You are invited to the monthly Men’s Community Breakfast (first Saturday of each month) for a free meal on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The activity is located at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, which is across the street from the Post Office. The coffee will be ready at 8:30 am and the breakfast will follow at 9:00 am. The meal will be prepared and served by community volunteers.

All are welcome!

After such a dry summer, everyone was saying how we needed rain, of course when it started, as usual it did not stop until we were almost flooded. This is what usually happens in our area. But “Thanks” goes to our County Commissioner, Mr. Kenny Finster, along with Elroy Bell and other county employees. The mosquito spraying trucks were out before daylight most mornings. King Fisher Park has been mowed and kept in good condition, I went down and encountered a few mosquitoes, but it could have been so much worse. I had people calling the Chamber about the issue, but with the rain we had, it was sure to have problems.

The Chamber president, Darla Parker and Kacie Skalak put together an entry for the Calhoun County Fair Parade. Hopefully local businesses will support our local 4-H children at the Fair; they work hard with their entries.

Looking forward to announcing that the new website for the Chamber is up and running this month. This has been a process to bring more awareness to our community.

With October comes Halloween. Port O’Connor School will have a Carnival on the 27th, followed by Trunk or Treat, spearheaded by Mary Francis Bauer, beginning at 6:30 pm, so get your vehicle and yourself spooked out for this event at King Fisher Park.

If you want to get involved with the Chamber and would like to be on the ballot for 2019 director, please contact the Chamber:
361-983-2898–or email—361poc@gmail.com, Darla at darla611@aol.com
Next meeting November 12th, 6:30 pm, POC Community Center.

New & Renewed Members:
POC TX
Bay Fishing Port O’Connor
Fish Hide Sportswear
Poco Loco Lodge

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.