By Georgia Osten,
We arrived a bit late, but our canvas was already set up for us. Probably 30 people were assembled around the high-top tables inside Hardheads Icehouse & Grill. The party was hosted by Painting With a Twist, Donna & Jerry Mittendorf. Each canvas had the image penciled on our pallet, a paper plate with a glop of each color of paint

The first sets of turtle tracks on Bolivar have been located for the season. The sea turtle nesting season runs from April 1st to July 15th. It’s time to keep a watchful eye out for our sea creatures as they begin venturing from the gulf waters to the dunes to bury their eggs. A county beach crew spotted the turtle tracks from the water to the dunes. And once the turtle patrol volunteers arrived on the scene, within minutes

Once again, Gregory Park came alive as the 2nd Annual Crystal Beach Disc Dog Competition had dogs flying high and disc throwers proud of their pets. This competition is one of several held throughout Texas to compete for the invite to the national tournament. This year was featuring the Ashley Whippet Qualifier in addition to the Skyhoundz Discdogathon Qualifier and the Crystal Beach Disc Dog Fun in the

Rain or shine, the horses love the ride and their riders love the adventures. Visitors came from as far away as British Columbia to meet with fellow horse lovers, old companions, and new-found friends to spend a week on the beach with their animals. They camped out and enjoyed music, good times, and great company. The highlight was the planned parade along the beach for all the riders, horses,

A super fun Easter Egg Hunt was held at Gregory Park on Easter Sunday in support of the Peninsula Sports Park. The head bunny, Cherri Williams, and her fellow bunny friends organized the event with over 1500 candy filled eggs for the kiddos to hunt. At 3 pm sharp, kids of all sizes ran out to fill their baskets with the colorful eggs. It didn’t take long for the two age groups, 3 years and younger, and over 3 years,

The PSP sponsored a new springtime event on Bolivar – The Watermelon Crawl. The Watermelon Crawl is a fun-filled day of decorated jeeps and golf carts, dressed up participants, parades down the beach to hot spots in town, watermelon themed challenges, winners, prizes, and so much more. Participants gathered at Tiki Beach Bar & Grill on Saturday morning to receive their t-shirt, rules packet and their

Baseball is back in Bolivar with a home-run of an Opening Day for Peninsula Sports Park. On Saturday, the bleachers were packed with cheering fans as the teams looked sharp with their new uniforms and equipment. The umpires called “Play Ball” at 10 am for the first Little League game between the Bolivar Red Sox and the Winnie Angels. The game kicked off the season with a thriller right down

Oyster lovers from all over the peninsula turned out on Saturday to enjoy the 47th Annual Port Bolivar VFD Oyster Supper. This is a major fundraiser for the local fire department, and what better way to support a good cause than to dig in to a heaping plate of fried oysters with all the fixin’s. The fire department building was full of hungry folks, and the line kept growing. But running out of

Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw
Had two big eyes and a wooly jaw
If you guess this story is part of a song
I swear, dear friend, you will be wrong.

There’s been several sightings

Keep Bolivar Beautiful’s mission to paint the beach porta-potties is underway – one potty house painting is complete! Thank you to Donna Patterson and Family for their work of art on the 16th Street boat ramp porta-potty. The beach scene and persuasive message are perfectly fitting for Bolivar. As a community, we care for our beaches. And we ask our visitors to take gentle care when they come

The Lighthouse Krewe Mardi Gras Ball Roared into the 20’s for their gala affair. Coconuts was hoppin’ and the giggle water was flowin’ on Saturday night as the Krewe celebrated another Mardi Gras season approaching. They fare-welled the outgoing King Matt Pace and his Queen Gladys Pace, as they hailed and crowned the new King Danny Butts and his Queen Shelley Butts. The new King and Queen

By Linda Elissalde,
Elaine Rollfing arrived bright and early at Crenshaw School on February 3, 2017. She had a special job to do that day. The Crystal Beach Lions Club hosts a Poker Run and auction each August. All money from this event is donated to Crenshaw and High Island Schools for school supplies. Elaine outbid everyone at the auction to win

The Lighthouse Krewe delivered The 17th Annual Mardi Gras Brunch on Sunday. The Brunch was held at beautiful Steve’s Landing on the Intracoastal. While breakfast was being prepared, and amongst the beads and feathers and roaring 20’s flappers, Mimosa’s were poured for all to enjoy! What more could you ask for such a gala event!?! This affair is held each year to crown a new King and Queen and

After the first go-round, there’s always time for a second. Second Going Resale Shop has it all and it is being run by new managers from Bay Vue Methodist Church. Previously staffed by Bolivar Peninsula Community Outreach, Bay Vue members are now operating the shop to raise the money necessary to fund the mobile food unit that comes to the peninsula every Monday. The food truck distributes