[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Captain Tony Hahn, Sector Commander of the USCG, was the keynote speaker ...
Author: Shirley Thornton
Retired from education after serving 30 years (twenty-eight as an English teacher and two years as a new-teacher mentor), Shirley enjoys her life with family and friends while serving her community, church, and school in Flour Bluff, Texas. She is the creator and managing editor of The Paper Trail, an online news/blog site that serves to offer a glimpse into the past and present of the little community of Flour Bluff. She wrote for The Flour Bluff Messenger, wrote and edited for The Texas Shoreline News, a Corpus Christi print newspaper that existed from December 2017 to April 2020, served as copy editor on three books, and continues to tutor students of all ages in the lively art of writing.
Flour Fest Part III: The CelebritiesFlour Fest Part III: The Celebrities
[spacer height=”20px”] Dan Thornton, lifetime Flour Bluff resident and writer of the winning Flour Bluff song entitled “A ...
Flour Fest Part II: The Pastry Wars Re-EnactedFlour Fest Part II: The Pastry Wars Re-Enacted
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Murphy Givens, Corpus Christi historian and writer, relates the naming of Flour Bluff as follows: ...
1st Annual Flour Fest Deemed a Success: Part I1st Annual Flour Fest Deemed a Success: Part I
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] With the 1st Annual Flour Fest under their belts, the members of the Flour Bluff Business ...
Lessons from the River LarkLessons from the River Lark
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] On our recent trip to the British Isles, my sweet daughter-in-law spent her days ...
Statesman or Politician?Statesman or Politician?
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] In my travels this summer in rural England, I met a man along the ...
What Training a Horse Is Really AboutWhat Training a Horse Is Really About
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] When I lost my horse Daisy a few months ago, I was devastated. I ...
The Road Not TakenThe Road Not Taken
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Just as Robert Frost expressed in his poem, choosing the right road makes all the ...
Parker Memorial Park in Flour Bluff Gets MakeoverParker Memorial Park in Flour Bluff Gets Makeover
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] For those who attend events at the Ethel Eyerly Community Center or have been swimming ...
Margie Rose: The Story of a Southern Lady Who Became a City ManagerMargie Rose: The Story of a Southern Lady Who Became a City Manager
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Margie Rose started her life in the tiny town of Screven, Georgia. This small railroad ...