Prudential Gary Greene - Beach or Bay's Build Bolivar Events began
in the month after Ike as "Meet and Greet Luncheons" in Beaumont. They began
as an opportunity for property owners to stay in touch while getting up to date
information from infrastructure rebuilding to insurance problems and
claims. In August of 2009, the location was moved to Crystal Beach and up
to date information now came from the insurance claims industry
including adjuster and lawyer but also builders, lenders and other
rebuilding specialties. Since then Prudential Gary Greene - Beach or Bay
has hosted two in the Houston area, one in Beaumont and two more in
Crystal Beach.
The Building Bolivar event held last Saturday at Coconuts involved
Advantage Housing, Gabourel Insurance, SunCoast Claims, Inc, Premier, Harmony
Builders and Voss Law Firm.
2010 BolivarPeninsula
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
Good
News from "The Hill" Each
Saturday in April, the ladies from the MethodistChurch
in HighIsland will be making Bar-B-Q
Lunches
to sell to the community and to accommodate all the Birders on the
weekends.Plate lunches will be sold
for $10 each at St. Mathews Methodist Church in High Island.
Chapman's
Trading Post
(Post Ike:
Beach Rock Cafe)
GRAND OPENING
Saturday,
April 17th
1141 Hwy 87,
Crystal Beach, TX
409-684-6327
~BUY~SELL~TRADE~
Early Birds
Welcome
One mans junk
is another mans treasure
Our personal
thanks for all your donations!
God Bless
The Notices Have Arrived & Classes Have Begun! CLICK HERE for more information.
Join me in
welcoming our Newest
Local Business Sponsor. Stop by to say "Thank You" for
sponsoring our local news...
One Room at a Time
Custom Paint & Design
P. O. Box
1849; CrystalBeach, TX77650
409-684-0176
One Room at a Time is an interior custom painting and design service
owned by Ellen Kennedy, a local resident of Crystal Beach. Her painting
partner is Robert Fridge who is also a resident of Crystal Beach. They
work together as independent contractors and have been designing and painting
on the BolivarPeninsula
for over six years.
They
are known for high contrast colors and specialty texture and glaze
techniques. They enjoy working directly with the owners to design a
bright, welcoming palette for their homes, but will work with general
contractors as well.
Their
main focus has been remodeling, but will work with new construction.
Two new homes on the peninsula were recently painted by One Room
at a Time and can make appointments for you to see them. For more
information or to make an appointment, please call 409-684-0176.
HAPPY COLORS = HAPPY HOMES
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.
Heads up everyone!
The
National Flood Insurance Program is not writing new policies, renewing old
policies nor allowing any changes to existing policies. Their authorization to
be in existence has expired and was not reauthorized yet.
Below, you'll find a link to the FloodSmart website
with a sampling of policy premiums for different amounts of coverage based on
the latest rates for October 2009.
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.
Dont Miss IT !!!! May 22, 2010 !!!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FISHING TOURNAMENT!!!
Mark your calendars for the Coastal Resiliency
Symposium to be held
Wednesday, May 26, at RiceUniversity.
This forum will address how vulnerable the area is to
hurricanes and other
major storms and what can be done to prepare for future events.
Topics include:
What is Coastal Resiliency?
What are the Threats?
What's at Risk and What are Our Vulnerabilities?
What are the Structural and Non-Structural Options?
What are the Public Policy Issues?
Experts from the United
States and abroad will share
experiences and
information that local decision-makers can use to increase the
resiliency of
our region.
More information on registration and confirmed program topics will be
available
in the coming month.
Visit http://www.rpts.
tamu.edu/
CoastalResilienc e/ for more information.
Organizing Sponsors: U.S EPA, Rice University SSPEED Center, Texas Sea
Grant,
Houston-Galveston Area Council, Galveston Bay Foundation, Harris County
Flood
Control District, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores, Texas A&M
University
- Galveston, Texas Southern University, Texas Coastal Partners
Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to
fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am thirsty." ~ John 19:28 NLT
Taking
the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and
broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people.
He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied,
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and
fish. ~ Mark 6:41-43 NLT
Break
Thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me,
As though didst break the loaves beside the sea;
Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord;
My spirit pants for Thee, O Living Word!
Mary
Artemisia Lathbury
Bread
of Life
One of the women who
lingered at the foot of the cross had once known thirst that ordinary water
couldn't quench. She had been an outcast among her peers.She had a great need, and nothing could fill
the emptiness, the void within her. Then came the day when she met Jesus.
Although her accusers had already given up on her and would readily have stoned
her, Jesus saw her need, and rather than give up on her, he faced her accusers
and saved not only her life but her soul as well. From that moment forward,
Mary Magdalene was a devoted disciple of Christ, following him even to the foot
of a brutal cross. When Jesus cried out in thirst, the soldiers mistook it for
weakness of the flesh and thrust sour wine to his lips. What they didn't
comprehend is that Jesus' words were a declaration of his completion of his
Father's work. He was thirsty because he was being poured out as an offering,
not only for the grateful woman who knelt at this feet but also for generations
of people to come.
