to raise money for improvements but mostly to create awareness of FortTravis
on BolivarPeninsula so that
it may become eligible
for Federal Funding for major improvements and promotion.
A drama production will be presented about the life of Jane Long "The
Mother of Texas" and vendors are asked to dress in costumes of
the era..As well as those attending!
Thank you!
To register, Please contact: Barbara Prenger or Ed Prenger, Booth
Chairpersons,
Jane Long Festival
c/o PO Box 45, High Island Tx 77623 ~ 409-286-5318 ~ 409-771-9837 - cell
(hers)
~409-502-0495 - cell (his)
"The
important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for
existing." ~ Albert Einstein
CAJUN CORNER
Boudreaux's Death Notice
Boudreaux's
wife, Clotile, went to the local newspaper and said she wanted to put in the
Obituary Column that Boudreaux died.
The editor said that it would be $1.00 per word.
Clotile said, "Here's $2.00 - just put 'BOUDREAUX DIED'."
The editor said, "Mrs. Boudreaux, surely you
want more dan dat."
Clotile said, "Mais, no, just 'BOUDREAUX
DIED'."
The editor said, "Well, Mrs. Boudreaux, I know
you're a little upset. Bring yourself back tomorrow and you will probably tink
of somethin else."
Clotile came back the next day, and said,
"Yeh, I taught of somethin else, put 'BOUDREAUX DIED, BOAT FOR SALE'."
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