Whew! We survived another one. The 2018 Fall Community Garage Sale is in the books. Money was raised for the Community Service Club scholarship fund and community projects. Delicious baked goods were baked and sold and enjoyed. Treasures and necessities were purchased. It was a great day. Thanks so very much to all who donated items to the sale and to those who shopped, came to the bag sale, supported the club and made this another successful sale. I really can’t say enough about the club members and officers who worked so hard during some of the hottest summer days ever to sort the garage sale donations and prepare them for the sale and then worked hours on end the days just before the sale to set up, price and ready the sale. They baked homemade goodies and donated those to the bake sale. They arrived early to man the sale and most had been on their feet for several days straight when the sale started. And do not think they were through when the sale was over. They had to bag the leftover items for donation to charity, clean up the sale and take down signs and fixtures, store the supplies and clean the pavilion after the sale. Service Club members, their spouses and family and some special volunteers give their time and go the second mile to work this event twice each year. And it is hard work! They do it cheerfully and with one purpose in mind, they want to serve POC. This is a group committed to making a difference.

Believe it or not, they are planning to do it all over again in April. So, if cooler weather has you cleaning out the closets or your storage and you find quality used goods you would like to donate to the next sale, please give us a call. We will help you arrange a time to drop them off for safekeeping until then. Contact Donna Vuichard at 361-237-0476 for assistance.
Whether you are a newcomer to POC or a salty old timer you have likely heard about the Service Club Senior Christmas Luncheon. This special event is the club’s gift to the seniors in our community. Home Cooking, entertainment, door prizes and friends old and new will add a special sparkle to the Christmas Luncheon this year. The luncheon will be held on Friday, December 7th at the POC Community Center. The holidays get hectic and busy, so mark your calendars and plan to attend. You will be so glad you did.

There are so many fun and enlightening activities in POC this time of year. Check thedolphintalk.com, the POC Library, the Chamber of Commerce and other websites to stay informed of all the opportunities. Whether you want to learn something new at a library sponsored program, help our youth at the Trunk-or-Treat or the Toy Run, lend a hand to someone who needs it, make a new friend at Bunco or Service Club or win at Tuesday Senior Lunch and Bingo; there is plenty to choose from in this community. Get informed and get involved today.

POC Community Service Club is on track with our regular two meetings each month schedule. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 10:00 AM at the POC Community Center. You would be welcomed warmly and invited to join a great group of women who have lots of fun making their mark in their home town.

Ernestine Waldrop, age 83, was called to heaven on Sept. 20th to be with her husband, Jimmy, cat Stubby, and many family and friends.

A Celebration of her life was held on September 29th, at First Baptist Church of Indianola. If you wish to honor her, donations may be made to the church.

Mary Ann Taylor Wade, 53, of Lorena, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018. Mary Ann was born August 16, 1965 at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas to her parents, James and Mary Taylor as the youngest of three children.

She grew up in Woodway and Hewitt where she graduated from Midway High School in 1984. She spent her career at Edward Jones Investments in Hewitt, Texas, John M. Maddux office for 25 years as a Senior Branch Office Administrator. She loved her clients and co workers, and treated them as her family. John Maddux was always by her side as her work partner.

Mary Ann lived in Lorena and also the family beach house in Port O’Connor, Texas. Her favorite thing was weekends to POC to spend time with her family and friends. She loved Sunday Beach treasure hunting for things that washed up on the sea shore and would walk miles to find what washed up on the sea shore. She loved to live, laugh, love and giggle with laughter and make people happy.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Marilynn Guyton; Grandmother, Laron Turner; Grandfather, Red Taylor; Aunts, Bettye Howard, Evelyn Settle, and Uncle Don Settle; Father in law, George Wade; and her beloved pet cow, “Elsie”.

Mary Ann is survived by the love of her life, Norman Wade; son, Blaine Kenneth Boehler of Lorena; parents, James and Mary Taylor of Hewitt; sister, Carolyn Davey and husband, Joey, of Lorena; daughters, Sandy Wachsman of Waco, and Dusty Wade of Tyler, TX; nephews, James David Guyton and wife, Jennifer, of Lorena, Tommy Guyton of Lorena, and Joe Davey of Waco; nieces, Missy Jordon of Lorena; and so many other friends nieces, cousins, and loved ones. She is also survived by her beloved pets: her lab, Sophie; her cats, Abby, Milo, and Baby; her chickens, her turtles, her goldfish; her goat, Bella; her cows, Romeo and Juliet; and all of her beloved friends, cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Funeral Service was held Saturday, September 22, 2018 with Rev. Steve Abbe officiating at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment followed at Lorena Cemetery.

The First United Methodist Church of Seadrift will be the site for bi-weekly AA meetings scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday starting at 7:00 pm. The meeting site is the first room to the right of the sanctuary.

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.

Hey, POC residents…

I wanted to share with y’all that my amazing dad is running for the Water District Board in POC and we have to get him in there! My dad fell in love with POC back in 1957. Throughout the years we have always had a place in POC and have wonderful memories, and plan to make loads more! My dad is always lending a helping hand to the community in POC and absolutely loves helping people. My dad owned McKinney Construction for 27 years, which was a Utility Contracting company. My dad would be honored to serve on the water district board and help the wonderful community of the great Port O’Connor! Let’s get him in there to help!

Renee McKinney

Dear Editor:

I didn’t just watch the Beto v Cruz debate but took notes on it and noticed some things.
Cruz felt very much an old hat to this sort of thing which he should be considering his presidential ambitions, experience in the courtroom, and so forth and he did seem at times to control the debate ignoring parts of questions didn’t like and would twist Beto’s answers. A typical politician.

And yet, it seemed that he lost the debate because he provided no substance to his answers except as attacks. Attacks to Beto, Democrats, the Democrat Party, the American people, and democracy at large. Meanwhile Beto was very thoughtful about his answers and moving beyond partisan attacks.

Overall, Ted Cruz’s answers gave me the frustrated feeling of watching a typical smarmy lawyer weaseling his way around a courtroom. He couldn’t even be nice to Beto for 90 seconds basically saying ditto to Beto’s answer and then tying Bernie Sanders, AOC, Clinton, and others to Beto as an attack when he was supposed to be respectful to his opponent. As Beto said: True to Form.

Brandelyn Wiser
Port Lavaca