Broken homes leave many Bolivar Peninsula residents brokenhearted Oct 7, 2008
Video Bolivar survivors share their stories Oct. 6, 2008. BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas She s made the trek hundreds of times before, but when returned to the Monday, it was completely unfamiliar. (KHOU.com, TX)
At Least 500,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled Into Gulf Due to Ike Oct 6, 2008
About half the crude oil was reported spilled at a facility operated by St. Mary Land and Exploration Co. on Goat Island, Texas, a spit of uninhabited land north of the heavily damaged Bolivar Peninsula ... About half the crude oil was reported spilled at a facility operated by St. Mary Land and Exploration Co. on Goat Island, Texas, a spit of uninhabited land north of the heavily damaged Bolivar Peninsula. (Fox News)
Birds no longer flock to Ike-ravaged beach Oct 4, 2008
"We had red-winged blackbirds, sparrows, a bunch of migrating birds," recalled Ernest Stone, 75, leaning on his cane and surveying debris on the cratered moonscape that used to be the family beach house on Bolivar Peninsula ... "No bugs, fresh water for birdsBolivar Peninsula is part of what's known as the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, with nearby High Island a prime bird watching spot and traditional rest stop for migrating birds heading north in the spring and south in the fall.High... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Birds absent from beaches in Ike's wake Oct 4, 2008
We had red-winged blackbirds, sparrows, a bunch of migrating birds, recalled Ernest Stone, 75, leaning on his cane and surveying debris on the cratered moonscape that used to be the family beach house on Bolivar Peninsula ... Bolivar Peninsula is part of what s known as the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, with nearby High Island a prime bird watching spot and traditional rest stop for migrating birds heading north in the spring and south in the fall. (KHOU.com, TX)
Gulf seafood industry crippled by Ike's damage Sep 25, 2008
Ike killed hundreds of acres of oyster reefs with waves of shocking saltwater, and suffocated others with grass Ike clawed from Bolivar Peninsula and washed into the Gulf. Michael Ivic, who runs Misho's Oyster Company in San Leon with his father, is desperate to drive a boat out and pull up oysters. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
TEXAS LAW: Some Ike victims may not be allowed to rebuild Sep 19, 2008
Crystal Beach, Texas, on the Bolivar Peninsula, is shown on Monday after the landfall of Hurricane Ike. The Gulf of Mexico is in the foreground. (USA Today -- News)
Riding Out Ike On An Island, With A Lion Sep 18, 2008
BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas (AP) - Many years from now, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors will probably still be telling the story of how, on the night the storm flattened their island, they took sanctuary in a church - with a lion ... Amid the destruction in places like Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston, where row upon row of houses were scoured from the landscape, seemingly impossible tales of survival have begun emerge ... Among those who made it out alive was Kathi Norton, who put on a... (W-USA News, DC)
Death toll rises in storm-hit Texas amid health hazard Sep 17, 2008
Across from Galveston, officials said some 250 to 300 people were stranded on the Bolivar Peninsula, a spit of land where Ike wiped out rows of beach homes. There were no confirmed fatalities there, though in an odd twist officials reported a pet tiger was roaming its beaches. (AlertNet)
STRANDED WITH A LION Sep 17, 2008
BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas (AP) Many years from now, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors will probably still be telling the story of how, on the night the storm flattened their island, they took sanctuary in a church with a lion ... Amid the destruction in places like Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston, where row upon row of houses were scoured from the landscape, seemingly impossible tales of survival have begun emerge ... Among those who made it out alive was Kathi Norton, who put on a life... (USA Today)
Galveston Urges Residents Not to Return Yet Sep 16, 2008
It was the first time anyone had gotten a look at the damaged resort barrier island of Bolivar Peninsula, just east of hard-hit Galveston ... Crews had no idea what they would find on Bolivar Peninsula, which from the air, revealed house after shattered house. (Fox News)
Ike victims recall 8-mile slog to safety Sep 16, 2008
