The months are flying by, now; the Memorial Day events have come and gone. The Chamber wants to thank Donnie Klesel and his helpers for making the Annual Kids Fishing Tournament a success, also to James and Shirley Harper along with Ronnie Ragusin and their helpers for making the Kite Contest a success. The weather held out for the weekend, so many people turned out to enjoy the day at King Fisher Park.

The 2015-2016 school year has come to an end. Each year the Chamber gives two $500.00 scholarships, the recipients this year are Robyn Stringo and Miranda Stringo. Congratulations, girls!

By the time the next paper comes out the Annual Fireworks Display will have passed. This year it will be held on July 2nd. Hope you have made your plans for one of the Biggest & Best displays along the Gulf Coast. If you haven’t made a donation and want to, there are Donation boxes at most local businesses or donate online at portoconnorchamber.com

Also, during the Poco Fishing Tournament, July 14-16 a Poco Fest Music Festival will be held at the POC Fishing Center area. You can go to pocofest.net to purchase your tickets along with the line-up of bands playing and other information. Everyone have a fun filled and safe summer in POC.

Next Chamber meeting will be July 11th at 6:30 p.m. at POC Community Center.

New and Renewed Memberships:

Backwater Marine Service Craig & Suzanne Williams
Barnes Apprisal Jason & Jennifer Hagan
Robbie & Marie Hawes John & Francis Hamm
LBK Photography S & J R.V. Hookups
La June Pitonyak Sylvia’s Hair Salon
Vantage Marine Poco Fest,LLC
Judge Nancy Pomykal Port O’Connor Offshore Assoc,Inc.
Fountain of Youth Medical Spa POC Rod & Gun
Scales & Tales Guide Service Froggie’s
Gerald Clay & Karen Knight
Craig & Suzanne Williams
Jason & Jennifer Hagan
John & Francis Hamm
S & J R.V. Hookups
Sylvia’s Hair Salon
Poco Fest,LLC
Port O’Connor Offshore Assoc,Inc.
POC Rod & Gun
Froggie’s

All A’s for the 4th 9 Weeks

First Grade: Marisol Banda, Clay Brumfield, Briley Clark, Aspen Crittenden, Kayden Garza, Matilyn Gibson, Keegan Goode, Alexis Green, Alaina Morgan,
Brice Petrisky, Ashton Sternadel, Callum Taylor, Lorena Torres, Dusty Waghorne

Second Grade: Sarah Armbruster, Layne Brown, Jada Dean, Angel Galeana, Kylee Gray, Zoey Henning, Jaxson Key, Logyn Middaugh, Layla Myers, Christina Ragusin,
Kyle Staggs

Third Grade: Maci Bryan, Briley Christensen, Trevon Ragusin

Fourth Grade: Andrea Hataway, Trinity Morgan, Jonathan Nguyen, Morgan Russell, Tyler Salinas

Fifth Grade: Tres Canales, Eda Gilliland, Ayden Maddux, Jacob Nguyen, Hector Perez

Sixth Grade: Maritza Jaramillo

Seventh Grade: None

Eighth Grade: Keegan Brumfield, Lydia Cowan, Ethan Mikolas, Liliana Torres

All A’s and B’s for the 4th 9 Weeks

First Grade: Kendell Cady, Colten Evans, Jason Joines, Hunter McGill, Danielle Miller

Second Grade: Kingston Cady, Cody Castillo, Gunner Evans, Cadynce Gonzalez, Yuliana Hernandez, Dayz Hinds, Emma Lancaster, James Ledesma, Matthew Morgan,
Isaac Perez, Kevin Turner, Maddie Webel

Third Grade: Jasmin Banda, Taylor Blevins, McKenna Boedeker, Connor Cobb, Brilee Crittenden, Layton Davenport, Braylyn Galloway, Natalie Hunt, John Jacobs,
Mackenzie Moncrieft, Nevaeh Rangel, Ethan Saenz

Fourth Grade: Rhiannon James, BreAnn Kelley, Kaitlyn Lashley, Mason Moncrief, Edgar Munoz, Braeden Ragusin, Mia Salazar, Diem Tran, Natalia Zarate

