Thanksgiving- A Very American Eclectic Holiday I conducted an unofficial and non scientific survey of how POC-ites celebrate Thanksgiving. The names have been deleted to protect the crazy, but local lunatics, fanatics and other opinionated persons have shared with us the traditional, nontraditional and downright goofy ways they celebrate thanksgiving. One family remembers the corn […]
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Reflections by Phil Ellenberger
Ah, November the month where we once again try to talk ourselves into thinking we are no longer going to save any daylight. It is relatively foolish to think that daylight can be saved. Daylight is from Sunrise to Sunset, discounting any lengthening by twilights unless of course there are too many clouds to see […]
Footprints & Rusty Hooks (or Bits & Pieces of What’s Happening in POC) By Sue Kubecka
BUNCO! Closing out the year in its own style will be the Bunco Group on Tuesday Evening, December 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Gathering in the Back Meeting Room of the Community Center, these avid players will start the evening with a covered dish repast and then continue to exchange gifts prior to the start of […]
Time to Give Thanks by Rev. Donnie L. Martin
As you read the title of this article, no doubt the Thanksgiving holiday flashed into your consciousness. Your deduction was of course correct, since Thanksgiving Day will soon be upon us. The practice of giving thanks to God is advocated over and over again in the pages of the Bible. For instance, Psalm 105:1 & […]
A normal day by Bob Lindsey
The smell of rotting fish came first, centuries of smells hauled from the sea. Then came the great vessels, the fishing boats, after a hard day hauling oysters from the reefs, they swayed in the dank wind, sad gulls swooped past and called the fishermen alien names; Juan, Pablo and Miguel, names not foreign to […]
