Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Troy Alley, Jr., Russell Cain, and JJ Clemence to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023. The committee reviews and approves proposals submitted to the board of directors of the Texas A&M University System relating to staffing and general policies of the Real Estate Center. The committee decides the priority ranking of research studies the center conducts.

Russell Cain of Port Lavaca is a broker and owner of Russell Cain Real Estate. He is a member of the Texas Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, and the Port Lavaca Rotary Club. He is a director of the American Cancer Society and LaSalle Water District and a lifetime director of the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch. Additionally, he is a director and past president of the Port Lavaca Main Street Association and director, trustee, and past chairman of the Memorial Medical Center Hospital Board. Cain received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&I University.

Condonlences – Sen Van Nguyen

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 17 Aug 18 - 0 Comments

Sen Van Nguyen, age 74 of Seadrift passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018. He was born October 13, 1943 in Vietnam. A funeral mass wash held August 14, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Seadrift. Burial followed at Seadrift Cemetery.

Chapel Happenings by Erny McDonough

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 17 Aug 18 - 0 Comments

No one can accurately say that the Chapel is made up of lazy people! We have just been honored and entrusted with the catches from three fishing tournaments: Poco Bueno, Lone Star Shoot Out, and Sharp Tooth. We have bagged and frozen about 5,000 meals that we will be sharing with folks that are in NEED!  Everyone would like a free bag of fish, especially that has already been filleted, but we will be trying to give away as Christ would – we are attempting to be His hands and feet! We can not say enough about the great team we had this year at the weigh-in stations, at the kitchen stove, at the cleaning tables, at the bagging area, and especially those who made sure it was all cleaned up and put away for next year! I will not attempt to name the workers, because I know I would miss many – so SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

Add to this work a great Ladies Retreat which saw over 70 women on Friday evening and about 50 for Saturday morning being loved on and ministered to. Pastor Joane ministered on Saturday morning and her team did an awesome job of decorating and directing this great conference which has seemed to turning into an annual event.

On the last Sunday morning of July, our children under the direction of Sister Angie, presented a skit about the “Whole Armor of God”. What a delight and it was followed up with Pastor Jesse sharing the importance of armor for the combats we face daily. It was an exciting and excellent morning.

On August 5, we were honored to have a Baby Dedication for little JoJo Ebner from San Antonio. It was one of the sweetest services we have! That evening, we hosted the ministry of Pastor Robert Hogan from Spring First. It was followed by a great Fellowship Meeting at the Chapel on Monday morning for the area churches. Special thanks to David and Evelyn who helped us host this special event.

This past Sunday, we had the ladies from Saving Grace in Southeastern Houston here in the morning service. They had great testimonies of the grace of our Lord that is helping them kick addictions out of their lives. It was a very special time and we look forward to their return.

We have recently hosted groups from San Marcus, Bastrop. Gonzales, LaVernia and Houston, and are looking forward to several other groups coming to Port O’Connor to Retreat. We are looking forward to one of our granddaughters from Pennsylvania coming for a visit and to Captain Robert bringing another Captain’s Class to the Chapel (Aug. 17 thru 24).

Pastor Joane is gearing up for a trip to Mexico at the end of the month. She and several of our ladies will be going to a church just over the border from Roma to do kids and ladies ministry. We are praying that the Lord will provide safety and His fresh anointing as they do His work!

We are praying for our school system. School started August 15, and we all need to bombard Heaven with our prayers for their safety and ability to learn. We are still praying for the Bible to be returned to our classrooms and for prayer to be reinstated at our Calhoun County Independent School District. With the Lord’s blessings, much more will be accomplished and our children will be greatly blessed with educational excellence.

Fisherman’s Chapel is an active, vibrant group of folks who are headed heavenward and would like for YOU to come along with us on our journey! We are an interdenominational congregation and urge all to, “Come, grow with us”!

Letters to the Dolphin

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 17 Aug 18 - 0 Comments

Had Enough of This?

Did anyone besides me notice the story that was aired on VictoriaTV news about the Calhoun County Comissioners appropriating $300,000 to build 3 new fishing piers on Magnolia Beach????

The existing piers could be repaired for a couple thousand. What are they thinking? Whose Brother in Law is getting this contract? Are they building it out of gold????

Then…to add insult to injury….Port Lavaca is going to spend $900,000 on their pier!!!!

If there is this kind of money being available to be freely spent on folly, maybe its time to roll back property taxes and refund property owners the overcharges. Or at least pay down the debt on the school bond fiasco of a couple of years ago!!!!!
Am I the only one out here who has had enough of this????

Mike Brannigan
Schulenburg, TX

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The Way I See It…by William D. Brayshaw, aka Longknife 21

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 17 Aug 18 - 120 Comments

“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the columnist to enlighten readers on a subject as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Mr. Brayshaw welcomes your comments.

