Thanks for Improvements

Thank you for completing the repair, improvement and expansion of the Chocolate Bayou Park and Boat Launch. David has worked many years completing this new area for our county and regional citizens. The Texas Parks & Wildlife, County Judge Richard Meyer, and Calhoun County Commissioners Court helped.

Call David’s office, and thank him. Thank you, David.

Russell Cain
Citizen of Calhoun County for 67 years

Goodbye, Cathy’s

I would like to take the time to tell all of our customers how much we appreciate your business throughout the years . I had Strykers for 11 years and then Jerry built CATHYS . I’ve had it opened since 1999. I have lived my Life in the restaurant working alongside some wonderful employees.

But now the time has come for me to finish my life doing some things that I want to do ….. traveling , relaxing , but most of all Enjoying my grandkids. After my Mom and Mother in Law passed this year , I decided ITS TIME ! With that being said, CATHYS will CLOSE Permanently on September 30 at 9 p.m.

We will be having some Great Shrimp Specials so please join us in our latter weeks to enjoy our well known TEXAS Wild Caught SHRIMP !!

Much Love To All and May God Bless Each of You.

Cathy Osborn

I’ve written this column from lots of different places and different situations, but this is a new one, the only time I have had to write this column one small half step away from homelessness.

I came back from Tennessee with my health much worse off due to the nature of how I spent the last two plus years between the pandemic, my father’s death, and a year plus of taking care of a person who purported to be dying in hospice but in the end left me in a way worse situation than she found me in.

It started with my health and ends there too.

I cannot physically work enough to afford the cost of living (especially now and especially in my current location), and I waited through three years of appeals and being poor beyond belief while my father was still alive to make applying for help like disability or housing seem a bit of a waste of time.

Recently it got so bad that as I have no official status where I’m at, I might have had to sleep on the streets.

That is the kind of thought that really puts things in perspective as far as how fragile some aspects of daily life really can be.

As you put your head down to sleep you find yourself thinking what would you do without that spot, when the day is hot as Hades and you’re having a hard time ambulating you start to have thoughts of how it would be if you had nowhere to rest, and you start to think what you would eat if you had no place to store or refrigerate food.

All of these thoughts, every damn one of them, is scary as hell.

What can you do long term to solve this issue, especially without a ‘base’ to operate from, how can you afford to pick yourself back up in a world where cost has gone insane.?

Again, scary.

This latest slip down the slippery slide happened as I was writing this article, so of course it bled into the content of said article. but also this means I have no ending to the tale, no moral lesson, and no way of knowing what happens next.

For now anyway.

Only thing I can say about this experience so far is it is very much a time to reframe and to reevaluate.
So far I have as said reframed many luxuries we all take for granted as things that are more fluid than I had thought and also re-evaluated how much one very special person means to me and how to look at all they do (and that’s in print too).

I hope the ending to this story or at least the next chapter is way more upbeat and light hearted than this one.

Another thing about being so close to the bottom is that although, of course, it could be worse, there are also numerous ways that it could be better as well.

Let’s hope and pray for the latter…

The Calhoun County ISD Board of Trustees has announced that Mr. Evan Cardwell was selected to become the district’s new Superintendent of Schools and will be leading the district’s seven schools, 3561 students, and 548 employees into the years ahead.

Mr. Cardwell joined the Calhoun County ISD family in March as Deputy Superintendent, after Larry Nichols requested a transfer into a part-time project manager role. Mr, Cardwell has been working closely with Nichols, school board members, and the district’s administrative team over the past months to ensure a smooth transition.

Before joining Calhoun County ISD, he previously served as Superintendent of Newcastle ISD and Principal-Athletic Director at Paint Creek ISD.

Superintendent Cardwell says that he appreciates the Calhoun County community for being so welcoming and hospitable to his family. He says he has enjoyed getting to know CCISD staff, parents, and other community stakeholders, and looks forward to working as a team to provide the best possible education experience for students.

“We are very blessed and excited to be a part of the Calhoun County ISD family,” he said.

Please join the district in congratulating Mr. Evan Cardwell on his new role.

From Calhoun County Independent School district web site

We are experiencing a very busy fall season, although the summer heat remains with us! After having a great time preaching a Revival for Victory Assembly in Pittsburg, Texas, Pastor Joane and I have been running nonstop. We are expecting to see the fruit of our labors appear quickly!

We are hosting a Leadership Fishing Tournament with leaders coming from across South Texas. They will be retreating (hopefully resting) and taking a morning fishing trip. They are excited and the weather looks to be cooperating!

Our Ladies met in Port Lavaca at New Beginnings for a special conference. There were some excellent speakers from around Texas that led the ladies to seek a better relationship with our Lord through prayer.

Our Men can never be outdone, so they traveled to Bloomington for a Men’s Breakfast. Our men hosted a men’s breakfast last month, so so we were happy to go and “eat their food”! It was a special time.

We led a Fellowship Meeting at El Campo which featured the ministry of Prophetess Susan Nordin, who has just been elected Campus Pastor of the great C.T. Church, Houston. We have known the Nordins for several years and they have ministered for us numerous times. This special service was a blessing for all those who attended.

We have the honor of hosting Mark and Lisa Dupree here at the Chapel for a few days. Many of you remember them and their excellence, so please stop by and say “Hi”.

We will be hosting Pastor Tom and Ronda Ream from Victory Church, Pittsburg, Texas, for whom we preached a Revival. They will be here the end of this month and Pastor Tom will be preaching at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 25. Everyone will want to hear this great minister of the Gospel!

Pastors Joane and Erny will be attending the Empowerment Conference in Houston. The Conference is an annual event which will feature some of the most powerful ministers of our day. The Conference will be held at C.T. Church, Houston and is under the pastorship of the Reverend Susan Nordin. It will be streamed live for those who can not personally attend.

Thanks to all who assist the Chapel with the Community Food Pantry. There are many who attend other churches or some who are not presently attending providing mainly canned goods for those who are in need of extra help from time to time. The Pantry is running low on a few items, so if you can give, please do so and the Lord will make sure we are able to help every needy family in our community!

In October, we begin ramping up our Thanksgiving and Christmas Services and food basket distribution. We appreciate the Ladies Service Club, who make a generous donation twice each year after their huge rummage sale. This fall’s sale will be on Saturday, November 5. Please support our Ladies, for they do outstanding things for our community!

Fisherman’s Chapel is an interdenominational congregation whose goal is to exalt Jesus with all of our being. We also wish to help teach everyone how to live a life pleasing to the Lord, which will bring the greatest benefit to them personally. Our service schedule is Sundays at 10:00 a.m. – Bible Study; 11:00 a.m. – Morning Service; and 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. On Wednesdays we meet at 7:00 p.m. for a delicious, light fellowship meal before looking into God’s Word for special instructions. Everyone will receive a warm welcome at the Chapel and all are urged to, “Come, grow with us”!