Maizy

This photo really doesn’t do justice to Maizy. She’s about 2 years old, mostly white with beautiful accents of light and dark gold and a truly magnificent ringed tail. Her cage is always very clean, and she’s always eager for attention, a perfect lap cat and companion.

Mindy

For your pleasure, Mindy returns with a new “hairdo” to show what a cutie she is. A professional grooming with ribbons and bows would make her irresistible. A Schnauzer mix about a year old, Mindy is a very small girl – you can hold her under your arm with room to spare. Friendly and energetic, she has a terrific personality.

Biggio

Biggio is a teenager about 6 months old. He has lovely brown and tan markings and a lot of white, a very good looking guy. Playful and happy, he will be a much loved member of your family.

Casey

We don’t know about all those other blondes, but this one is definitely having more fun. Casey is a year old Shi Tzu mix that elicits a lot of “oohs” and “SO cute!” comments. Everyone and every dog is an instant friend so be prepared for lots of loving attention from Casey.

Come see Maizy, Mindy, Biggio, Casey 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!

We would like to thank the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce for picking our band to play at Shrimpfest in the Battle of the Bands. We also want to thank the many fans who came to cheer us on, and to the new friends and fans we met who stopped and told us how much they liked our performance.

We thought we were entering a talent contest but realized before our set was even through, members of other bands were buying hundreds of tickets to fill their own boxes to buy a top spot.

We worked and practiced hard to make the music enjoyable for everyone including ourselves. The cheers and applause we received gave us great inspiration. We have only played together for a short time and getting six instruments timed together to produce great songs is lots of hard work. Thanks again to our fans and friends. We enjoyed the opportunity to play at Shrimpfest. It was a great family gathering and lots of fun.

The Po Boys
(For bookings call: 361-649-9021 or 361-649-7997.)

The Po Boys performing at Shrimpfest -Photo by Patricia Mayhall

Letter to the Editor:
For those of you concerned with Federal waste of taxes and borrowed money: Cecilia Munoz, La Raza’s senior vice president and lobbyist, joined the Obama administration in 2009 as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Since then Federal funding has poured into the pro illegal immigration group funding it’s leftist, open-borders agenda and teaching radical Chicano ideology. Judicial Watch reports La Raza funding rose to $11 million for 2009, with more programs added since. Obama also appointed Hilda Solis Secretary for Labor, former California congresswoman with close ties to La Raza. Many other La Raza affiliates get tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. An offshoot called Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) reported receiving $18.3 million following Munoz’ appointment.
I believe that much of this money is used to organize community support for radical leftist causes as well as protecting illegal immigrants and teaching them how to tap into our bloated welfare system as well as illegal voter registration, vote scams, and raising support for Obama and his far-leftist agenda. This is taxpayer money going to groups that advocate breaking the law, aid and abet lawbreakers, and often advocate overthrow of the US gov’t.
How long must we tolerate these abuses? This is Obamunist subsidization of criminals and using them as illegal voters to stay in power!
Bill Brayshaw
Seadrift

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The Harbor of Refuge was the perfect spot to launch the newest puddle duck racer built by seventh grade students at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School and sponsored by Russell Cain Real Estate. The building project, overseen by Texas Sea Grant Extension Agent Rhonda Cummins and OLG School Board President Morris Sadleir, was done after school twice a week for 7 weeks and was completed for the blessing on May 22nd. Nine students were involved in the project and all were given sailboat rides on May 31st by Cummins. Students waiting to sail were involved in kayaking led by school principal, Theresa Dent. Even the curious dolphins got into the fun and swam among the boats. To learn more about this innovative student project involving wood working and boating, contact the Calhoun County Extension office at 361-552-9747.

When the surf is clean and green to the beach, wade fishing can be an excellent option from now until the first cold fronts of September begin moving through. Robert Sloan photo

Wading the surf is like walking into outer space – you never know what to expect. Every trip out is a new angling adventure. And from about now through the end of September this is an excellent option.

Wading the surf is a no brainer. The drill is simple. If the water is green to the beach cruise the sand until you see birds or baitfish.

Another way to fish the surf is with a boat. On a calm day you can anchor the boat on the second sand bar and wade for miles. It’s not unusual to catch trout upwards of 7 pounds right about now along the Matagorda Island surf.

Wading the surf is easy once you figure out how it’s done. First you’ve got to be dressed right. Wading booties are a must. The high top boots will keep sand and shell off your feet. A pair of long pants and a long sleeve shirt will keep the jellyfish from stinging you. Needless to say a hat is a must. The best, if you can still find one, is the old Styrofoam pith helmet. It not only keeps the sun off your head but holds a lot of lures.

Other gear that will complete your wade fishing experience in the surf is a good belt that’ll hold a pair of pliers and a stringer. Besides a good rod and reel that’s about it.

The key to being successful in the surf is to hit it right. By that I mean hitting the beach when the water is clean and green. For that to happen you’ll need a light wind, preferably a variable wind out of the north or southeast.

A variety of lures will work in the surf. Regardless of what you tie on the best time to wade into the surf is at first light. That’s when the topwater bite will be the most consistent.

There is good news and bad news associated with wading the surf. The good news is that it’s a quick hit option for catching a stringer of trout. The bad news is that your fish are on a stringer that is attached to you. And sharks definitely like to take advantage of an easy meal. That’s why it’s always best to wade with a long stringer and keep the fish on that stringer away from your torso.

The number one thing to keep in mind is to play it safe and wear a life jacket. Over the years a lot of fishermen have drowned while wading the surf. In most of those situations strong currents were a key factor. A speckled trout is definitely not worth risking your life for.

For details on fishing with Capt. Robert Sloan go to www.hightailangler.com or call 409 782 6796.

Top five baits in the surf
1 –     Silver spoon.
2 –     Topwater lure like a Super Spook or Top Dog.
3 –     Five inch Egret mullet wedge tail.
4 –     Live shrimp under a cork.
5 –     Live mullet on bottom for reds.
-Capt. Robert Sloan