April 26, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Have spear, will fish

Many fishermen stand on the jetties while they're fishing. Others jump in the water to go after fish. Michael Rogers is one who jumps in. More...

Amendments address administration of city

Part II
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of four articles explaining the propositions that will be on the Port Aransas city charter amendment election on May 12. More...

Foundation awards $20,000+ in grants to PAISD programs

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas Education Foundation has announced 13 grant awards totaling more than $20,000 to pay for wide-ranging supplies and programs within the Port Aransas Independent School District. More...

Response to bomb threat effective, say school, police

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Police and school officials say they effectively handled a recent bomb threat at Port Aransas High School, quickly arresting a suspect, notifying parents and repeatedly searching the school. More...

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Redistrict plan will face hurdles

Dave McNeely

Redistricting by the Texas Legislature is seldom pretty. But the massacre in congressional districting in 2003, besides being unnecessary, had all the subtlety of a multiple ax murder. Sen. More...

Virginia massacre:We'll always wonder why

Mary Henkel Judson

Seeing flags flying at half-staff in memory of the lives lost at Virginia Tech last week has been especially poignant. It may be because our daughter is a college student, and it could have been her listed among the victims. More...

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Fishing

Weather Watch

by Anthony F. Amos
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Tides at Port Aransas

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FISHING REPORT

Red snapper the big news on fishing front

The opening of red snapper season on Saturday, April 21, has offshore anglers thinking about little else. They have been rewarded with plentiful catches after their long wait. More...

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Sports

PAHS hosts tourney

Port Aransas High School tennis players warmed up for the regional tournament by hosting a regional qualifiers tournament here on Saturday, April 21. Players from 18 other cities as nearby as Rockport and as far away as Mason competed. More...

Brundrett Middle School Tennis Schedule

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Marlins seek attitude change for final diamond appearance

Things didn't go the Marlins' way when they took to the diamond on Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21. They lost a home game to Charlotte on Friday, 1-20, and went on the road to Pettus where they were handed a 2-16 loss. 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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South Jetty to host Candidates' Night tonight at city hall

Voters are invited to hear from candidates for Place 5 on the school board tonight, Thursday, April 26. Candidates' Night, a voter education forum sponsored by the South Jetty, will feature the only contested race on the May 12 ballot. More...

Cancer survivors, supporters to walk for the cure on Friday

Talent shows, music, a silent auction, barbecue and more are in store for participants in the second annual Superheroes Fishing for a Cure Relay For Life cancer walk at Roberts Point Park. More...

A study in contrasts

Port Aransas schools experience the troubling, the uplifting

STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Congratulatory hug Vanessa Brundrett, vice president of the Port Aransas Education Foundation, gives a congratulatory hug to Port Aransas High School teacher Leif Johnson, who won a $1,206.75 grant that will help bring elect More...

Island Life

'Barefoot' ends run this weekend

The final four performances of "Barefoot in the Park" will be presented tonight, Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29. The performances, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday night. More...

Blessing of Fleet to be Saturday

Port Aransas will continue a centuries old tradition started in southern Europe when the third annual Blessing of the Fleet is held here on Saturday, April 28. More...

Patterson will join Saturday cleanup

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

Texas General Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson will be in Port Aransas to kick-off the 21st annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 28. Patterson will be introduced by Mayor Claude Brown at 8:45 a.m. on the beach at Avenue G. More...

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Youth

EDUCATION NOTES

Where are we going?

I am compelled to thank all of my board colleagues, the administration, teachers, and all the support staff for being a fantastic team. More...

H.G. Olsen PTO sets last meeting of the school year

Parents of students at H.G. Olsen Elementary School are invited to the final meeting of the school year for the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO). The meeting will be Tuesday, May 1, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school gym. More...

Saving rainforests

Fifth-grade science students at H.G. Olsen Elementary School reached their goal of adopting 20 acres of rainforest this year. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Mendoza

Yolanda L. Mendoza of Port Aransas died Sunday, April 22, 2007, in a Corpus Christi hospital after an 11-year battle with kidney disease. She was 63. Mendoza was born to Adan and Elida Castellano on Aug. 9, 1943, in Falfurrias. More...

Lenamon

Todd Lenamon, brother of Christy Watkins of Port Aransas, died Thursday, April 19, 2007. He was 43. Lenamon was born in Baytown on Sept. 25, 1963. More...

Obley

June Wachholz Obley of Anthony, Kan., and Port Aransas, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, in Anthony. She was 77. Obley was born June 18, 1929, to Frank L. and Agnes (Haley) Wachholz in Anthony. More...

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