[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Why do families flock to Flour Bluff and Padre Island? Many, it turns out, want ...
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.
Climate Hustle or Inconvenient Truth?Climate Hustle or Inconvenient Truth?
[spacer height=”20px”] The following article was written by Dr. Harley Moody, a scientist well-versed in global warming and a ...
Ready, Aim, Fire!Ready, Aim, Fire!
[spacer height=”20px”] On May 6, 2016, our Nueces County 4-H Trap and Skeet Club held their annual competition at ...
Bluff Kids Know How to Make the Best of a Bad SituationBluff Kids Know How to Make the Best of a Bad Situation
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] When emergency crews are working hard to right the wrongs created by a nearly 14-inch ...
Happy Belated Birthday, William!Happy Belated Birthday, William!
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] William Shakespeare, whose birthday is celebrated on April 23, will forever live in our hearts ...
A Great Book for Dog LoversA Great Book for Dog Lovers
[spacer height=”20px”] The following book review was written by second-grader Owen Beseda. His favorite pastime is BMX bicycle racing. He ...
God Teaches Us How to Live – through our DogsGod Teaches Us How to Live – through our Dogs
[spacer height=”20px”] Loving and losing a dog is heartbreaking. These creations of God enrich our lives in a way that ...
The Importance of Having a PencilThe Importance of Having a Pencil
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] “Pick your battles,” the lady who had never actually taught school said at the ...
Anchors Aweigh: The Story of Flour Bluff NJROTCAnchors Aweigh: The Story of Flour Bluff NJROTC
[spacer height=”20px”] The following article was written and submitted by Cdr. Armando Solis, Senior Naval Science Instructor at Flour Bluff ...
Captain Steve Banta Talks about NASCC 75th Anniversary at March FBBA MeetingCaptain Steve Banta Talks about NASCC 75th Anniversary at March FBBA Meeting
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Captain Steve Banta shared a slide presentation of 75th Anniversary Celebration of NAS CC with ...