This very cool spring breaker on Bolivar over the weekend fashioned this bright blue casket to conceal a nice grill and useful ice chest. (photo/Brenda Cannon Henley)
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Amy’s Boutique and Gifts Now Open
Amy’s Boutique and Gifts is NOW OPEN in the Crystal Beach Plaza between Guideaux’s and Sherwin-Williams.
Amy Pritchett has been a resident since June 2011, but has been visiting Crystal Beach most of her life. When she was younger, her father was transferred to Alaska where she lived for 15 years. On a recent vacation to Crystal Beach with her family, Amy decided this is where they
Jerry goes to church
by Brenda Cannon Henley
Debbie Valentine posted photos on Sunday of her beloved husband, Jerry Valentine, getting a wish that abundantly came true. He wanted badly to be able to attend the Church of Christ on the Bolivar Peninsula that he pastors. He had been unable to attend because of his ongoing battle with cancer. Debbie thanks William, Talissa, and Marcus Comeaux, and Bubba Nelson, for helping
Update on condition of our beloved Jerry Valentine by Brenda Cannon Henley
Our hearts were saddened on Saturday to learn that Pastor Jerry Valentine, who has been battling cancer for some months, fell in his home and hurt his chest area as he landed across or onto his recliner. He was rushed by ambulance to UTMB to be checked over concerning the fall.
Debbie and Jerry were originally told that he had abscesses in the stomach cavity, but that diagnosis was later changed to reflect that what was first thought to be abscesses was actually more tumors growing there and causing extreme pain.
Not only was Jerry in pain from the tumors and the fall in his home, his body
Meal Train for Debbie Valentine
Joni Harding has set up a meal train for the Valentines. Please help us get the message out to the community and your church members.
What is a meal train? There are times in our lives when friends and family ask, “What can I do to help out?” The answer is usually to help them with a meal. When many friends give a meal, this is a meal train. MealTrain.com is a free meal calendar tool that makes planning meals among a wide group easy and less stressful. Please use this link to access the Meal Train for Debbie Valentine.
A Story of Death and Taxes
by Don Poole
Update (Feb-08-2012): An attorney from Iowa has contacted the Galveston County Delinquent Attorney concerning Suzanne Grant. He knew her and will contact her family members to inform them of the proceeds that are awaiting their claim. The local attorney was told that the Iowa attorney learned of the Excess Funds from an Iowa newspaper. Congratulations to all who helped.
Everyone knows that there are two things that we cannot escape – death and taxes. This is a story about how both death and taxes are costing the surviving family members of a Crystal Beach owner more than $20,000.
On June 28, 2005, Erma Taylor sold Lot 13 of Cloon Subdivision Section 5 to Suzanne M. Grant of 5108 Huisache Drinve in Bellaire, Texas. The property, located at 847 Sea Spray Drive, had a house assessed for $ 96,440. Ms. Grant did not enjoy her beach home for very long, she died on July 13, 2008 at age 64.
While Ms. Grant was spared the ordeal of Hurricane Ike, the same cannot be said of her beach house. Probably destroyed by the storm, the lot was assessed as vacant property in 2009 by the…
Enjoy The Walk
by Georgia Osten & Kelly Moad
George Throop is walking across America
George began his “Walk across America” in September 2009 to advocate and raise awareness for healthier lifestyles, suggesting that everyone walk at least 20 minutes a day. He began his trek…
Blessings on the Jerry Valentine Family
by Brenda Cannon Henley
New Church of Christ being built
No man on the peninsula is loved more than Jerry Valentine, in my humble opinion, and my own pastor, Dennis Allen, of First Baptist Church of Port Bolivar, refers to Brother Valentine as “the spiritual leader of Bolivar Peninsula.” Even those who never enter the doors of any church or claim any faith, feel that Jerry Valentine is their pastor. From a quick word of encouragement spoken
The Rock Man
by Anne Christian
Most people walking the beach are delighted to find pretty shells and sand polished beach glass. I, on the other hand, stop to inspect spiky fish bones, gnarly bits of wood and blobs of rock. It was one such rock, a treasure found in Crystal Beach, that gave birth to The Rock Man nearly six years ago. An unusual, yet familiar shape, I scooped it up and immediately saw the face of a weathered and wise man as his history raced through my imagination. It was only a head, but I knew right then I would search for, and reassemble, the rest of him. It took nearly three years of walking the same stretch of beach in front of The Seahoose, carefully inspecting all I came across that was particularly unusual or odd to find most of his parts. I say most, not all, as his evolution was interrupted by a formidable adversary, Ike, but what was not found I now know tells little of his story and is not missed.
Sometimes One is Enough
Contest Winners
One vote, one voice, one prayer, or one Raffle Ticket! During the Crab Festival last May my husband, Gary, and I bought a raffle ticket. It was for a good cause, The Garth House, a group that protects children in the mid county from child abuse. The tickets where expensive, $100 each. We bought one and listened to our friends tease us for spending that much for one chance. Well the ticket paid off and after selling tickets for 5 more months they finally had the drawing and our ticket was chosen out of 530 tickets. We are the proud owners of the bright yellow Jeep Wrangler that was on display. So sometimes all you need is one chance for something great to happen.
