Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Jumping for joy      Two bottlenose dolphins leap through the air while riding the crest of a wave pushed by the bow of a crew boat passing through the Aransas Pass on Friday, Oct. 26. Natural surfers, dolphins commonly can be seen breaking surface ahead of ships passing through the area. STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER More ... 'Party in Port A' is Friday at Civic Center CHECK AT CHAMBER FOR TICKET AVAILABILITY       A few individual tickets to the "Party in Port A" scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 9, may still be available. Check with the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau, which sponsors the event, for availability. No tickets will be sold at the door. More ... Veterans Day program slated Friday morning       Honor veterans with other community members at a Veterans Day program to be held tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 9. The program by Port Aransas High School (PAHS) students and faculty is open to the public and will be held in the PAHS gym, 100 S. Station St. More ... 'Operations' may become public works BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       They may not see eye to eye with City Manager Michael Kovacs on how he wants to do it, but at least some city council members are apparently ready for a reorganization of the city's operations division. Kovacs sent councilmen on Thursday, Nov. 1, a proposal for reorganizing the department. Nov. More ... All shook up      Elvis couldn't shake the grin off Arlene Hughes' face at the Fall Back Festival. See Page 4B for more festival photos. More ... Day's end      Day's end The sun sinks below the horizon on a clear fall day in Port Aransas as boaters make their way back to safe harbor for the night. Dave McNeely, a syndicated columnist whose column appears in the South Jetty, snapped the photo. More ... Memorial service held for former councilman Corder       Former city councilman John Tennison Corder, 63, died at his home on Sunday, Nov. 4. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Community Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Richard Safford officiating. Corder, a former member of the Port Aransas City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commis... More ... Shuttle hoppers' bus in question Ridership dwindles as temporary service shuts down BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       There seems to be no consistent reason why people stopped riding the shuttle bus that started from the ferry landing and circulated through Port Aransas for a few months. Ridership started off strong - 99 riders during the first week of operation, which started Monday, July 23. More ... Auditions open for 'Mostly True       Six women and six men are needed for main roles in an original musical "The Mostly True History of Port Aransas" to be presented at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. Auditions will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. More ... Homeward bound      The Texas Tall Ship Elissa passes a fishing spot on the Charlie's Pasture bulkhead as she passes through Port Aransas on the way back to Galveston. The Elissa, an 1877 iron-hulled barque, visited Port Aransas the weekend of Oct. 27-28 and was open for tours, and spent the following week at the Port ... More ... 'Night Watch' will chill again tonight       The drama continues tonight, Thursday, Nov. 8, with another showing of "Night Watch" at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), 2327 State Hwy. 361. The two-act suspense play by Lucille Fletcher will run through Saturday, Nov. 10, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15-17. Two matinees are set... More ... 'Yoga on Beachset for Saturday at Caldwell Pier       Meld mind and body in a natural environment with Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Nov. 10. Nancy Myers will lead the free monthly exercise. It will be held at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department sponsors the event. More ... WIC services available here on Monday       Representatives from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Nov. 12. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St., they will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For questions or an appointment, call (361) 767-777... More ...      HARVEST MOON REGATTA CONTESTANT OFF SOUTH JETTY, OCT. 26 More ...