The end of an era

by Ross Stapp ©The Port Lavaca Wave 2025
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photo BY TABBIE HARRIS Simon Beard Jr. shoots his barebow at the District 11 match held in Cuero on Dec. 21, 2024. He placed first in the Senior Boys/Open Barebow competition.
Beard places first in District archery competition
Photo by TABBIE HARRIS Kidron Lehtinen sits with a display of his beautiful craftsmanship, including pens, vases, bullets and Christmas trees.
Local youth turns hobby into woodworking business
Contributed photo Workers for the city of Port Lavaca removed plaster that had come loose, revealing the interior structure and steal beams currently supporting the second roof.
Workers discover historical remnants during don...
Photo by TABBIE HARRIS Pictured is the group of all elected officials that attended the swearing in ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Local officials take oaths of office
photo by Tania French The Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce and H-E-B teams gather together after the 2025 Food Rally benefiting the Calhoun County Community Ministries Food Pantry. Pictured are members from The Port Lavaca Wave (Dashing through the Decades), Port Lavaca Auto Group (Rapid REC’ruiters), The Boys That Just Rolled Out of Bed and Helping Hands on the Gulf Coast teams.
Shopping for a cause
CONTRIBUTED photo Former Calhoun County ISD teacher Ashley Barecky and her daughters, Anna and Allie, visit HJM Elementary School first grade students to share a story about Christmas cookies. Afterwards, each student enjoyed an iced sugar cookie. They are students in Macileigh Burris’ class.
Sharing a Christmas Story
CONTRIBUTED photo Cadets Ivan Naranjo and Job Smith and Port Lavaca Police Chief Colin Rangnow take a picture in Port Lavaca City Hall. Both Naranjo and Smith will now be joining officers as part of in-the-field training.
PLPD welcomes two new cadets
Photo courtesy of kens 5 Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies rope off the crime scene on Gunsight Pass in San Antonio, the location where Tomas Calavera jr., 30 was found deceased as the result of a gunshot wound. Deputies performed a welfare check at the location at the request of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office after Calavera’s common-law-wife, Faith P. Goynes was found with his identification after allegedly setting fire to his vehicle in Port O’Connor on Monday, Dec. 23.
Woman sets truck on fire in Port O’Connor follo...
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