Calhoun County Extension Service’s Winter Lecture Series will conclude on February 25 with Texas Master Naturalists Sam and Mike Burnett on the topic of Sea Beans. The lecture will be held at the Port O’Connor Community Center from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. and is free to the public.

Special encore presentation March 3: Eric Taylor, Agriculture Agent, topic: Feral Hogs and management options. CEU credit for pesticide applicators is available. Please call the Eric if you are interested in the credit so he can plan accordingly. 361-552-9747.

After learning that there was some confusion among residents concerning burning in the City limits, Seadrift City Council voted to amend the 2011 Burn Ordinance. The changes are as follows:

• Burning is allowed ONLY between the hours of one (1) hour after sunrise and one (1) hour before sunset.

• Before starting to burn, call the Calhoun County dispatcher with your name and address; and call the dispatcher after your fire is extinguished.

• Burning shall commence and be conducted ONLY when wind speeds are at least six (6) miles per hour and no more than fifteen (15) miles per hour.

Citizens are reminded that before burning, a Burn Permit must be obtained from City Hall.

No permit is required when burning is used solely for recreational, ceremonial purposes, preparation of food, or exclusively as a means to provide warmth in cold weather. In other words, small, contained camp fires and cooking fires are allowed. HOWEVER, fires allowed under this exception shall not contain domestic or construction waste.

Walk Across Texas! started in Calhoun County on February 15. Walk Across Texas! is part of the Healthy South Texas Initiative to challenge teams and individuals to walk 830 miles in 8 weeks as a way to encourage participants to increase their physical activity. If you live in Port O’Connor and want to participate, our local Intracoastal 4-H will be hosting a sign-up event on Sunday, February 21st, at 3:00 pm at King Fisher Beach. Our 8 weeks will end a week after the rest of the county. We will have a midway celebration with awards.

Participating in Walk Across Texas! focuses on walking, which is considered one of the least expensive and easiest ways to exercise. Walking 30 minutes a day will improve your overall health. Walk Across Texas! works with individuals to form teams of 8 people and have activities that will get the team to walk 830 miles or more in 8 weeks and teach participants how to increase their daily physical activity.

Adults and children can be on the same team, making this event a great choice for a family activity. If you do not want to walk, you can choose to bike, run, swim, or many other activities. Some of your home and garden chores can count too! For more information about the Walk Across Texas program, you can visit walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu.

The Seadrift Lions Club is partnering with First United Methodist Church in Seadrift to present Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. This isn’t your typical “money class.” Financial Peace University is practical, entertaining, and fun! More than 1.5 million families and individuals have taken FPU. The average family completing the course pays off $5,300 and saves $2,700 in just 90 days. That’s an $8,000 change in position! Whether you are struggling to make ends meet or you’re a millionaire, FPU has something for you. FPU is based on more than 800 verses of Scripture and is a proven plan that will work for you.

The class will meet weekly for nine weeks beginning Monday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church in Seadrift. For more information, contact the Coordinator, Peggy Gaines at lionpeggyg@gmail.com or by phone at (361) 920-1743.

January 1: Seadrift Volunteer Fire Department & Port Lavaca FD responded to Highway 35 at the River Bottom for a two-vehicle accident.

January 13: Seadrift VFD responded to Highway 238 for a small grass fire.

January 15: Seadrift VFD & Port O’Connor VFD responded to Ramona Road for a grass fire.

January 24: Seadrift VFD dispatched to Port Lavaca to assist with a grass fire near structures; cancelled while en-route.

January 24: Seadrift VFD & Port Lavaca FD responded to the Old Seadrift Highway for a grass fire; Port O’Connor VFD also responded.

January 31: Seadrift VFD responded to a travel trailer on fire off of Houston Ave near 12th Street in Seadrift.