John Dee Bertling, 85, passed away on August 22, 2023 at his home in Port O’Connor, Texas. John Dee Bertling was born on June 24, 1938 in McKinney, TX, to Rodger Dee Bertling and Frances Bertling. John graduated from Smiley High School in Houston, Texas. After high school John joined the Air Force where he […]

PORT LAVACA — Michael J. Pfeifer passed away peacefully on August 21 at the age of 70. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Lynn; their children, Sarah Brumfield (Jason), Amy Boone (Ben), Matthew Pfeifer (Mallory); seven grandchildren; and siblings, Monica Pelech, Marcus Pfeifer, and Michelle Voss. He was preceded in death […]

Thomas “Tommy” Doyle Skalak, Sr., age 74, of Port O’Connor, Texas passed away on September 6, 2023 at home. Tommy was born on May 26, 1949 in Baytown, TX to the late Lloyd J. and Elizabeth Kenter Skalak. He is survived by his wife, Dorrissa; Children, Kimberly Fritz (George), Stephani Skalak-Baenziger (Mark), Douglas Skalak (Alicia), […]

Two Brothers “Two brothers as different as different can be, sharing the same faith in the God of Eternity.” Pictured above are Alexander and Edward Corporon who are our featured guests in the Kid’s Corner column. Alexander is 9 and Edward is 10. Edward loves hunting and Alexander enjoys gaming. Edward’s favorite subject is Science […]

In one of his essays, Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) described a day he spent with a younger child. He said, “I found upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth, that the child had excellent parts, and was a great master of all learning on the other side of eight […]