Our Christmas poinsettia sale was a huge success! We sold almost 200 plants and after everyone saw how beautiful and fresh they were, they wanted more! We hope to get started taking orders earlier next year. Thank you to everyone who bought plants, sold plants and helped get them delivered. It was a fun project […]

I remember on New Year’s Eve, 1968-69, preaching at three churches’ “Watch Night Services”. I preached at Haskell, Jenks, and Okmulgee, which are all in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. What is most memorable about that evening was that I said with full conviction, “I do not believe we will see 1970 before the return of […]

Emphasizes Broad Legal Background and Experience in Seeking Judgeship Local prosecutor James Pink Dickens announced today that he has filed as a Republican for the position of District Judge of the 135th Judicial District. This Judicial District includes Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. A veteran prosecutor in several Texas jurisdictions, Dickens currently […]

Volunteers Needed Since 2013, a team of seabird scientists has been studying the movements of adults and juvenile Brown pelicans living in the northern Gulf of Mexico. They are currently tracking adults with GPS technology but also marked young pelicans with color bands. Colored plastic bands are very useful for obtaining information about migrations of […]

“Dinosaur Bones” for Christmas My neighbors Parker and Patty are always telling me how proud they are to be a part of Port O’Connor, Texas. They say it is a great community and so friendly. The week before Christmas, youngest grandson Payden came to POC for a visit. He loves to stay with his grandparents, […]