The National Alliance on Mental Illness (N.A.M.I.) will begin their nationally-recognized Family-to-Family Education Program this March in Victoria. Family to Family is designed to help family members, or friends deal with the issues of living with a loved one who has been diagnosed with a major mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, […]

Oh, to be able to walk into the garden and pluck a fresh ripe tomato right off the vine! A lot of times, especially with the cherry varieties, those tomatoes never make it to the kitchen sink and the waiting large clear glass bowl on the counter. Instead, I’ll just wipe ‘em off on my […]

Seeing the activity surrounding the pink building on the highway, I did a little investigation and discovered that The Treasure Chest, a gift shop formerly located on 14th and Van Buren, was in the process of moving. And so I called and spoke with Joanie Morgan, one of the owners, and set a date to […]

The meeting of February 17th was held in the Port O’Connor Community Center at 10:00 a.m. with a guest, Cub Scout leader Beverly Clifton, present and one returning member. Returning to Port O’Connor after several years’ absence are June Westling and her husband.  June received a hearty welcome from the members. The main item on […]

The Back Lakes have yet to fully recover from freezing conditions earlier this month but more and more fish are moving into the environs daily. Capt. James C. reported a Big Trout sighting while airboat Redfishing Saturday. James said “she was about as long as my leg and looked to be in great shape”. We’ve […]