Thank You

The family of Roland Sample Cain expresses our sincerest gratitude and appreciation for the loving care of our Father.

A special thanks to Dr. Suruchii Kathpalia and staff, DeTar Hospital all of Victoria, Trinity Shores of Port Lavaca, Melinda of Accolade Hospice and staff of Victoria.

We give our sincere praise and thanks for our care givers, Anabele Carrilles, Mary Ann Carrilles, and Marcy Reyes all of Pt Lavaca who always go the extra mile.

We also wish to thank Canon Father Bob DeWolfe of Tyler, Father Robert Johnston, Reverend Dwayne Wise, Reverend Mike Gresham, Reverend Dean Holford, VFW Post 4403, American Legion all of Port Lavaca, and Charles Orr of Corpus for the very lovely services.

Thanks also to all of our friends and family who sent prayers, food, flowers, and donations.

God Bless You,

Russell, Sharon, Barbara, Alan, & Families

Golf Cart Signs

I would like to know why the golf cart association has put up signs all over Port O’Connor, TX about the golf cart rules. It is Calhoun County and the State of Texas that approved these rules, not an association. Where do the monies go for this association? Anyone can form an association.

S.H.

To all the Duck Hunters:

I know Port O Connor is a desirable place to hunt. But I would like some courtesy involved in the disposal of the carcasses. I don’t like going to the boat stalls and smelling your “breasted” dead ducks. I really didn’t enjoy arriving at my property & finding DEAD DUCKS in my trash container. I don’t know how long they were there, but they were ROTTED & GROSS. My father and Grandfather hunted ducks and would be appalled at the current Duck Hunters. Remember the rest of us enjoy this wonderful place, please respect others and their property.

Cindy Spears

Dear Dolphin,

The cold rainy weather we had last weekend didn’t seem to keep a few of our out of town visitors from coming down. In fact, around 11:30 p.m. on Friday evening, a conversation was overheard between two women from out of town. FIRST WOMAN: “What woman in her right mind would want to live in Port O’Connor?” SECOND WOMAN: “Yes, there isn’t even a shopping mall, a Wal-Mart, or an upscale beauty salon. Why, they don’t even have a McDonalds!”

Well… Ladies let me explain to ya’ll with all the modern technology, state of the art communication and computers, a woman can be a buyer for one of the largest fashion houses in the world and still live in Port O’Connor. She can be a prestigious pharmaceutical representative and never leave her POC home. Port O’Connor women can work in just about every honorable profession and still live in POC.

We can enjoy an early morning walk at 5:00 a.m. and not worry about being abducted, beaten or raped. We can take our children to the beach and not worry about some pervert molesting them. We know our neighbors and can rest assured if we need them, they will be right there to help us.

Our small elementary school doesn’t have to worry about a mad bomber or a student with a gun killing other students. Our principal and teachers have masters degrees and years of dedicated experience. They know each and every student and can call them by name when they meet. Guess what? ALL the well trained and well educated staff of teachers in Port O’Connor, Texas are WOMEN ! These ladies came from all over the USA, to make POC their home.

We have female doctors, lawyers, RNs, with masters degrees. We have lab technicians, respiratory therapist, physical therapist, Radiologist, real estate brokers, a world renowned ornithologist, and a female Justice Court Judge to only name a few of the prestigious career women who have CHOSEN to make POC their home. Our female Judge, has been serving her community for 22 years and has traveled the entire state, teaching Texas court clerks, many of which said they wish they could live in this wonderful little laid back community.

We have women who have had businesses in POC for generations. Female engineers from POC who travel all over the nation, teaching and networking with other engineers. We have stay at home moms who have chosen to make POC their home.

If we feel the need to shop at a mall, we can be in Victoria in less time than you can drive across Austin, Dallas, Houston or even Corpus Christi. No we don’t have an upscale beauty salon, but our small hair and nail salons can make us look like fashion models, if we want. But we realize REAL BEAUTY & HAPPINESS come from within.

No, we don’t have a McDonalds, but we have a Speedy Stop, where you can get a Real Texas burger, taco, or a quick lunch. At Speedy Stop, you are treated like a person and not just a number. Josie’s is our local FEMALE run Mexican Restaurant & Cantina. There, you can get the best Mexican food in South Texas. Another local eating spot is Cathy’s’. Yep, you guessed it, owner FEMALE. Cathy’s has the freshest seafood, the best service and small town flavor you can’t get anywhere along the Texas coast. All these establishments make a person feel WELCOME.

The women of POC could live anywhere in the WORLD, but we have chosen to live right here. So…… ladies the question you asked was “ What woman in her right mind would want to live in POC?” I think what you should really be asking “What woman in her right mind would not want to live in POC?”

Oh, and by the way, if you are reading this in our local Dolphin Talk news , this little informative and fun paper was created by WOMEN and the editor is a very hard working, dedicated, WOMAN who chose to live in POC!

Proud to be a Port O’Connor Woman…

Emma Raby- Resident

The Dolphin welcomes letters from our readers on any subject that is of general interest to our audience. Letters should be 300 words or less (with exceptions at the Dolphin’s discretion). Letters reflect the opinion of the writer, and not that of Dolphin Talk staff, and we retain the right to determine suitability for publication. It is the policy of this newspaper to promote area interests: therefore, complaints against local businesses should be directed elsewhere. Letters must be signed and include day and evening phone numbers, which will not be published. Your name will be withheld upon request, but anonymous material will not be considered for publication.


Letters to the Dolphin:

Dolphin Talk, P.O. Box 777
Port O’Connor, TX 77982
dolphin1@tisd.net