Crystal Beach Local News

Crystal Beach, Texas...is in Galveston County. The latitude of Crystal Beach, Texas is 29.456N. The longitude is -94.639W.
Crystal Beach, Texas... is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 7 feet.
Crystal Beach, Texas... is on the Bolivar Peninsula. First developed as a railroad stop.

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Local festivals include:
Spring Break....whenever YOUR school breaks for Spring.

STINGREE MUSIC FEST... Middle of April

Texas Crab Festival -
Mother's Day Weekend

Mardi Gras -
Saturday Before Fat Tuesday

Upcoming Local
Calendar of Events:

AARP
Monday, May 12th
Joe Faggard Comm. Center
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Protest Your Property Value
Tuesday, May 13th
Joe Faggard Comm. Center
6:00 p.m.

BEACH BEES
Wednesday, May 14th
Joe Faggard Comm. Center
10:00 a.m.

TOPS
Thursday, May 15th
Joe Faggard Comm. Center
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

FISHING CLUB
Friday, May 16th
Bay Vue Methodist
7:00 p.m.

CAJUN CORNER...

Thibodeaux & Boudreaux Go Fishing

Thibodeaux and Boudreaux went fishing in Thibodeaux's boat but were not doing very good.
They came across Alphonse in a boat loaded with fish. Thibodeaux asked Alphonse what his secret was. Alphonse said, "Jes go out through that pass over dere until the water gets fresh. Stop dere and drop yer line."
All excited, Thibodeaux fired up the motor and headed through the pass.
When they got a little ways out, he told Boudreaux to fill up a bucket and taste the water. Boudreaux complied and said, "It's still salty, Thibodeaux!"
Thibodeaux went further out and told Boudreaux to taste the water again. Boudreaux said the same thing, "It's still salty, Thibodeaux!"
This went on for hours and it was starting to get dark, and they were in the middle of nowhere, when Thibodeaux said to taste the water one last time.
Boudreaux replied, "But Thibodeaux, there's no more water in the bucket!"

Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation

ART CLASSES

Drawing and painting the Human Portrait

Time: Tuesday evenings, from 6 - 8pm., June 3, 10, 17, and 24th. Cost: $60.00 per person for the 4 classes Materials needed: Drawing pad (medium to large) pencils, 1 canvas 11 x 14 to 16 x 20, and what ever painting medium the student selects.

The class will cover ; Basic structure, proportions,
anatomy, and paint applications for the Human Portrait.

We will also cover drawing basics learned in past classes. It will a fun and rewarding class where each student should be able to continue on their own by developing these principles.

Students should call my studio at 286-5015 and reservations will be on a first come and limited to the new studio spacing 8 to 10 students.

Albert Faggard - Half Moon Bay Studio

www.bolivarfoundation.com

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God's Yellow Pages

FERRY Traffic

GREAT MUSIC

Shot of Inspiration

FAMILY WATCHDOG

We are getting closer to our goal. Several businesses have pledged toward this venture. We should get the "Red Tape" out of the way soon. So don't miss out, you still have a chance to donate to this cause. Crenshaw Elementary & Middle School have a great lawn needing YOUR landscaping forte. Help us "Beautify Crenshaw"!

Donations of landscaping material, supplies, labor, plants, shrubs, palm trees, and of course money will all be accepted and certainly appreciated by our children and our community.

For more information or to make a donation call Jamie Strimple, Beautification Chair 409-682-8469.

:Cheryll Moreau - Owner
2564 Hwy 87 Crystal Beach, TX * fax: 409-684-3296

We accept:

Fun for the whole family on Crystal Beach!

23rd Annual
Texas Crab Festival
May 9, 10, 11, 2008
Crystal Beach, Texas @ Gregory Park

A Whole Lot of Work for A Whole Lot of FUN!!! Food & Craft Booths, Crab Legs Contest, Texas Crab Fest Weiner Dog Nationals, Crab Races, Carnival/ Rides/Games, and a Kids Stage with free entertainment and fun activities for the "Little Crabbies"! This is one time the whole community gets involved working and playing together.

Here are just a few of those events... CLICK on ANY of the CRAB FESTIVAL pictures below to view the rest of the pictures of the 23rd Annual Crab Festival...!!

Thanks to all our volunteers, vendors and Chamber of Commerce for making this another enjoyable time here at Crystal Beach, Texas.

WEINER DOG RACES... held opening day of the 23rd Annual Crab Festival.

WEINER by a nose.. Harvey the Wonder Dog won once again. You should see the intense training that went with this big win...

CONGRATS HARVEY!!!

Finding my father
Dated: Mon, 28 Apr 2008

My fathers name was Gustave Joseph Campbell, born Brooklyn on the 12th March 1920; address at that time was 917 Rockland Avenue, Staten Island, New York

Hi...My name is David William James Hoyle, Born and living in England.
I am visiting Crystal Beach. Port Bolivar in October this year, the reason is to find the Grave of my father who is buried there, and speak to anyone who knew him.
It is a long sad story, full details on request….a long sad story?, but after the death of my Mother a few years ago I was at last able to start to find out Who my father was, and where my father lived, and died, his friends, interests
I can of course supply all proof including my immigration papers for my move to the USA. but this for some reason did not happen.
If you can please print this letter in your Port Bolivar/Crystal Beach newspaper I would be most obliged, Of course I can give you my full life story up to now, but maybe I may hear from any people who knew my Dad...
You are free to print my contact details so anyone with information can contact me

David W J Hoyle
23 The Groves
Chester
Cheshire
CH11SD
UK
44 1244 322 481
Mobile
0780 360 9922

Email: david@cluttonhoyle.co.uk
I thank you for any assistance in this matter. David W J Hoyle

Effectively Protest Your Property Value.... 5/13/2008, 6:00 p.m. at the Joe Faggard Community Center, 1750 Highway 87, Crystal Beach, Texas.....

If you believe the value of your property as determined by the Appraisal District exceeds the market value, you have the right to protest.

Galveston County Tax Office has been providing classes since 2005 for County property owners on the process, helping you decide whether you should protest, and, if you do, how to prepare in order to be more effective.

For additional information, call 1-877-766-2284.

Provided courtesy of: Cheryl E. Johnson, Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector