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September 2, 2010  RSS feed


Oil and water don’t mix
Fear of oil spill, wet weather impact summer
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Fate threw Port Aransas merchants some real curve balls in recent months, prompting mixed reports on just how well business went this past summer. Fears of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, bad weather, heavy influxes of sargassum seaweed and other factors hurt tourism to an extent, but many business owners still reported a good summer. More...

City eyes funding for airport improvements
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

One City officials have some high-flying hopes for improvements at Mustang Beach Airport. Officials are trying to get Port Aransas involved in a program that could bring hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of improvements to the airport, Mayor Keith McMullin said. More...

 Opinion
• article has image Guv’s race in spotlight; others not so much
You may be among those confused by the term “downballot.” It’s shorthand, used by office-holders, candidates, consultants, journalists and other avid political watchers. It refers to all those other political races on the ballot below those for governor, the U. S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and president. More...
• article has image Cool idea for a hot day
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 Island Life
• article has image Beach house tours draw to a close
If you haven’t toured the Susan Castor Beach House, you have until Monday, Sept. 6, to see it. Admission is $5 per person, with $4 going to the Port Aransas Education Foundation. The last series of tours will be offered from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 2, through Monday. After Monday the home will be closed to the public. More...
• article has image Reception to feature ‘Man Alive’
• Pool to open Labor Day
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 Youth
• High school XC teams to hold bake sale
Prepare your sweet tooth – or at least, your baked-goods tooth. Port Aransas High School crosscountry runners will be having a bake sale on Sunday, Aug. 29, and again on Sunday, Sept. 5, to help pay for trips to San Antonio and Round Rock for practice runs. More...
• article has image Puting some ‘umph!’ in triumph
• article has image Class over
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 Fishing
• article has image New record
Brandon Iron Krauser of Del Valle, 7, set a new Junior Angler State Record for red drum on Tuesday, Aug. 17, while fishing at the jetties. The fish measured 41.25 inches and weighed 29.75 pounds. More...
• article has image No sleep, but lots of fish
• article has image Sail-ing
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 Sports
• article has image Runners face ‘big boys’
Marlin cross-country runners went up against some 4A and 5A competitors in their first meet of the year on Saturday, Aug. 28, and according to coach Steve Reaves, they did well. The event was at Moody High School in Corpus Christi. More...
• article has image And, they’re off!
• Tennis players invited to play at round robin
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 Obituaries
• article has image Gueldner
Mary Margaret Willis Gueldner died Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010. She was the mother of Tommy (Rosilea) Gueldner of Port Aransas. Gueldner was born Dec. 6, 1929 in San Antonio. She enjoyed her visits to Port Aransas dating back to the early 1950s. More...
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 Island Agenda
• article has image Island agenda
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park More...
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