The tide was low and kept away some would-be boaters from the Gator Bayou Lighted Boat Parade in Dickinson on Saturday. But the boats that entered carried with them plenty of Christmas spirit, and the judges’ choice for the number one boat was filled with snowmen. The snowmen were both decorative and humans costumed as snowmen, chanting to spectators along the bayou, “We say merry, you say Christmas!”
Amy Skicki, a resident of Dickinson, had a fun evening judging the boats.
“The snowmen were so cute!” she explained as to why the snowmen boat stole the hearts of the judges.
Ruth Ann Ruiz, our feature’s editor, came to The Post Newspaper with 25+ years of journalism experience. She has written for The Tucson Citizen, The Arizona Daily Star, The Aztec Press, Tucson Lifestyles Magazine, Galveston County Daily News and Guidry News where she advanced her skills as a photojournalist.
Her writing and photography have been filling our front page for two years.
Her background also includes two published books, Coping with the Death of a Brother or Sister and Self Esteem, Team Mental Health. She also brings her broadcast journalism experiences from Southern Arizona to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Most of her work is generated through her own initiative. Ruth has a sense of what makes the county special. We love the way she has taken on the task of not only reporting, writing, and photography but also finding so much of the best of Galveston County!!!
