Tuesday March 9th 2021

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• Upcoming Events

  • March 12, 2021
    • Sandcastle Building ContestSandcastle Building Contest
      
      Bolivar Build A Dream Sandcastle Building Contest will kick off the 2nd Annual Event just as Spring Break starts for many, March 13, 2021 on the Bolivar Peninsula Beachfront in Crystal Beach, Texas! https://www.bolivarpeninsulatexas.com/Events/Build-A-Dream-Sandcastle all day

• RECENT HEADLINES

  • 80 is no place for the Faint of Heart
  • Say It Ain’t Snow?!
  • Pirates and Mermaids Brave the Cold
  • Lighthouse Krewe presented their 2021 Mardi Gras Parade Social Distance Style
  • Notable Stories in 2020

• DAILY PICTURE, crystalbeach.com

  
  
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• Whimsy

  The Science Behind Your Cheap Wine: How advances in bottling, fermenting and taste-testing are democratizing a once-opaque liquid.

  

• Humor

  • Baseball in Heaven

    Tom was at the hospital visiting with his best friend Larry who was dying. Tom asked, “If there is baseball in heaven will you come back and tell me?” Larry nodded yes just as he passed away. That night while Tom was sleeping, he heard Larry’s voice in a dream, “Tom…” “Larry! What is it?!” asked Tom. “I have good news and bad news from heaven.” “What’s the good news?” “There is baseball in heaven after all, but the bad news is you’re pitching on Tuesday.”

• GO’s Sand Bucket, by Georgia Osten

  • Heartbreak – All the damage done by the freeze

    By Georgia Osten I got out there yesterday to begin trimming away at all the dead stuff. My sago palm was my first victim, I filled up two garbage cans with the branches from the sago. It resembles a pineapple now. A friend of mine posted a very interesting article by Ronald Barlow, Sabine County Agriculture, Dealing with Freeze Damage on Plants. Basically, the

• Morning Glories, by Brenda Cannon Henley

  • Stay on the path

    By Brenda Cannon Henley We have never lived in days exactly like today. Many feel they are facing uncertain futures and are not sure what decision is most urgent at the moment. Dozens of my friends are battling health issues and some are quite serious. This world has so much going on that folks are feeling confused, embattled, and fearful. Many are asking the question,

• Miss Bee’s Bolivar Buzz, by Shannon Williams

  • Miss Bee’s Bolivar Buzz

    By Shannon Williams We all laugh at the saying “here hold my beer” meaning that something is about to happen and we need to watch or take part. We have had our share of “hold my beer” moments in the past 12 months and this past week was a big one. Just when we were starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, someone really upset Mother nature and we

• Boating Safety, by Bob Currie

  • Recreational Boating Safety – Engine TLC

    By Bob Currie, Recreational Boating Safety Specialist U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Base Galveston Flotilla Boat owners like to joke that the word “boat” is an acronym for “break out another thousand.” The best way for this to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy is to fail to take care of your engine during maintenance, operation, and storage. Trip Maintenance and Checks

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• Coastal Barrier Info

  • GLO, Army Corps Release Coastal Barrier Plan
  • Problems and unanswered question with the US Army Corps’ Coastal Barrier Alternative:
  • IKE DIKE Alternative