The Port O’ Connor Service Club Ladies have had their fingers in lots of pies this Fall, and have been very busy!! Their October “Pumpkin Give Away” and “Pumpkin Decorating Contest” was a huge success, with 16 entries, and 5 winners!! First Place Prize of $100.00 went to Terri McGuire for her “Bedazzled Spider”; Second Place Prize of $50.00 went to Diane King for her “Troll”; Third Place Prize of $25.00 went to Jax Elliot for his “Witch’s Caldron”, Fourth Place Prize of $25.00 went to Mary Tavernier for her “Abandon Hope”, and Fifth Place Prize went to Debbie Lawrence for her “Cinderella’s Carriage”. Thank you to all who entered for your hard work and wonderful artistic talents!! The Judges had a tough time determining the winners!!! The Club also delighted young and old alike by handing out “Spooktacular” Halloween treats from their booth at POC’s “Trunk or Treat”!! What a fun night!!!

November and December will keep the ladies busy as well, so please mark your calendars!!!

2nd Saturday of every month: Farmer’s Market!! 8am-noon The Club will be selling their goods at their Booth at the Farmer’s Market, and appreciate your generous support!!

November 18, 2021: 10:00 Am Club Meeting!! Held at the POC Community Center. All ladies are welcome to join this fun-loving group!!

November 20, 2021: 2021 Annual “Turkey Cook Off” Sponsored By Josie’s Mexican Restaurant And Cantina!! 7:00 Am-???? This year all proceeds from the “Turkey Cook Off” will benefit the POC Community Service Club for all that they do to give back to the POC Community!! The Club is very honored to receive the generosity of the “Cook Off” Organizers, Josie’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, all participants in the Cook Off, and all who come out to support this wonderful endeavor!!!! In addition to the delicious food and beverages, there will be a SILENT AUCTION with lots of wonderful items, Wine Cart Raffle, 50/50 Drawing, Bounce House, Washers, and much, much more!! Further details will be released on Facebook, so stay tuned!! YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!!!!

December 2, 2021: 10:00 Am Club Meeting!! Held at the POC Community Center. All ladies are welcome to join this fun-loving group!!

December 3, 2021: Annual Senior Citizens “Simply Christmas” Luncheon!! The POC Service Club is proud to announce that our annual “CHRISTMAS GIFT” to all POC SENIOR CITIZENS will return as a “Dine In Event”!!! We welcome all of you to come and enjoy the delicious food and beverages, beautiful Christmas music, festive decorations, visiting with friends and loved ones, and abundant Merriment and Christmas Cheer!!! We hope to see you there!! (Meals are available for delivery, with advance notice, to those who are unable to join us. Please call 903-467-6335 to sign up for Delivery!!)
December 16, 2021: 10:00 am Annual Service Club Christmas Party!!! POC Community Center

April 2, 2022: Spring Mega Garage Sale!! If you have items to donate, please contact:

Alane Haardt: 281-416-6028
Nancy Ladshaw: 830-832-0510
Marie Hawes: 361-920-2322
Nan Burnett: 832-276-5948

Top L-R: Service Club Member- Alane Haardt, Trevon Ragusin, McKenna Guevara, Christopher Richter, Christina Ragusin, 4-H Sponsor- Misty Richter. Bottom L-R: Nicholas Ragusin, Rylie Ragusin, Madden Guevara, Orion Ragusin. Not Pictured: Dalton Garner, Kilt Leiker, Bryan Sandy, Reid Thomas, and Waylon Thomas.

The POC Service Club is proud to honor thirteen wonderful POC Calhoun County 4-H members for their hard work and devotion to their animals, and dedication to the 4-H Program. These students spend countless hours feeding, grooming, raising, and showing their animals at the Calhoun County Fair, in addition to keeping their grades up at school!! We are very proud of these fine young men and women, and applaud them for their hard work. Each honoree was presented a check for $25.00 from the Service Club, along with our Congratulations and Well Wishes!!!! -Alane Haardt

Captains Jeff and Brennen Larson
Owners of Sea Tow Middle Coast, Texas

Father, Son Team Bring Extensive Local Area Knowledge To Middle Texas Boaters

SEADRIFT, Texas – Nov. 3, 2021 – With an eye toward delivering premier on-water assistance to boaters across Texas, Sea Tow Services International has announced the opening of Sea Tow Middle Coast Texas, the company’s fourth franchise in the state.

Owners Capt. Jeff Larson and Capt. Brennen Larson bring decades of on-water experience to aid boaters from Ayers Bay to Matagorda Bay as well as East Matagorda Bay with a full range of services such as ungroundings, jump starts, gasoline drops and more.

“We’re delighted that Captains Jeff and Brennen Larson are expanding our company footprint with the addition of Sea Tow Middle Coast Texas,” said Sea Tow CEO Captain Joseph Frohnhoefer III. “Their local knowledge, experience, expertise and dedication to serving others ensures that Sea Tow members, and other boaters in the area, will receive the highest level of professional service should they need assistance on the water.”

The area of responsibility for Sea Tow Middle Coast Texas is nationally known by fishermen and hunters, which comprise the vast majority of boaters in the area. One common issue these boaters often run into on the water is a rapidly falling tide and low water, which can leave them stranded.

“Most of our work will be ungroundings as lots of boats here end up high and dry at low tide,” Capt. Brennen added. “We know that sometimes even the most experienced boaters misjudge the tide, get stuck and need some help. If that happens, we’re here to help them and just a phone call away.”

While preparing to open the new location, Capt. Brennen worked with Capt. Brandon Upton of Sea Tow Corpus Christi extensively for training, gaining experience and honing his on-water assistance skills.

“There are not many people – including those much older than Brennen – that have his experience and skill level,” Capt. Jeff, Brennen’s father, said. “When Brennen was nine years old, he helped me save a fishing guide from drowning by carefully driving the boat over to me when I was in the water rendering assistance.”

The Larsons are well known in the area as captains who are ready to help others in need, both on and off the water.

“We believe in giving back to the community,” Capt. Jeff Larson said. “We’ve participated in the Wounded Warrior Project by taking veterans out fishing and have contributed time and money to the Castaway Youth Charities. We also participate in trash pickups to keep our area clean.”

Valid Sep. 1, 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022.

All species, their hybrids and subspecies
Daily Bag: 5
Min Length: 15 inches
Max Length: No limit
Daily bag is 5 fish except
Nov 1 – Dec 14 (fishery closed; bag limit = 0).
Possession limit = the daily bag.