Supporting POC Students and Teachers: The Service Club’s “Back To School Garage Sale” was a great success, with many families benefiting from our huge supply of clothes, shoes, and school supplies! The Club also donated $75.00 to each POC Elementary Teacher to help them start the 24/25 School Year off with a little extra cash!

Farmers Market: The Club appreciates your ongoing support of our Service Club Booth at POC’s Farmers Markets, the next one being Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, There is something for everyone – homemade baked goods, potted plants, hand crafted items, Service Club Cookbooks, and “POC- End of The Road” License Plate Covers. There is something for everyone, so please stop by!

Service Club Meetings: Service Club meetings are the first and third Thursdays of the month, with the next ones being September 5 and September 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the POC Community Center. All Ladies are welcome!

Service Club Fall Garage Sale: The Club appreciates your generous donations of gently used clothing, shoes, household and decorative items, lamps, toys, baby items, sports equipment, machinery, working lawn equipment, and furniture that is in good resale condition. We also have medical equipment (walkers, wheelchairs, shower chairs, crutches, knee scooters, etc.), which we loan out to POC citizens who are in need. Our Fall Mega Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. For questions, or to donate, please call one of the ladies listed below.
Alane Haardt- 281-416-6028 Marie Hawes- 361-920-2322
Nancy Ladshaw- 830-832-0510 Nan Burnett- 832-276-5948

There’s a new cop in town. The City of Seadrift welcomes its newest member of its police department, Cheyenne Beaver!

Cheyenne is no stranger to the Seadrift community as her family has lived in this area for generations. Her great grandfather, Blacky Beaver, came to Port O’Connor in 1911. Her great grandfather Newman Holder was the first to bring dewberries into Seadrift. Those dewberries ended up becoming Holder’s Berry Farm! There is a picture of the berry farm that was taken in approximately 1915. Cheyenne’s grandparents, Joe and Mary Beaver, are life-long residents of Seadrift.

Seadrift, like other communities, has produced its list of notable people… people who loved their community, gave of themselves selflessly, and made us all proud. Cheyenne is young, talented, and motivated. She is a CHS graduate and has an impressive work history. I’ll let her tell you all about it:

“I started as a County Corrections Officer and worked my way through various positions. I became a Patrol Corporal, then held the position of Patrol Sargeant. I held the position of Investigator for Texas DFPS (Department of Family and Protective Services.) I worked my way from Officer to Sergeant at CCISD Police Department, and even held the Interim Chief position for a stint with CCISD Police Department while our Chief was out on medical leave. I look forward to serving the community I grew up in and making it a better place.”

Currently Cheyenne is Seadrift’s Interim Chief of Police. We look forward to seeing Cheyenne around town and wish her God’s best as she follows her dream in law enforcement. -Tanya DeForest

Mary Jo Walker was recently featured in Discover361.com, sharing the history behind Beacon 44 Seafood Market Port O’Connor.
Check it out here:
https://www.discover361.com/…/article_7c704de6-213b…
Mary Jo thanks all of her customers and staff who have helped make this possible!
And, Check this out:
You Tube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am4R6YJir-s
Shrimping, The Last of the Stringos
What being a shrimper is all about, featuring Anthony Stringo, his dad Jesse, and uncle James on the High Roller.
You can easily access these stories by clicking on the blue link in the articles on thedolphintalk.com

.and, POC’s own chef, Kacie Skalik, appeared recently on Chopped. You can see the video (for a small fee) on You Tube under Chopped, Crustacean Craze.

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church youth and chaperones attended the Annual Steubenville South Youth Conference in Alexandria, LA on June 20-23. Over 2200 people came to listen to keynote speakers, participate in Praise and Worship, attend daily Mass services, and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. There were five other Steubenville Conferences being conducted in various states that weekend and there are more scheduled in July. It was wonderful to see so many youth and adults worshiping the Lord publicly. -Becky Gray