Letter to the Editor: I just want to say it’s been a pleasure writing the Chamber Chat for the Dolphin Talk. I began doing the article when the paper was first published in 1996; then Nancy Pomykal took over for a few years, then I picked it up again. I love Port O’Connor, so it […]

Thank You The family of Shirley Gordon would like to publicly thank the following people for all of their help with Ms. Shirley and her care/services: Mary Ann Claiborne, Margaret Claiborne, Michelle Marlin, Nathan O’Neill, Paul Hernandez, Grace Bradley, Troy Beaudry, Forrest Marlin, Virginia Marlin, Beverly Clifton (Salt Blossom), Susan Wallace, Chris Baumbach (Pinnacle Pest […]

Yesterday Yesterday in the late fifties until the late eighties were the best of times in POC for my family and myself. It was a time we spent the holidays and vacation time fishing and gigging flounder. We walked many miles looking for flounder to gig. During November we gigged the flounder and froze them […]

“O Christmas Tree” Just saw the word, “O Tannenbaum” on the first page of a newspaper. It took me way back in history. Bob Thormalen taught three classes in his room at the old Seadrift School House. He did teach us to sing “O Tannebaum. Ve trazinc dine blakie” or something like that. He also […]

Thank you for allowing me to serve this community while being on the Port O’Connor Water Board. We are confident that the delivery of services has greatly improved over these past two years and the future is much brighter.  Our goal personally and as a Board was to provide this community with the best for […]