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August 31, 2006
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Pirates of Port Aransas
Heather Grumbles of Port Aransas, from left, Laura Watson of Arlington and Jennifer Watson Vicari of Dallas party with some More...
Citizen nominations due Sept. 18

Nominations for the 2006 Citizen of the Year will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 18, according to Ann Bracher Vaughan, executive director of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau, which sponsors the award. More...

SPEAK UP
Taxpayers asked to comment on school budget, rate
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing today, Thursday, Aug. 31, on a proposed tax rate and budget for the coming school year. More...

 Island Life
•Life in pictures
"Photo" First Friday reception is tomorrow
Photographs by 14 artists will make up the First Friday reception display tomorrow, Sept. 1. The reception featuring the "Through the Lens" photography show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Station St. More...
•EMT course is set for Sept. 11
•PASTOR'S PEN
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 Youth
•EDUCATION NOTES
Off to exemplary start
Ready or not, here they come. Aug. 21 was the first day for all students to attend classes in the Port Aransas Independent School District. It was an exciting day as I watched students throughout the district making their way to new classes for the year. More...
•Council cleans up
•Kids reply to message in bottle
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 Sports
•And they're off
Some of the Port Aransas High School girl's track team are shown at the starting line of cross-country meet Saturday, Aug. 26, at West Guth Park. The team runners in dark uniforms fourth from left are Kelsey Cartwright, Lia Phillips, Leah Matthews, Judy Wright and Sarah Armanovs. Not pictured, but r More...
•Runners open new CC season
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 Obituaries
•BETTY PROCHASKA
Betty J. Fisher Prochaska of Port Aransas and Urbandale, Iowa, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa, from complications of a brain tumor. She More...
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 Island Agenda
•Full Story
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. 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 430 N. Alister St. Fre More...
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