Hurricane Ike

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008

This site was started as a way to help those with ties to Bolivar Peninsula to come together to focus on rebuilding after the destruction of hurricane Ike.

The ultimate goal is to provide information and resources for rebuilding homes, businesses, lives, tourism, and the local economy.

Some of the resources that we hope to include on this site are...

Contact information for local, state, and U.S. government officials so that concerned
citizens can urge them to support the Rebuild Bolivar initiative

The ability to accept donations to help fund the Rebuild Bolivar initiative

A collection of construction resources (contractors, building supplies, etc.)

Useful tools for working through the rebuilding process

And much more - we're just getting started so check back often!

Click Here

http://www.rebuildbolivar.com/index.htm

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

New Aerial Photos

We have added a new site of aerial panoramic pictures of Bolivar Peninsula courtesy of "HawkEye Media" He will continue to upload more sections. So if you don't see your subdivision keep checking back.

HawkEye Media has the unique ability to capture stunning 360° VR images, not only from the ground, but from the air as well. Panoramic photographs provide a 360° field of view, which makes them ideal for showcasing property or large landscapes.
The interactive 360° X 180° immersive panoramic images allow you to put your client anywhere in space. Whether it's inside a crawlspace or 400' above the ground, our interactive panoramic's will allow you to immerse your target audience in an experience they'll want to tell their friends about.

Click Here

http://hawkeyemedia.com/bolivar/

Friday, October 3, 2008

Crystal Beach Preparations

Information for returning to Bolivar Peninsula. Thurs. Oct. 02

Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JYOqrqtTgk

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Progress Video

Here is a new video from Tuesday Sept. 30th 2008.

Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5205g9v1isw

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Hurricane Classifieds

Ok... So here's what we are thinking. After thousands of emails and phone calls we have decided to add a Hurricane section to our classifieds. This will allow people to communicate through the website.

After hearing from you and going to the beach countless times we think that there will be a need for this section. It consists of for sale, found, info/links, jobs, lost, missing persons and volunteers.

Please forward this to everyone so we can get the ball rolling. If you found something that isn't yours please post it on here, I am sure it will mean alot to the person that it does belong to. If you have some extra time and you would like to volunteer, please post your ad under that section. We are putting together a group that will go to the beach just to help out any where that they are needed. If you have info or a link that people should see... post away. Click the links below for more information.

We want to thank everyone for the emails and suggestions. Please keep them coming!

Jeff

Click Here

http://www.madnonnie.com/Category/1720833/Crystal-Beach.html

Thursday, September 25, 2008

New Pictures - Wed 09/24/08

I took a few more photos today until my camera decided that it didn't want to cooperate any longer, I am going back Thurs afternoon. I will continue where I left off.

Also there will be another informational video tonight discussing the do's and dont's of re-entry.

Click Here

http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/CrystalBeachWed092408#

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Informational Video

Here is somewhat of an informational video that we put together late last night. We have been getting inundated with thousands of emails and hundreds of phone calls. We can not possibly correspond with everyone so we will attempt to keep in contact with everyone through videos.

I am sorry for the quality... We put this together last minute after an exhausting day. They will get better I promise. ; )

We are going back in to get more photos and video. Please be patient, we will do our best to get the info you need.

Thanks again for all the kind emails and phone calls. I am sorry we couldn't do a better job for each individual person. Jeff

Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxE931GEFO8

New Helpful Website

We found another great informational website! Click Here
http://galvestonisland.tv/

GalvestonIsland.TV

Documenting the Island’s Recovery from Hurricane Ike

Our family moved to the west end of Galveston in 1998. Several years later we had to return to South Dakota for family reasons, but we’ve never really “left” our adopted home town. We still have property in Jamaica Beach and we return whenever we can. Our hearts go out to all those affected by Hurricane Ike.
I bought the domain for this website with another other purpose in mind, but that can wait until another year. In the meantime let’s use it to document the Island’s return to glory.
If you have a video that should be included here, please let me know via http://galvestonisland.tv/kevin@meylor.com.
Best of luck to everyone on the Gulf Coast!
Regards,
Kevin

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Bolivar Peninsula Yahoo Group

Information exchange about conditions & issues on the Bolivar Peninsula. In an effort to control spammer's, you must be a MEMBER to read or make posts. Your e-mail address will NOT be displayed or available to others. Your Yahoo ID WILL be displayed ... no way to stop that.

BE SURE TO GO TO DATABASE (on the left) AND ADD YOUR NAME IF YOU ARE SAFE. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO MISSING TO LOOK FOR OTHERS.

Be sure to click on LINKS to the left for websites with information and FILES on the left for useful phone numbers and contact info.You can also click on PHOTOS and add your photos of our Peninsula.Our home page photo is by sallyfromhouston (posted 04-20-08)

Please tell others about this group. The more members we have, the more information we can gather.

The link to join is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolivar_Peninsula_Group

Saturday, September 20, 2008

NEW VIDEOS! Taken Thurs. 09/18/08

This was the first ground video taken after Hurricane Ike. There are 3 videos.

