In last month’s article I left you mid-way through Reminiscences of Fifty Years in Texas which was written by an immigrant from Ireland, John Joseph Linn. The book was published and copyrighted in 1883 and reproduced in 1935. He lists in great detail the soldiers and medical staff of numerous battles. He knew first-hand the […]

Gingerbread Cookies Greetings fellow culinary enthusiasts! This is modified from a very old recipe I learned about on the radio. I wanted to teach my food science students about the power of leavening agents, and this fit that lesson, plus brought in some holiday cheer. The molasses to brown sugar ratio has been altered a […]

The Louise S. and W.H. Bauer Charitable Endowment Trust recently awarded Friends of the Port O’Connor Library, Inc. a $2,000. donation that will be used for the new POC Library Learning Center. Accepting the check were President, Ginnie Lichac and Board Member, Judy Whitworth. Representing the Trust are (left) Dee Harkey, Executive Vice President First […]

Texas Sea Grant and the Calhoun County Extension Office are proud to partner with the Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce to bring a series of educational meetings to the residents and visitors in our area. The series will run for 8-weeks, on each Thursday of January and February, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in the […]

Since beginning the campaign to raise funds to build a new library and learning center, some have had questions and concerns about the project. Hopefully this will help address some of those. Why do we need a new library? Our current library has been in a small temporary location since 1988. The space is no […]