Week ending January 17: PreK- Cora Ybarra; K- Luna Lopez; 1st- Brynlen Eure; 2nd- Isaish Ochoa; 3rd- Riley Pagel; 4th- Kaleb Kendrick; 5th- Mato Sanchez
Week ending January 27: PreK- Jaxon Smith; K- Samantha Garcia; 1st- Helios Ochoa; 2nd- Reid Thomas; 3rd- Emma Sanchez; 4th- Christian Gutierrez; 5th- Aubrey Ragusin
Week ending February 3:  PreK- Jacob Stryker; K- Kevin Martinez; 1st- Joseph Null; 2nd- Timothy Reneau; 3rd- Jakob Donaldson; 4th- Abygail Gonzales; 5th- Nicholas Ragusin
Week ending February 7:  Prek- Josie Clark; K- Saydi Ramirez; 1st- Grant Gregory; 2nd- Sophia Nino; 3rd- Haiden Dean; 4th- Vanessa Martinez; 5th- Brayson Thumann

Sat., Feb. 22    Abandoned Crab Trap Removal 713-829-2852
Mon., March 2    Texas Independence Day
Mon., March 2    Calhoun County Republican Club
6:00 pm    Grace Episcopal Church, Port Lavaca
Tues., March 3    Seadrift Chamber of Commerce
7:00 pm    Seadrift City Hall
Tues., March 3    Bunco
7:00 pm    Port O’Connor Community Center
Sat., March 7    Boater Education Class
361-552-9747
Sat., March 21    CCA Banquet, Port O’Connor
989-824-0110; 713-626-4222

The ladies of the Port O’ Connor Community Service Club have once again worked hard to meet the needs of our wonderful Community, and have recently completed their Service Club Projects for 2019.

The Service Club partnered with Craig Vossler of “T Tops and More” to provide a beautiful new flagpole, which has been installed on Kingfisher Beach. The Service Club has also partnered with Calhoun County to replace all of the picnic tables and benches under the cabanas at Kingfisher Beach, and that project is already under way.

We hope all residents and visitors of Port O’ Connor will enjoy our beautiful beach side park and its amenities!!

-Alane Haardt

Members of the Port O’Connor Community Service Club stand with Commissioner Gary Reese at the base of the new flagpole, one of their community improvement projects for 2019.
The Service Club meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 10:00 a.m. at POC Community Center. All community-minded ladies welcomed.

There is not much going on on “Super Bowl Saturday”. Not true. There is going to be a big party Super Bowl Saturday night at the VFW in Port Lavaca. We call it the Warrior’s Weekend Muster and it is a fund raiser to help us to bring between 600 -700 combat wounded heroes to Calhoun County for a weekend they will soon not forget.

On Saturday, February 1st, the VFW doors will open at 2:00 p.m.; dinner will be at 5:30 and the live auction starts at 7:00 p.m.

This will be our 14th year of entertaining these heroes here and we need your help. In order to raise funds to hold this event, we are in need of auction and raffle items. Large and small. Anything will do.

Also, we need to sell sponsor tables for the Muster. They will include entry and seating for eight. There will be a rib-eye steak dinner and an open bar and are only $400 each.

Please contact me at 361-935-7414 or email us @at warriorswknd @yahoo.com so that we can assist you or answer any questions you might have. You may also learn more about us at warriorsweekend.org. Thank you in advance for your support.

Ron Kocian, President
Warrior’s Weekend
a 501 c 3 No -profit

I don’t know about you, but I never dreamed I would live to see the year 2020 come around. When I was young, that seemed way too far in the future, but as you get older (I’m 73.) you discover that time passes all too soon.

This year has seen our community lose many of its residents, and we are sad to see them go. Among them was my husband of 53+ years, and life isn’t quite the same without him. If you were wondering why there was no Dolphin Talk last month, that’s why.
We’ve seen lots of changes in this area since my husband and I moved here more than 25 years ago. It’s getting more and more populated, with more homes and businesses, and I guess that’s a good thing. But I understand when the old folks say it’s just not quite the same living here as it used to be. Going back to my home town (League City, Texas), I always wish it had not changed so much.

But as long as we hold on to our small-town values, loving and looking out for our neighbors, this will remain a great place to live.

The next (February) issue will mark the beginning of Dolphin Talk’s 25th year. With the help of our contributors and advertisers, I hope to continue this community publication for many years to come.

Thank you for reading Dolphin Talk!

Joyce Rhyne, Editor