Those that gathered at the Bunco meeting on Tuesday, May 7th found themselves in for a delightful surprise from hostesses Pat Ekstrom and Diane Cooley. Honoring not just Mother’s Day but also May Day, these charming women provided a totally ‘yummy’ repast of sweet and savory foods that all women were encouraged to enjoy. And enjoy they did. And then, following much conversation while nibbling, play in earnest began. And winding up the evening were the following winners, though they were hard-fought: Biddie Hileman as winner of most games but the loser was Sue Kubecka, for very few games; Shirley Gordon and both Pat Ekstrom and Sally Jones fought to the finish for winning the most Buncos and Melinda Watson walked away with the Booby Prize. Sadly, this was Melinda’s last appearance with our group as her husband, Jason, a MK2 with the Coast Guard, has just been transferred to the base in Kings Bay, Georgia. This is definitely our loss in Port O’Connor, but Georgia’s gain, but we do hold out hope that someday, they may return to POC. Hostesses for the June gathering on Tuesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m. will be MaryAnn Claiborne and Shirley Gordon; contact Shirley at the Library for more information.
Warriors’ Weekend here is scheduled for Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th. And if you haven’t had the chance already to check out the unbelievable sand sculptures by the very talented Gloria Fric, otherwise known as the “Dragon Lady”, and her crew, you won’t be disappointed, but make certain you take your camera.
Help help help is needed from the families of our earlier residents; in particular, we are seeking pictures of our area from the 20-30-40-50 years up to that September disaster with the advent of Carla. Please see the additional story in our paper.
The Grand Opening of Subway will be later this month under the management of our resident, Margaret Claiborne, who has been training in Victoria and assembling her crew of workers. I understand that this will be quite a welcome addition to our area, and we are all looking forward to that date. And also, very shortly, Speedy will no longer boast signs to ‘excuse the mess’ as their remodeling will shortly be accomplished. And when that is done, you will definitely need a map for the reorganization and all those additional items. But have you checked out what has been done with the beer cooler? I understand the temperature is set at 30 degrees and the beer cans even hold a bit of ice. WOW! That’s cold beer!
The nicest part of POC is the people you meet who have settled here or who commute to work here from an adjoining area. One case in point was the remarkable group of women who turned out to work on the April Garage Sale that the POC Service Club has biannually. One new member made herself very prominent in the way that she hustled, carrying boxes from the large trailers to the various tables. Luckily she is a little younger than some of us (meaning she’ll be around for a while), and though she may be small in stature, she obviously has the muscles and the will to do such a job. One officer’s husband was there to hustle and hustle displaying a strong back and good muscles by carrying many boxes. And a third husband has spent much of his own time refurbishing reels and plastic baits, then sacking them so they will be ready to go for the Sale. And there is one delightful lady who has spent all year sorting and reboxing the many donations we’re received throughout the year; this is an enormous effort on her part, and it sure makes it easier when the time comes to put those items on the proper tables. And this is just a small component of the people who live here and work here. There are so many others I can name: i.e., the manager of our local Speedy Stop who always has the time and the inclination to wish you “a very pleasant day and is there something else I can help you with” even when his day is not that good. The manager of our new and locally owned liquor store, who always asks if you don’t see something you want, she’ll help you find it. And the very friendliness of the people at our hardware store; it’s really a delight to do business there, even it is only to run a picture or two. And I cannot fail to mention the editor of our local paper who always manages to squeeze something in extra for the next issue. Our country may have problems, governmentally and financially, but with more areas and more people like those in POC, it cannot fail.
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