The year us winding down. Come out and join us at the Annual Christmas Party…

Here we are in the middle of November. By now the Port O’Connor Chamber  meeting has come and gone. The next meeting will be December 10, 2012 and the ballot for  the election will have been made. You can still get your name added if you are a member of the Chamber. Make plans to attend the December meeting as this will be the Annual Christmas Party. We need all members present for the election, as everyone’s vote counts. This election will be for the 2013 Officers and Directors. Everyone in the community is invited, so come out and enjoy snacks and visit with your neighbors. If you are a newcomer to the community come out and get acquainted.

The Chamber is looking forward to a terrific “Annual Lighted Boat Parade” down the ICW. The wonderful  people with the “Toy Run” from Freeport to Port O’Connor have reported that they hope to have around 40 boats this year. The Toy Run has joined in our parade for about the last four years. They make our parade a much larger success. We really appreciate these men, women and children doing this for our community. The parade will be December 1st.  The POC Lighting Contest will be December 12th & 13th, so get those lights hung and get in the spirit.

The meeting on the 10th will be at 6:30 p.m. in the POC Community Center. See You !!!

New Members:
Hustler Marine
Reel Fishing Guide Service
Bubba’s Smoked Meat & Custom Processing
Henry & Jane Pongratz

Aiming to build a Sports Complex for our children

The tides are turning for the Port O’Connor Sports Association! POCSA membership has grown over the past few months. With fresh faces come ideas and energy to propel the project forward.

April Chronister discussed ideas for a membership drive. She intends to send POCSA membership forms and a membership drive letter home with students at POC Elementary. A booth was erected at the POC Elementary Halloween Carnival, which increased awareness of the POCSA project and gained a few signatures for the petition. Chronister also created a Facebook page for POCSA, which received more than 30 likes within the first few hours of creation.

At the October meeting, members talked about the need for a name and logo for the Sports Complex. The logo design will incorporate a combination of PO’C landscape and sports. Bernie Klein designed a logo template to be used in a logo contest. POCSA will hold a logo contest for students from Port O’Connor. Prizes will be awarded. The deadline for logo contest entries is Monday, December 17, 2012.

POCSA has received letters from multiple community members supporting their vision to build a sports complex in Port O’Connor. Calvin Ragusin stated he would like to form a committee to brainstorm, plan, and present the POCSA Master Plan for the Sports Complex. POCSA would like to hire or obtain a contract with a grant writer and an engineer to assist with technical areas of the process.

The upcoming meeting will be held on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in the POC Community Center Community Room. The focus will be on members’ input for the Phase I layout. It has been requested that Commissioner Kenneth Finster attend the November meeting as well.

Ways to Support POCSA

• Become a member (email portoconnorsports@gmail.com for form; $10 annual dues)

• Attend a meeting (held the 3rd Monday of each month at POC Community Center meeting room)

• Sign the petition to present at Commissioners’ Court (petition located at the Post Office)

• Like POCSA on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/portoconnorsports)

The Seadrift Community Choir will be presenting their annual series of Christmas concerts beginning December 8.

The repertoire consists of:
“Prepare the Way for the Lord”
“Marvelous Song”
“Pavane for a Silent Night”
“Amen, Go Tell It!”
“Lullaby, Holy One”
“Angels’ Gloria”
“Peace Be With You”

Presented annually as a gift to the Community, the performance schedule is as follows:

December 8, 6:00 p.m.: Seadrift Cemetery Service of Remembrance

December 9, 9:15 a.m.: St. Patrick Catholic Church

December 9, 6:00 p.m.: First Assembly of God

December 12, 6:00 p.m. Trinity Shores, Port Lavaca

December 14, 2:00 p.m. Seadrift School

December 16, 11:00 a.m.: First United Methodist Church

December 16, 6:00 p.m.: First Baptist Church

Under the direction of Nancy Childress, choir members are: Mary Kay Belter, Frances Brown, Genevieve Bundy, Vickie Campbell, June Cantrell, Vi Colianni, Carolyn Cowan, Schuler DeBruin, Gina Fisher, Judy Gaines, Becky Gray, Pam Gremminger, Karen Helms, Lynda Hunter, Joyce Key, Sharalyn Maddux, Carolyn McCool, Diane Mooney, Joanne Mueller, Lynn Pfeifer, Steph Stiles, Caroline Tumlinson, and Geraldine Williams.

The Dolphin recommends the Seadrift Community Choir as an important part of the Christmas celebration and thanks the choir members for freely sharing with the community.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Tivoli will hold their Annual Church Festival Sunday, December 2nd.  Brisket with all the trimmings, tea and dessert will be served starting at 11:00 a.m. for $8.00 per plate.

There will be a country store, baked items and a lot more fun and fellowship!  Live Auction will begin at 12:30 p.m. with bingo and raffle drawings following.

Look for signs Hwy. 35 at Tivoli.

Sheriff:               George Aleman (D)    3,657
Troy Baxter (R)        2,902

Co. Commissioner, Pct 1:    Roger Galvan (D)       800
Wade Wilson (R)              522

Constable, Pct 3:           Alvin Bland (D)           597
Bruce Blevins (R)    1,185

Constable, Pct 4:           Kevin Koliba (R)              758
Fritz Wilke (D)           435

Constable, Pct 5:           Nathan O’Neill (R)       449
Johnny Amador (D)       125

President:        Romney/Ryan (R)    4,145
Obama/Biden (D)    2,410
Johnson/Gray (L)             72
Stein/Honkala (G)         19

U.S. Senator:        Ted Cruz (R)        3,809
Paul Sadler (D)        2,447
John Jay Myers (L)       150
David B. Collins (G)         58

U.S. Representative Dist. 27:    Blake Farenthold (R)    3,466
Rose Meza Harrison (D)    2,575
Corrie Byrd (L)           121
Bret Baldwin (I)           221

from the Victoria Advocate