It’s almost here – the biggest event of the year for the Chamber of Commerce. The annual Crawfish Festival raises the funds for improvements for the community. Without these funds there would not be a new pavilion and other improvements at King Fisher Park. Hoping you can make plans to attend this event on April 28th. By attending you will be involved in raising funds for the community.

If you haven’t been by King Fisher Beach, there’s a lot going on there. Years ago there was no beach across the front of town; there were concrete steps attached to the bulkhead leading down to the water. Then Mr. King Fisher offered to pump the sand his dredge was dredging up to the bulkhead.There were some that opposed this, but it was something that the wives and children could enjoy while the guys were out fishing. That was our first man-made beach. Now, every so often, it gets a face lift, and that’s how the beach was named King Fisher Beach. Hundreds enjoy this beach each year.

The 2018 memberships are slow coming in. If you have not mailed yours in, please do; you may also join online and pay online.

Our next meeting will be May 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the POC Community Center.

Thanks to all who have joined or renewed there Chamber memberships:
Doyle Adams
Steve Ferguson
Donald Goldman
Virgil & Ursula Price
Mike & Peggy Macha
Carol Fox
Unlimited Logo’s, Inc.
Allen & Laurie Junek
Junek Consulting
Sign Works/Image Maker
R & R Guide Service
Seadrift Lawn & Home Services
Mary Ann Claiborn
Clint Bennetsen
John & Francis Hamm
Allan & Brigid Berger
Elyse & Roger Ross
Britton & Susan Braudaway
Designs by Darla
Hammertime Guide Service
BB Upholstery,LLC
First National Bank in Port Lavaca
Coastal Boat Services Unltd.
Port O’Connor Rentals
Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine
Clips & Dips Dog Grooming
Krenek Fence Co.
Nervous Water Fishing
DB Coastal Outfitters
Parker’s Seafood Market
William & Connie Wooldridge
Stephen & Susan Gumina
Capt. Kirk Morgan Guide Service
Troy Wygrys
Lone Star Boat Storage
Cliff Blank Rentals
Port O’Connor RV Park

Excited shoppers lined up before 7:30 to be the first in line for 8:00 a.m. shopping at the Spring Garage Sale.

The POC Service Club Members have been busy! Our Spring Garage Sale was a huge success. One of our local ladies said it is such a great chance to clean out your closets, visit with friends and end up with some new things you never knew you really wanted. It is hard work but so worth it when we make money to fund scholarships to local students and to continue community projects as well. Thanks to all the members who sorted, hauled, packed and unpacked, cleaned and displayed the many items offered for sale, working three straight days to make this sale happen. They also baked for the sale and managed to do it all with a laugh. We are so very grateful to the many people local and near neighbors who came early, shopped and stayed late for our famous bargain sale. Little darlings and experienced bargainers, serious shoppers and men on a mission all found something at this sale. Leftovers after the sale found their way to a thrift store supporting the Humane Society of McAllen, Texas. So, every single donation really made a difference. Now, we are ready to begin again. Donate and upcycle for our next sale scheduled for the first Saturday in October.

We also organized the First Annual All American POC Family Fun Day at front beach for Saturday the 14th. (Sadly, the weather did not cooperate, and we had to cancel the event.) We will be having it at a later date.

The POC Crawfish Festival is April 27th and our hardworking women will be volunteering there too. Yum Yum, what fun!

This extraordinary group is always busy, well known for helping others and loves POC. If something is happening, they are always in the mix. Maybe you would like to be a part of this band of busy beauties. Come visit a regular meeting and see if you want to join us. We enthusiastically invite interested women of all ages to join us for meetings on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the POC Community Center. We will switch to only one meeting per month for the summer months to enjoy family and friends, but there are still projects to complete and jobs to be done. We would love to welcome you to our bunch.

So, until next time, be safe, live simply, love openly, forgive generously and remember this quote from the great American author and advertising executive H. Jackson Brown Jr., well known for his book Life’s Little Instruction Book, who said, “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” Come on by and give yourself some happy.

The ladies of The Two RV Park had a great time shopping together at the Service Club’s Spring Garage Sale.

Rainey Ragusin, daughter of Pickle and April Ragusin, found a new favorite pair of heels at the Spring Garage Sale.

RLB Contracting, Inc. is under contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Intracoastal Waterway at the Matagorda Ship Channel for a Beach Nourishment Project of King Fisher Beach.  The project should last about 5 weeks.  It is asked that all recreational boater and fisherman, commercial and sport, avoid the work activity area.  A dredge discharge pipeline has been put in place from the Dredge to King Fisher Beach. The pipeline corridor has been marked with Orange Ball Buoys, Orange Floats and lighted flashing buoys.
The map of the work area (below) shows examples of the buoys being used.  If there are any questions contact the USACE Corpus Christi Resident Office at 1902 N. Chaparral St. Corpus Christi Texas, 78401 at (361) 884-3385 or Safety Director Mark Daigle (361) 920-6560.

Springtime fun! Local ladies enjoy the monthly “Hooked on Boots” meeting.

“Hooked on Books”
The “Hooked on Books” book club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at various locations in Port O’Connor. We would love to have more fabulous friends who want to read a good book, eat some good food and have a lively discussion. If you’re interested in attending, please send your email address to our Book club president, Alane Haardt (alanehaardt@yahoo.com), to be added to our distribution list.