As a thank you for all the support Port O’Connor has given them, local band, The Po-Boys, treated music lovers to a free on-the-water concert at Sunday Beach. The September 4th afternoon concert included several other local bands. A good time was had by all!

A late addition to the 2011-2012 Lyceum Lecture Series at Victoria College has been added to the schedule. On Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., VC welcomes award-winning history professor Dr. Terry Alford from Northern Virginia Community College to the Johnson Symposium.

Alford is appearing in Victoria as part of “The Civil War in Texas” Conference, hosted by the VC/UHV Library to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Civil War. Alford is an expert on President Abraham Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth. His presentation for the Lyceum lecture will center on how the political sentiments that motivated Booth’s assassination of Lincoln were prevalent throughout the South in 1865. The Kathryn O’Connor Foundation is supporting Alford’s participation in the 2011-2012 Lyceum Lecture Series.

Other guests of the 2011-2012 Lyceum Lecture Series include chef, author and host of TLC’s “BBQ Pitmasters,” Kevin Roberts at noon on Thursday, Sept. 29 in the VC Student Center; Blackhawk helicopter pilot and inspiration for the 2001 movie “Black Hawk Down,” Michael Durant on Thursday, Nov. 17; family law attorney and women’s advocate Rebecca Kiessling on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012; and acclaimed animal behavior expert and autism self-advocate Temple Grandin on Thursday, Apr. 5, 2012.

Port O’Connor Annual CCA BANQUET

Saturday, October 22, 2011 – Community Center – 6:00 p.m.

Tickets: $50 Each – Includes Annual CCA Membership, Meal, Drinks, Door Prizes, Silent Auction And Live Auction – And Loads Of Fun!

Special Sponsor Tables: Redfish ($550) And Trout ($400)

Tickets Can Be Purchased From Port O’Connor CCA Members,and at Coastal Bend Marine at 1808 West Adams,Coastal Rods at 82 Byer, Sonny’s Marine at 2409 West Adams, and POC Rentals at 2244 West Adams.

Last Two Years We Have Sold Out In Advance, So Get Your Tickets Now!

Helen is far from being “just another black and tan tabby.” This extremely sweet and vivacious 1 1/2 year old plays like a kitten, is very talkative, eats up attention AND has silky soft fur you never want to stop stroking.

We don’t know about “driving Miss Daisy” but everything else suits her.

A Dachshund/terrier mix about 8 months old, Daisy is always in Happy Mode. She’s very sociable (people or dogs) and is quite intent on playing, being entertaining and getting your attention – a very lovable pup.

Come see Daisy, Helen, and all the other animals at the Port Lavaca Animal Shelter, 201 Stringham Drive (across from the rodeo arena), Monday through Saturday, 10 to 2, or call the Calhoun County Humane Society, 553-8916. You can also view her and other animals ready for adoption on line at www.calhouncountyhumanesociety.org

Thanks and we’ll be waiting for you!

 

AA meets each Saturday night at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Port O’Connor.

AA Meetings are held each Monday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 4th & Cleveland, in Seadrift. Fellowship begins at 7:00.

POC Sports Association meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at POC Community Center.

POC Lions Club meets the second Wednesday of each month, 12 Noon, at Cathy’s Restaurant

Commissioner’s Court meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 10 a.m., 1st Floor of the Court House, Port Lavaca.

Crossroads Astronomy Club meets at 7:00 p.m., third Mondays, at U of H, Victoria, Room 223 info: wes81461@yahoo.com 935-2016

Calhoun County Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.

Open Arms (Families Surviving Infant Loss) meets every third Tuesday at Central Church of Christ, 801 E. Airline, Victoria, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Calhoun County Democratic Club meets the last Thursday of the month at IBC Bank, Port Lavaca, at 5:30 p.m.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (N.A.M.I.) meets 3rd Monday each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Parkway Church, Victoria. Support group meets at Laurent Towers fountain from 6-8 p.m., 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month.

Calhoun County Conservative Club meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:00 a.m. at the Heritage Center in Port Lavaca

Friday Night Youth every Friday except the first Friday of each month, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., Fisherman’s Chapel, Port O’Connor

Sat., Sept. 10 Barbecue Benefit for Jacque Bechard
starts 10:30 a.m. Tent between POC Hardware & Speedy Stop

Sat., Sept. 10 Free Immunizations
1:00-4:00 p.m. Port Lavaca Clinic

Mon., Sept. 12 Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce
7:00 p.m. POC MUD Office, 39 Denman Drive

Tues., Sept. 13 Conservative Club
11:15 a.m. Heritage Center, 2104 W. Austin, Port Lavaca

Wed., Sept. 14 Bedbug Seminar
8:30 – Noon Grace Lutheran Church, Victoria 361-572-4686

Thurs., Sept. 15 Boy Scout Round Up
6:00 p.m. Seadrift School Cafeteria

Sat., Sept. 17 VFW Benefit Golf Tournament
1:00 p.m. Colony Creek Country Club 832-344-7736

Sun., Sept. 18 Evangelist Gene Summers
11am& 6pm First Assembly of God, 501 S. 2nd, Seadrift

Mon., Sept. 19 Port O’Connor Sports Association
6:30 p.m. Back Room of POC Community Center

Thurs., Sept. 22 Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner
6:00-9:00 p.m. Seadrift School

Thurs., Sept. 22 San Antonio Bay Public/Stakeholder Meeting
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Univeristy of Houston -Victoria Multipurpose Room

Sat., Sept. 24 Adolpt-A-Beach Fall Clean Up
9:00-Noon www.texasadoptabeach.org