Oil glob found on beach this Monday morning near east of Emerald I Beach
Officials from NOAA have
been notified.The oil mass was taken
from its location along with other small oil masses found. GLO official seems to think these are from the
tanker that sunk in the Sabine River a few
weeks ago. However, when you are out on
the beaches and locate other oil masses, please notify one of the phone #'s
listed.
For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Rachel
Wilhelm at rachel.wilhelm@noaa.gov
or 301.713.3066.
For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint
Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816. To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401. To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what
training is required, please phone 866.448.5816. To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858. BP
is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is
calling this the Vessel of
Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract
shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To
learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity
Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
Looks
like clear sailing for those on the BolivarTexasGulfCoast. But beware of the oil globs washing ashore. We were in the clear for a short time anyway.This beautiful picture was sent in by Mark
Hunstiger in Port Bolivar.This just goes
to show how picture perfect the days really are here.The TexasGulfCoast had been spared by this great oil
spill, just keep aware of what is washing ashore. This and other shrimp boats
around the area have been bringing in the bounty. Yes, we are blessed for a season!!
All
in all, it has been a quite week.Let's
see how this week fares with the BUNCO ladies meeting in Port Bolivar.
We
are pleased to report that construction on the new Eagles Aerie 3719 home is
off the ground! On Saturday May 7th structural crews were onsite erecting
the metal posts for the new Aerie home. This is an exciting time for
Aerie 3719 members as well as prospective members. We look forward to
much more progress in the next few weeks.
Join me in
welcoming our Newest
Local Business Sponsor. Stop by to say "Thank You" for
sponsoring our local news...
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CLICK on the LOGO above view schedule line up.
Texas Crab Festival's 25th Anniversary
This is a very special year for us since this is the Texas Crab
Festival's 25th Anniversary!The
Texas Crab festival was started 25 years ago to promote tourism on BolivarPeninsula. Since blue crabs are usually
plentiful in spring and summer the committee chose to honor the "blue crab"
The Crab festival has grown in attendance of up to 10,000.
There are food & craft booths, crab legs contest, Texas Crab Fest wiener
dog nationals, crab races, rides/games, carnival, volleyball and horseshoes
tournaments, and a kid's stage with free entertainment and fun activities for
the "little crabbies!" So come out and enjoy some of the tastiest crab &
seafood dishes on the TexasGulfCoast
or find the perfect gift among the many treasures offered by talented local
artists, both professional and amateur vendors. Just pull up a patch of grass,
sit back in your own lawn chair and enjoy some of the best live music in the LoneStarState! The proceeds of the Crab Festival go to the Bolivar
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Not only does the chamber promote tourism for
local businesses, they also do service projects such as scholarship programs,
participate in many civic projects and help keep the beaches clean. Despite the
devastation of Hurricane Ike in 2008 and with the resilience of the community
the Crab Festival goes on.
PRESS
RELEASE Important Information About
Your Property Taxes!
Attention
Arts and Crafts Vendors! A JANE LONG FESTIVAL IS BEING ORGANIZED FOR
OCTOBER 2010 We are looking for vendors and on site demonstrations of
early crafts and/or homemaking remedies that were in use and /or
popular
around the turn of the century, ie, making horseshoes, soap, canning,
woodcrafts, quilting , banjo/guitar players, mimes, etc.. Vendors are
asked to
submit a description of their products or art work for approval so as
not
to have too many duplications. Please include contact information.
Booth rent will be very reasonable for this one day event. The purpose
is
to raise money for improvements but mostly to create awareness of FortTravis
on BolivarPeninsula so that
it may become eligible
for Federal Funding for major improvements and promotion.
A drama production will be presented about the life of Jane Long "The
Mother of Texas" and vendors are asked to dress in costumes of
the era..As well as those attending!
Thank you!
To register, Please contact: Barbara Prenger or Ed Prenger, Booth
Chairpersons,
Jane Long Festival
c/o PO Box 45, High Island Tx 77623 ~ 409-286-5318 ~ 409-771-9837 - cell
(hers)
~409-502-0495 - cell (his)
"I
always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I
was somebody." ~ Lily Tomlin
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In 63 B.C. the Roman armies
invaded the land of Israel and made it part of the Roman
Empire. Then Jesus came, and in response to the Jews' rejection of
him as their Messiah, he predicted that the Jewish temple would be completely
destroyed (Luke 21:6), a prediction fulfilled in A.D. 70. After a second revolt
in A.D. 135, no Jews lived in Jerusalem,
and they became scattered through the world.
Then in the late 1800s, in
response to anti-Semitism, particularly in eastern Europe, a Jewish movement
called Zionism arose. In 1917 in an attempt to win Jewish support for World War I, England
issued the Balfour Declaration, supporting the creation "in Palestine of a national
home for the Jewish people."
