Port O’Connor Sunrise - Photo by Mike J. Hessong

Where has the year gone to? 2011 is now coming to an end. Business has slowed down tremendously this past month. To try and promote more business during this slow time of the year, the Port O’Connor Chamber will have a space at the Port Lavaca Winter Expo, on November 17, 2011 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Bauer Building in Port Lavaca on Hwy. 35. If you are a member of our Chamber, your business cards will be displayed. Please drop off your cards at the Chamber office or bring to the Chamber Meeting on November 14.

This month also, the planning of the 2011 Christmas Party and Election for outgoing Directors and Officers will be held. The Community is invited to attend. There will be more details in next Chamber Chat.

The Chamber received a generous donation from POC Style 5K. We want to “THANK” Natasha Helm and all her volunteers. This was a Fantastic Event for POC. If you did not go to King Fisher Beach and see this, you missed a wonderful sight — people from all around our area and some not from our area, made the day a success. It was something that had never happened here before, but Natasha says, she plans on a bigger turn out in 2012.

New and Renewing Members

Bayshore Sportfishing & Lodge; Specialty Printers

Bay Flats Lodge, Inc.; Leah Griffin

Ron Elkins Guide Service; Prokop Custom Homes

If you have not joined the Chamber and would like to, we have made it easier for you: Go to portoconnorchamber.org and fill out the membership application. And you can now pay with Paypal online. Also, in 2012, this will a convenient way to make your fireworks donation.

Meeting for November will be on the 14th at 6:30 p.m. at POC MUD Office. –Looking forward to seeing you there!