Near Charlie’s Bait Camp, Friday, May 11

At 12:11 a.m. Friday morning, May 11, Seadrift Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the South end of Lane Road next to the Intracoastal Waterway. Several mobile homes and travel trailers near Charlie’s Bait Camp were damaged by a possible tornado. A few vacation homes in the Shoalwater subdivision were also damaged. Seadrift Firefighters, assisted by Port O’Connor Firefighters and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputies, did a search of the damaged structures. A shrimp boat that was docked there was apparently blown loose by the high winds and was found drifting in the Intracoastal Waterway. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi was notified of the hazard by radio and barge traffic in the area was shutdown until the owner was able to go out and retrieve the drifting shrimp boat.

-Peter DeForest

Report for April, 2012

April 2: Seadrift VFD responded to a tree on fire next to a residence off of East Houston Ave. in Seadrift.

April 2: Seadrift VFD responded to a blown electrical transformer off of North Second Street in Seadrift.

April 2: Seadrift VFD responded to a one-vehicle accident on the Old Seadrift Hwy, also assisted EMS with a life flight helicopter landing.

April 6: Seadrift VFD and Port O’Connor VFD responded to a trash/brush fire off of Davis Road; Port Lavaca FD also responded.

April 7: Seadrift VFD and Port O’Connor VFD responded to a trash/brush fire off of Davis Road; Port Lavaca FD also responded.

April 7: Seadrift VFD and Port O’Connor VFD responded to a grass/brush fire off of Davis Road; Port Lavaca FD and Magnolia Beach VFD also responded.

April 8: Seadrift VFD and Port O’Connor VFD responded to a grass/brush fire off of Davis Road; Port Lavaca FD and Magnolia Beach VFD also responded.

April 8: Seadrift VFD responded to a trash/brush fire off of Davis Road.

April 16: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to an oil tank fire off of Hwy 185 North of Ineos Nitriles.

April 17: Port O’Connor VFD and Seadrift VFD responded to a trash/brush fire in Port O’Connor.

April 18: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to reported vehicle accident near the Hwy 185 and Hwy 35 intersection; cancelled while en-route.

April 23: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to two-vehicle accident on Hwy 185 North of Hwy 35.

Local Builders Win Awards

The 2012 Builders Association of Victoria Parade of Homes was recently kicked off with an Awards Banquet at Victoria Country Club. This year’s “Lifestyle Choices” presented by the Builders Association of Victoria presented thirteen beautiful homes built by eight area builders. The awards were presented to builders in nine categories. Judges were from the San Antonio area & Corpus Christi.

Prokop Custom Homes won the coveted Best of Show award for the home at 153 Tuscany Way in Port O’Connor. Prokop also won awards for houses at 3119 US Hwy 183 in Cuero and 22 Caracol Drive in Port O’Connor.

Rhe Builders of Seadrift won awards for Best Craftsmanship, Best Kitchen, and Best Interior Decor for their home at 700 Swan Point Marina, Seadrift.

Winners in other categories were Blanton Builders, Morris Builders and Designer Homes by Rex Horst.

The Parade of Homes is open through Monday, May 28th. Hours are: Sat., May 26- 10 to 6; Sun., May 27- 1 to 6; and Mon., May 28- 10 to 6. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at any of the tour homes. Tickets allow entry into all thirteen homes on the tour.

The Parade route can be found at: www.victoriaparade.org.

Interior of Rohe Builders home 700 Swan Point Marina Seadrift The Parade of Homes

Maddie, Cameron and Zachary Hawes help to pull up the flags after Warrior’s Weekend.

100 flags, purchased by the Service Club, were erected along Hwy 185 to welcome our heroes.

(Thanks go out to the volunteers who installed the flags.)

Some of the flags are now flying at the Port O’Connor Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day.

Veronica “Roni” Ragusin was presented with a plaque for RN of the Year 2012 at Memorial Medical Center on May 8th at a ceremony in the cafeteria.

Roni also received a five year service pen.

She is the daughter of Sylvia Martinez and sister to Misty Redmond and brothers Pat Ragusin and Carl “CC” Collins. She also has a daughter, Alyssa.

Port Lavaca – Arlene Marie Newman Marshall passed into the arms of her Savior on May 21, 2012. She was born in Houston to John W. and Florence Newman on April 9, 1941 and followed her heart to Port Lavaca in 1983 where she married Norman Marshall, longtime owner of Marshall Pontiac, Buick and GMC.

Arlene’s life was always shaped by her volunteer activities. She served in leadership capacities in multiple city and county organizations and most recently as Secretary/Treasurer of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board of Directors.

Arlene leaves to mourn her passing, her husband of 28 years, Norman L. Marshall, his children and numerous other family members and friends.

There will be a private graveside service at a later date.

Donations to honor Arlene’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice.