Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce

Memorial Day weekend seems like it came and went in the blink of an eye. The Kids Fishing Tournament was a hoot with 50 youngsters looking to catch the “big one”. When the last fish was weighed in everyone watched kites flying over the beach during the Kite Flying Contest.

The Chamber was honored to provide our annual scholarship in the amount of $500 to Brooklyn Redmond. Brooklyn is a 2021 graduate of Calhoun County High School and a resident of Port O’ Connor. Brooklyn has been very involved in FFA, 4-H and the National Honor Society while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. She plans on attending Colorado State University, in the fall, where she will major in Aerospace engineering. Brooklyn is also very creative, and you can see her hand painted windows each month at the Farmers Market. We are all proud of you, Brooklyn, and look forward to witnessing your future accomplishments.

July 4th is an exciting time for everyone in our country and the Chamber is planning a sensational Fourth of July celebration with our annual fireworks display on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. It is not too late to help with this expense by donating on-line at the chamber webpage at www.portoconnorchamber.com or by dropping off your donation at the First National Bank in Port O’ Connor. Also, do not forget to come out during the day and enjoy the food and craft vendors at Kingfisher Beach selling funnel cakes, snow cones, hot dogs and much more.

Mark your calendars for the annual Golf Cart Scavenger Hunt which will be Saturday July 24th. This is a fun event for the entire family as you search for items with provided clues for a chance to win great prizes.

Please make sure and let the Chamber know if you are planning a fishing tournament, cook-off or other large event and we will add it to the events calendar on our webpage.