Bayou Vista Town Festival ~ 2009
 

 May 19th - 24th ~ (Memorial Day Weekend)


BBQ Cook-off Friday, May 22nd - Saturday, May 23rd
30'x30' space at MUD parking lot $40 each
(limit 3 spaces per team)
Categories include - Ribs, Chicken, & Brisket
Set up starts at Noon Friday, May 22nd.
Open category award - 8:PM on Friday, May 22nd.
Best in Showmanship award - Noon on Sat., May 23rd.
Chicken award -  2:PM on Sat., May 23rd.
Ribs award - 4:PM on Sat., May 23rd.
Brisket award - 5:PM on Sat., May 23rd.
Call Bruce Wise at 409-457-7390 for more information.
Entry forms can be picked up at Bayou Vista City Hall
 & Gulf Coast Computer.

2009 BBQ Cook-off Results

Friday Night Open Catagory Cooking
1st Place - Top Gun ~ Lance Dressman - Chief Cook

Best of Show
1st Place - Hot Shot Cookers ~ Gerry Hart - Chief Cook
2nd Place -  Double M Cookers ~ Litten Moreau - Chief Cook
3rd Place - Hot Pinks - Joe Wise - Chief Cook

Best Cooked Ribs
1st Place - Smokers Inc. ~ Gordon Bevill - Chief Cook
2nd Place - Poor Boy Cookers ~ Bill Jamison - Chief Cook
3rd Place - Double M Cookers ~ Litten Moreau - Chief Cook

Best Cooked Chicken
1st Place - Smokers, Inc. ~ Gordon Bevill - Chief Cook
2nd Place - High Times Smokers ~ Alva High - Chief Cook
3rd Place - Iron Horse ~ Wayne Pierce

Best Cooked Brisket
1st Place - Taylor Made BBQ ~ Joy Taylor - Chief Cook
2nd Place - Bad Santa ~ Robert White
3rd Place - Iron Horse ~ Wayne Pierce - Chief Cook

Salt Water Garden Clubs
Drawing for Adirondack Chairs & Tables Winner
Kally Huggins
Pink Childs Adirondack Chair
Lauren Gonterman

Pancake Breakfast for the Community.
  Saturday, May 23rd at the Church from 7:00am until 9:00am.  The Church will serve pancakes, sausage, orange juice & coffee. Everyone is invited and it is all free.
  Call Joe Rigsby at 409-908-0805 for additional information
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Parade Saturday, May 23rd

Click here for slide show of the parade

 


13th Annual Fishing Tournament
 
for Adults, Teens & Youth
Wednesday, May 20th till Sunday, May 24th 2009

Bayou Vista Adult Fishing Tournament Winners

Trout of the Day Winner

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Randy Gehret
Terry Grimes
Bob McLawchlin
John Donnelly
Hunter Thiem

5.48 lbs
4.76 lbs
7.48 lbs
3.91 lbs
6.00 lbs

Most Spots on a Redfish

Wayman Jeu ~ 13 spots

Speckled Trout

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

 Bobby McLawchlin
Rinda Burnett
Randy Gehret

7.48 lbs
5.62 lbs
5.48 lbs

Flounder

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Alva High
Steve Schelby
Russell Hauck

3.83 lbs
3.73 lbs
3.32 lbs

Redfish

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Janet Trostmann
Charlie Everts
John Thiem

8.42 lbs
8.28 lbs
8.06 lbs

Hardhead

1st Place

John Thiem

1.87 lbs

Lady Angler of the Day

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Juanita Martin
Kathy Taliaferro
Jennifer Shelton
Denna Badgett
Janet Trostmann

3.83 lbs Trout
7.28 lbs Redfish
6.38 lbs Redfish
7.32 lbs Redfish
8.42 lbs Redfish


 

Bayou Vista Youth and Teen Fishing Tournament Winners

Youth Bandit  Sponsored by Vista Realty

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Dylan Day
Jessica Badgett
Keith Webster

4.30 lbs
4.21 lbs
3.19 lbs

Youth Croaker Sponsored by Boilermaker L.U. #74

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Grant Thiem
Joshua Pena
Zachery Browning

.85 lbs
.81.lbs
.66 lbs

Youth Hard Hardhead Sponsored by Bayou Vista Residents

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Hunter Thiem
Grant Thiem
Jessica Badgett

1.78 lbs
1.75 lbs
1.34 kbs

Youth Piggy Sponsored by Ladybug Properties (Billie Moore)

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Jordan Taylor
Grant Thiem
Hunter Thiem

1.08 lbs
.94 lbs
.91 lbs

Youth Redfish Sponsored by Boilermakers L.U. #132

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Madison Weaver
Jessica Badgett
Remington Weaver

6.83 lbs
6.10 lbs
3.09 lbs

Youth Speckled Trout Sponsored by Bayou Vista Fire Department

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Hunter Thiem
Skylor Weaver
Dylan Day

6.00 lbs
3.76 lbs
3.32 lbs

Youth Sand Trout Sponsored by Plumbers L.U. #68

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Hunter Thiem
Grant Thiem
Jaylyn Mancuso

1.50 lbs
1.01 lbs
,76 lbs

Youth Flounder Sponsored by Lee DeForke/Jill Costa

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Evette Mejia
Cole Courtney
None

1.09 lbs
.95 lbs
 

Teen Redfish Sponsored by Texas Gas

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

None
None
None

 

Teen Speckled Trout Sponsored by Pat Garrett/Fishmaster

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Lauren Wennagel
Gary Shelton
None
2.24 lbs
2.15 lbs
 
   

The Bayou Vista Summer Festival Golf Tournament will be held again this year at Bayou Golf Club in Texas City on Tuesday May 19th.  The Shotgun start at 12 Noon will be a scramble format with 4 players on each team.  The entry fee is $75 per person and includes golf cart, green fees, range balls, awards, prizes and of course some great food.  Dust off your clubs, grab your team….and LET’S PLAY GOLF!!!!

If you would like to be a sponsor or a volunteer, contact John or Barbara Thomas at 281.682.1280 for more information.
 


GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1st place team:
Herb Roper, Matt Thomas, Hardy Roper & John Thomas.

2nd place team:
Anthony Campise, Frankie Petronella, Huff Conelly, & Michael Humphrey.

3rd place team:
Wally Holmes, Tyler Holmes, Will Cassaboom, & Ricky Dipuccio.

Many individual trophies were awarded, as well.

Click here to view photos of Golf Tournament winners & helpers

Click here to view photos of the Golf Tournament


If you take photos of any of the above events, please email them to Brenda@gccs.net & I will try to get them on the BayouVista.com website.
Results of all above tournament will be posted here.