BUNCO! Would you believe that the next Bunco is gonna be Tuesday, August 7th? What’s that saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun!” And that is the way the evening is spent. Bunco will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the back meeting room of the Community Center, and play will commence following the usual array of delicious foods. We welcome all interested women on that evening; if you are new to our area, this is a good way to meet others. And if playing Bunco is something you’ve never had time for, well, you will certainly enjoy yourself, so come check us out. You could go home a winner too!
There were many winners at the July meet including the winner of Most Games, Alaine Hardt with Sally Jones coming in a close second. And a new player, Agnes Hannen was the recipient of the prize for the Least Games. Most Buncos was won by Evelyn but the Floating Bunco prize as well as the 2nd most Buncos were won by Pat Ekstrom. And June Westling went home with the Booby Prize. Call Shirley Gordon at the Library for further information, 983-4365.
Have you seen the new 4-legged lawn mowers being employed on Maple Street? And they don’t need gasoline to get going! Actually, there are several horses and one or two donkeys being used to keep the grass in check on several vacant lots. Hmmmmmmm!
Poco Bueno was here and surely conquered this area once again with visitors, fishermen, and many others to take part in this incredible annual fishing tournament. It became quite exciting down at the Fishing Center as we watched the leader board for more news of marlin being caught. And there were three with the last one coming in later Saturday evening; the boat was DonaKen out of Seabrook. And the successful angler was Ryan Smith, an eighteen year old who has been fishing since learning how to walk.
But the joy for me was just watching, with some envy, the entry parade of boats into slips at Caracol. But, I guess the fun part, was really watching them hit the gas docks at the Fishing Center. Those registers went round and round and round as the fuel was being put in the large tanks. Guess I’m really not that envious after I saw the total bill.
At last count there were 99 offshore boats competing in the tournament, and as of Monday morning, only about 25 remained. Perhaps they will be fishing in the coming tournaments this weekend or were just taking a welcome rest. As Sunday afternoon was the mass exodus of vehicles for the return home for the coming work week, the only remnants of Poco Bueno early on Monday morning were a few remaining barricades and the overflowing dumpsters and garbage cans. But just wait till 2013 as I understand preparations or at least the mental planning has begun!
New on the scene for fishing tournaments is one being sponsored by the Cancer Association of Garwood, Texas. Tentatively set for sometime in October when the fishing will really be good, this will bring in some very interesting and dedicated people. I understand that some help is being provided by a local organization too. Interesting how far and wide the joys of Port O’Connor have spread.
One of the many aspects of life in Port O’Connor is the weekly necessity of driving to Port Lavaca or Victoria for goods and services. And, now with the work being done on 1289, you get to wash your vehicle more often because of the gravel and mud. Oh, well, just think how nice it will be when finished.
Service Club members: A reminder, again only one meeting in August which will be Thursday, August 2nd! But our regular schedule will start again on September 6th when we elect officers for the coming year. If you think you’d like to serve as an officer, please contact Janet Johnson, President or the Nominating Committee.
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