The Harbor Children’s Alliance and Victim Center (215 W. Railroad in Port Lavaca; phone 552-1982) reminds us that April is awareness and prevention month for both child abuse and sexual abuse. All types of child abuse affect a child, often with lifelong effects. Many adults who have trouble managing their emotions and developing healthy relationships […]

Edward Kurtz Port O’Connor – Edward Kurtz, 83, of Port O’Connor, formerly of Victoria, passed away March 28, 2011. He was born on October 25, 1927 to Rudolf and Veronica Mikes Kurtz in Shiner. He served in the US Army Air Corps from 1946 to 1948. He was married in 1947 to Gussie Opela and […]

Port O’Connor Elementary School teachers Judy Anderson (1st grade) and Sheryl Haynes (3rd grade) shared with us an April Fools “prank” pulled on their classes by students Carly (3rd grade) and John (1st grade) Rosenboom: April 1, 2011 My brother and I fooled two classes, 1st grade and 3rd grade, by turning giant cookies into […]

When: April 16, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Where: San Jacinto Battleground See living history encampments and re-enactors in period costume, demonstrations of weapons, activities for children and more. At 3:00 p.m., a reenactment of the famous 1836 battle which won Texas’ Independence from Mexico will be fought. Cannon and musket fire will […]

Grade 6 1st Physical—Exploding Bags 1ST* Juan Resendiz 2nd Physical-Sticky 3RD Luis Resendiz 3rd Physical-Rainbow Color 2ND Trevor Williamson 1st Earth—Water Erosion 2ND Will Ragusin 2nd Earth—Traveling Beads 1ST * Whitney Ronshausen Grade 5 1st Physical—Go Balloon Go Javier Guzman, Justin Munsch 2nd Physical-Speedy Soup 5TH Shelby Rodgers 3rd Physical-Go Balloon Blow Kevin Resendiz 1st […]