GOLIAD – It was a little quieter Wednesday as Mabry McMahon sat on a blanket in the corner of Presidio la Bahía last week.
I haven’t been able to muster much enthusiasm for cleaning cupboards or organizing closets. Instead, I try to find something to take me outdoors. Lately, I have been interested in what uses we humans have made of all the native Brush Country plants. Some produce edible fruit; some make good …
Today, we will look at John Collins and his connection to John Wesley Hardin, as well as wrap up the history of the family of Joseph and Artie Collins which resided in the home until 1906.
The Bell is bouncing back from her injury, but the little imp is taking full advantage of our sympathy. She has been getting special food, going for car rides and a lot of being a lap dog. We do love our pup.
GOLIAD – Another business is blooming in downtown Goliad. This one has taken root beneath the cooling shade of an old oak tree.
A bird flew into the bluebird house that we had erected on the west side of the vineyard. Oh, good! I thought. Both vineyard houses, east and west, had residents now. We would have a fine crop of bluebirds this summer. But something bothered me about the bird that had tucked into that westsi…
As you recall from the previous article, we are taking a look at the research compiled by John C. Brooke who in 1987 bought the place known today as the Collins House.
The poor little Bell had an accident while at the ranch. We aren’t sure what occurred, she couldn’t tell us but the poor pup’s mouth looked funny. The Bell was definitely in pain and barely wagged her tail. When we tried to look in her mouth to find out what was wrong, she wouldn’t let us ch…
GOLIAD – The graduation looked different this year with students spread out across the stadium’s field encircled by their family members.
When I look into a fully opened blossom of a Prickly-Pear Cactus, I am impressed with the bright colors, the tissue-papery petals and the numerous upright stamens. Stamens, as you know, are the short stalks that hold the flower’s pollen. This wide-open flower was a flower calling out for pol…
GOLIAD – The Goliad County Library, in partnership with the Goliad County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, is offering some reading challenge fun this summer with “FRED: Families Reading Every Day.”
GOLIAD – At the request of Goliad resident Carol New, a barbecue fundraiser to benefit the Victoria Alzheimer’s Association was held at Jay’s Cook Shack Saturday, June 20, in Goliad.
BEEVILLE – This year, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 274 in Beeville has existed for 93 years.
Seven members from Boy Scouts Troop 60 were Goliad High School class of 2020 graduates. This is the largest group of scouts to graduate in several years. The scouts have been together since Cub Scout Pack 64, many of them since the pack was restarted in 2009 by Matt and Erika Bochat. Togethe…
GOLIAD – It’s been several months since Market Days closed so this past week was a welcome return to a tradition along the square.
GOLIAD – Library staff are taking opening to the public slow to ensure patrons don’t get sick.
SCHROEDER – Schroeder Hall is opening its doors to make sure the seniors of Goliad have the prom they missed this year.
BEEVILLE – The Beeville Art Museum is once again open, and what’s old is new again in a new exhibition of works by seven artists dedicated to sharing the power of hand embroidery in contemporary art.
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