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Wind, rain fan SandFest fun

Wind, BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
Despite rain, wind and an act of vandalism, the 11th annual SandFest attracted thousands of folks to the beach in Port Aransas to admire the work of amateur and master sand sculptors from around the world. More...

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Opinion

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Bottom line: Go where money is

Dave McNeely

Some years ago, a wizened legislator observed that while the Legislature dealt with some things on social policy, the huge majority of its issues depended on the redistribution of money. More...

Let's put real people on the phone

Mary Henkel Judson

At the top of my list of annoyances is automatic telephone answering gizmos. More...

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Fishing

Weather Watch

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Tides at Port Aransas

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A big one!

Al Lis, right, from Rhinelander, Wis., landed this big red when he and his fishing partner, Elmer Miller, left, from Gobles, Mich., were fishing off the old Fina docks next to the ferry landing Monday, March 26. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Dreessen

Alicia Elena Dreessen, 66, died Friday, March 30, 2007, at her residence. She had been a resident of Port Aransas since 2002. Dreessen was born June 11, 1940, in Caracas, Venezuela, and had been a longtime citizen of the United States. 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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Austin man accused of wrecking sculpture

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

An Austin man accused of vandalizing a giant sand sculpture at SandFest is facing possible jail time and a small-claims suit by the Port Aransas festival's organizers. More...

Library board opposes changes suggested by charter commission

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Agreeing that voters would probably favor changes in the city charter that affect the Bill Ellis Memorial Library, members of the library board nevertheless said on Thursday, March 29, that they wished the amendments had been worded differently. More...

Island Life

'Island Women' is feature

Art center First Friday reception set for tomorrow

"Island Women" is the focus for the First Friday Reception tomorrow, April 6. The reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. Food will be provided by Island Café and Smokehouse. More...

Easter Bunny to visit during egg hunt on Sunday at park

All children up to 10 years old are invited to join in the hunt for Easter eggs and prizes at the annual Rotary Club egg hunt. The hunt will take place by the pool at the Community Park, 700 Clark Pkwy., off Ross Avenue. More...

Changing climate is focus of Schweppe series lecture tonight

Visiting scientist, Dr. Wei-Jun Cai from the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, will lecture on "Global Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate", tonight, Thursday, April 5. More...

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Youth

Cook is H-E-B finalist

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Longtime H.G. Olsen Elementary School teacher Marilyn Cook has been named a finalist in the 2007 HE B Excellence in Education Awards, the state's largest monetary recognition program for Texas educators. More...

Out with the old

Workers remove the old marquee from its longtime location near H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Friday, March 30. The sign has been replaced by a new marquee that scrolls messages on an electronic screen. More...

Port Aransas School Menus

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Sports

Spring surf

Eleven athletes from Port Aransas surfed the TGSA Third Coast District Open for the Mongrel Surf Team on Saturday, March 31, at Bob Hall Pier on North Padre Island. More...

Heave-ho

Eighth grader Mac Owens took sixth in the shot put at the district meet. More...

Lady on the run

Savanna Nixon runs the 800M relay for the seventh grade Lady Marlins at district. More...

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