Richard Douglas, 62, of Seadrift passed away suddenly on April 13, 2012 in Victoria.

Our Daddy was a man of honor, many talents, and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He loved fishing, gardening, and star gazing with his telescope. He was a wonderful husband, daddy, and grandpa who was very devoted to his family.

Richard is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Diana Douglas; daughter, Jennifer (Mike) Bernal; son, Mark (Nga) Douglas; six granddaughters, one grandson, two great-grandddaughters, three great-grandsons; and last but not least, his sidekick for 13 years, Skeeter.

Private services to be held at a later date.

Grace Funeral Chapel, Port Lavaca, in charge of arrangements.

Project Graduation, a function held for seniors on the Calhoun High School campus as a safe alternative to celebrate graduation, is planned this year for June 1st.

Too often the future of young lives and the happiness of special events have been spoiled by the tragedy of drinking and driving. Functions like Project Graduation give the seniors a controlled environment off the roads to carry on with the celebration of their graduation ceremony. Organizers are planning many memorable activities and entertainment throughout the night for the 2012 graduates.

Public school funds are not available for Project Graduation, therefore, its success depends on donations from public and private sectors.

In order to insure that this will be a memorable event in the life of the graduates, your support is needed as soon as possible. Help is needed in the following areas: Cash Donations; Merchandise and Gift Certificates; Food and Beverages.

Checks to “Project Graduation” may be mailed to: Calhoun High Project Graduation 2012, c/o Nancy Smith, PO Box 1301, Port Lavaca, TX 77979.

“Are you ready for a disaster if it comes?

Learn how to prepare at the Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, May 1st from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Bauer Community Center.

The program, “Disaster Preparedness”, will be presented by the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center Network. Cost of the luncheon and program is $25.

Call Cathy at 361-552-2959 to RSVP or email cathy@portlavacatx.org.

March 3: Seadrift Volunteer Fire Department responded to a downed power line off of Cleveland Ave. in Seadrift.

March 3: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 35 South near the River Bottom.

March 4: Seadrift VFD and Port O’Connor Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire off of Lane Road; Port Lavaca FD and Six Mile Community Volunteer Fire Department also responded.

March 4: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to a reported structure fire on Hwy 35 South near the river bottom.

March 8: Seadrift VFD responded to a grass fire off of Wilson Road.

March 12: Seadrift VFD responded to a utility pole fire off of Hwy 238.

March 15: Seadrift VFD responded to a brush/trash fire off of Sgt. Rodney Taylor Ave in Seadrift.

March 21: Seadrift VFD responded to a reported grass/brush fire off of Dierlam Road.

March 21: Seadrift VFD responded to a one-vehicle accident on Hwy 35 South near the River Bottom.

March 22: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 35 South near the River Bottom, also assisted EMS with a life flight helicopter landing.

March 22: Seadrift VFD responded to a grass/brush fire off of Dierlam Road.

March 28: Seadrift VFD and Port Lavaca FD responded to a one-vehicle accident on Hwy 238.

Port O’Connor Kindergarten students are working very hard in Tommy Smith’s garden.
All plants are doing great. They have baby squash plants and Cody Branch found a tomato growing. It was small and green, but students were excited!
The experiment with the bell pepper plants show to this point that the paper pot doesn’t make much of a difference. All plants are within a few inches of each other.
Mr. Smith said that the potato plants needed to be in the ground for 50 days. They were planted on March 19th and the students can dig one up to see if it is ready on May 8th.
Students are learning so much about gardening and the terms gardeners use and are looking forward to eating the vegetables.
Pictured are Tommy Smith, Cody Branch, Matthew Stapp, Kaitlyn Lashley, Melany Romo, Alex Lopez, and the photo was taken by Kyle Doggett.