Guest speakers Tim Andruss and Frank Anzaldua updated members of the Calhoun County Republican Club on the progress of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, including the necessity to create rules and a plan to manage groundwater for preservation to meet future needs. Tim Andruss also manages groundwater conservation districts in Refugio, Victoria and Jackson counties. Please visit the district’s website at www.CalhounCountyGCD.org for meeting announcements and other news regarding groundwater management in Calhoun County.

The speaker for the next meeting will be Maria Flores, Executive Director of the Harbor Children’s Alliance and Victim Center. She will offer an outline of the many services provided on Monday, February 2, 2015, at 6:00 pm in the community room of the Grace Episcopal Church on Austin Street in Port Lavaca. Dinner at a cost of $7.00 will be served at 5:30 pm. For more information, please call 361/551-8411.

The Harbor provides a safe haven for young victims of sexual and physical abuse or neglect where they may be interviewed by a trained interviewer in a child-friendly, non-threatening and non-institutional environment. Their trained professionals also provide a 24 hour crisis hotline, work with adult victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and accompany victims to medical exams and to court and law enforcement agencies. A Case Management program was developed in 2008 to improve coping and decision making skills as well as parent-child relationships for families needing these services. Please come to the meeting to learn more or visit their website at http://www.harboradvocacycenter.org

Republican Club Meeting: Pictured: Calhoun County Republican Club President Larry Robinson, Tim Andruss and Frank Anzaldua of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, and Calhoun County Republican Chairman Russell Cain.

Millions of birds migrate to or through the Texas Gulf Coast biannually putting on shows of grim determination, uncanny navigation, efficient marshaling, and sheer biomass confounding and amazing all who witness them.

The Friends of the Port O’Connor Library invite you to learn more about bird migration on Thursday, March 5th, 1:00 pm at the Port O’Connor Library when local Mid-Coast Chapter Master Naturalists present The Amazing Journey of Migratory Birds, based on local naturalists, Doc & Martha McAlister’s book  A Naturalist’s Guide Matagorda Island.

The Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce 51st Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Bauer Community Center. Cocktail hour 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m.

For more information and table sponsorships or tickets, please call Cathy at 361-552-2959 or cathy@portlavacatx.org.

Sponsored By The Port O’Connor Lions Club

Mark your calendar for this fun filled event offering hand made and excellent quality items for your shopping pleasure. There is something for everyone.

TO BE HELD WHEN: Saturday, March 14th, 2015
WHERE: The Port O’Connor Community Center Pavilion
SALE TIME: Open to Public 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This is being held on the second Saturday of most students’ Spring Break, so mark your calendar and plan on attending.

There will be plenty of Art items and Artists, crafts, specially handcrafted wooden items, handmade knives, handcrafted crosses, handmade jewelry, books, leathercraft, metal art, nautical items, cedar framed prints of Port O’Connor, etc. – plus fantastic barbeque sandwiches available. The list is too long to mention all the items, and growing with each vendor signing up with us. This is one event you don’t want to miss.

Booth spaces under the Pavilion are completely reserved. Some of our vendors asked for reservations for 2015 as they were packing up at the end of the 2014 event.

VENDORS, DON’T DELAY – Get your reservation for an Outside Booth today and join us for the fun. Not everything has to be completely hand made. We are just looking for good quality sale items. Booth spaces outside the Pavilion are still available. Bring your own equipment and an approximate 15’x15’ space is only $20. each space. If you need more room, we can accommodate you.

The booth spaces are on a first come, first serve placement basis, so call us right away for a reservation and application.

SHOPPERS, have your purse handy, slip on your comfortable shoes and get ready to enjoy shopping! We’ll see you soon!

Members of the Port O’Connor Lions Club are working hard to make this an enjoyable event for everyone. For reservations and additional information: Please phone Lynn Reeves, President and Zone 12 Chairman at #361-746-2524 or Joyce Jordan, Sec./Treasurer at Cell #361-655-7999.
-Joyce Jordan

Benefiting The Harbor

The 3rd annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre “Crime and Pun-ishment” benefiting The Harbor Children’s Alliance and Victim Center will be held Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Bauer Community Center.

Individual tickets are $50 and Table Sponsorships are $500.

There will be a cash bar; gift boxes to purchase for $25 which contain gift cards valued at $25, $50. $75 or $100 inside; the ring of chance; detective auction and dinner.

For further info or to purchase tickets or tables please contact The Harbor 361-552-1982 or come by our office at 215 W Railroad in Port Lavaca.