Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition 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 ... 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 t... 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 coun... More ... Casting their votes       Port Aransans cast their ballots on Saturday, May 12, at the Community Center. In the foreground at right is resident Laurie Barello. More ... New pilot boat put in service BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       It may look like the same red-painted hull, but that pilot boat you may have seen taking Aransas-Corpus Christi to and from the big ships they guide in and out of the port isn't the same old boat. The new pilot boat has been in service for several weeks, and is scheduled to ... More ... Passenger perfect       The Port Aransas pilot boat was put to work even before its dedication. Visitors who rode the Colombian Navy Tall Ship ARC Gloria outbound from Corpus Christi transfer from the sailing vessel to the pilot boat on Sunday, May 6, to return to Port Aransas. More ... Wohlschlag leaves legacy BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Not many people achieve so much in their lives that the U.S. government decides to name a 10-mile-wide bay after them. Dr.Donald Eugene "Curly" Wohlschlag, a longtime Port Aransan who died at the age of 88 on Tuesday, May 15, achieved that much. And more. More ... Wohlschlag service is Friday       Memorial services for Dr. Donald Eugene "Curly" Wohlschlag, who died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, will be held at Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas at 11 a.m. Friday, May 18. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that expressions of sympathy be made by donations to the c... More ... Community pool to re-open tomorrow       Splish, splash, jump on in. The Port Aransas Community Park Pool re-opens for business tomorrow, Friday, May 18. The pool has been closed for repairs since Monday, April 2. Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department director Gary Mysorski called the pool "good as new". More ... MSI segment airs Sunday Ongoing series on PBS television eyes Gulf Coast       The program in a statewide higher education series that features The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI) is due to be broadcast Sunday, May 20, on PBS station KEDT-TV in Corpus Christi. More ... New venue for PACT Wanted: Singers and songwriters, storytellers and standup comedians       Auditions for "Get Your S's On Stage" have been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 22 and 23. This production will feature acts by the S's: singers and songwriters, storytellers and standup comedians. Auditions will be held at 7 p.m., at the Port Aransas Community Thea... More ... Art sale is Saturday       Residents and visitors are invited to shop for a variety of art at the Third Saturday Sale held by the Art Center for the Islands. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on May 19, at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More ...