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May 17, 2007  RSS feed


Rainbow of choices
Carol Crowell of Cedar Park looks at prints in a booth at the second annual Art Fest held in the courtyard of the historic Tarpon Inn on Saturday and Sunday, May 12 aND 13. The event is a fundraiser for the Art Center For the Islands, a nonprofit organization that is trying to raise funds to buy land and build a building. The center, currently located at 323 N. Alister St. More...
Early TAKS scores look good for PAISD
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The preliminary TAKS numbers are in, and they're looking generally good for Port Aransas schools. TAKS - the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - is state-mandated testing that is done to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. More...

City, school get fresh faces
24 of 27 charter amendments approved
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas ISD board of trustees gained a new member and the City of Port Aransas gained two new city council members Saturday, following elections for both those bodies. The difference was that there was a contest for the school board; there was none for the city council. More...

 Island Life
• Milina birth announced
William Brody Milina was born to Marilee McFadden and Roy Milina of Port Aransas. He was born at 1:19 p.m., on Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi. The child weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. More...
• Girl born to Moores
• article has image Matthews, Ramsden wed
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 Youth
• Many summer programs offered
The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will offer a plethora of programs to entertain kids living in and visiting town this summer. Programs will include swimming lessons, catamaran cruises, "Chill Out Time", mad scientist workshops, "Come Sail" basic, "Come Sail" advanced, "Super Saturdays", hooligans, "Kids Cook" and cupcake decorating. More...
• article has image Big winners
• article has image EDUCATION NOTES
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 Sports
• article has image Boosters honor good athletes, good sports
Port Aransas High School's most outstanding athletes for the 2006-07 school year were honored Tuesday, May 15, during the Marlin Athletic Booster Club's Spring Athletic Banquet. It was held at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More...
• article has image Sawyer breaks own record; finishes fourth at state meet
• Soccer league sets dates for two early registrations
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 Obituaries
• Shaw
David Scott "Preacher Man" Shaw, 44, died Saturday, May 12, 2007, in a Corpus Christi hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Port Aransas and a carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Jana Shaw of Port Aransas; one son, Christopher Shaw of Port Aransas; one daughter, Jennifer Shaw Bowen of West Palm Beach, Fla. More...
• Hendricks
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 Island Agenda
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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. + Opens Friday, May 18: Community Park Swimming Pool offers swim lessons and lap swimming, water exercise. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. More...
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