Bolivar Peninsula Texas - reporting from Caplen, Texas - .....We're
OPEN for business!!Roads are still
being cleared today, pushing the sand and debris away from Hwy 87. Yesterday, Thursday, the surf was up to the
trash cans county installed on the beach fronts. Today, surf is pushed back just a bit.Cloudy, with a slight chance of scattered
storms for the peninsula and wind coming in from the east.
BUT,
wow, what a beautiful beach. The pictures
below were taken today around 12 noon. Most
of the beaches are on the Caplen area.The
surf has packed the beaches and they are waiting for YOU to come by for a
visit. No tar on beaches, no oil on
beaches, just plenty of shells for the picking.
Enjoy
your holiday weekend,
PC
This
is Galveston County Emergency Management. State Highway 87 is now open for
westbound traffic. However, eastbound traffic will continue to be escorted
until the water is cleared and the road is safe. Thank you for your patience as
we deal with the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Alex.
UPDATE:(Friday, June 02, 2010)
Galveston
County OEM: Hwy 87 between High Island & Gilchrist
Simsen, John
I wish I could give you good news. The National Weather
Service anticipates t...
9:45 PM (13 hours
ago)
Simsen, JohnLoading...
9:45 PM (13 hours ago)
I wish I could give you good news. The National
Weather Service anticipates that the tide will stay elevated until the
afternoon. There is a strong east wind pushing the high water over the
highway. Plus they expect the rain to continue through Saturday. I hope
they are wrong and people can get on with their holiday weekend. Good
luck and be careful. John Simsen GCOEM
June 30, 2010 High Island, Texas Office of Emergency Management has contacted all of Galveston County that is on the call registry for Emergency Situations. Highway 87 between High Island and Gilchrist is now at least 1 foot underwater. All residents of the Bolivar Peninsula are urged to find another route if you must venture out. Below are pictures taken earlier this morning. (photos courtesy of Pamela Couch) George Strong Reports from Emerald I at 9:52 am) ... Surf up to Emerald Dr. So is the seaweed. No walking on the beach
today. Surf should be over Emerald Dr. tonight, 87 closed due to high
water. Ferry operating for a while. 1 1/2 inches of rain in the past
24 hrs. GS
BEAUTIFUL BOLIVAR SUNSET......
Bolivar Sunset (picture by Mark Hunstiger)
from Weather Underground.
"Forecast for Alex: which model should you trust? While the track
forecast for Alex today through Monday is fairly well-assured, the longer range
forecast has become highly uncertain. An increasing number of our reliable models are now indicating Alex may take a more
northerly track beginning on Tuesday, with possible landfall on the Texas coast
near Galveston on Friday (according to the 8am run of the GFS model) or into
western Louisiana on Wednesday (the 8am run of the Canadian model.) The key
question remains how Alex will react to the trough of low pressure expected to
swing down over the Eastern U.S. on Monday and
Tuesday. Most of the models were predicting that the trough would not be strong
enough to swing Alex to the north, and several of them continue to predict
this. The 8am runs of the NOGAPS and ECMWF models, for example, take Alex into
the Gulf coast of Mexico 150
miles south of Texas,
on Wednesday. The GFDL and HWRF models split the difference, with the GFDL
predicting a Thursday landfall in southern Texas
near Brownsville, and the HWRF predicting a
Thursday landfall near Corpus Christi.
Morris Bender of the GFDL group has just provided me the track forecast from an
improved experimental version of the GFDL that shows landfall between Corpus Christi and Galveston.
So which model should you trust? Last year, the best performing models at the 3
- 4 day forecast range were the GFS and the Canadian, and these are the models
that are currently calling for the more northerly track towards the upper Texas coast and Louisiana.
Residents of those areas should review their hurricane preparedness plans and
anticipate that Alex could make landfall as early as Wednesday in their
vicinity. Residents of the Mexican coast south of Brownsville should make similar plans, as
Alex could just as easily hit there.
Re-intensification of Alex is likely once the center of Alex moves offshore,
though this will initially be slow due to the current disorganized state of the
storm and the relatively low total ocean heat content in the 100-mile-wide stretch of
water on the west side of the Yucatan Peninsula. Once Alex moves more than 100
miles from the Yucatan,
total heat content of the ocean increases substantially, and Alex will have the
opportunity to intensify significantly. A longer time spent over water will
give Alex more of a chance to strengthen, and it is possible Alex could
intensify into a major hurricane if landfall is delayed until Thursday or
Friday. However, Alex's intensification may be limited the farther north it
gets, as water vapor satellite images show plenty of dry air over Texas that might
interfere with development. Wind shear might also be an issue for Alex if it
pushes far enough north, and a slow-moving storm tends to pull up cold water
from the depths, limiting intensification. In short, Alex has the potential to
intensify into a major hurricane, but there are plenty of roadblocks that make
this only a 10% probability in my estimation."
"Always
do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like
caviar." ~ Erica Jong
NOTICE: Re:
Crystal Beach Medical Clinic
Bruce Mitchell is having surgery June 30th. He will be out about a week
with good luck. We will be closed at noon June 29th through July 7th.
Prescription refills should be requested from your pharmacy and faxed to the
clinic fax number-866-521-5608. We will be answering the phone in the mornings
at least, and messages may be left on the clinic phone.
