At the January 6 meeting of Seadrift City Council, Mr. Jackson D. “Buddy” Cross was appointed to the Council to fulfill the unexpired term of newly-elected Justice of the Peace, Wesley Hunt. Mr. Cross, a retired welder/fabricator who worked at Union Carbide, has lived in Seadrift since 1955. He served on City Council back in the 70’s and was instrumental in getting the Harbor returned to the City. He and his wife, Sally, have three daughters: Laurie Beaver of Seadrift, Christine Gohlke of Port Lavaca, Susan Murphy of Victoria; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

The City’s election will be held Saturday May 9th and the filing period begins on January 28. The positions up for election are currently held by June Cantrell, Buddy Cross and Johnny Mikolas. It is not yet known if they will be filing for re-election. Filing dates and times are: January 28 through February 27, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 500 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesdays at Seadrift City Hall.

In other business, Mayor DeForest announced that the Corps of Engineers has approved dredging of the channel, but funding must be acquired before the job can begin. Mr. Donald Goldman of Goldman, Hunt & Notz L.L.P. presented the City’s yearly audit report, showing that the City has ended the year in the black and is gradually building equity.

Monthly reports from the various departments were given. Chief of Police Leonard Bermea reported 340 calls for service in the month of December. There were 103 traffic stops, resulting in 30 citations and 51 warnings. There were six arrests: 3 on warrants; 1 possession of marijuana; 1 assault family violence; and 1 driving without a license.

Mayor DeForest reported six building permits issued last month for a property value increase of $22,105.00. The Municipal Court closed 15 cases in December, with fines adding up to $3,507.00. Of this amount, the City keeps $1,962.20; Municipal Court funds amount to $137.33; and $1,407.47 is sent to the State. Thirty new cases bring the current case load to 45.

Code Enforcement, Animal Control, reported three dogs picked up and impounded to Port Lavaca, seven dogs picked up and returned to owners with warnings, one dog picked up and returned to owner with tickets, and finding new homes for two dogs. Ten cats were trapped and impounded and 15 wild animals were trapped. There was one call out for an animal hit by a car and two for animal cruelty (both cleared).

Seadrift City Council meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at Seadrift City Hall. All citizens of Seadrift are invited and encouraged to attend and stay informed on the processes of your City government as it works to make and keep Seadrift a great place to live.

THE CITY OF SEADRIFT CITY ELECTION WILL BE HELD MAY 9, 2015

FILING DATES FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT ARE JANUARY 28, 2015 @ 8:00AM THROUGH FEBRUARY 27, 2015 @ 5:00PM.

APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS AT:

CITY OF SEADRIFT CITY HALL, 501 SOUTH MAIN, SEADRIFT, TEXAS 77983.

The Calhoun County Democrats Club meets Thursday, Jan. 22, social: 5:30 with meeting at 6 pm, G.I. Forum, 2785 W. Main, Port Lavaca, between REXCO and Taqueria La Finca Restaurant. The Port Lavaca Police Department Bicycle Patrol Unit will give an update on the Department’s Police Officers riding bicycles while patrolling certain areas of our city. Interesting? Come join us. The public is invited. For more information, please call Evelyn Burleson at 552.2791.

for the 3rd 6 weeks of the school year

A Honor Roll

First Grade:  Layne Brown, Kingston Cady, Jada Dean, Kylee Gray, Zoey Henning, Dayz Hinds,
Rowan Holley, Jaxon Key, Logyn Middaugh, Layla Myers, Christina Ragusin, Kyle Staggs and Kevin Turner

Second Grade:  Jasmin Banda, McKenna Boedeker, Maci Bryan, Briley Christensen, Layton Davenport, Braylyn Galloway, Natalie Hunt, John Jacobs, Alex Mallory, Mackenzie Moncrief, Dillon Morales,
Trevon Ragusin, Ethan Saenz and Lily Waghorne

Third Grade:  Andrea Hataway, Rhiannon James, BreAnn Kelley, Trinity Morgan, Jonathan Nguyen, Braeden Ragusin, Mia Salazar, Annabelle Thurman and Natalia Zarate

