This year I was finding it rather hard to come up with content for this space for the rapidly approaching holiday season because admittedly for me personally those days are more often then not spent alone. I’m not saying that to invoke sympathy or to throw myself a nice pity party (with cake, preferably chocolate […]

The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us once again. Once we get past the thoughts of how much work is involved in preparing for all the Thanksgiving festivities, we generally find ourselves looking forward to family, fellowship, fun, and last, but not least, FOOD. Speaking of food, I’ve always found it utterly amazing that the most […]

Greetings fellow culinary enthusiasts! With the holidays approaching, I thumbed through the Port O’ Connor Community Service Club cookbook to help answer a nagging question: “What is mincemeat pie?” We always had it for holiday dinners at my grandparent’s house and it set on the buffet alongside the other traditional pies. Unlike the pumpkin and […]

“The Way I See It”  is an attempt by the columnist to enlighten readers on a subject as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. On Citizenship Once again there is big discussion on Citizenship. So I will again try to explain: Note:(My comments in parenthesis) Jus soli citizenship: […]

PORT O’CONNOR LADIES: Once again Bunco was celebrated on Tuesday Evening, November 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center. Serving as hostesses and welcoming Autumn were Pat Ekstrom and Annette Leach with a delightful repast of small desserts and drinks of cider. But plans are now being made for the Bunco Ladies’ last […]