First Video - Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwjyR8U_3So

Second Video - Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgROlPVCsyg

Third Video - Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM4IopcaSaE

NEW PHOTOS _ Crystal Beach Photos - #2

Ok, so we made it again this morning Sat. 09/20/08. I tried to get more photos of cabins that people have been requesting. If you don't see your cabin then it could be gone or the road is impassable. We went to every subdivision on the beach side. I might have missed one by the school but I will get that one when I return. The state is now clearing the highway of all the sand and debris. They are starting work on the Peninsula from the Galveston end toward High Island. They have everything cleared almost to Roll over Pass.

They will then begin to make temporary repairs to the bridge at Rollover Pass. We were told that with in the next ten days they will start letting residents in to look at their property. The State troopers have set up camp at the Bolivar school, the army is at Crystal Palace Hotel and the Galveston County Sheriff is now patrolling. They are also flying Army helicopters at low altitude looking for looters. Your property is much safer now that they are all over the Peninsula.

There are 4 sets of pictures. They will be uploaded today. Let me know if you need other photos I will do my best to get them.

Crystal Beach Photos Sat. 09/20/08 - 1 - Click Here

http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/CrystalBeachSat0920081#

Crystal Beach Photos Sat 09/20/08 - 2 - Click Here

http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/CrystalBeachSat0920082?authkey=8-XTMFzxWr4#

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Crystal Beach - Thurs. - 09/18/08

We went to Crystal Beach this morning to better document the status of the Bolivar Peninsula. As you will see there is a lot of damage and some of these photos are hard to take. I hope that this can help some of you with questions and if nothing else give some "Closure". If you recognize any of these photos please email me at jeff@madnonnie.com so we can label the photos.

There are 3 sets of pictures we will be loading. There will be a complete video of Crystal Beach to follow this evening.

Photos - 1 - Click Here
http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/MadNonnieComCrystalBeach1091808?authkey=YMKkKPC_sM4#

Photos - 2 - Click Here
http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/MadNonnieComCrystalBeach2091808?authkey=07Bkar8JPn4#

Photos - 3 - Click Here
http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/CrystalBeach3091908?authkey=STvuoJzPYc8#

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

New Videos Posted!

New Videos of Crystal Beach, Port Arthur, Sabine Pass and Bolivar Penninsula have been uploaded! Click the link below to view them!

http://madnonnie.magnify.net/

Sherry Kilgore - 868 S. Jacks Road

Jeff, this is the coast line near S. Jacks Road that is located near the "Outrigger Grill" it is on the USGS site. My house was located on 868 S. Jacks Road. On the Gulf I was 5 houses back. If I am looking at this correctly my property is nearly front row. Flipping between Google Earth and this site has helped me figure out my place is gone. Thanks for taking the time to photograph and to keep us informed.

Sincerely, Sherry Kilgore

Click Link - http://picasaweb.google.com/heatherrkilgore/MadNonnieComCrystalBeachTexas?authkey=d00oKKtL_lY#5247112520987150706

New Video

New video of crystal beach. This is the first of four videos we will be posting.

Click links below -

Video 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jsCWk_8-RU

Video 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0WNR5KDUiI

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Feeding Stations Now Open

The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross are establishing feeding locations in the area. Those locations will be ready to feed citizens beginning Tuesday, September 16, 2008. They will be providing both a lunch and a dinner.

These following locations are where citizens can go to get a meal:
SALVATION ARMY LOCATIONS:
1. Elmo Willard Library 3590 E. Lucas
2. Fletcher Elementary 1055 Ave F
3. Martin Elementary 3500 Pine St.
4. Alice Keith Park Highland @ Lavaca
5. Softball Complex 6300 College
6. Rogers Park Dowlen @ Gladys

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Current Feeding Locations
Arrival at locations:
Lunch between ll:30 a.m. and Noon
Dinner between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

1.Antioch Baptist Church 3290 W. Cardinal Dr.
2.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 799 Porter
3.Christ Covenant Church 6390 N. Major Drive
4.Sterling Pruitt Center 2390 Gulf Street Port Arthur
5.Mount Sinai Baptist Church 501 West Thomas Blvd
6.Christian Faith Baptist Church 1919 Jefferson Drive
7.Van Buren Elementary School 6300 Van Buren

Labelle-Fanette Area
Fire Department 1876 FM 365 Fannett, TX

Monday, September 15, 2008

Send Us Your Videos of Ike!

Want to show us your videos of Hurricane Ike? Upload them HERE!

http://madnonnie.magnify.net/

Important Contact Information

Entergy 1-800-368-3749

CenterPoint Entergy 409-866-1011

Texas Gas Service 1-800-700-2443

Department of Public Safety 409-924-5400

Chamber County - Emergency Management 409-267-8343 - Red Cross 713-526-8300

Jasper County - Emergency Management 409-994-2543 - Red Cross 409-832-1644

Jefferson County - Emergency Management 409-722-4371 - Red Cross 409-832-1644

Hardin County - Emergency Management 409-246-5119 - Red Cross 409-832-1644

Newton County - Emergency Management 409-379-5691 - Red Cross 409-883-2322

Orange County - Emergency Management 409-882-7895 - Red Cross 409-8883-2322

Tyler County - Emergency Management 409-283-5411 - Red Cross 409-832-1644

This link will let you look at numerous satellite photos of Crystal Beach after hurricane IKE - If you find one you recognize please email the photo and a brief description of what we are looking at so we can re post on here for other users. Click Here

http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/storms/ike/

jeff@madnonnie.com