And Summer Rolls On Greetings from the island everyone! Hope all of you are doing well and had a nice visit with Dad this past Fathers Day. The siblings and I, along with Mom, drove to Brazoria and visited our dad, Henry, and had a great visit. Not having heard him play it on his […]

Here it’s the middle of July, all the “BOOMS” have come and gone. Seems every year the ‘Annual Fireworks Display’ gets bigger and better. I think it would be surprising if we knew just how many people come from near and far to enjoy this event each year. The Chamber wants to say a big […]

Recently there has been debate on the Confederate flag and the legitimacy of it being flown by government entities in the South. My opinions on this subject have been validated as of late, but this is not why I brought it to your attention, humble reader. Now, not wanting to step in the muck being […]

World War II was a horrific global conflict which took place from September 1939 to September 1945 and involved a majority of the world’s nations. The War in Europe came to an end in May of 1945 with the surrender of the last German forces still fighting. Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany’s fanatical leader, had supposedly […]

It’s beginning to feel like the dog days of summer here at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, but that shouldn’t stop you from coming out for a visit!  Now is a great time of year to see American alligators, butterflies, dragonflies, and lots of adorable white-tail fawns covered in spots.  You might even see a dragonfly […]