Fifth Grade: Isabella Arriaga, McKenzie Bierschwale, Keaton Cady, Zayda Estrada, Creasie Gohlke, Tyler Henson, Kathy Huerta, Vivian Ledesma, Tim Pham

Sixth Grade: Evan Clifton, Noah Estrada, Avery Flood, Jessie Lashley, Jayda Nguyen, Tyger Whatley

Seventh Grade: Spencer Allen, Shelby Cady, Alex Flood, Katie Frazier, Caleb Lehtinen, Fernie Mendez, Franklin Murcia Rivera, Jason Nguyen,
Jacob Ruiz, Kristopher Salinas

Eighth Grade: Madison Bierschwale, Bryant Bordovsky, Emily Cain, Canion Epley, Brianna Lashley, Brenda Ledesma, Rebecca Mendez, Hunter Mitchell,
Aubrey Moore, Alyssa Reyna, Amber Rodriguez, Liliana Torres, Casey Wooldridge, Jasmine Wooldridge

ALL A’s FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR
First Grade: Clay Brumfield, Briley Clark, Colten Evans, Matilyn Gibson, Keegan Goode, Alexis Green, Brice Petrisky, Ashton Sternadel,
Callum Taylor, Lorena Torres, Dusty Waghorne

Second Grade: Jada Dean, Kylee Gray, Zoey Henning, Jaxson Key, Layla Myers, Christina Ragusin, Kyle Staggs

Third Grade: Maci Bryan, Briley Christensen, Braylyn Galloway

Fourth Grade: Andrea Hataway, Trinity Morgan, Jonathan Nguyen

Fifth Grade: Tres Canales, Eda Gilliland, Ayden Maddux

Sixth Grade: Maritza Jaramillo

Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade: None

ALL A’s & B’sFOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR

First Grade: Marisol Banda, Kendell Cady, Aspen Crittenden, Kayden Garza, Jason Joines, Alaina Morgan

Second Grade: Sarah Armbruster, Layne Brown, Kingston Cady, Dayz Hinds, Emma Lancaster,
Logyn Middaugh, Matthew Morgan, Isaac Perez, Kevin Turner

Third Grade: Taylor Blevins, McKenna Boedeker, Brilee Crittenden, Layton Davenport, Natalie Hunt, John Jacobs,
Mackenzie Moncrief, Dillon Morales, Sabrina Nguyen, Trevon Ragusin, Nevaeh Rangel, Ethan Saenz

Fourth Grade: Rhiannon James, Braeden Ragusin, Morgan Russell, Mia Salazar, Tyler Salinas, Natalia Zarate

Fifth Grade: Isabella Arriaga, McKenzie Bierschwale, Keaton Cady, Creasie Gohlke, Vivian Ledesma, Jacob Nguyen, Hector Perez

Sixth Grade: Noah Estrada, Tyger Whatley

Seventh Grade: Caleb Lehtinen, Franklin Murcia Rivera, Jason Nguyen, Kristopher Salinas, Joseph White

Eighth Grade: Bryant Bordovsky, Keegan Brumfield, Destiny Chandler, Lydia Cowan, Brenda Ledesma, Ethan Mikolas, Amber Rodriguez,
Morgan Sanders, Liliana Torres, Casey Wooldridge

Perfect Attendance at Seadrift School for the Entire School Year

Pre-Kindergarten: Peyton Ruiz

Kindergarten: Christopher Barcenas

First Grade: Jasenia Adame and Ashton Sternadel

Second Grade: Sarah Armbruster, Layla Myers, Kevin Turner, Madilyn Webel

Third Grade: None

Fourth Grade: Eric Anzaldua, Mileidy Anzaldua, Edgar Munoz, Jonathan Nguyen

Fifth Grade: Hector Perez

Sixth Grade: Trenton Goodman, Erik Jaramillo, Iliana Jaramillo, Jayda Nguyen

Seventh Grade: Dorean Dieringer, Jasmine Guthrie, Franklin Murcia Rivera

Eighth Grade: Brenda Ledesma, Ethan Mikolas, Danny Munoz

All A’s for the 4th 9 Weeks

First Grade: Grace Brown, Kyndra Carriles, Connor Ferrell, Landon Jones, Gracie O’Shields, Aubrey Ragusin, Nicholas Ragusin, Dane Spencer, Brayson Thumann

