September 7, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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Hot time, summer on the island

Most retailers report weather not only hot item
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
It was a hot summer, and with Labor Day over, some Port Aransas merchants are reporting that the summer tourist season also was fairly hot from a business perspective. More...

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Opinion

OPINION

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Texas politics

Garcia is ready to challenge Seaman
Dave MCNEELY

PORT ARANSAS - Juan Garcia, a Harvard educated lawyer and former Navy pilot, hopes to switch a relatively solid Republican legislative district to the Democrats. More...

A Texas voice

This Aussie lived life at full speed
Steve MARTAINDALE

Everyone, it seems, knew of Steve Irwin, if not by name then certainly as the "Crocodile Hunter" or "that crazy, excitable Australian guy who's always jumping away from crocodiles, snakes and spiders at the last second." More...

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Fishing

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Summer closeout

Carlos "Ranger" Richter Sr. and Carlos Richter Jr. closed out the summer fishing season with a wonderful day of fishing. Ranger, who turns 81 this month, had to get that last sailfish caught and he did. More...

FISHING REPORT

Come to the island and fish in paradise

The dog days of summer are passing and the weather is cooling a little as the island clears out after Labor Day. Fishing continues to please anglers with a big variety of species up for grabs. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

DAILY + Community Park Swimming Pool offers swim lessons and lap swimming, water exercise. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. + Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. More...

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Residents get look at land use plan

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A crowd of more than 50 got its first real look at a proposed Port Aransas land use map in an open house/briefing at city hall on Wednesday, Aug. 30. More...

City budget, tax rate get nod from council

With little fuss and no public comment, city council members and the board of the city's Recreational Development Board approved a tax rate and their respective budgets on Thursday, Aug. 31. More...

Island Life

Grab a chair and relax

Acoustic music slated for Sunset Sounds Friday

Sunset Sounds will bring music to the air tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 8. Enjoy musical entertainment as the sun sets over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel every second Friday of the month from April to October. More...

Adult Spanish class is offered

Adults wanting to communicate effectively in Spanish will have the opportunity to learn the basics at a five-week course offered at the Port Aransas High School. More...

IGA hosts WIC Mobile Monday

Representatives from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Sept. 11. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St., they will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. More...

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Youth

Parks department sets dance, tumbling classes

Dance and tumbling classes for all ages are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week through the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department beginning Sept. 11. More...

Lunch line

From left, first graders Kayla Pugh, Anne-Marie Appling, Deja Simmons, Zachary Brown, Carson Burns, Gabriella Hanmore and Jacquelynne Hernandez wait in line for lunch at H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria on Tuesday, Sept. 5. More...

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Sports

Softball teams seeking coeds

Players are needed for the fall men's and coed Port Aransas Softball teams scheduled to begin games next week. The coed games will be held on Tuesdays, and the men's games will be held on Thursdays. More...

Ladies cross country team finishes second

A heat index in the triple digits did not keep the Port Aransas High School cross country team from opening its season. More...

Dart group slates first matches

First matches for the Port Aransas Dart Association have been slated for Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 pm. Bernies 2 will play Sharkeys 2 at Bernie's Beach House. Salty Dog 1 will play Neptunes 2 at the Salty Dog. More...

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