"Ruben Perez, another Galveston evacuee, lamented that the devastation was simply too much. "There was nothing to stay for," he said.Gilchrist flooded earlyNot everyone, though, stayed behind by choice or even necessity; not all had to be saved because of a bad decision. Greenleaf, 59, and Stewart, 30, had planned to leave before the storm. But Ike unleashed its fury much sooner than even forecasters thought. Some, like these two friends, simply found themselves stuck.The pickup truck was packed... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Shattered homes greet Galveston iReporters Sep 16, 2008
On Sunday, a Galveston County sheriff's official said three bodies were pulled from storm wreckage in Port Bolivar, bringing to 10 the number of reported deaths in Texas linked to Ike. Erchull said he got through the storm OK, but most of his stuff was ruined. (CNN -- US)
Rescuers discover devastated landscape, neighbourhoods Sep 16, 2008
It was the first time anyone has had a look at Bolivar Peninusla, a storm-damaged barrier island just east of hard-hit Galveston. What rescuers found were entire subdivisions swamped by Saturday's devastating storm. (Globe and Mail)
Evacuees wade to safety, face death in Ike's wake Sep 15, 2008
She and Greenleaf had planned to leave first thing Friday from the tiny community of Gilchrist on Bolivar Peninsula, bounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side, Galveston Bay on the other. Then at 3 a.m. Friday, Stewart woke with a start. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Hurricane Ike Slams Into Populous Texas Coast Sep 15, 2008
The Coast Guard had to rescue 65 people from rising waters on the the Bolivar Peninsula, east of Galveston. US crude oil futures rose 31 cents on Friday to US$101. (Planet Ark, United States)
Texas rescue crews search for residents stranded by Hurricane Ike Sep 14, 2008
Most rescues came on Galveston Island and the adjacent Bolivar Peninsula, Lt. Cmdr. Shawn Decker said. (Los Angeles Times)
HELLSTORM IN HOUSTON... Sep 14, 2008
U.S. Coast Guard helicopters rescued 103 people trapped in cars or on roofs in the Bolivar Peninsula near Gavleston Island. Andrew Barlow, an assistant to Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday that this will probably wind-up being the largest search and rescue operation in Texas history, when he was asked about assisting those who may be trapped in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (The Drudge Report)
Bolivar couple 'floated on staircases' Sep 14, 2008
Bolivar couple 'floated on staircases ... TEXAS CITY - Bolivar Peninsula communities were covered by the storm surge from Hurricane Ike s early Saturday landfall, and residents told harrowing stories of how they survived by floating until the waters receded. (KHOU.com, TX)
Ike Bears Down on Houston Area Sep 13, 2008
Matt White, a 48-year-old nurse, was caught by rising waters as he tried to evacuate his home on the Bolivar Peninsula. Waves crashed over the sand dunes at around 9 a.m., sweeping his Dodge truck sideways and flipping other vehicles on the road. (Wall Street Journal)
Trusting Fate And Faith, Some Choose To Stay Behind Sep 13, 2008
Coast Guard helicopter crews plucked 60 people from the town of High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula, a 32-mile spit just up the coast from Galveston, after rising waters covered the only road. . (KWTX.com, TX)
Hurricane Ike Ravages Texas Coast Sep 13, 2008
Even before Ike made landfall, Coast Guard helicopters had rescued 103 people in the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston Island, some from roofs and others from cars, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Ayla Stevens. Steven Rushing, a commercial fishmerman, tried to ride out the storm with his wife and several family members, including his pregnant 17-year-old daughter, in their one-story brick home on Galveston Island. (W-USA News, DC)
Get Out of Town Or Face Certain Death Sep 12, 2008
Perhaps the sternest warning about storm surge comes from the National Weather Service for residents along a Gulf-facing stretch of Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula ... The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry system halted operations because of the threat of Hurricane Ike ... The system links Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island. (KWTX.com, TX)
Officials: Those in mandatory evacuation zones must 'get out now' Sep 12, 2008
Mandatory evacuation orders were also in effect for Brazoria County, excluding Alvin and Pearland; Chambers County s flood-prone areas along Galveston and Trinity Bays, including Oak Island, Smith Point, Cedar Point and Walker Subdivisions in Beach City and residents living south of FM 1985; all of Jackson County; all of Matagorda County; Bolivar Peninsula, Bayou Vista, Omega Bay, Bacliff, San Leon, Freddiesville, La Porte and low-lying portions of La Marque and Dickinson in Galveston County.... (KHOU.com, TX)
State fishing reports released for week of Aug. 8 Aug 10, 2007
News: The Sealy News Online, Sealy Texas. Serving Sealy and Austin County, Texas, since 1887. (Sealy News, TX)
