7-25-10 Rollover Pass Fish Report

By Ed Snyder/Outdoors

Miss Nancy's Bait Camp Reports;

Speckled Trout- good for anglers working soft or hard plastics in the gulf side surf or at night under lights along the wall- fair to good on live finger mullet for daytime trout from 16" to 20plus inches- (size limit- 15" w/one over 25 inches) AND ( 31" trout caught by friend George)

Redfish- lots of undersize rat reds in pass on dead/live shrimp- or live finger mullet- but a few nice bulls to 20 lbs in the surf on large dead mullet- (size limit- 20 to 28inches-w/one over if tagged)

Flounder- a few good flounder on live mud minnows or finger mullet in the cut or rollover bay from 16" to 22 inches- (size limit- 14inches)

Black Drum- lots of puppy drum to 5lbs with some larger to 15lbs on fresh dead shrimp or cut squid- (size limit- 14 to 30 inches)

Croaker- good croaker being caught on fresh dead shrimp- (no limit)

For updated reports call- 484-560-9323

Rollover Closure Stalled

Ed Snyder/Outdoors

August, Gilchrist, TX.

According to the Gilchrist Community Assn; meeting of July 12, 2010 the closing of Rollover Pass, tentatively scheduled for late summer of 2011, has been stalled.

The Texas Historical commission and the Galveston County Historical Commission have put a temporary hold on this closing until they’ve completed a series of studies and surveys on Rollover Pass (Fish Pass).

The surveys will be on the importance of Rollover as a public fishing center, tourism attraction, entertainment entity, and its financial impact for the beachside communities of Gilchrist, Bolivar Peninsula, and Galveston County.

Rollover Pass, located 8miles south of High Island on Hwy 87, became a casualty of Hurricane Ike 2 years ago, then again when the Government Land Office for the state of Texas ruled to close the pass due to erosion problems that cost one million dollars annually for dredging.

The beachside community of Gilchrist, and its governing organization, the Gilchrist Community Assn; (GCA), was practically destroyed by Ike and have been fighting this closure, and the reason for it, since the state ruling.

“We need the revenue created by Rollover Pass to help rebuild our community, stated the GCA, and the approximately 80,000 people who choose to visit annually needs it as they have for the past 54 years. Our beaches here are untouched by the BP Oil and the fishing here at the Pass is FREE and OPEN to the public. 

For more info: click to  http://www.rolloverpasstexas.com/

Our Deepest Sympathy goes out to the McAlpin family of High Island, TX

Garry McAlpin

Garry McAlpin, 50, of Winnie died July 18, 2010, Broussard's, Winnie.   The obituary was published in the Beaumont Enterprise on July 20^th, 2010.

LOL !!!!  LAUGH OUT LOUD WITH THE LADIES ONLY LUNCHEON

        Thursday August 12th 11:30am @ Coconuts Restaurant

At the first of this year a local group of ladies decided to meet socially for lunch at Coconuts once a month (2^nd Thursday of each month).    
e look at our gatherings as part of a community effort allowing women of the Bolivar Peninsula to meet
and interact in a friendly way.   If you haven't attended in the past please consider joining us.  In order to provide seating we need a count, if you plan to attend please contact Jammie Blackstock at  409-766-0513 or email beachkrewe@hughes.net.

The Great Birthday Bash!!

It was an awesome night for Jerry.  The attendance was great;  church family, old friends, his sister and nephew came from Dallas,  our awesome friends from Crystal Beach!  We had over 50 great people there helping him celebrate.  Brenda Henley took pictures here is the link to share them.

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Thank you for the birthday wishes! and God Bless You!!! Debbie at th' Beach

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." ~ Thomas Jefferson

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Promise of the Spirit

"And Peter replied, 'Each one of you must turn from sin, return to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; then you also shall receive this gift, the Holy Spirit. For Christ promised Him to each one of you who has been called by the Lord our God and to your children and even those in distant lands!'" (Acts 2:38- 39).

