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January 18, 2007  RSS feed


Homecoming court
Members of the Port Aransas High School homecoming court of 2007 is, in back from left, sophomore duchess Hannah Jones, senior duchesses Whitney Williams and Katie Coeckelenbergh. In front from left are junior duchess Elaine Franco and freshman duchess Melanie Wheeler. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime of the Marlin varsity basketball game on Friday, Jan. 19. More...
City council may ask for volunteers to fill vacancy
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members will face the task today, Thursday, Jan. 18, of filling the vacancy left by the death on Tuesday, Jan. 9, of councilman Jerry Watson. Mayor Claude Brown said this week that he would ask the council to call for volunteers to fill the council seat until the next city election. That's scheduled for Saturday, May 12. More...

Winter Texans: Cold? What cold?
By Dan Parker SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

On Monday, Jan. 15, when practically everyone else in Port Aransas was staying indoors, hiding from blustery winds and temperatures in the high 30s, Terry Harrington decided to take a walk. Texans: Cold? More...

 Island Life
• Final performances include matinee
The final performances of "What the Butler Saw," an adult comedy playing at the Port Aransas Community Theater, will be presented this weekend. The play will be performed tonight, Thursday, Jan. 18, through Sunday, Jan. 21. Evening performances today through Saturday start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday's performance will be a matinee starting at 2:30 p.m. More...
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 Youth
• article has image Fifth graders experience fine dining and symphony
Thirty-two Port Aransas children got a powerful dose of culture when they experienced a formal dinner and then traveled to a performance of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Jan. 13. "I personally think some lives were changed that night," said Sylvia Buttler, principal of H.G. Olsen Elementary School. "The students were awestruck. More...
• Port Aransas School Menus
• Superintendent'contract extended
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 Sports
• Big Beavers stop Marlins
When the other team has two 6- foot-6 players and four of your starters get into early foul trouble, you know it's going to be a tough night. That was situation the Port Aransas High School Marlins faced when they lost, 55-43, to the Falls City Beavers on Jan. 12. More...
• article has image Getting lined up
• JV Marlins 1 for 2 in tourney
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 Obituaries
• article has image Bill Hart service set for Saturday
Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 20, for legendary angler William Shelton "Bill" Hart. Hart, of Port Aransas, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. He was 81. A memorial service will be held at Roberts Point Park, Saturday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. In case of bad weather, the service will be held at the Clines Landing party room, 1000 N. Station St. More...
• Service tomorrow for Judy Reynolds
• Leonard W. Brown, former resident, dies
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 Island Agenda
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DAILY + Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center, 113 S. Alister behind Community Presbyterian Church office, welcome room open to Winter Texans. Coffee, cookies and activity schedules. + 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. More...
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