An osprey was found on the ground on the side of a road in the Lane Road area on April 10. While it was standing upright and hopping when approached, it could not fly. It was caught and transported to the Wings Rescue Center in Rockport. After examination, it needed further diagnosis and treatment at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) in Port Aransas. At the ARK the osprey was x-rayed showing numerous pellets in its left wing and shoulder which had broken some small bones in the wing. Through diligent care, the osprey healed and was released at Charlie’s Bait Camp on May 10.

Locals report that there are three other ospreys who hang out together in this area and they feel that one of these is the injured bird’s mate.
Ospreys are not known to nest along the Texas Mid-Coast but folks are encouraged to watch for ospreys and report sightings through the free citizen science app, eBird. Osprey are fish eating raptors and like all raptors, it is illegal to shoot them.

-Brigid Berger

You are invited on Saturday, May 28, to join with those in the Seadrift community for a time of fellowship, music, inspiration and fun. All you need to bring is a lawn chair and a heart to praise the Lord!
Saturday, May 28, 6:00 p.m., Seadrift Bayfront

During the recent Adopt-A-Beach, Roxanne Ochoa led a group of 24 volunteers cleaning up Port O’Connor Beach and Sunday Beach. In addition to numerous bags of assorted trash, they picked up a very large rudder and found a tar ball the size of a VW bus on Sunday Beach.

Pictured are NJSH student volunteers from Seadrift School.

Loading up the large rudder found on the beach.

Suzie Jaycox reminds everyone “No Glass Bottles on the Beach”.

The ladies of the POC Service Club have stayed busy this Spring with their meetings and many, many projects, all of which benefit the POC Community!!

Meetings: During summer months, the Service Club meets only the first Thursday of each month: June 2, 2022; July 7, 2022; and August 4, 2022. If you are interested in joining this hardworking, fun-loving group, please contact one of the ladies listed below!! All are welcome!!

Community Center Sign: The Club has ordered, and is awaiting the delivery and installation of the new sign for the Community Center. We have not been given a definite arrival date from the manufacturer yet!!

Palm Tree Replacement: The Club recently approved donating $650.00 to the “POC Beach Beautification Project”, which is working with Calhoun County to replace palm trees lost in the 2021 February freeze at King Fisher Beach and Washington Blvd.

Scholarships: The Club is awarding scholarships of $750 each to four deserving POC Seniors who will be graduating from Calhoun County High School in May. Congratulations and best wishes to these fine young people in all their future endeavors: Brianna Craighead, Madison Hawes, Tarah Munsch, and. John Rosenboom!!!

Cookbooks: Back by popular demand, the Service Club will be bringing back the three editions of our Service Club Cookbooks!!! The first edition had the tan cover, the second edition had the white cover, and the third edition had the blue cover!!! Cookbooks will be available at our Farmer’s Market Booth as soon as the publisher ships them to us!!

Farmers Market: Please continue to support the Service Club’s Booth at the Farmers Market, held the second Saturday of every month, the next one being June 11, 2022. We always have a variety of homemade breads and sweets, plants, ceramics, hand crafted items, and soon to be “Service Club Cookbooks”, etc. There’s something for everyone, so please stop by!!

Community Service: The Ladies have also been in high demand with community service projects around town: helping the Chamber of Commerce at the Crawfish Festival selling drink tokens; and baking lots and lots of cakes and goodies for funerals, Warriors Weekend, and the Cemetery Association’s Bake Sale and Raffle, which will take place Saturday, May 28, 2022 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Front Beach Pavilion and POC Hardware. Please come out and support this worthy cause!!

Fall Mega Garage Sale: In addition, the Club is already preparing for our “Fall Mega Garage Sale”, and are happy to accept your generous donations of gently used household, decorative, and kitchen items; small appliances in good condition and working order; clothing; shoes; toys; children’s and baby items. For your convenience, we have a “Donation Drop Box” located at the front of our Donation Center, which is the building immediately behind the Community Center Pavilion. As always, we greatly appreciate your continued support so that we can keep doing great things for the POC Community!! (Please note that we cannot accept computers, electronics, mattresses, microwaves, or furniture!!) To donate, please contact one of the following Service Club Members:

Alane Haardt- 291-416-6028
Nancy Ladshaw- 830-832-0510
Marie Hawes- 361-676-3093
Nan Burnett- 832-276-5948

May 14, The base of the 50’ Cross is installed at Fisherman’s Chapel.

The Chapel knows how to make one feel special on his 29th Birthday! Thanks for all of the calls, cards, greetings, and those who came to the party! It was exceptionally memorable for me, and I promise not to have another 29th birthday until next year! Special thanks to Pastor Joane who fixed the very best potato soup I have ever eaten and for her many generous touches upon the evening!

Mother’s Day was a great time of honoring all mothers. Pastor Joane did a fantastic job of preaching and her gifts are still being referred to as “second to none”! None of our four children were able to be present – and our offspring had their kids – our grandkids – with them, so I had to adept for that celebration.

But, we failed to mention our Easter! Sunrise service was again one for the record books. Two different people, each not knowing the other, came to me after the service and asked if I had an official counter. I did not, so both of them said they had counted to over 1,000 and they were certain there were several more! Thank the Lord for Sunrise on the Beach! The Baptist choir was excellent as usual. the greetings were sincere, and the Word was anointed. Thanks to First Baptist for providing the sound system and seating and the Chapel for the coffee. It was a great morning, even if the sun stayed behind the clouds, because the Son was truly shining!

I guess by now you have heard that we had two granddaughters who were married within a week. First, in Ohio, Naomi married Jorden James and they traveled here for her sister’s wedding. Ariel was married to Hunter Duck in a lovely ceremony on Lake Texana. They are making their home of the extreme west side of Victoria. Our prayers are with both of them for blessings and wisdom as they begin this next phase of life. And special congratulations!

We are in high gear for Warrior’s Weekend. We are making 500 breakfast tacos and having them ready to serve at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. We have had a lot of helpers, from Elaine Ebner, who has recruited and directed the serving tables, men from the Chi Alpha, Huntsville, who are cooking eggs and sausage, and Pastor Joane who is leading the taco rollers. Our famous “Egg Cracking Party” is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 20. (We only have 85 dozen to crack and mix this year!) Hopefully you have the opportunity to be a part of the challenge. If you feel left out, please know that you can still donate to the expenses by giving to the Chapel for this event.

The Chapel will be “hostessing” a Ladies’ Retreat on June 10 and 11. The theme of the event is “Anchored”. The guest speaker is Theresa Hammonds from Angelton, and she will truly challenge and inspire each one who attends. There is no cost for this Retreat. It will be a great get-away and everyone is welcomed. Please call Pastor Joane at 361/648-4622 for further information.

If you have not come by the Chapel recently, you have missed seeing the progress. The 20 ft. footing has been installed and the concrete is being prepared. The 50 feet tall cross is about to become a reality! I have talked about it for 10 years and now it looks like it is about to happen! Thanks for those who have labored so hard along side us as we seek to do what we believe the Lord spoke to us to accomplish. The lights have been ordered are awaiting to shine two beams of light 110 ft. in the air. The cross will surely be a beacon, especially for those entering our shores after dark. I will talk more about this project, but be watching!

The Chapel is an interdenominational congregation whose goal is to “grow one relationship at a time”! One will always find a warm welcome here and all are urged to, “Come, grow with us!” Sunday activities begin at 10:00 a.m. with Bible Study for all ages; continues at 11:00 a.m. with our Morning Service; and concludes at 6:00 p.m. with our Evening Service. On Wednesdays, we gather at 7:00 p.m. for our Midweek Service, which is always especially refreshing!