March 29, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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SandFest

Festival offers sand sculpture contests, sculpting lessons, food, music, vendors
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
SandFest Ukrainians Iryna Kalyuzhna and Andrii Vazhynskyi have traveled all over Europe, competing professionally in many sand sculpting contests. More...

Splash down

Pool closing Tuesday for month for repairs
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Dedicated swimmers have four days as of today, Thursday, March 29, to get their laps in at the pool at Port Aransas Community Park. After that they'll have to use the Gulf of Mexico or find a friend with a backyard pool. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Political Cartoon

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Could gas tax hike be ahead?

Dave McNeely

Some might call Sen. John Carona of Dallas the bottom-line equivalent of a Compassionate Conservative: he's a Responsible Republican. More...

No council race: What a disappointment

Mary Henkel Judson

Profound disappointment is my reaction to lack of a single contested race for any position on the Port Aransas city council. More...

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Fishing

Weather Watch

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Tides at Port Aransas

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Black beauty

Winter Texan Dale Madson of Mille Lacs Lake, Minn., caught this 46-inch, 50-plus-pound black drum on Saturday, March 10, while fishing on the north jetty. Madson was using shrimp for bait. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

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

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No conflict, no contest: Charles withdraws

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Citing her lack of disagreement with erstwhile challenger Keith Donley, incumbent City Council member Beverly Charles abruptly withdrew from the May 12 city council race on Wednesday, March 21. More...

Closing days

Sunbathers and swimmers (background) take advantage of a sunny afternoon during the last few days of an open Community Park swimming pool. The pool will close Monday, April 2, for repairs and is expected to re-open early in May. More...

Island Life

Bloodmobile visits Port Aransas today

Today, Thursday, March 29, is the day to give life to someone by donating blood. The Coastal Bend Blood Center will have a mobile unit in Port Aransas from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The unit will be in the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St. More...

Aw, shucks

Jim Pawlechek, above, is one of the sponsors of the second annual oyster party, scheduled for Saturday at Fred Rhodes Pavilion in Roberts Point Park. Proceeds from the party will go to help Project Graduation. More...

Gulp a fresh oyster, catch a local band, help Project Grad

Free food and music are in store for those attending the second annual Port Aransas oyster party. It will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31, and will be held at the Fred Rhodes Pavilion in Roberts Point Park. More...

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Youth

Egg hunt

Kids invited to seek Easter treats April 8

The Easter Bunny will make a stop in Port Aransas on Sunday, April 8, to supervise the annual Easter egg hunt. More...

Award-winning actors

Three Port Aransas High School students won medals for their performances in a UIL district one-act play competition in Refugio on Wednesday, March 21. More...

EDUCATION NOTES:

In their own words. . .
BETTY SMITH

The sixth grade reading curriculum is very diverse. Included in our studies are short stories, novels, biographies, drama, myths, legends and poetry. More...

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Sports

Marlins learn from loss, sock it to Woodsboro 16-14 on the road

Port Aransas High School's Marlin baseball team won a hard-fought district game, 16-14, in Woodsboro on Monday, March 26. The win followed a tough loss to Falls City on the home field. "The kids fought hard. More...

Rough season bonds Lady Marlins

BY CASSIE TURANO SOUTH JETTY INTERN

"We fought hard, but came up short in the end," junior Taylor Young said of her fellow Lady Marlins at the softball game Monday, March 26. Port Aransas lost to Corpus Christi Academy, 2-1. More...

Big serve

Kevin Drewry of Port Aransas High School serves during a match in Refugio. More...

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