The month of February brought freezing temperatures and a lot of broken pipes! No water and no electricity was a hardship for many in our area. At the home of Rodney and Linda Mullins there was beauty in the middle of it all. They created a number of “ice fantasies” with the trees in their […]

Although we’re a few days late, we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to wish Grace Stone a Happy Birthday. Grace was born on February 8, 1916 in Norwich, New York to Maude (a recent English immigrant) and Jessie Ockerman. Mr. Ockerman was an engineer with the O&W Railroad. Because of his position with the railroad, […]

We Dedicate This Issue to Our Founder, Margaret Jennings In case you ever wondered how this little publication came about: In the fall of 1995, Margaret Jennings, a retired English teacher, and Charlotte Graham, a real estate agent, began to discuss how this community had no way, other than posting signs at Alvin’s and Shamrock, […]

Preparing For Coldest Island Temps Yet Greetings from the island. I hope that all of you are doing well and survived the frigid cold that we had this past week. As I sit here at my little kitchen table on the 13th, ( Happy 59th Birthday to me ), the arctic cold is set to […]

Representing the Coast Guard The above photo, which includes men from Port O’Connor, was chosen to become part of a military memorial to be dedicated later this month at the Angleton courthouse. It was submitted to the memorial committee by Ricky Day and will represent the Coast Guard branch of the military. Taken around 1930, […]