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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://forums.galveston.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>GALVESTON.COM: Galveston Wave</title><link>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/default.aspx</link><description>A blog for all those who love the sand and surf, from Galveston.com&amp;quot;s Chris Aleman.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>12th Annual BBQ Fundraiser/Silent Auction and Street Fest</title><link>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/06/08/12th-annual-bbq-fundraiser-silent-auction-and-street-fest.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a3e1b46a-a9ef-4436-930f-029cbe6a045f:20334</guid><dc:creator>Christopher </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=20334</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/06/08/12th-annual-bbq-fundraiser-silent-auction-and-street-fest.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;On June 26, 2009 Galveston Beach Patrol will be hosting the 12th annual BBQ fundraiser from 6pm - 10pm tickets are 15 dollars and the event will be held at the Press Box on the corner of 24th and Postoffice.&amp;nbsp; This event is always a blast for all ages from the young to the elderly everyone is there to have a great time.&amp;nbsp; This event is also a huge fundraiser for competition, educational programs and anything else that Beach Patrol&amp;#39;s regular budget will not pay for.&amp;nbsp; This is when you can directly support our lifeguards after all they are here for us.&amp;nbsp; I hope to see you there.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Please visit the site to view this media)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.galveston.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=20334" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/beach/default.aspx">beach</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/galveston/default.aspx">galveston</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/surf/default.aspx">surf</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/bbq/default.aspx">bbq</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/lifeguard/default.aspx">lifeguard</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/texas/default.aspx">texas</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/fundraiser/default.aspx">fundraiser</category></item><item><title>AIA Sandcastle Competition</title><link>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/05/23/aia-sandcastle-competition.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a3e1b46a-a9ef-4436-930f-029cbe6a045f:20133</guid><dc:creator>Christopher </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=20133</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/05/23/aia-sandcastle-competition.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Just a friendly reminder that the AIA Sandcastle Competition is coming June 6, 2009.&amp;nbsp; This event is always a blast, so come on down with friends and family, we hope to see you there.(Please visit the site to view this media)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.galveston.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=20133" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/sand/default.aspx">sand</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/AIA/default.aspx">AIA</category><category domain="http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/tags/beach/default.aspx">beach</category></item><item><title>Beach Bathing Revue, May 16, 2009</title><link>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/05/17/beach-bathing-revue-may-16-2009.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a3e1b46a-a9ef-4436-930f-029cbe6a045f:19980</guid><dc:creator>Christopher </dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=19980</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.galveston.com/blogs/wave/archive/2009/05/17/beach-bathing-revue-may-16-2009.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Saturday, May 16, 2009, I grabbed the camera and headed to the beach on Saturday to check out the bathing beauties contest. It was a blast, organized by the Islander By Choice, the Pageant of Pulchritude, drew a huge crowd.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Twenty eight women and two men sported vintage bathing attire. Twelve women also competed in the modern bikini contest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about this years competition or next years scheduled events please visit&amp;nbsp; &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.galvestonbeachrevue.com/"&gt;http://www.galvestonbeachrevue.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the video I shot....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p align="center" id="video_19980"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.galveston.com/chris/beachbeautyfinal.wmv"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.galveston.com/chris/beautiespic.jpg" border = "0" width="360" height="240"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href = "http://www.galveston.com/chris/beachbeautyfinal.wmv"&gt;View Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Format: wmv&lt;br /&gt;Duration: 14:06&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And the winners were:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vintage:&lt;br /&gt;First: Melozi Scott&lt;br /&gt;First runner up: Dana Blue&lt;br /&gt;Second runner up: Secilia Garrett-King&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Modern: &lt;br /&gt;First: Chandler Rainey&lt;br /&gt;First runner up: Dana Blue&lt;br /&gt;Second runner up: Traci Cowart&lt;/p&gt;
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