Combat Marine Outdoors – We Honor Our Veterans

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Kenny-Rogers
Kenny Rogers

My name is Kenny Rogers and I am originally from Great Falls, Montana. I enlisted in the Army as a Combat Medic in October 1992 and did 26 years of service to this great country. I am very proud to have served and count my blessings everyday to be able to come back to my family after every deployment in a combat theater. I spent three 12 month deployments (two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan) away from my family and I feel honored when people thank me for my service.

I assist in taking veterans out hunting, fishing, or just getting out with other vets to feel appreciated for their sacrifices they have made for their country. Combat Marine Outdoors has amazing donors, sponsors to help make all this happen.

I retired as a ISG (First Sergeant) after 26 years in the great state of Texas. I currently live in Schertz, TX with my wife Betsy and our blended family of five children.

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Hunter Corliss

My name is Hunter Corliss. I am a born and bred Texan. As many of you all know, Texas Footfall is like no other! I grew up on the field from 4th grade through my sophomore year. Football was my first love, I like to say. I gave up football after going to the recruiter’s office. Having two military parents taught me that the military is hard on the body so I began weight lifting two weeks after graduating high school. I quickly shipped to South Carolina where I did my basic training. Then I was shipped to Virginia and on to Florida where I spent the majority of my career. I was injured while doing physical training and had hopes that I could continue my military career. God had other plans for me. After eighteen months of surgeries, physical therapy, and bed rest, the Army gave me a discharge. I got shipped to Texas not knowing where life was going to take me. Luckily my family and communities like yours have opened their arms and supported me. Thank you for all your continued love and support for veterans. You save our lives daily and don’t realize it.

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William Sneed

Known as Bill, this veteran was born in New Orleans, moved around, and ended up working on the family farm.

At 14 years old he joined the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet. Bill was exposed to military aircraft and became very interested in the Air Force and becoming a pilot someday. He went to Viet Nam while in the Air Force and later transitioned to the Army for flight school. Bill went to flight school in Mineral Wells, TX. For Instruments (secondary flight school) he went to Ft. Rucker in Alabama. Upon graduation he went to gun school in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. There he learned to fly helicopter gun ships. In 1969 Bill went back to Viet Nam. This time he was a fire team leader and flew gunships. Bill was awarded the distinguished Flying Cross Medal for heroism in getting his crew and gunship back to safety after being severely damaged
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After 1,000 hours of combat flight, Bill feels very blessed to have came home to his wife Janie and family.

Bill is thrilled to be with the Combat Marine Outdoors. This will be his first time fishing. He wants to thank everyone who made this retreat possible.

Bill's belt buckle

Bill’s belt buckle

Chamber Chat by Sue Glover

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Our Second Annual Port O’ Connor Boat and Fishing Expo, was a great success and we want to thank our sponsors Mowdy Boats of Texas, Freedom Boats/Premiere Yamaha, Jeco’s Marine & Outdoors, Ron Hoover RV & Marine, First National Bank of Port Lavaca, POC Washeteria, POC Rentals, The Spot Coastal Gifts, and Infinium. We would also like to thank all the volunteers that helped with setup and cleanup and making sure the boat show ran smoothly: Steven Guevara, Kimberly Lucas, Darla Parker, Ross Harlow, Jessica Keller, Mike Overton., Terri McGuire, Troy Wygrys, Ray McDaniel, Judy Overton, Tracy Manley, Kacy Skalak, Michelle Davis, Susie Oneshi, Russell Johnson, Maeghen Strahm, Haygen Burkett, and Allysa Alexander. We hope you enjoyed the show and we are excited to start planning for 2025.

Halloween is quickly approaching so get your decorations and costumes and join us during Trunk or Treat at King Fisher Beach (Park Avenue) on Saturday October 26th.. Look for the Chamber tent and bring your pup by at 6:30 for them to showcase that costume.

Our Annual Chamber Business meeting will be December 9, 2024 and we have five positions up for re-election. If you are interested in serving on the Chamber or would like to nominate someone please email or call the office.

We appreciate our new and renewing members Marvelous Gardens Nursery & Floral is your new go-to destination in Port Lavaca for all things gardening and landscaping. WP Outfitters provides fishing, hunting, lodging and meals for those looking to have a great experience on the Texas Coast. Grindhead Coffee – Seadrift Mobile coffee trailer serving hot and iced coffees, lattes, mochas, cappuccinos, chai tea and more. Hurricane Junction is the place to eat where every meal has a reel story. Sonny Cook Marine – Marine Sales and Service and Flats Cat Boat Dealer in Port O’ Connor.

For more information on these businesses and our other chamber members please visit our website at www.portoconnorchamber.com.

