Guest speakers Tim Andruss and Frank Anzaldua updated members of the Calhoun County Republican Club on the progress of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, including the necessity to create rules and a plan to manage groundwater for preservation to meet future needs. Tim Andruss also manages groundwater conservation districts in Refugio, Victoria and Jackson counties. Please visit the district’s website at www.CalhounCountyGCD.org for meeting announcements and other news regarding groundwater management in Calhoun County.

The speaker for the next meeting will be Maria Flores, Executive Director of the Harbor Children’s Alliance and Victim Center. She will offer an outline of the many services provided on Monday, February 2, 2015, at 6:00 pm in the community room of the Grace Episcopal Church on Austin Street in Port Lavaca. Dinner at a cost of $7.00 will be served at 5:30 pm. For more information, please call 361/551-8411.

The Harbor provides a safe haven for young victims of sexual and physical abuse or neglect where they may be interviewed by a trained interviewer in a child-friendly, non-threatening and non-institutional environment. Their trained professionals also provide a 24 hour crisis hotline, work with adult victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and accompany victims to medical exams and to court and law enforcement agencies. A Case Management program was developed in 2008 to improve coping and decision making skills as well as parent-child relationships for families needing these services. Please come to the meeting to learn more or visit their website at http://www.harboradvocacycenter.org

Republican Club Meeting: Pictured: Calhoun County Republican Club President Larry Robinson, Tim Andruss and Frank Anzaldua of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, and Calhoun County Republican Chairman Russell Cain.