BPCF + Bryan Museum = FUN
By Linda Elissalde
BOLIVAR PENINSULA CULTURAL FOUNDATION (BPCF) scored a win with their first outing of the year. Members met for a great lunch at Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill on the Strand. Other diners heard the group talking about their planned visit to THE BRYAN MUSEUM. Two couples were so interested that they signed up immediately and joined everyone
VOLUNTEER for the Texas Crab Festival
VOLUNTEER to join the Texas Crab Festival team ! We need volunteers. Be Bolivar Proud…get involved, get excited and help us with the 2020 Texas Crab Festival, Mother’s Day Weekend, May 8-10. This is your opportunity to join in the fun and contribute to a great cause. Sign up to work in one of these areas…Raffle Ticket Sales – Silent Auction Booth – T-Shirts Sales – Front Gate-Admissions –
Recreational Boating Safety – Yachty Gras Regatta
By Bob Currie, Recreational Boating Safety Specialist
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Station Galveston Flotilla
As part of its Recreational Boating Safety mission, the Coast Guard often provides regatta patrols, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary often provides those patrols either alone or in conjunction with Coast Guard vessels. Such was the case this past Saturday when I was a crew member on
What ‘Day’ is it?
FEB 18 National Drink Wine Day
FEB 19 Tug of War Day
FEB 20 National Love Your Pet Day
FEB 21 National Sticky Bun Day
FEB 22 National Margarita Day
FEB 23 National Dog Biscuit Day
FEB 24 National Tortilla Chip Day
Don’t Quit
By Brenda Cannon Henley
My pastor, who was also my employer and friend, found this admonition many years ago and purchased each staff member a copy for his or her office. It was a constant reminder of our jobs at the busy, growing church where we really didn’t observe set office hours. We simply worked until the job
Don’t you love it!
By Charlotte Byus
As you know, I am a Paper person. I love paper and pencil, but I have also learned to use my phone for lists. Thanks to Laura and Dianne, I now have a bell going off every other minute for a ship coming into port, doctor appointments and you know that thing that tells the world where you are. Somehow I managed to delete that one and it was
Comfort Is …
By Georgia Osten
A Saturday with nowhere to go, no place you need to be, nothing you really have to do. I must say though, I feel a bit guilty if I’m still in my jammies at 11 or noon. If I’m having a Saturday like this, I at least have to get my teeth brushed, put my contacts in and get dressed in something other than jammies. That means tops and
Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal
Between Feb. 21 through March 1, Texas coastal waters will be closed to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps to facilitate the annual volunteer crab trap cleanup. Any traps left in bays — including traps tied to docks — will be assumed abandoned and considered “litter” under state law. This allows volunteers to legally remove any crab traps they find. Volunteers are needed to assist in the
Upcoming Events
Saturday, February 22
Friday-Saturday, February 28 & 29
Wednesday, March 4
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Saturday, March 14
Sunday, March 29
Unpaid 2019 Property Taxes? We Can Help!
February delinquent notices will soon be arriving in area mailboxes. Thanks to legislation passed several years ago, homeowners unable to pay in full may sign up for a low penalty payment agreement. Recent legislation enabled qualified seniors, disabled persons, disabled vets, spouses of disabled vets and those still recovering from recent disasters to pay seven (7%) percent penalty and interest
