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dy Grant one particularly stress-
filled afternoon. I was sharing
with her about my workload, and
how I did miss working for the
City She (Grant) mentioned that
the City had posted an economic
development position that I might
be interested in,” Weaver said.
“I believe a few people put
in a good word for me to Robert
Bradshaw based upon my pre-
vious work with the City, and
he was intrigued by the idea of
adding City Engineer/Planner
to the duties for this position. He
(Bradshaw) was able to offer a sal-
ary commensurate with my pro-
fessional engineer status and 37
years experience in Port Lavaca,”
she said.
Weaver’s first day with the
City is Aug. 15. Weaver said she
accepted the position because
of the work she has done for the
public.
been involved in the local com-
munity theatre for more than two
decades, which she said devel-
oped her marketing and commu-
nications skills.
“I have worked extensively
with various government entities
and other non-profit organiza-
tions in Calhoun County, as well
as other cities and counties in the
region. I have been working with
houn County during the 2016-2017
school year.
The Calhoun County Area
Go Texan scholarship was open
to any graduating student in
Calhoun County Blinka, the 2016-
2017 CHS valedictorian, said he
thought it was his high school
grade point average and partici-
pation in extracurricular activi-
ties helped distinguish his appli-
cation.
Blinka said he has held nu-
merous leadership roles in orga-
See SCHOLARSHIP Page A1O
state and federally funded grant
projects since the early 1980’s
when I designed the street and
drainage improvements to the
Johnny Drive area funded by a
community development grant.
I even served on the Port Lavaca
Planning Board for a while in the
early 90’s. I have worked with var-
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to apply for a scholarship in the
Area Go Texan category largely
depended on Calhoun County’s
participation in the event at the
Houston Livestock Show and Ro-
deo. To apply Blinka completed
two essays and submitted letters
of recommendation.
“Mine was a little different
than his,” Wehmeyer said. “Mine
went through 4-H.”
Wehmeyer said her appli-
cation went through the 4-H pro-
gram, and her scholarship appli-
cation included an interview por-
tion, where she was asked about
a variety of topics including her
The start of the new school
year is right around the corner
for students, including the many
recent high school graduates
headed off to college.
Two Calhoun High School
graduates, each headed to a ma-
jor Texas public university, will
begin their collegiate time with
financial help from the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Colton Blinka and Meghan
Wehmeyer each earned a $20,000
scholarship through the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo. Blin-
ka will attend the University of
Texas at Austin and Wehmeyer
will attend Texas A&M Universi-
ty in College Station.
The Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo offers scholarships
in a variety of categories and a
variety of amounts. Blinka and
Wehmeyer both received $20,000
paid directly to their respective
universities, Blinka for the Area
Go Texas category and Wehmey-
er for the 4-H category
Both said they and their
parents were excited when they
learned they had earned the
scholarship.
“That was the main one I was
going for this year. That was the
biggest one (scholarship) I was
applying for this year, and I knew
there was a lot of competition at
Calhoun, so I was very excited to
get it,” Blinka said.
Erin Gilmore, 12, of Port
Lavaca, sat on the seawall Sat-
urday, his fishing line in the wa-
ter as he faced the boats docked
at Nautical Landings and wait-
ed for a bite.
“Hey, Dad, can you bring
me some bait and a weight?,”
Erin asked his father Erin
Gilmore Sr., also of Port Lava-
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Colton Blinka, center, recently received a $20,000 college
scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo through
the Area Go Texan organization. Blinka will attend the University
of Texas at Austin in the fall. Pictured, from left, are: Colton’s
father Mark Blinka, Colton Blinka and Colton’s mother Deann
Blinka. (Contributed photo)
time in 4-H and her plans for
the future. Wehmeyer competed
against students from across the
state. Wehmeyer was one of 70
4-H students to receive a $20,000
scholarship
Wehmeyer, who graduated
in the top 10 students of her class,
said she felt her participation in
4-H helped set her apart from the
other applicants.
“For me, definitely my dance
program was the thing that
helped me get to where I was,”
Wehmeyer said about a program
she instituted for children in Cal-
Jody Weaver, 59, was in her
20s when she first worked for the
City of Port Lavaca in 1986.
“From 1986-1989, I was the
Public Works Director for the
City of Port Lavaca overseeing
the streets, utilities and build-
ing inspections departments. I
helped to rewrite the subdivision
ordinance, much of which is still
in use today From 2002-2007,1 was
the City Engineer for the City of
Port Lavaca,” Weaver said.
