December 20, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Winter wonderland

The cold atmosphere of the north was transported to South Texas, or so it seems at the Holiday Forest in the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. The transformation was courtesy of the City of Port Aransas with this city grounds crew doing the heavy work. More...

South Jetty sets early deadlines for the holidays

Christmas and New Year's days falling on Tuesday will mean changes in deadlines at the South Jetty. Deadline for the Thursday, Dec. 27, edition of the newspaper will be noon tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 21. The office will close at noon Monday, Dec. More...

Student drug-testing

PAISD trustees consider pros, cons of enacting a program
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas school students could find themselves taking drug tests in the not-too-distant future if they drive on campus or take part in extra-curricular activities. More...

Christmas overload

Trucks have been filling up twice a day at the Port Aransas Post Office, taking a load at 1:30 and another at 4:30 p.m. each day. The double up will continue through tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 21. More...

Last-minute holiday treats on sale by Project Graduation

Need a last-minute gift or something sweet to satisfy holiday appetites? Project Graduation organizers will hold a bake sale from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 22. It will be at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

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Perry cutting ties to Bush?

Dave McNeely

You've gotta love the guv. If there was any doubt that the Bush Era is moving into lameduck days, Rick Perry's recent blurt in Iowa that George W. Bush isn't a fiscal conservative was a sign. More...

No Santa? You're kidding, right?

Mary Henkel Judson

No Santa? In 1897, an editorial writer at the New York Sun, Francis P. Church, wrote what is probably the most famous editorial ever written. More...

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Youth

That's a wrap!

For H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth graders in teacher Rhonda Burger's room, some practice at gift wrapping doubled as a math lesson on figuring volume, area and perimeter during a class session on Monday, Dec. 17. More...

Challenge TV show to air Saturday

A team of four Port Aransas High School students lost to a Corpus Christi high school team in a game show-style academic competition televised on Monday, Dec. More...

Little elves

Kindergarteners arriving at their two H.G. Olsen Elementary School classrooms on the morning of Monday, Dec. 17, were delighted to find that Santa Claus had left elf hats as gifts on all of the children's desks. More...

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Sports

Avast!

Lady Marlins sink Mathis Pirates' ship
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Island girls know how to deal with pirates. The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins sank the Mathis High School Lady Pirates, 53-30, in a game on Friday, Dec. 14. More...

Board game

Ingleside stops Lady Marlins on the boards, on offense
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Ingleside High School Lady Mustangs beat the Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins, 54-47, in what the Lady Marlins' coach said was Ingleside's best game of the year. More...

Freshman team puts the press to Port Lavaca

The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins freshmen beat Port Lavaca, 28-18, despite being up against a much larger school on Saturday, Dec. 15. More...

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Impact Fees

By Phil Reynolds South Jetty reporter

City council members will hear from the public, and then make a decision on Thursday, Dec. 20, on the matter of proposed impact fees to help pay for city roadways. The question of impact fees has been discussed for months by the council. More...

Banks, others curb services for holidays

Holiday hours will be in effect, and vary, at banks and public offices in Port Aransas. City hall will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Dec. 24 and 25, as well as New Year's Day. More...

Ship channel widening five years off

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas is part of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority's (PCCA) plan eventually to widen and deepen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, even though a dredge that's working in the ship channel near the ferry landing now isn't part of that long-ra More...

Give the gift of life

Coastal Bend Blood Center blood drive is today

Today, Thursday, Dec. 20, you can help save a life, or two or three, at the mobile unit of the Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC). The unit will be accepting blood at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Civic Center transformed into a winter wonderland

Enter the Civic Center this week and the feel of a winter wonderland will surround you. More...

Save aluminum can snap-tabs to pay for kids' chemotherapy

The Port Aransas community has a chance to help save the lives of children by saving snap-tabs from soft drink, pet food, soup and beer cans. More...

Island Life

Giving to others

Children from kindergarten through fifth grade in St. Joseph Catholic Church Sunday school class collected toys to donate to the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Life is wonderful

A couple of nights ago, I mentioned to my wife, Judy, that it had been a long time since we had seen the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." For those of you who may not have seen it, the movie takes place at Christmas time. More...

MEETING IS TONIGHT

Impact fees decision to be made after input is heard by council
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members will hear from the public, and then make a decision today, Thursday, Dec. 20, on the matter of proposed impact fees to help pay for city roadways. The question of impact fees has been discussed for months by the council. More...

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Fishing

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Tides at Port Aransas

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North jetty delivers

Fishing on the north jetty Sunday, Dec. 16, Nick Lorette of Port Aransas, Paul Smith of Austin and Charlie Fisher of Port Aransas caught a nice mess of trout and reds. They used the Jetty Boat out of Fisherman's Wharf to reach the fishing spot. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Grabau

Eugene Gordon Grabau of Aransas Pass died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in a Corpus Christi hospital. He was 78. Grabau was born Feb. 2, 1929, in Grass Lake, Mich., to Irvin Grabau and Francis Olsen Grabau. 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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Christmas Special

Santa Letters

Dear Santa, I want a skateboard. I like skateboards. Love from Tony Dear Santa Claus, I love you. I'd like a toy BB gun and I'll shoot at the ground and I won't shoot my eye out. More...

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