The most important truth that I or anyone else could share with Christians is to help them understand the person and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. My own life was dramatically transformed when by faith I claimed the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit.

"One day in New York - what a day!" declared Dwight L. Moody. "I can't describe it. I seldom refer to it. It is almost too sacred for me to name. I can only say that God revealed Himself to me. I had such an experience of love that I had to ask Him to stay His hand.

"I went to preaching again. The sermons were no different. I did not present any new truth. Yet hundreds were converted. I would not be back where I was before that blessed experience if you would give me Glasgow."

The Holy Spirit is the key to revival. He is the key to revival because He is the key to supernatural living, and apart from living supernaturally - living in the fullness of the Holy Spirit - the believer has no power to introduce others to Christ and help fulfill the Great Commission.

The Holy Spirit is convicting many Christians of their lethargy, their coldness of heart and unbelief, the loss of their first love. A spiritual Mount St. Helens is about to erupt, spreading the good news of love and forgiveness of our Lord Jesus Christ far and wide through our land and the world. We shall see a resurgence in evangelism and a zeal unparalleled in church history as we endeavor - in the power of the Holy Spirit - to help fulfill the Great Commission.

Memorial service for Troy McDaniel

Troy McDaniel died July 5.   A memorial service will be held at the Pt. Bolivar Fire Dept. Sat. July 31, 2010 starting at 12 noon.  Troy and Rita McDaniel held the title of the Bolivar Peninsula Light House Krewe King & Queen in 2006 and was active in several event happenings here on Bolivar Peninsula.  He will be missed immensely by several great friends.  Rita our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ribbon Cutting

Value Carpet Shop

1815 Hwy 87 (where Joses Mexican Rest. Used to be)

Friday, July 30, at 3:00 P.M.

Radio station KSET will be broadcasting the Jack Piper show live from there and Art Hansen and the Get Down Brown BBQ team will be providing the food. The address is!!! All businesses are invited to come by and talk to Jack and promote Bolivar Peninsula!!!

Crystal Beach Community Golf Course

Crystal Beach Community Golf Course

should be ready for tee off by spring of 2011!!!

Please join us for a

 BBQ picnic at the course

664 HWY 87

Crystal Beach, TX

 Saturday; July 31, 2010

12 ~ 2 pm

Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP

Karla @ 409.289.1747 or 409.770.4296

David Hoelzer, President       Keith Zahar, Vice President

Margo Johnson, Treasurer     Debra Tillman, Secretary

Interim Board of Directors

PRAYER WARRIORS on CALL!

Mark Chapman, who owns the "Trading Post" across from Seaside went up Wilmington Ohio for a family visit and had what they believe to be a stroke, his son is now up there with him but he could sure use some extra prayers.

YARD SALE

Friday 30th & Saturday 31st from 9am-1pm

2128 N. LOOP 108  (corner of 22nd & loop ) PORT BOLIVAR

Furniture, microwave,  Clothes, shoes, misc...

PORT BOLIVAR Volunteer Fire Department

12th Annual Bar-B-Que Cook-Off

August 27 & 28, 2010

CLICK on the little fire fighter to the left to VIEW more information.

Creating Awareness

of Fort Travis on

the Bolivar Peninsula

JANE LONG FESTIVAL

"It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be." ~ Anatole France

Pierre and Boudreaux Go Fishing

Pierre and Boudreaux went fishing in Pierre's boat but were not doing very good.

They came across Alphonse in a boat loaded with fish. Pierre 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, Pierre 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, Pierre!"

Pierre went further out and told Boudreaux to taste the water again. Boudreaux said the same thing, "It's still salty, Pierre!"

This went on for hours and it was starting to get dark, and they were in the middle of nowhere, when Pierre said to taste the water one last time.

Boudreaux replied, "But Pierre, there's no more water in the bucket!"