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February 4, 2010  RSS feed
Cold wave
Cody Underwood, 32, of Port Aransas is clad in wetsuit material from head to toe as he rides a wave near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, Jan. 29. Despite low water temperatures, surfers flocked to the pier to catch some nice waves that were rolling through that day. More...
Dead whale washes ashore
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Buried in dunes

 A dead whale, believed to be a baleen, washed ashore on Mustang Beach near Marker 30 on Monday morning, Feb. 8. It took three pieces of heavy machinery to push and pull the whale into a burial site created in the dunes. A crowd of about 200 gathered to watch the process that started about 8 a.m. and was not completed until after noon. More...

New hire
Speights coming on board as building official
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

After 56 years of visiting Port Aransas as a tourist, John Speights finally is going to move here full-time. Speights, 61, of Austin, has been hired as the town’s newest building official, responsible for plan reviews and field inspections of single-family and multifamily residential structures. More...

 Island Life
• Winter Sounds will showcase Susan Gibson
The Winter Sounds concert, featuring Susan Gibson, will be held at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, on Monday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. Gibson wrote “Wide Open Spaces”, the Grammy award-winning song by the Dixie Chicks. More...
• article has image Up in the rafters
• Stars Hope, Lamour to be in Movie Time
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 Youth
• UIL team makes high marks at Calallen meet
The Port Aransas High School University Interscholastic League academic team traveled to Calallen on Saturday, Jan. 30, to compete against 20 other teams. UIL academic coordinator Laurie Barello commented that, “Most were local schools, but some came from as far away as Cuero and Kingsville.” More...
• article has image Perfect for play
• PORT ARANSAS ISD SCHOOL MENUS
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 Fishing
• article has image FISHING REPORT
Weekend looks good
The weather has not been conducive to fishing, but there is plenty to do in Port Aransas. February and March are activity season around here. Between the Parks and Recreation Department, the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry the Art Center Center for the Islands, school sports and shopping, it’s a wonder anyone is able to fit fishing in at all. More...
• article has image Private charter
• Snook hearings scheduled
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 Sports
• article has image Lady Marlins need to win Friday to seal district title
Much depends on Friday. If the Lady Marlins lose that game, they’ll be co-champions of District 31-A. But if they win, they’ll be undisputed district champs and will draw a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The issue is that Friday’s game is against the Falls City Lady Beavers, and that presents three problems: More...
• article has image Lady Marlins post 47-27 victory over Woodsboro
• 2nd, 3rd places won by BMS
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 Obituaries
• article has image Collins
Vera Mae Johnson Collins, 90, of Kenedy, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. She was the mother of Harry (Barbara) Collins of Port Aransas. Collins was born on Dec. 12, 1919, to James Alexander “Zack” and Bessie Cade Johnson, on the old Johnson Ranch in Bee Cave. More...
• Dreyer
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 Island Agenda
• article has image Island Agenda
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Sundays and Mondays for open swim, 1- 2 p.m., Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. and more. Call 749-2416 for lap swim hours and information. More...
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