Gotta Love The Small Town Life Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Fourth of July weekend. Barnacle and I stayed on the island, having no desire to venture to the mainland and endure the chaos that is. We watched the fireworks display Saturday night from across […]

Flying the Flag: I love flying the United States flag and enjoy riding around town seeing all the flags on summer weekends. When we fly our nations’ flag, we assume a responsibility to present it in accordance with the US Flag Code. Reading the Code reminds us that lawyers predominate in our legislative bodies but […]

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrates its 73rd anniversary of service to America June 23, 2012. As the uniformed, volunteer component of the Coast Guard, Auxiliary members dedicate countless hours each year toward supporting the Coast Guard in nearly all of the service’s mission areas. In the 1930’s, rowing and yachting races were among the […]

PV2 Kyle Kunz from Fort Meade, Maryland was delivered by our local Coast Guard to the marina at “The Sanctuary” to meet his bride Ms. Rendi Hardin from Houston, Texas July 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The wedding was officiated by Judge Nancy Pomykal of Port O’Connor in a sunset ceremony held by his mother, […]

Oh!!!!! What a spectacular 2012 Fireworks Display! Port O’Connor wants to “Thank” everyone that made this event possible. It’s just fantastic seeing all the people that travel to our community to enjoy spending time with family and friends. Without you there would be no reason for the event. So start making your plans for July […]