The “Wizard of Oz” taught that you don’t have to go far from home to find your dream. Donna and John Sickles know what that means, and Saint Jo, Texas, is thankful. “I grew up 50 miles away, but I discovered Saint Jo as an adult,” renowned artist Donna Howell-Sickles says. “John and I were looking for property all over the country, but we fell in love right here.” Even more, she’s related to the Howell who founded Saint Jo; his youngest brother was her great-great-grandfather.


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