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July 12, 2007 / Island Life

PASTOR'S PEN

Need some discipline in your life?

Summer is here! Lately, though, it has seemed like a tropical rain forest. Have you been getting out and enjoying the warm weather? Think back with me about seven-and-a-half months ago. More...

All parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church and all Catholic families in Port Aransas are invited to a church picnic on Sunday, Aug. 5. While the meal is free, each person eating will need a meal ticket. More...

72ND DEEP SEA ROUNDUP Junior Offshore Winners

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Anglers come from near and far to fish legendary saltwater tourney

72ND DEEP SEA ROUNDUP Champions

OFFSHORE GRAND CHAMP JOHN DOAN CORPUS CHRISTI ENDEAVOR Wahoo 1st 2 Points Wahoo 2nd 1 Point Average weight percent, No tie Total points: 3 OFFSHORE RUNNER-UP GREG FRATAR GARLAND POSEIDEN DIVER Sp. More...

72ND DEEP SEA ROUNDUP Bay/Surf Winners

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Circling like sharks

A flotilla of brown pelicans await hand-outs at Dewey Dreyer Municipal Harbor during the Piggy Perch Contest, part of the 72nd annual Deep Sea Roundup. More...

Grilling -- rain or shine

BILL SLINGERLAND

For the second year in a row, rain blanketed South Texas during the week of Fourth of July. I had a menu planned, and the barbecue pits ready and up on a covered back porch. More...

Ground breaking

The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) board meets on Wednesday, July 11, in the Port Aransas City Council chambers. More...

Drills keep ferry hands ready to rescue

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) ferry William G. Burnett was making an uneventful trip in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel at 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, when a passenger rushed up to the deck hand. More...

Surf art

Surfers prepare surfboards, above, for painting at the Great Surfboard Paint-Off Saturday at Port A Surf Co. Artists Wade Koniakowsky, of California, and John Olvey, of Corpus Christi, painted nearly 40 surfboards in an eight-hour fundraiser. More...

It's All About the Piggy Perch

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER GROUP PHOTO BY LESLIE WILLEY JR.

Excitement and boredom. Comedy and drama. Laughter and blubbering. You can find it all in a stroll along the docks at Dewey Dreyer Municipal Harbor during the Deep Sea Roundup's piggy perch fishing tournament. More...

Flags flying

Marnie Pate and her son, Devin, were a part of a group that put flags in yards all over town to celebrate the Independence holiday. More...

Laurie Reed wins in writing contest

Laurie Reed of Port Aransas recently took honors in the 2007 Dylan Days Creative Writing Contest, which attracted hundreds of entrants from all over the world. More...

Pedaling through puddles

Leslie Willey III pedals through a big puddle at the corner of Beach and Alister streets on July 4. While torrential rain flooded the intersection for a while that morning, it wasn't long before the water drained away. More...

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

SUNDAY, JULY 1 • 1:15 a.m. A deputy charged two people on the beach with public intoxication (PI) and another with possession of a controlled substance. • 3:15 a.m. More...

Wahoooo!

Vincent Grani of McAllen hooked this 89.7-pound wahoo and Russell Sanguinet reeled it in on a trip out of Fisherman's Wharf recently. More...

Commercial shrimp season opens for state and federal waters July 15

Shrimpers will make their way from the bays back to the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, July 15. That's the day commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will open 30 minutes after sunset. More...

Gulp of air

A sea turtle surfaces for a breath of air in the Aransas Pass, just a few feet off the bulkhead at the Private Marina, on Tuesday, July 10. More...

Wedded bliss

Wallis Anne Bixler and Parrish Starr of Port Aransas were married Saturday, June 2, in Flour Bluff. Pastor Richard Safford presided. The bride is the daughter of Paul and Liz Bixler of Port Aransas. More...

Engagement announced

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bob Ferguson of Katy, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Blair of Katy to Hagan Hamilton Heiligbrodt of Port Aransas. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludolph William Heiligbrodt of Houston. More...

72ND DEEP SEA ROUNDUP Bay/Surf Winners

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72ND DEEP SEA ROUNDUP Offshore Winners

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72nd Deep Sea Roundup PIGGY PERCH CONTEST WINNERS

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Outboarders set to wet lines

Anglers taking part in the 33rd annual Outboard Fishing Tournament won't just be competing to see who can catch the biggest fish. They also will be helping outfit Port Aransas firfi.ghters. More...

Sandfest seeks volunteers

SandFest 2008 may seem like a long time off, but organizers of the now non-profit organization that puts on the sand sculpture contest each spring already are planning for the event - and they need help. More...

Ferry shuttle ideas sought today

Details of a trial run for a proposed ferry landing shuttle bus will be discussed today, Thursday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The meeting is scheduled for the city council chambers, 710 W. Avenue A. More...

Mercer House move making progress

Steady progress is being made on the moving of the Mercer house to its new home next to the Community Center. More...

PACT will put students 'in woods'

More than 30 students from Port Aransas and the Coastal Bend are involved in the next production at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT). More...

Trolling has its rewards

PETER YOUNG

With several hometown fishing tourneys well in our rear view mirror, it is safe to say that summertime in Port Aransas is no doubt in full swing. More...

Fourth of July on the beach

Fourth of July holiday visitors to the beach show their colors by decorating themselves as well as their cars, motorcycles and trucks. Rain that preceded and followed the holiday did little to dampen spirits. More...

Barefoot Summer Sale continues at art center

Art Center for the Islands member artists are offering "Special Deals on Special Art" all through the month of July in the first ever "Barefoot Summer Sale. More...

Discard city bill duplicate

If you receive two bills for your city utilities this month, don't be surprised. Don't be angry, either. One of them is a mistake. More...

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE BLOTTER

From Monday, July 2-Sunday, July 8, officers answered 11 calls about illegal fireworks. They confiscated fireworks in three instances and issued two citations. MONDAY, JULY 2 • 8:29 a.m. More...

Oleander project may have eased floods

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

You may not have gotten through the Beach-Alister intersection with dry feet last week, but if your knees didn't get wet, thank the Oleander Street drainage project. More...

Reel story

Jim and Suzette Freeman of Port Aransas purchased an Alaskan fishing trip donated for auction to the Coastal Conservation Association last year and took the trip recently. They fished out of Kenai with Pacific Alaskan Fishing. More...

Deep sea delight

Atlantic sharpnose shark, ling, red snapper and amberjack were caught by these anglers Friday, June 29. They were fishing on a 12-hour trip aboard the Pelican with Capt. John Brennan out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More...

Caution: Crab crossing

TONY AMOS

We saw a large crab crossing Alister during a peak traffic hour last week. More...