January 10, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

003p1_xlg.jpg

It's a Lab thing

Bailey, an 8-month-old female chocolate Labrador retriever, lunges at a ball (if you look closely, you can see Bailey's name written faintly on the ball) thrown by her owner, John Garlanger, of Belton, at Roberts Point Park on Thursday, Jan. 3. More...

Christie Campbell loses battle with cancer

PAHS, UT grad remembered for poise, grace, strength of character
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Students saw something new on the wall of Port Aransas High School teacher Melanie Mayer's classroom when they returned to classes on Monday, Jan. 7, after the holiday break. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Ric Williamson leaves a legacy

Dave McNeely

Ric Williamson may have done more to change Texas transportation than anything since the farmto market road campaign of a half-century earlier to "get the farmers out of the mud," and the federal interstate highway system. More...

Christie's message

Mary Henkel Judson

Christie Campbell may have left us physically, but she will be with us forever because of the message she left: Yes, you can! More...

Click here for all stories

Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Trout, shark, tuna headline this week

Fishing is good in the Coastal Bend and catching is better. Offshore trips have been profitable for anglers when the weather allowed the boats to go out. Inshore, fishermen have been doing well. More...

Tuna trip

The Gulf Eagle out of Deep Sea Headquarters went out last week on a long range tuna trip. The anglers reeled in a load of yellowfin tuna, blackfin tuna, dorado and barracuda with Capt. Nate Forbes and Capt. Marvin Horner leading the way. More...

Redfish limit

Roy Montgomery, from left, and Marge Holst of Plainview, Minn. went fishing with guide Clark Miles, right, Friday, Jan. 4. They caught a limit of redfish using live shrimp and hung the catch at Woody's Sports Center. More...

Click here for all stories

Obituaries  Free Access 

Oppenheimer

Dr. Carl Henry Oppenheimer Jr. of Austin died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, in an auto accident while visiting his wife's family in Brazil. He was 86, and formerly of Port Aransas. More...

Earenfight

Richard Earenfight of Port Aransas died Nov. 15, 2007, in Minneapolis, Minn. He was 76 and a house painter. Earenfight was born Dec. 30, 1930. More...

Ryan

Daniel Paul Ryan Jr. died Dec. 28, 2007, in Many, La., from complications associated with Alzheimer 's disease. More...

Click here for all stories

Communication to outside world cut off again

City's 9-1-1 emergency number was out for an hour
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City officials are working to ensure that it doesn't happen again, but City Manager Michael Kovacs said if Mustang Island again loses telephone communications with the "outside world," the best thing is for residents to call the local police non-em More...

Help!

Volunteers for work at center needed Saturday
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas' Community Center will take a big step toward being refurbished on Saturday, Jan. 12, and it needs your help. Saturday has been declared a work day. Members of the Port Aransas Boatmen Inc. More...

TWO MEMORIAL SERVICES SET

Two memorial services will be held for Christie Campbell, a 1998 Port Aransas High School graduate who died of cancer in Austin on Friday, Jan. 4. One service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at First Baptist Church in Port Aransas. More...

PAISD establishes scholarship in honor of Christie Campbell

The Port Aransas Independent School District has established a new scholarship in memory of Christie Campbell, a 1998 Port Aransas High School graduate who died on Friday, Jan. 4. More...

Island Life

Relay for Life team captain meeting is at JELM tonight

Tonight, Thursday, Jan. 10, team captains in the 2008 Relay for Life Cancer Walk will meet at 6 p.m. The meeting will be at the JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. More...

Cameramen

Friends Stan Goldberg, left, of Louisville, Ky., and Larry Goldstein, of New York City, were out shooting scenic photos for fun when they decided to make a stop at Horace Caldwell Pier and point their cameras out toward the surf at sunset on Wednes More...

KPAB keeps public busy

Work day Saturday, Amos talk on Tuesday set

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) has set two activities for the upcoming week and has invited the public to both. Saturday, Jan. 12, the group will begin its Adopt A Plot project. Volunteers are asked to help from 8 a.m. More...

Click here for all stories

Youth

On track

John McNatt jogs on the track at Port Aransas High School, along with his daughter, Courtney, 12, and their dogs, on Wednesday, Jan. 2. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

School Board Appreciation Month

Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed January as School Board Recognition Month, and Port Aransas ISD is joining other districts across the state to thank these community volunteers for their commitment and contributions to our public schools. More...

Giving back to the community

SHODROK LEADS BRUNDRETT BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

For two and a half years now, Julie Shodrok has been driving her son, Blue, to classes at Brundrett Middle School. More...

Click here for all stories

Sports

Lady Marlins beat Centurions

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins scored 68 points, but their coach said they had a bad night of shooting. That will tell you something about the potential of this year's Lady Marlins. More...

LADY 2007-08 MARLIN PORT ARANSAS HIGH SCHOOL

Basketball Schedule

Th-Nov 8 S-Nov 10 Nov 15-17 M-Nov 19 T-Nov 20 F-14 F-21 Jan 2 W-J4 F-11 S-12 F-25 F- 1 T-5 Home Games in Bold Type •Denotes District Game More...

PORT ARANSAS LADY MARLINS VS. KING BRAHMAS (KINGSVILLE) JAN. 2

POINTS BY QUARTER 1 PA K INDIVIDUAL SCORING: EMILY SCOTT, 6; KATHY ASHLEY, 5; SARAH PATE, 12; MEREDITH BERRY, 4; LIA PHILLIPS, 25; REBECCA ARMANOVS, 3; ELAINE FRANCO, 2; HANNAH JONES, 10; RACHAEL PHILLIPS, 9; KATELIN DUPNIK, 4. More...

Click here for all stories

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. • Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. More...

Click here for all stories












Follow us on Twitter