Dear Coastal Friends,

I ran across a post on FB by City of Port Lavaca today, about National Lighthouse Day. I enjoyed reliving the historical info about Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse in Port Lavaca. I lived in Seadrift for 13 years and fell totally in love with that lighthouse and its history. I returned to my home state of Kansas in 2012, as I’m aging and needed to be closer to my family.
I created a monthly newspaper for tiny Seadrift in those years, when I discovered it had no news venue of its own. Probably no one at your place now remembers it or me! (See copy of masthead at right.) it varied from 8 to 12 pages, depending on the interesting happenings in that month. I had great fun creating and producing that little newspaper, and it received astonishing support in Seadrift.

As Bob Hope would say, thanks for the memories! And keep up the good work, especially now that you don’t have me keeping Seadrift up on the news!

C.J. Garriott
El Dorado, Kansas

Masthead of “Livin’ on the Bay”
(size is reduced)

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“UNCENSORED”

Date: September 7th, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Texas Capitol Auditorium
(No charge for event. Lunch will be served in the Leg CC)

As we all know, our Republican and Democrat towns and cities are being destroyed. City and County representatives from both parties call our Federal Government for help and no one will talk to them or offer solutions. Our Texans tax money is being spent on the catastrophe caused from the illegals pouring into our country. The Border Education Summit “UNCENSORED “ has been put together with some of the greatest speakers in the country. The presentation and slides being used will tell and show the REAL story of the border with “no censorship”. We will discuss human trafficking, sex trafficking, drugs coming across our border, cartels, terrorist, education with the amount of illegals in our state, the food chain supply, unaccompanied minors, and the government subsidies we are expected to pay.

It’s already known to everyone, that the Crisis at the Border needs the attention of the Full House of Representatives. This is a Bipartisan crisis, and to do nothing will continue to destroy our state and country. Everyone must be cautious of their news source. Whichever way you vote, it’s important to have the facts from experts in every field. We have brought these experts from across the country to you at a great expense. In fairness to all your constituents living thru these hard times, we will of course, expect to see you there.

Speakers and hosts: Jaeson Jones – Newsmax Contributor and Cartel Expert, Todd Bensman – Senior National Security Fellow at the Center of Immigration Studies, Craig Sawyer – Veterans For Child Rescue, Tom Homan – visiting fellow at “The Heritage Foundation”, former Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , Mark Morgan – former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, visiting fellow “The Heritage Foundation”, Walter West – former State Republican Executive Member, Border Specialist, George Rodriguez – Radio Host “El Conservador”, Dr. Jon Spiers – Surgeon and Attorney, Ammon Blair – Border Patrol, Chuck Smith – “Making a case for America”, Immigration Attorney, Chip Roy – U.S. Congressman, Jody Arrington – U.S. Congressman, Speakers from Center for Renewing America, Sheriff Brad Coe – Kinney County Border Sheriff, Brent Smith – Kinney County County Attorney, Sheriff Roy Boyd – Goliad County.

BorderEducationSummit@gmail.com Deadline to register: September 1, 2022.

Coastal Bend College’s Department of Continuing Education has partnered with Google for Education to provide digital skills training and resources to our communities free of charge.

These free, online, self-paced workshops will be offered starting the first Tuesday of each month for the Fall: September 6, October 4, November 1, and December 6.

Workshops available include:

• Build Your Online Business
• College Readiness
• Explore Careers and Prepare for Your First Job
• Financial Planning
• Google Workspace Training
• Online Safety and Digital Well-Being
• Prepare for and Succeed at Your Next Job
• Small Business Workshop
• Study Skills and Learning Strategies
• Time Management
• Transitioning Service Members and Veteran’s
• Workplace Communications

Any Texas resident can sign up for these online courses as long as they are at least 17 years old and complete the online Coastal Bend College Continuing Education Registration form here: https://bit.ly/CBC-CE-Registration-Form

Are your feeders ready?

ROCKPORT-FULTON –Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration is gearing up for September 15-18, 2022. It’s time to get those hummingbird feeders out. Our beautiful fall visitors are oblivious to all that is going on in our world today.  They are flying in and they are hungry! Prepare your feeders and help us give our feathered friends a little extra help to fuel their continued migration south.

How to Prepare Your Hummingbird Feeder:

Remember to always start with clean feeders.  Any time you see or suspect mildew or mold you may clean them with a bottle brush and a mixture of one-part bleach to ten parts water, but rinse very thoroughly.  To refill the feeder, use a sugar solution of one-part sugar (no sugar substitutes or honey) to four parts water.  Do not vary this formula.  If the sugar solution is more concentrated, there is a possibility of it being harmful to the birds by dehydrating them.  Heat the water to a slight boil, remove from heat and stir until sugar is dissolved.  Fill feeders with the solution after it cools.  Adding color is absolutely unnecessary and harmful.  The red color of the feeder attracts the birds. Unused sugar water can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks (a covered container).  Feeders should be cleaned and refilled with sugar water every two to three days or immediately at the first sign of mold.

To make your yard even more inviting to hummingbirds, plant some hummingbird attractant plants. Hummingbirds are little bullies. Hanging feeders in a cluster can ease some of the competition but not all.  They rarely hurt each other so just enjoy the show.  Let’s all commit to helping them out and send them south with a good store of energy for their journey and look for their return in spring.

HummerBird Celebration:

We will be offering three full days of activities this year. We are partnering with several of our main attractions to add new events yearly. Be sure to visit our website to find out more about these activities. Events this year will include will have Boat and Bus Birding Trips, a special dinner and breakfast, Bird bandings, Field trips, Hummer Home tours, a Hummer Mall and a variety of speaker programs. For more information  on the HummerBird Celebration or to buy tickets, visit  www.rockporthummingbird.com

September 8        Cade            Away
September 12        Travis            Home
September 15/17    8B Tournament        Howell
September 19        Stroman        Away
September 22/24    7 Tournament        Cuero
September 28        Cuero            Home
October 13        Patti W.    (parent night)    Home
October 17        Howell            Away
Times: 7th- 5:00 p.m.    8th – 6:00 p.m.