JESUS, you poured out your
life like an offering and gave me living water that saved and restores my soul.
Help me to take that same living water and extend it to those around me who are
thirsty. Please us me to reach out to the abandoned, the scorned, the
unlovable, with your sacrificial love.
In all reality, I was
rather impressed with the group of contractors and sub-contractors gathered
today at the Methodist church on Bolivar for a discussion of the coming
building frenzy on the Peninsula.
Picture taken from Rollover Circle in Gilchrist, TX. Comparing the height of the 2 homes built prior, you can clearly tell the difference.
1031 Gayle St, Gilchrist, TX
All construction halted by GalvestonCounty.
New
construction at 1031 Gayle St
in Gilchrist, TX has come to a halt.Apparently, the engineer made an error in
elevating this home to a height of only 13' above sea level.ALL new structures MUST be AT LEAST 17' above
sea level. So for now, construction at this building site has come to a
grinding halt.Sean Welsh, Galveston
County Building Permit verified this structure WILL NOT get a permit nor will
it get electricity until it is raised to compliance.
Construction
at the site on Gayle St.
is being built by Compass Pointe.Compass Pointe is one of the contractors who were approved for the CDBG
grant monies from IKE.The spokesman
for Compass Point did identify this structure being financed from grant monies
back from Hurricane Rita. They are also
building a home on Flora (right off Crystal
Beach Road, bayside), also from a grant monies
from Hurricane Rita.
1031 Gayle St., Gilchrist, TX (port o pottie stands even with the bottom floor)
home on Flora (right off Crystal Beach Road, bayside)
Summer Cardinals (RolloverPass, near High Island, Texas):
9 April 2010
Time
period for public comment occurring from now until April 12, 2010
* CLOSING OF ROLLOVERPASS *
One of the mission purposes of the Gilchrist Community Association "is
to
provide civic duties at RolloverPass" but RolloverPass
is in danger of being closed and we need your help. The Texas General
Land
Office has applied for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to
close RolloverPass. There is
currently a public
comment time period occurring from now until April 12, 2010. After the
public comment period has closed, the Corps will review all
correspondence and
make their decision whether or not to award the permit to the General
Land
Office.
Here are some questions and concerns that we would
like to make sure the Corps of Engineers considers before considering
the
permit.http://www.rolloverpasstexas.com/
State wants options in the
event RolloverPass closes
Posted:
04/09/2010 4:44 PM
AUSTIN
- From TexasParks
and Wildlife - The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has made application
for a permit to close RolloverPass on BolivarPeninsula due to its impacts on
beach
erosion and sedimentation within the Gulf
Intracoastal
Waterway. If the pass is closed, there will be loss of
public
recreational fishing access.
Subject: Public scoping
meeting-Rollover Pass A
public
scoping meeting on RolloverPass is planned for April 28th,
2010 to
discuss matters of concern to the residents and routine visitors to BolivarPeninsula.
RolloverPass one step closer to closing
By
THE ENTERPRISE;
April
9, 2010; Posted: April 9,
2010, 4:32 PM CDT Last
updated: April 9, 2010, 6:16 PM CDT
"I
learn by going where I have to go." ~ Theodore Roethke
CAJUN CORNER
Hole in the Ground
Boudreaux
and Pierre were walking through the woods one day, when Boudreaux grabbed Pierre by the arm pulling
him back. Boudreaux says, "Whooee, Pierre,
look at dat big hole you almost stepped in!"
Pierre looks down into the hole,
and says, "Whooee, Boudreaux, dat sure looks like a deep hole. I wonder
how deep dat hole goes ?"
They find a rock, and throw it into the hole,
listening to see how long it will take to hit the bottom. They don't hear
anything. They find a bigger rock and repeat the process, but still don't hear
it hit.
Pierre notices a railroad tie
lying in the bushes, picks it up and throws it into the hole. While they are
listening for the railroad tie to hit the bottom, a little billy goat comes running
out of the bushes, runs right between them and jumps into the hole.
A few minutes later, their friend, Thibodaux comes walking through the bushes.
Boudreaux says, "Hey Thibodaux, what you doin' way out here in de
woods?"
Thibodaux answers, "Well I'm out
here looking for my little billy goat."
Pierre says, "You want to
hear sometin funny, Thibodaux?
The strangest ting just happend. A little billy goat just came running out dem
bushes, and jumped right in dat deep hole right dere."
Thibodaux says, "Oh dat couldn't
have been my billy goat. My goat was tied to a railroad tie back in dose
bushes!"
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