March 8, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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LADY MARLINS WINNING SEASON ENDS

Tough competition
Whitney Williams, lower photo, of the Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins is surrounded by Sundown Lady Red Roughettes players during the state semi-finals at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Thursday, March 1. In the photo above, Dr. More...

Spring Break

City gets set for holiday
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Law enforcement agencies and public works crews were working this week to put the finishing touches on preparations for this year's Spring Break, which begins next week. More...

City ballot fills; no new races form

Filing ends Monday for city, school elections
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

With only three days left to file, no races formed for city or school positions during filing this week, but the ballot for city council was filled when Charles Bujan filed for Place 3. More...

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Opinion

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Caring for people is need in budget

Dave McNeely

Texas legislators have formed a posse aimed at holding someone accountable for a sluggish response to sexual abuse of teenagers by Texas Youth Commission employees at Texas Youth Commission facilities. State Sen. More...

Go get what we want, or just wait?

Mary Henkel Judson

This dead horse is going to be beat to death -- again. You know the horse - it's the "you can't control the fact that we're going to grow, but you can control how we growth" horse. More...

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Youth

UIL state bound

Port Aransas High School students qualified to compete in the UIL State Solo and Ensemble competition in May. Eligible students were Meagan Jones on clarinet, from left, Nicole Sanchez with a baritone solo and Tiffany Brown on oboe. More...

Four qualify for state solo, ensemble contest

Four Port Aransas High School band students qualified for the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Solo and Ensemble competition at Texas State University in May. More...

Spring Break

Art camp for kids set at art center

Expand your children's creativity and free up a little time for yourself by enrolling them in the Spring Break Youth Art Camp. More...

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Sports

Up and over

Marlin Drake Sawyer pole vaults to third place at the Gregory- Portland meet on Saturday, March. 3 More...

GREGORY-PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET

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BASH BY THE BAY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL PORT LAVACA
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Turn clocks forward

DST start, end dates changed

Time flies, but not as fast as you thought it did. More...

Computers not set for new DST time change

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

If you have a computer, you may know that it's programmed to automatically reset its clock when Daylight Saving Time starts and ends. The problem is, it was probably programmed before the switch in Daylight Saving Time. More...

Getting ready

City of Port Aransas crews and Water Control and Improvement District 4 workers replace posts between the driving lanes and the pedestrian area on the beach near Pole 15 as they prepare for Spring Break crowds. More...

Island Life

Beach 'stuff', seals are topics

Two prominent figures at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute will be the last lecturers in the UTMSI 2007 Public Lecture Series. Island Observer Tony Amos and UTMSI director Dr. More...

Over the River and Through the Woods

PACT's new comedy opens tonight

The comedy, "Over the River and Through the Woods", opens tonight, Thursday, March 8, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT). More...

STROLL IN THE NAME OF GOOD HEALTH

Walk in 'Old Town' is Friday

An Old Town Walk will be held Friday, March 9, at 10 a.m. This is the last Texas Round-Up Health and Fitness Initiative event scheduled by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

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Fishing

Weather Watch

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Tides at Port Aransas

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Shark snagged

John Lee Hooker poses with the 160-pound spinner shark caught on Monday, March 5, out of Fisherman's Wharf. He was fishing with Capt. Donnie Lueck. Also caught were kingfish and snapper. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

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. More...

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