Nov 17 2008

Texas Christmas Cheer

Lighted Christmas Tree

December 3-7, 2008
Beaumont Christmas Holiday Festival & Parade, Beaumont
Ice skating, 5K run, parade, shop for gifts, visit with Santa, Christmas at the McFaddin Ward House, Heritage Village Museum Presents: Christmas Twilight Tour.

December 4-6, 2008
Sights and Sounds of Christmas, San Marcos
Thousands of lights are reflected on the San Marcos River. Enjoy food booths, shop for Texas arts and crafts, carnival, A Night in Old Bethlehem, Indian dancers, Santa Claus, kids activity tent.  Area schools provide Christmas music and dance all three nights.

December 5-6, 2008
Snowflakes Parade and Festival, Sherman
Children’s activities, live entertainment, food and fun. Parade begins Friday at 7 pm featuring traditional floats, performance groups, local organizations and a surprise guest.

Christmas at the Coast

December 5-6, 2008
Holiday on the Harbor, Aransas Pass
Christmas celebration at Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass. See the lighted boat parade, take a stroll through the Christmas tree forest. Enjoy live entertainment, food, festivities, carnival rides and more. Free admission.

December 6, 2008
Carolers Afloat & Lighted Boat Parade, Port Aransas
Decorate your own boat or hop on a decorated commercial boat and sing carols while you cruise the marina.

December 6, 2008
Historic Castroville Old Fashioned Christmas, Castroville
Arts and crafts, American to Mexican to Alsatian food, entertainment, Santa visit at 1 pm.

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Nov 09 2008

Veteran’s Day is November 11

Remember those who served

Remember . . .

It was the Veteran, not the reporter,
who has given us the freedom of the press.

It was the Veteran, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It was the Veteran, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to fair trial.

It was the Veteran, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to demonstrate.

It is the Veteran, who salutes the flag,
who served under the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protestor to burn the flag.

Written by Father Denis Edward O’Brien, USMC

All Gave Some - Some Gave All

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Nov 06 2008

Ranch Hand Breakfast

Just south of Corpus Christi, is one of the oldest and largest ranches in Texas, the King Ranch.  Stretching over 825,000 acres and several counties, the King Ranch provides many opportunities to observe ranch life as it was in the past and as it has evolved.

On November 22, 2008, visit the King Ranch and enjoy a ranch hand breakfast, complete with eggs, refried beans, biscuits ‘n gravy, sausage and tortillas cooked in the great outdoors.  Listen to cowboy music while you watch team roping, horseshoeing, rawhide braiding and camp cooking demonstrations.  This is one of a few opportunities to enjoy cowboy poetry and storytelling as well.

Visit the King Ranch website for more information on this event. The Ranch Hand Breakfast held in November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving – 7 am to 11 am. Tickets are $6, ages 3 and under are free.

Posted by CyberCelt under Animals, Culture, Day Trips, Dining, Family Fun, Food & Wine, Historic, Historic travel, Wildlife Watching

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Oct 25 2008

Three Things Your Cell Phone Can Do in Emergencies

Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you are out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number.

Locked Out of Car

Does your car have remote keyless entry? If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home from your cell to their cell. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button while holding the clicker close to their cell phone.  The car will unlock.

Battery Reserve Power

If your cell battery is very low, press the keys *3370#.  Your cell phone will restart in reserve power mode.

This was sent to me in an email from a friend.  I had heard of the remote unlock, but not the other two.  If it helps you in a pinch, I am glad.

Posted by CyberCelt under Alerts, Did You Know, Education, Trouble

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Oct 17 2008

Up, up and away . . .


beautiful baloons (Plano?)

Click here for more infomation on

Ballooning in Texas and Southwest USA

2008 Hot Air Balloon Festival Schedule

(Dates are subject to change by the respective balloon festivals but this is a good starting point for general planning purposes:

Date

Festival

Commentary

April 3-5

Cajun Hot Sauce Festival

This festival features Zydeco bands, food, fun, and balloons.

May 3-4?

Celebration of Flight Balloon Fest

Carthage, Texas

This balloon festival is located deep in East Texas (think Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches) and features about 20 balloons.  The proceeds all go to scholarships to Panola College.

May 23-24

Heritage Flight Festival

Palestine, Texas

This festival will be held at the Palestine Municipal Airport; While there, you must enjoy a trip on the restored steam powered railroad which does day trips to Rusk and back.

July 11-13

Great Texas Balloon Race

This East Texas festival is held in Longview and typically features ~ 75 balloons.  Visitors are given field access and the post balloon show includes vintage planes, T6 trainers, tearman Bi-Plan and hopefully a B-52D flyover.

Aug 6-8

BFA SE Championship

Baton Rouge, La

A BFA championship balloon competition held in Baton Rouge, LA

Aug 15-17

Annual Lions Balloon Festival at Highland Village

Copperas Branch Park, Highland Village, Tx

This is the only balloon festival in North Texas where spectators are permitted on the field with the balloons and balloonists, providing an excellent photo opportunity as well as opportunity to converse with pilots and crew.

Labor Day Weekend

Aug 30 - Sept 1

Big Bend Balloon Bash (Alpine, Texas)

Alpine, Texas is located on the foothills of the Davis Mountains and on the Southern most part of the Rocky Mountain fault line.  The air is clean and clear.  The people are warm and friendly.  And the scenery only looks better with beautiful balloons for dramatic affect.

Sept 19-21

Ravenna Balloon A-Fair

Sunbeau Valley Farm, Ravenna, Ohio

Sept 18-21

Plano Balloon Festival

This is the 2nd largest  balloon festival in Texas.  Held annually in North Dallas, the festival features live music, a great midway, and LOTS of balloons.

Sept 14-16

White Sands Balloon Invitational

Alamogordo, NM

If you’re interested in capturing the beautiful shapes and colors of balloons dancing across a white sand dune canvas, this festival is for you.

Sept 26-28

Big Country Balloon Festival

Abilene, Texas - A charming festival in West Texas with the best of the best in balloon festival emcees (Glen Moyer)

Oct.3-12

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque is the largest balloon festival in the WORLD.  If you want to see 800+ beautiful balloons in a Southwestern setting, this is a must attend festival!


Oct 24-26

Pirates of the Canyon, Amarillo, Tx

This delightful festival features a Friday and Sunday morning flight at Palo Duro Canyon, 2nd largest canyon in the US.  The colors and imagery of this flying are amazing.

Oct 31-Nov 2

Houston Ballunar Liftoff Festival

cancelled due to Hurricane Ivan

This festival, held annually at NASA in Clear Lake, is Texas’ largest balloon festival.  The sight of 90+ balloons floating over Clear Lake is a photographer’s dream.

Dec 6-7

Red Rock Balloon Rally

Gallup, NM

This annual festival features some amazing photographic opportunities.

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