Of all the immigrants who became Texans upon arriving in old Indianola – German,Czech, Polish and more – perhaps none were more exotic than the seventy-five that came ashore in 1856 and 1857 from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey. But these new arrivals weren’t to be added to the census. They were camels. Following the […]

4H was founded between 1890-1900 to help teachers meet the need for curriculum to teach farming and homesteading skills to students. Through the years 4H has developed beyond just the basic skills. Some of the activities we do in 4H today are raising animals for the livestock show and auction, photography, skeet shooting, cooking/food challenges, […]

Head, Hearts, Hands and Health …4H Is Still Here Did you know that 4H is alive and well in our community and throughout the world? If young people are our future, and there are more than one billion youth between 12 and 24 years old; then 4H is actively working to make our future brighter. […]

My neighbors Parker and Patty are always telling me how proud they are to be a part of Port O’Connor, Texas. They say it is a great community and so friendly. Just last month Nani Patty and Pop Parker had their youngest grandson for the day while Mom attended a conference. They decided on a […]

We approach the end of another year. The months of November and December are the big months for retail folks.  This is probably because there are more holidays in those months. If you cheat a little, and include the last week of October, a lot more. You can call the 1st of November, All Saints […]