Second Grade: Blake Bowman, Luke Doggett, Byron Ferrell, Emily Ferrell, Anthony Flores, Alex Lopez, Lyric Lopez, Jaydin Rhoads, Cole Spicak

Third Grade: McKenna Guevara, Alexandra Mallory, Rylie Ragusin

Fourth Grade: Kyle Doggett, Matthew Stapp, Annabelle Thurman

Fifth Grade: Gage Spencer

All A’s and B’s for the 4th 9 Weeks

First Grade: Leland Carriles, Shelby Wheat

Second Grade: None

Third Grade: Stephen Bowman, Maddix Delgado, Justice Epley, Antonio Gloria, Jackie Gutierrez, Aiden McClelland, Hagen Rhoads, Christopher Richter, Keegan Short

Fourth Grade: Ayden Brown, Aislin Guzman, Alexzaria Lopez

Fifth Grade: Ashton Albrecht, Damian Guzman, Leah Lucey

ALL A’s FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR

First Grade: Kyndra Carriles, Connor Ferrell, Landon Jones, Gracie O’Shields, Nicholas Ragusin, Dane Spencer, Brayson Thumann

Second Grade: Byron Ferrell, Emily Ferrell, Lyric Lopez, Jaydin Rhoads, Cole Spicak

Third Grade: McKenna Guevara, Alex Mallory, Rylie Ragusin

Fourth Grade: Kyle Doggett, Matthew Stapp

Fifth Grade: Gage Spencer

Perfect Attendance 4th Nine Weeks

PreK: Jakob Donaldson, Lena Luers, Riley Pagel

Kindergarten: Bradley Eure, Remington Eure, Pryncess Few, Abygail Gonzales, Kailey Guzman, Kobe Guzman, Landy Resendiz, Enola Walton

First Grade: Leland Carriles, Landon Jones, Shaneesa Mallory, Aubrey Ragusin, Adamariz Zuniga

Second Grade: Blake Bowman, Luke Doggett, Emily Ferrell, Kamyla Guzman, Lyric Lopez, Jaydin Rhoads

Third Grade: Stephen Bowman, Maddix Delgado, Antonio Gloria, McKenna Guevara, Alex Mallory, Hagen Rhoads, Christopher Richter, Keegan Short

Fourth Grade: Kyle Doggett, Aislin Guzman, Dylan Ramirez, Sergio Sanchez, Matthew Stapp

Fifth Grade: Ashton Albrecht, Damian Guzman, Hunter Williams

PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL YEAR

Lena Luers, Landy Resendiz, Leland Carriles, Aubrey Ragusin, Lyric Lopez
Cole Spicak, Kyle Doggett, Dylan Ramirez, Matthew Stapp, Ashton Fowler-Albrecht

The weather was great for the Annual Memorial Day Kite Flying Contest sponsored by the Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce. We had a great turnout for the event and so many colorful kites this year. Several of the participants have been coming out and enjoying the contest for several years in a row.

Special thanks to Shirley’s Small Fries for providing the water and to the POC Chamber of Commerce for providing the trophies that the children love to receive.

POC Community Service Club is taking a well-deserved summer break. We have ongoing projects for our community and are busy working and volunteering at summer events. While we only meet one time per month, we are still active. The first Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. we will meet in the back room of the POC Community Center and continue to work on current and upcoming service projects and manage our outreach.

Have questions? Need Information? Want to be a part? Come join us for our July 7th meeting and see what we are all about. Women of all ages are welcome to join us as we serve POC.

When your summer guest won’t fit in the guest suite and you feel the need to purge some stuff, please think of us. We are still taking donations of good quality household goods and clothing for our October 2016 Garage Sale. The County building behind the library is available for storage of those donations. Feel free to drop them off Monday through Thursday and we will put them to good use. If you need help coordinating donations, please call Marie Hawes at 361-920-2322 or Diane Cooley at 903-467-6335.

So until next time, be safe, live simply, love openly, forgive generously and remember this quote by Mohammad Ali: “Service to others is the rent you pay for you room here on Earth.” Is your rent past due?