November 22, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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On the grow

Builders continue to file permits for upscale single-family homes
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR
No more new subdivisions are on the horizon, but homes are being built and construction continues on several large subdivisions in Port Aransas. More...

Christmas drives seek donations of toys, food, cash

First responders collecting toys for families unable to provide kids' gifts The 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up is in full swing with toys and monetary donations being collected at several locations. More...

Funds in doubt for State Hwy. 361 project

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas residents will have had a voice in how State Hwy. 361 looks between Avenue G and Beach Access Road 1 - if the project ever gets built. More...

Red Hatters set to have bunko night

The Island Trash chapter of the Red Hat Society will have a bunko party Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Red Hatters will meet at 2 p.m. in the recreation room at Gulf Shores Condominium, 6021 State Hwy. 361. Hatters should bring a $5 gift to exchange. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Who will vote for education?

Dave McNeely

It is so prevalent among politicians to say that education is their top priority that it has become almost a cliché. But the struggle to adequately fund public schools never ends. More...

More to be thankful for than you think

Mary Henkel Judson

Thanksgiving has become the gateway to Christmas, seeming to get lost in the hustle to get to "the holidays". However, at our house, no Christmas decorations go up until the day after Thanksgiving. More...

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Youth

Service-learning class visits soup kitchen

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas High School students visited a Corpus Christi soup kitchen on Monday, Nov. 19, as part of a new service-learning class the students are taking at PAHS. More...

Grandparents raising grandkids offered help

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

H.G. Olsen Elementary School has begun issuing a monthly newsletter especially for grandparents who are legal guardians of their grandchildren enrolled at Olsen. More...

School, city examine police officer options

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members have resurrected the idea of a police officer shared with the Port Aransas ISD, even though school board members rejected the idea in July. More...

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Sports

A tale of two wins, two losses

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins pounded a couple of opponents and lost a couple of squeakers in the Marlin Classic tournament Nov. 15-17. More...

Marlins Take Third

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas High School Marlins won two out of four games at the Marlin Classic, taking third place in the tournament held Nov. 15-17. More...

Marlin Classic on display

In control STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Lady Marlins guard Emily Scott handles the ball during a game against the McMullen County High School. More...

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Festival to offer stories, parade, music, dancing

Get ready to celebrate the history of Port Aransas at the Second Annual Old Town Festival Saturday, Nov. 24. More...

Little turkeys

Little turkeys STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER From left, H.G. Olsen Elementary School first graders Olivia Russell, Savanah Deason, Leaigha Freeman, Sebastian Bien and Noah Copeland perform in "Farmer 5," a short Thanksgiving-themed play. More...

Art center sale will be Saturday

The Third Saturday Sale became the Fourth Saturday Sale for the Art Center for the Islands this month. The monthly sale will be Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Beach walk set Friday

Take your holiday visitors out to see what has washed ashore at a guided beach tour tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 23. Capt. Steve Zarych will be the tour guide on the free walk sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

Island Life

Then and now

Dr. Joseph and Dolly Oshman of Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and Rockport celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The couple married in Washington, D.C. in 1947. More...

Happy anniversary

Marty Burnett bought this painting from the Art Center for the Islands for her husband Don while they were in Port Aransas this summer. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Thanks for 'no thing'

Around the Thanksgiving table, we often find ourselves offering Little Jack Horner prayers. We thank God for our homes and our tables loaded with food, for our TV's and our stereos and our cars, for our families and our friends and our town. More...

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Fishing

OUTDOORS WITH PETER YOUNG

Makos: Speedy, aggressive

As the near shore, offshore water temperatures begin their steady decent toward numbers more associated with the cooler winter weather, the tuna bite tends to become more prolific. More...

Boat lighting contest, caroling slated Dec. 8

RESIDENTS, VISITORS INVITED

The sights and sounds of Christmas - island style - will fill the harbor area of Port Aransas as residents and visitors board boats to participate in the annual Carolers Afloat and Boat Lighting Contest and Parade. More...

Boaters invited across ferry for boat parade

Boats from Port Aransas are invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Lighted Boat Parade at Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass. It will begin at dusk on Saturday, Dec. 1. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

Island Agenda

DAILY • 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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