The F.O.E. 3719 Eagles would like to thank the entire Bolivar Peninsula community for coming out in support of the fund-raising efforts this past Saturday to help re-build its Aerie Home lost during IKE.  The day began the 34^th annual Eagles Easter Egg Hunt with  over 50 children earning lots of prizes in the process.  Bala from the 0-2 year olds won the coveted gold bunny finding 37 eggs with Alex and Olivia close behind.  Bailey Cass found 56 eggs among the 3-5 year olds with Chris Bransma and Chris Probst finishing  2^nd and 3^rd.   Gavin came in first among the 6-8 year olds followed by Aubrey and Sara Campbell.   Vanessa led the more experienced egg hunters in the 9-12 year old category followed by Kaitlyn and Tamara.  The most prized egg of all, the golden egg, was found by Lacey.   A big thanks to the Eagle Ladies Auxiliary for hosting such a fun community event.      

Following the Easter egg hunt was the Eagles Crawfish boil.   Over 200 people stopped by to enjoy some of the best crawfish of the season.    Entertaining the crowd with some fantastic music was Tropical Depression.    In addition to the crawfish,  music, and raffles, the community really enjoyed a  beautiful day renewing friendships and making some new ones.   A special thanks to everyone who helped making this event a tremendous success.

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Jerry Mittendorf as a Master Custom Cabinet Maker that had an extraordinary eye for detail and design unmatched in his field of expertise.  Jerry took his craftsmanship to a new level with custom home building and design.  His vision is to create custom beach homes with a certain level of quality and special attention to consistent detail and finishing.  Before making your final plans, call Jerry to take a look at them.  Jerry has taken an ordinary beach cabin and created angles and space that could save you money in the long run.   Take a look at some of these extraordinary photos and call him for all your building needs.  Were proud to have his talents as a part of rebuilding in Crystal Beach.

Good News from "The Hill"

Each Saturday in April, the ladies from the Methodist Church in High Island will be making Bar-B-Q Lunches for the Birders.  Plate lunches will be sold for $10 each

"For Rent" Secure & Private

On Private Property (BaySide)

20X76 Cement slab w/50amps

Water & sewer hook-up, outdoor shower

Call Marsha 409-771-1132

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The Texas General Land Office

Adopt-A-Beach Spring 2010

will be Saturday, April 24th.

All cleanups are from 9am to noon.
For more information on the Adopt-A-Beach program, or to participate in the next cleanup visit www.texasadoptabeach.org. You may also call the Texas General Land Office toll free at 1-877-TXCOAST.

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Hosanna, Loud Hosanna

The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A huge crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. John 12:12 NLT

From Olivet they followed mid an exultant crowd the victor palm branch waving, and chanting clear and loud; the Lord of men and angels rode on in lowly state, nor scorned that little children should on His bidding wait.  Hosanna, Loud Hosanna by Jeannette Threlfall (1821-1880)

Praising her victorious Savior

Today is Palm Sunday. The triumphal entry into Jerusalem was the scene of a curious exchange between Jesus and the religious leaders of the day. A crowd was following Jesus, waving palms and singing, "Hosanna!" This term, literally meaning, "Lord, save us!" was also a cry of praise.

This crowd included a number of children, no doubt caught up in the excitement of the day. The leaders asked Jesus to tell the children to stop such singing. Certainly Jesus wouldn't want innocent kids to be guilty of blasphemy. "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked Jesus.

Yes, Jesus said, quoting Psalm 8:2, "From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise." (Matthew 21:16)

You might think that Jeannette Threlfall had many reasons not to praise God. Orphaned young, shuttled among relatives, she was injured in an accident and became an invalid. Yet she remained cheery and faithful, penning many Christian poems and hymns. Her life was a cry of hosanna! to her victorious Savior.

Michael Stewart, Keith Royal, William Hawthorne, Tony Meche, Teresa Hawthorne.

The Silent Helping Hand

Nehemiah's Vision has made it's way around the peninsula.  We all know they are out there in the community somewhere lending a hand where help is needed.  I found this group of help at Marsha Scott's home on Sage St. in Crystal Beach,  This particular group from Nehemiah's Vision are from Beaumont, Bridge City and High Island.  They are finishing up some work a group of youth started last week from Big Spring, TX.  This group has been over in Port Bolivar last weekend also with the church group from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

By: George Strong March 25, 2010 at 6:29pm

Subject: Notes from the community meeting on Tues.

Community meeting, March 23, 2010
There were about 200 folks at Crenshaw school to hear from County and State officials about the rebuilding of Bolivar.   

http://crystalbeachlocalnews.com/MtgatCrenshaw.html

A portion of proceeds (of the 24^th Annual Texas Crawfish & Music Festival) will benefit the Bolivar Peninsula Chamber Of Commerce Economic Development Fund

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By Tom Linton, Contributor  Published March 15, 2010

Tom Linton, a longtime member of the Friends of Galveston Island State Park, wrote a series of columns called "Parking with Brigid" about his travels - with his dog, Brigid - to the state parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. This is part of a second series of columns on the parks of Galveston County.

2010 Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Annual Awards Banquet

April 13th 2010 at Stingaree Restaurant
Social starts at 6:00
Dinner starts at 7:00
Tickets are $15.00 before $20.00 at the door
Please take a few moments and nominate individuals and a business for this year's awards banquet.

Nomination forms can be found on this website by

CLICKING HERE

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