Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Study: Operations needs leadership BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Operations department director Crockett Moreno, a veteran of 32 years with the city, will retire Nov. 30. That announcement, made at the beginning of a workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 13, adds urgency to City Manager Michael Kovacs' efforts to reorganize the department and to find a new director. More ... Battling for the ball      Lying on the floor, Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins JV player Jordan Butterfield protects the ball from the reach of players from Orange Grove High School during the PAHS Lady Marlins JV Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 10. In the background is PAHS player Savanna Nixon. Basketball season kicks in... More ... Veterans Day tribute      Tom Wheeler, manager of Spanish Village, below, mows the lawn under a row of American flags in front of his business on Monday, Nov. 12. Flags lined Alister and Cotter streets in honor of Veterans Day. At right, veteran Bill Lehmann photographs the Veterans Day ceremony held Friday, Nov. 9, at Port ... More ... Public invited to provide input on 'Island Road' expansion plans       The Texas Department of Transportation (TxcDOT) will host an open house today, Thursday, Nov. 15, from 2-4:30 p.m. in the city council chamber to hear how Port Aransans feel about a proposal to improve State Hwy. 361 between Avenue G and Beach Access Road 1. More ... South Jetty sets early deadlines       An earlier deadline has been set for next week's advertising and news for the South Jetty as it will go to press early for Thanksgiving. Noon Monday, Nov. 19, is the deadline for the Nov. 22 edition. Letters to the editor for that edition must be received by 9 a.m. More ... Erosion control project complete GLO commissioner here for dedication BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       It's official now. With the snip of a ribbon stretched across Piper Channel, Jerry Patterson, commissioner of the Texas Land Office, brought to a close a $6.3 million project designed to keep land at the edge of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve from eroding into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More ... Last showings of 'Nightwatch' are this weekend       The final performances of "Night Watch" will be presented this weekend at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), 2327 State Hwy. 361. The two-act suspense play by Lucille Fletcher will run tonight, Thursday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 17, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 18. More ... Incoming!      A brown pelican searches for a place to land amid a flock of friends loafing on the end of a jetty at Roberts Point Park recently. San Jose Island is in the background. More ... Yeehaw, 'padners'! P.A. Movie Time showing western 'Arizona Days' Saturday       Giddy-up and gallop over to view "Arizona Days" Saturday, Nov. 17. This P.A. Movie Time western is one of the movies shown free of charge once a month from November through February, courtesy of the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation department. More ... ARB needs local volunteers       Port Aransas residents seem to be angry about property appraisal increases. Several protested property appraisal hikes to the Nueces County Appraisal Review Board. In response to citizen outrage, the city took the rare step of asking the review board to toss out an entire classification of apprais... More ... PG bake sale Saturday       Need some home-baked goodies this weekend and don't have the time or inclination to bake? A solution is available that also will help Port Aransas High School (PAHS) Project Graduation program. A Thanksgiving bake sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday Nov. 17, at the Family Center IGA... More ... Pick up desserts from junior class on Tuesday       Desserts ordered from the junior class of Port Aransas High School may be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Pick up will be at the high school between 2:30 and 5 p.m. Other arrangements for pick up can be made upon request. To make those arrangements, contact junior class sponsors Tiara Followell at... More ...