Following War World II, Britain turned the matter of a Jewish state to
the newly created U.N., which voted on November 29, 1947 to endorse a plan to
create separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem as an international zone.
The British Mandate was
scheduled to end on May 15,
1948, at which time their troops would begin leaving. The day
before, a historic meeting was held in Tel Aviv. At exactly 4:00 p.m. the meeting
was called to order by David Ben-Gurion. The audience rose and sang
"Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem. Then Ben-Gurion read in
Hebrew Israel's Declaration of Independence. Everyone in the audience stood to
their feet and applauded, many with tears streaming down their faces. For the
first time in two thousand years there was an independent Jewish state of Israel.
The very existence of
present-day Israel
is a reminder to us of God's faithfulness in keeping his promises. (Ezekiel
37:1-13)
Adapted from The One Year Book of Christian History by E. Michael and Sharon Rusten (Tyndale,
2003), entry for May 15. Content is
derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of
Tyndale Publishing House
Baccalaureate Services
High Island, Texas
For the graduating Senior Class of 2010
HighIsland Cafeteria
May 16 at 7:00 pm
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE!!!
The BayVueMethodistChurch in Crystal Beach, Texas is BACK in the
sanctuary after the many repairs from HURRICANE IKE!
Come join us on May 16, 2010 at 9:00
A.M. for Sunday Worship in the newly remodeled sanctuary.
WE INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ATTEND
THE CHURCH HOMECOMING AND OPEN HOUSE!!
PLEASE JOIN US, TO SPREAD THE INVITATION
TO EVERYONE!!!!
1st Annual "Bolivar
Slam" Fishing Tournament
What's better than catching
a stringer of trout, redfish and flounder?? Getting prize money AND landing the
fish. The Bolivar Chamber of Commerce has announced their Bolivar Saltwater
Slam Fishing Tournament.All are invited
to participate in the 1st Annual Bolivar Saltwater Slam of Crystal Beach,
Texas. CLICK on the LOGO above to register and view categories, prizes and schedules.
Mark
your calendars for the Coastal Resiliency
Symposium to be held
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at RiceUniversity.
"For
Rent" Secure & Private
On Private
Property (BaySide)
20X76 Cement
slab w/50amps
Water &
sewer hook-up, outdoor shower
Call Marsha
409-771-1132
"Reading is important -
read between the lines. Don't swallow everything." ~ Gwendolyn
Brooks
Bolivar Blast
Memorial
Day Weekend
Sunday
Afternoon, May 30, 2010
3 - 7 PM
LagunaHarbor in Port Bolivar
Family
event for everyone on BolivarPeninsula
Bring
a picnic basket, coolers, blanket or lawn chairs, fishing equipment,
basketballs and other sports for sharing.
Music
provided by local band, Seaweed, and Kay Rhodes, DJ Boss Lady from
HarleyRadio.com for fun & dancing
Great
Door Prizes
Meet
your neighbors, old friends, and mad make new ones at this community
wide event
sponsored by LagunaHarbor and Swede's
Real
Estate celebrating Bolivar's progress after Hurricane Ike.Tour Laguna;s exciting properties while
attending the Bolivar Blast.Homes will
be open for inspection.
Food,
dancing, music, games, and fishing available at no charge to the general
public.Come one, come all!
(For
more information, contact Murphy Bowers at (409)553-1732.
"LETS
COME
DOWN TO HELP REBUILD OUR MUSIC PARK ON PLEASURE ISLAND...".
Event: Ride to PleasureIsland
What: Rally
Start Time: Saturday, July 3 at 7:30pm
End Time: Saturday, July 3 at 9:30pm
Where: Port ArthurTx.
"We
live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find
reality." ~ Iris Murdoch
CAJUN CORNER
Boudreaux & the Elevator:
One
day Boudreaux, his wife Clotile, and Boudreaux's friend, Pierre went to the
city.
While Clotile went shopping, Boudreaux & Pierre
decided to go check out one of them tall buildings.
Inside the building, Boudreaux & Pierre came to
these big golden doors.
Boudreaux says, "Wonda wot dees doors lead
to?".
So Boudreaux & Pierre stare at the doors for a
few minutes until an old woman comes up to the doors. She pushes a button near
the door, the doors open, she goes inside, & the doors close.
Boudreaux & Pierre watch as numbers above the
door start to change from "1" to "2" to "3", then
the numbers stop a while then change again from "3" to "2"
to "1". Then the doors open and a beautiful young voluptuous woman
walks out!
Boudreaux tells Pierre,
"Mais you saw dat!? Hurry
up--lets go find Clotile so we can put her in dere!"
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