Fourth Grade:  Tres Canales, Vivian Ledesma and Ayden Maddux

Fifth Grade:  Nataly Rodriguez

Sixth Grade: Caleb Lehtinen, Jacob Vivas, Joseph White and Ireland Williams

Seventh Grade:  Keegan Brumfield, Emily Cain, Ashley Hockett, Ethan Mikolas and Casey Wooldridge

Eighth Grade:  Heather Glover, Krislyn Key and Anna Sachtleben

A-B Honor Roll

First Grade:  Sara Armbruster, Cody Castillo, Gunner Evans, Adyn Garza, Cadynce Gonzalez,
Courtney Hannah,Yuliana Hernandez,  Keith Hicks, Addison Jonas, Emma Lancaster and James Ledesma

Second Grade:  Taylor Blevins, Caden Clendennen, Brilee Crittenden, Kylee Green, Mina Harrington, Karlye Jordan and Nevaeh Rangel

Third Grade:  Cody Frias, Athyn Morales, Edgar Munoz, Nevaeda Munoz, Sydney Rasmussen,
Tyler Salinas, Emma Spencer and Diem Tran

Fourth Grade:  McKenzie Bierschwale, Keaton Cady, Arin Cleary, Zayda Estrada, Eda Gilliland,
Creasie Gohlke, Jacob Nguyen and Hector Perez

Fifth Grade:  Scott Esch, Lysette Estrada, Noah Estrada, Avery Flood, Destiny Garza, Emily James,
Erik Jaramillo, Iliana Jaramillo, Maritza Jaramillo, Terrick Martinez, Angie Medina-Lima, Ryder Morales, Ethien Nguyen, Jayda Nguyen, EJ Olivarez, Hector Rodriguez, and Joel Zarate

Sixth Grade:  Spencer Allen, Taiton Deboer, Shaley Edwards, Katherine Frazier, Fernie Mendez,
Jason Nguyen and Christopher Salinas

Seventh Grade:  Madison Bierschwale, Canion Epley, Brenda Ledesma, Hunter Mitchell, Aubrey Moore, Danny Munoz, Amber Rodriguez, Morgan Sanders, Liliana Torres and Abigail Vallejo

Eighth Grade:  Kellie Blevins, Andrew Chavez, Adelida Garza, Karley Gregory, Cierra Harper,
Ahniwake James, Danielle Morales, Joseph Thigpen and Chloe White

Lest we forget our deceased policemen:

Dear Editor:

“It has been some forty plus years since officer Frazier was killed in the line of duty in Port Lavaca at Bordosky’s Meat Market on Austin Street. He too was trying to stop a robbery in progress and was shot and killed. He too was a husband and father. All peace officers, policemen, deputy sheriffs, highway patrolman have families that are loved and appreciated by their children and wives and husbands.

My parent always taught me, my brother Alan, and sisters Sharon and Barbara to respect our policemen. They are there to protect you. Each day the officer puts on her or his uniform not knowing what the day may bring (some good, some not so good).

No one wants another tragedy. We appreciate what the officers do for us, regardless of race. Never take anything for granted because someday, protection could be limited for all Americans.
Please continue to pray for those deceased officers and their families. Pray for all peace officers and for our nation.

Russell Cain
Port Lavaca

Thank You

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all the Christmas cards and gifts, and especially for your prayers. I love and miss you all.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Janet Johnson
Port O’Connor

Learning Something New

Have you ever wanted to learn something new the easiest way possible? Me too.

Being in this area for the first time as a Winter Texan and knowing very little about the eco-system of the Gulf, attending a program at the Port O’Connor Community Center seemed to be a great opportunity.
And it was.

Rhonda Cummins, Coastal and Marine Extension Agent, presented a video “The State of the Gulf: America’s Sea”. Wonderful photography accompanied the information given by people closely involved with the conservation of this area and it contained hundreds of interesting facts.

This entertaining video helped those of us attending understand how interwoven the weather, water, grasslands, wetlands, fish and wildlife of the gulf are; and, how this sparkling treasure is affected by just about every person east of the Rocky Mountains in one way or another.

If you want to see what you missed, the video is available on-line in 16 segments at https://tpwd.texas.gov .

So, my Thursday afternoons are planned for January and February, I’ll be at the lecture series! Oysters next, then watershed, then…

Terry Kuehn

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