Weaver recently returned
to city government as Economic
Development/Planning and En-
gineering Director.
“As a senior project engi-
neer with G&W Engineers, Inc.,
I was working on a grant project
with the City and had occasion to
deliver some paperwork to Man-
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Six Port Lavaca individuals
were arrested during two days
of drug busts last week.
The Calhoun County
Sheriffs Office, in conjunction
with the Port Lavaca Police
Department, the Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives and
the Victoria County Sheriffs
Office, executed a search
warrant Thursday in Port
Lavaca and Placedo, according
to a statement from CCSO
released Monday.
Investigators located 3.8
ounces of methamphetamines,
items considered “tools of the
trade” and other paraphernalia,
one Luger Intratech
9-millimeter handgun, a .357
Taurus handgun, one .380 Ruger
handgun and $915 in cash,
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An Austin man was found
dead in Calhoun County over the
weekend.
Richard Gresser, 70, was
found deceased Saturday
afternoon at Pass Cavallo near
Port O’ Connor, according to the
Calhoun County Sheriffs Office
Chief Deputy Johnny Krause.
Krause said Gresser had
been wade fishing with two
friends. Gresser was later seen
floating in the water by a passerby,
Krause added.
According to Krause, the
family said Gresser had ongoing
health problems, which could
have contributed to his death.
“The family was pretty sure
that it was the health issues. They
were certain it was a health issues
with his heart,” Krause said.
Gresser was found still
clutching his fishing pole, Krause
said.
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POINT COMFORT - The
Point Comfort City Council
approved Monday night the re-
building of Pease Street at a cost
of nearly $1.1 million.
A construction contract
was awarded to Lester Contract-
ing Co., the lower of two bidders,
in the amount of $1,087,688.
Some of the money was in the
city’s budget for 2016-17, and all
of it is budgeted for 2017-18. Con-
struction is to be completed in
270 calendar days.
The work is to include the
removal of existing road mate-
rials, curbs and driveways. As-
phalt also will be removed from
a tennis court to be converted
to a sand volleyball court. Rein-
forced concrete pavement and
curbs and gutters are to be in-
stalled along with storm sewer
mains. A parking area at the end
of the seven-block Pease Street
See COUNCIL Page A1O
“Yes, sir,” Gilmore said as
he passed his son a container
of frozen shrimp.
Over the weekend, Erin
fished in his fourth David
Heard Memorial Hardhead
Derby at Bayfront Peninsula
Park.
“I like seeing the kids catch
fish. He (Erin) has had a good
time. He likes to fish anyway.
He fishes all of the time. Usual-
ly he does well in the Derby. He
placed second in his age group
once,” Gilmore said.
“Dad, I want to move to
a different location because
I’m not catching anything,”
Erin said as he discussed fish-
ing strategy with his father. “I
usually catch smaller fish here
(Nautical Landings), but I catch
the bigger fish on the other side
“This community in par-
ticular is where my heart is. Over
the past several years, my posi-
tion at G&W was increasingly
involving me in locations outside
of Calhoun County My workload
was such that I rarely had time to
involve myself in local commu-
nity activities and organizations
that I used to love,” she said.
“This position with the
City will help put me right in the
heart of what’s going on in Port
Lavaca and offer me the opportu-
nity to use my gifts and talents to
promote my adopted hometown,”
she said.
Weaver has lived and
worked in Port Lavaca for more
than 37 years. She has been in-
volved on all sides of develop-
ment from construction and pri-
vate and public sector engineer-
ing design, platting and project
management. Weaver has also
Jody Weaver, 59, of Port
Lavaca, is the new Economic
Development/Planning and
Engineering Director for
the City of Port Lavaca. Her
first day is Aug. 15. (Melony
Overton/Wave photo)
Meghan Wehmeyer recently received a $20,000 scholarship
from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo through the 4-H
organization.The scholarship will go toward her college education.
She will attend Texas A&M University in College Station in the
fall. (Contributed photo)
“It was very exciting because
that’s a huge portion of your tui-
tion,” Wehmeyer said.
Wehmeyer will work toward
earning a double major in dance
science and early childhood ed-
ucation. She wants to work with
children through a dance therapy
program.
Blinka will work toward
earning a major in biology with
a pre-medical school emphasis.
He has plans to become a cardi-
ologist.
Both are registered and
ready for classes to begin.
Blinka said the requirement
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French, Tania. The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 86, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 2017, newspaper, August 9, 2017; Port Lavaca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1301672/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Calhoun County Public Library.