We have been having rain and even a big wind storm shortly after April Fools day. Is it possible that Mother Nature is getting a trifle cantankerous and making her jokes slow? Rain is desirable after that long hot and dry spell we had in 2011. Rain means water in the ditches. Water in the […]
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Now and Then…by J. Phillip Ellenberger, Calhoun County Historical Commission
Fish Out of Water… by Thomas Spychalski
Downburst: If you were up early enough on the morning of April 2nd, you might have noticed that we had a thunderstorm that got a little out of control. That was especially true if you rode out the storm in Port Lavaca. That was because Port Lavaca fell victim to a weather event called a […]
Fish Out Of Water, by Thomas Spychalski…Of Bangs and Misfires
Since 9/11 we have become a country that (rightly so) has become a bit more wary of some of the dirtier aspects of modern warfare, such as suicide bombings, booby trapped explosives and what could be inside our daily mail, something we have sadly seen in action before with the Uni Bomber and Anthrax attacks. […]
Footprints and Rusty Hooks (or Bits & Pieces of What’s Happening in POC) By Sue Kubecka
BUNCO – BUNCO! The next Bunco party will be Tuesday evening, April 3rd beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the back meeting room of the Community Center, and we will be in for a fun evening with some delicious foods. We welcome all interested women on that evening; if you are new to our area, this […]
Let’s Eat Together by Erny McDonough
Whatever happened to family meals around the dinner table? Did they go out with the 1950’s, along with bobby socks, soda jerks, and black-and-white television? I remember dinner time when I was a child. My mother was a stay-at-home mom, as most were in those days. We had dinner as a family every night after […]