Thanks, Joan Mitchell RN
Crystal Beach Medical Clinic, LLC
955 East Rd/P.O. Box 1449 Hours: 9 am to 4
pm Mon-Thurs
Crystal Beach, TX 77650 Closed for
Lunch: 12-1
Phone:(409)454-2543, (409)684-3393 Friday: 9 am to
12 noon
Fax: (866)521-5608
Crenshaw
Elementary/Middle
School
Featuring: SMART
Science Math
Action
Reading Technology
Enrichment and
Recreation
Dates: June 7th
- July 30th Time: 7:00 am-2:30 pm
Location: Crenshaw Elementary/Middle School
Incoming students:
Kindergarten through 9th For information, schedules,
and to register ContactCrenshawSchool409-684-8526 or 832-236-8605
Crenshaw is now accepting
student registrations for the 2010-11 school year for PK (3 & 4 years old)
through 9th grade
ENERGIZE
YOUR SUMMER WITH BREAKFAST & LUNCH!!!
Galveston ISD Child Nutrition is sponsoring
the
2010 Summer Food Service Program. Nutritious breakfast and lunch will be
provided FREE of charge to anyone ages 1-18 years, regardless of income.
Adults
can purchase breakfast for $1.25 and lunch for $2.75. Meals will be
provided
from June 7 to July 30, 2010 at Crenshaw School Cafeteria located at 416
Hwy 87
in Crystal Beach, TX. Please note that July 5th will be a
holiday
and the school is closed that day.
PRESS RELEASE Important Information About Your Property Taxes! CLICK here to view more details.....
PORT BOLIVAR Volunteer Fire Department 12th Annual Bar-B-Que Cook-Off August 27 & 28 ..... CLICK here for more information.
"The
point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on." ~ Julia
Alvarez
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Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of
the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with scoffers. But they
delight in doing everything the Lord wants; day and night they think about his
law. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season
without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper. ~ Psalm
1:1-3 NLT
Do What He Says
Believers who build their lives on a solid foundation
are like the man whom a reporter found in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.
Amid the devastation and debris, one house still stood firm on its foundation.
The owner was cleaning up when the reporter approached him. "Sir, why is
your house the only one still standing?" the reporter asked.
"I built this house myself," the man replied. "I built it
according to the Florida
state building code. I was told that a house built according to code could
withstand a hurricane. I did, and it did! I suppose no one else around here
followed the code."
If you have built your life on Jesus Christ and His teaching, you will stand
when the storms of life hit. If you are not merely a hearer but a doer of the
His Word, you will endure. The true Christian-the one who has built his or her
life on the right foundation-will stand the test.
Based on Breakfast with Jesusby Greg
Laurie (Tyndale House) p 113 Content is
derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of
Tyndale Publishing House
"Aerodynamically
the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so
it goes on flying anyway." ~ Mary Kay Ash
***Announcement***
The Bolivar Beach Buddies
will be handing out
trash bags on the beach July 4th weekend to help keep our beaches
clean.To help please contact the Chamber 409.684.5940 or Mac McDonald
409.684.1827.
Light
Up the Night
Live Fire Works Display
Presented by Bolivar Chamber of
Commerce
Go to Alma Road and turn right (see map below) ..... Bring your own lawn chair
Food and drinks will be
available
Sat. July 3rd
SHOW WILL BEGIN AT DARK
Performing Saturday, June 3rd, 2010 at Tiki Beach Bar & Grill 9:00 pm until 1:00 am
"Face
your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let
them teach you patience, sweetness, insight." ~ Helen
Keller
BolivarPeninsula Community Outreach
There
is good news regarding the Bolivar Peninsula Community Outreach (BPCO)
organization.
BPCO,
an IRS designated 501C3 organization, has rented the 2nd Going
facility located at 1050 Bay Vue from BayVueUnitedMethodistChurch.The ministries of the 2nd Going
and BPCO are being combined.The clothing
resale operation will resume and food will be distributed from the food pantry to
qualified individuals and families from the same location.This will result in efficient utilization of
volunteers and resources to better serve the community. (CLICK HERE to view more details)
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)
Tar BallsTar balls have been
found on BolivarPeninsula
beaches for a long time but with the oil spill there is concern that we
will
eventually get lots more. So if you find large tar balls please report
them to
GLO at their oil spill number 1-800-832-8224. They are trying to get
base line
data for our coast.
Winnie Burkett
Friendswood & the BolivarPeninsula
"It
may be those who do most, that dream most." ~ Stephen
Leacock
CAJUN CORNER
The Fastest Thing in the
World
One
day Boudreaux, his wife Clotile, Boudreaux's friend Pierre, and Pierre's wife Marie were
talking. Clotile asked "Mais y'all, wat you tink is the most fastest ting
in de world, huh?"
Pierre says, "Mais, Clotile,
the fastest ting in the world is to tink a tought. Before you can tink a tought
... you've done tunk!"
Pierre's wife Marie thought about
this some and she said "Mais, Pierre, I can tink of something faster den
dat. I tink de fastest ting in the world is when you blink you eye. Before you
can tink a tought, you've done blunked a blink."
After a while, Clotile says, "Mais I can tink
of sometin faster den dat, I tink de fastest ting in de world is a light
switch. When you flip dat switch, before you can tink a tought or before you
blunk a blink, dat light comes on."
Boudreaux thinks about all this a while and says
"Y'all are all wrong. De fastest ting in de world is diarrhea. One time I
had dat diarrhea, and all of a sudden before I could tink, blink, or flip dat
light on, I done messed in my pants! How bout dat?!"
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