March 22, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Spring Break rated 'good'

No records broken; DWI arrests top list
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
It could have been better, but it could also have been much, much worse. More...

Relief in sight for Oleander

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members have told City Manager Michael Kovacs to go ahead and sign a contract for $1,952,460 with Island Construction Co. to kick off work on the Oleander Street drainage project. More...

Soaring into sunset

Brown pelicans glide on the currents along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as the sun sets on a spring day in Port Aransas. More...

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Opinion

Political Cartoon

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Legislators show a fighting spirit

Dave McNeely

What's this? Texas legislators showing some muscle? Looks like it. More...

What would you ask candidates?

Mary Henkel Judson

Somebody help me! Of all the things I do at the South Jetty, the one task that causes the most stress and takes more time than any other is putting on Candidates ' Night. More...

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Fishing

Family fun

The Gault family racked up a great St. Patrick's Day catch aboard the Scat Cat with Capt. Marvin Horner out of Fisherman's Wharf Saturday, March 17. From left are mom, Cristal, 9-year-old Jasmyne, dad, Milton and 12-year-old DeAndray. More...

NMFS proposes suspending use of circle hooks for billfish

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) wants to suspend until Dec. 31 the current law that requires tournament billfishers to use what are called "circle hooks". The law was effective Jan. More...

Thick with Spanish mackerel

Anglers take advantage of swarms of Spanish mackerel off the south jetty. More...

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Sports

In full swing

Freshman Abby Kenigsberg eyes the Runge High School batter as freshman pitcher Katelin Dupnik pitches her the ball at the Marlins vs. Yellowjackets showdown Friday, Feb. 23. More...

Safe!

Lady Marlin Katelin Dupnik sprints past first base as a Runge first baseman tries in vain to tag the base. The game was held in Runge, Friday, Feb. 23. More...

SOFTBALL

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

                   DAILY +   Joint   Effort   Leisure   Ministry (JELM) Center, 113 S. More...

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City may tap into tax rebate

GLO may share hotel-motel tax funds for beach cleaning
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas wants to get in on some of the money the Texas General Land Office (GLO) collects through statewide hotel-motel taxes. More...

Ready for SandFest

Gloria Fric, also known as the Dragon Lady, spent two weeks on the beach in Port Aransas with a group of 14 who were practicing their skills for the upcoming SandFest. The group is a pro-am team called Team Dragon. More...

Down and dirty

Sand sculpture lessons Saturday entice parents to join their kids
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Every year, parents take their children to SandFest's Lesson Mountain, expecting simply to stand back and watch as their kids learn from professionals how to sculpt sand. But parents often find that they cannot resist getting their hands dirty too. More...

Island Life

Time travel book discussion Tuesday

Fast readers still have time to read "The Time Traveler's Wife" and join a book discussion Tuesday, March 27, at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 710 Ave. A. More...

ARK auction items

Volunteers at the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute hold some of the auction items that will be available Saturday at the annual Spring for the ARK fund raiser. More...

Tickets still available

ARK annual fundraiser dinner and auction is Saturday

It's not too late to buy a table for 10, individual tickets or donate to the silent or live auction for the Spring for the ARK on Saturday, March 24. More...

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Youth

Budding artists

These youngsters spent part of their Spring Break at a youth art camp at the Art Center for the Islands. In front are Michael Trevino, from left, Karina Bien, Anna Trevino, Julie Johnson, Rylie Hughes, Paige Bridges and Devan Dilelio. More...

Pick this one!

H.G. Olsen Elementary School classes from kindergarten through fifth grade created original art on canvass that will be auctioned during a silent auction at the PTO sock hop tomorrow night, March 23. More...

Port Aransas School Menus

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Arzola

Noel Arzola, 45, died Friday, March 16, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of Port Aransas. Arzola was born Dec. 29, 1961, in Aransas Pass, to Pedro L. and Esther Arzola. More...

Huddleston

Thomas R. (Bob) Huddleston, II, 62, a former resident of Port Aransas, died Friday, March 16, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He had owned the Anchorage Restaurant, where Fins Grill and Icehouse is now located. More...

Jones

Adrian Neal "Buck" Jones of Nashville, Tenn., died Saturday, March 17, 2007, near Greenville., Tex., after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along a highway access road. Jones, 33, was the nephew of Debby Kalke of Port Aransas. More...

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