Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Breaking News Service for Corder is Wednesday morning      A memorial service will be held for John Tennison Corder Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Community Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Richard Safford officiating. More ... Fortune telling is addition to fun at Fall Back Festival on Saturday      Make plans to spend an evening under the stars sampling wine, tasting samples of Port Aransas cuisine, snapping your fingers to blues and guessing who's behind the mask. More ... Sailing into the sunset       One of about 250 boats entered in the Harvest Moon Regatta, a race from Galveston to Port Aransas, arrives on Friday, Oct. 26, through the Port Aransas jetties. For more photos, turn to Pages 1B and 8B. More ... Last chance Monday is deadline to buy tickets for chamber's 'Party in Port A'       Tickets are on sale through Monday, Nov. 5, for the "Party in Port A" scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9. The event is sponsored by the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau. Highlighting the evening will be recognition of Chuck Borders as the 2007 Citizen of the Year. More ... It's official       The I.B. Magee Beach Park center was dedicated in ceremonies Thursday, Oct. 25. Enjoying the view from the decks are, on the upper left deck, project architects Carolyn James and Raymond Gignac of Gignac and Associates. On the lower deck are, from left, Judy Harrell, Penny Slingerland, Janis Moore... More ... Nature preserve earns GLO award Ribbon cutting scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8       The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has given its 2007 Partnership Award to the Port Aransas Nature Preserve, and will be part of a ribboncutting for the project on Thursday, Nov. 8. The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at a site about a mile beyond the end of the paving of Port Street. GLO C... More ... Magnificent monarchs       Brenda Barnett, who lives on East Cotter, snapped this photo of monarch butterflies that congregated in her back yard this past Friday evening, Oct. 26, and Saturday morning, Oct. More ... GED is milestone for mother of six BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       [Editor's note: This is the fourth and final in a series of stories about adult education and literacy in Port Aransas. The series has shown that a substantial number of adults in Port Aransas face difficult lives because they don't have high school diplomas or GEDs. More ...