Judge Jeanine’s Book & Pelosi’s Open Border

The Seadrift Library has a copy of Judge Jeanine Pirro’s new book – Liars, Leakers, & Liberals. And it is not just a condemnation of Democrats, but a real look at what has happened with the Deep State, “UniParty”, “Senior Executive Service”, Permanent Political Class, Globalists, and others that think the Federal Govt belongs to them, and not the Citizens of The United States of America. Everyone should read this book! Especially anyone confused or unhappy about why Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election, just read the first chapter, “Here’s My Open”. Only 9 pages, even the most rabid Anti-Trumper ought to be able to ‘tough it out’ through that.

This book shows Judge Pirro’s great ability to research the details of what really happened and is still happening, The Washington Establishment’s determination to maintain its “Status Quo”. The cover-ups for Hillary and the phony “Russian Collusion” were not just criminal acts by Democrat operatives, but widely supported by “So-Called Republicans”, professional bureaucrats, and people of both “Parties” that were involved or actively ignoring past criminal Malfeasance. Mostly for their own benefit & advancement.

Read the book, it will help you put it all together, to understand why American are so disgusted with “Politics as usual”, the “Media”, and all the lies and criminality.

August 8th, Nancy Pelosi, who hopes to win back her power as Speaker of the House gave a press conference in El Paso where she “described voting for Democrats as giving ‘leverage’ to illegal aliens.” https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/nancy-pelosi-leverage-illegal-aliens/ In her remarks, Pelosi opted against distinguishing between lawful and unlawful immigrants, describing amnesty for illegal aliens as “inevitable for America.” Pelosi’s lust for power is such that she wants to change the demographics of America to get poor people that will ‘Cast the Votes Americans Won’t’ to put her and the “Democrat Party” back in control, even if they have to transform it into the Democrat Socialist Party.

Pelosi is from a district in California where San Francisco now allows Illegal Aliens to vote in local elections. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/san-francisco-allows-undocumented-immigrants-vote-school-elections-n893221 Some may say, “It is only School Board elections.” but it is a start, and the big push is for all State and local elections. Once ‘Registered to Vote’, will there be any effort to keep them from voting in Federal Elections? The Dem-Soc dream of a “Blue Wave” is highly dependent on immigrants, even illegals voting, and vote fraud.

What we have here is a flagrant attempt to extend the most sacred Right of Citizenship -The Vote, to Criminal Invaders, obviously for the purpose of increasing that Party’s power at the expense of the Citizen/Taxpayers. The core problem of the “Broken Immigration System” is really ‘non-enforcement’, because Lib/Progs want to extend the rights of citizenship to these foreigners. The Welfare State benefits should only be available to Citizens! We have enough poor, sick, and injured (often our Military Veterans) to take care of. Constitutional Rights do not apply to foreigners, especially Criminal Invaders, there is no need for lengthy and expensive trials for those apprehended at the border, or in clear violation of a temporary visa. It should be like Traffic Court, the arresting Officers present their case and if there isn’t very clear evidence or circumstances to dispute it, the persons should be immediately transferred back across the border. They must be refused any entry. Visa violators must be deported.

Several other changes in policy need to occur. E-Verify for hiring. The false interpretation of the 14th Amendment that allows “Anchor Babies” and “Citizenship Tourism” must be stopped. Those women that give birth while here on a temporary visa, or especially illegally, are not fully “under the Jurisdiction of the US” as stated in the 14th Amend. Persons with expired visas and not eligible for extensions, must leave. It now costs us over $57 Billion/yr for Legal Immigrants! If their “Sponsors” will not support them, they must be deported at the Sponsors expense. Whether “Chain-Migration” or “Do-Gooder Refugee Programs”, those Sponsors must be responsible for their charges. Illegal Immigrants cost us over $100 Billion/year, Trump’s Wall is a bargain. Backed up by sensors, drones, more agents, whatever it takes. Money spent for American workers, rather than wasted on encouraging more Criminal Invaders. And why do racist groups like “La Raza” get any Federal funding? Isn’t their main purpose helping people of their “race” break our laws and feed off our welfare system? Isn’t that criminal “Aiding and Abetting”?

And the DACA program has no basis in Law! Not even an ‘Executive Order’! It was only based on a “Memorandum of policy” by the Obama White House, but now a Federal Judge rules, it must be “re-instated”? On what LAW does he base his decision? Instant overturn. And Trump offered a generous compromise for the DACAs, but Nancy Pelosi and other Dems refused. Let the DACAs blame them. Keep the people that enlisted in the military automatically, eligibile for citizenship at the completion of their first enlistment. The others should get the 50,000/yr “Visa Lottery” slots based on competitive grading for assimilation, or apply for other programs. The criminals and gang-bangers deported. A little common sense and actually reading the Constitution would go a long way to solving this “problem”. It was created for political power expansion by the “Socialists” and Cheap Labor for the “Robber Barons”; both are Anti-American.

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