When I was a lad, occasionally Mother would make breakfast food for supper. One evening, after a long and hard day of work at the local cotton mill, she placed a plate of eggs and sausage and a pan of “quite” burned biscuits on the table. We waited to see if Dad would notice. After […]

Butterflies are some of the most beloved insects that you can find in a garden. But their younger forms, the caterpillars, tend to go unappreciated by most. They’re often viewed as pests, unwelcome visitors who munch through leaves and fruits that the gardener wanted to preserve. But if we look closer, it becomes clear that […]

Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation, translated the New Testament into German while confined to the castle of Wartburg. Beethoven wrote his best masterpieces after going deaf. Thomas Edison, at 66 years old, rebuilt his invention factory after it burned to the ground. Resilient grit marked each of these leaders. They learned to bounce […]

Sat., July 17    BBQ Benefit for Noral McCauley starts 11:00 am    Port O’Connor Community Center Tues., Aug. 3    Seadrift City Council  7:00 pm        Seadrift City Hall Tues., Aug. 3    Bunco  7:00 pm        Port O’Connor Community Center Thurs., Aug. 5    Community Service Club 10:00 am    Port O’Connor Community Center Sat., Aug. 7    National Purple […]