 

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Port O’Connor Community Service Club by Alane Haardt

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Eager shoppers ready for the garage sale to open. -Photo by Jessica Keller

Eager shoppers ready for the garage sale to open.
-Photo by Jessica Keller


Fall Mega Garage and Bake Sale: Thank you all who turned out for our Fall Mega Garage Sale and Bake Sale. It was a huge success with record attendance! We appreciate you, and could not do all the good that we do without you!

Add-On Awards for 4H Students: The Club awarded add-ons to the 12 POC students for their 2023 Calhoun County Fair Animal Projects. Congratulations to all of these students – we are proud of all of you!

Incentive Awards: For their hard work for the current grading period, the Club presented incentive awards to the 63 Port O’Connor students. Keep up the good work, everyone!

Memorials: In memory of Donny Haynes and Grace Stone, the Club made donations to the POC Cemetery Association.

Farmers Market: Our next Farmers Market will be on Saturday, November 9, from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. We will have delicious baked goods, potted plants, hand crafted items, Service Club Cookbooks, and “POC – End of the Road” License Plate Covers and more! Please stop by and check us out!

Service Club Meetings: Club meetings are the first and third Thursdays of the month, with the next ones being November7 and November 21 at 10:00 a.m. at the POC Community Center. Please come join us. All ladies are welcome.

Medical Equipment For Loan: The Club has a variety of medical equipment (walkers, wheelchairs, shower chairs, crutches, orthopedic boots, knee scooters, etc.) which we loan free of charge to POC citizens who are in need. For information, please contact one of the ladies listed below.

Spring Mega Garage Sale: Our next Garage Sale will be on April 5, 2025, and we appreciate your generous donations, as always! For your convenience, we have a “Drop Box” in front of our Service Club Donation Center. For questions or to donate, please call one of the ladies listed below.
Alane Haardt 281-416-6028
Nancy Ladshaw 830-832-0510
Marie Hawes 361-920-2322
Nan Burnett 832-276-5948

The POC Community Garden Club

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Jeff Dixon’s mowing & trimming

Jeff Dixon’s mowing & trimming


With cooler temperatures and fall planting season on the horizon, many are planning the contents of their garden beds. The annual meeting was held on September 24th at the garden site. During the meeting, officers were elected, board members approved the 2024-2025 budget, and site rules reviewed. Dues for the upcoming year were also collected: $20 for club membership (required if you have a plot) and $80 for the plot itself. Please remember to make checks and donations payable to POC Community Garden Club. Membership is open all year.

The Officers and Board of Directors for the upcoming year are President: Val Tiemann; Vice President of Fundraising: Laurane Debowski; Vice President of Membership: Donna Trubee; Secretary: Nancy Ladshaw, and Treasurer: Melanie Martinez.

Board of Directors are Terry Twomey; Rhonda Walsh; Rebecca Allen; Alice Reed; Norman Trubee; Tiffany Mohr; Daphne Powers; Terri McGuire, and Cindy Hanson.

Terri McGuire provided a brief presentation on fall planting to help gardeners get organized and was available to answer any gardening questions. Any time a meeting is held, do not forget to bring a lawn chair for your comfort. We have a lovely canopy but no seating arrangements.

In preparation for the meeting, we kindly asked gardeners to tidy up their garden beds and the surrounding areas in advance. Every bit of effort helps in maintaining the garden’s appearance.

Special thanks to Jeff Dixon for mowing and trimming around the garden perimeter. We are also working on getting the rest of the site shredded. If anyone knows a volunteer with equipment to help with this, it would be greatly appreciated.

Val Tiemann and Kim Hall’s squash

Val Tiemann and Kim Hall’s squash


Alice Reed’s watermelon

Alice Reed’s watermelon

The 2024 Lincoln Reagan Dinner

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The Republican Party is known for its conservative values in keeping with our U.S. Constitution. Speakers at the recent Republican dinner on October 5th gave validity to this truth as they shared their thoughts with a large audience at the Bauer Community Center. Candidates running for the 13th Court of Appeals District spoke of their adherence to the Constitution in decisions they would hand down to the court. For those that love our Constitution it was music to their ears! The candidates running include Jaime Tijerina, Jenny Cron, Ysmael Fonseca, and Jon West.

L.J. Francis, who serves on our State Board of Education, spoke of the battle to keep pornographic books out of our school libraries.

Other speakers included our U.S. Texas Representative Michael Cloud, our Texas Representative J.M. Lozano, and Don Huffines from the Liberty Foundation. These speakers shared a common message including the need for a secure border, constitutional governance, and holding elected officials accountable to Republican values.

Attendees included members of our Calhoun Commissioner’s Court, elected officials and current local candidates as well as members of the local Republican Party and a number of surrounding counties..

The dinner was a success. The food was catered by Josie’s of Port O’Connor. A big shout out! to all that worked so hard in planning this huge event! –Tanya DeForest

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