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July 17, 2008  RSS feed


Getting around town
City council poised to OK transportation plan
City council members are due to launch what may be their most ambitious undertaking since the city's land use plan when they meet tonight, Thursday, July 17. More...
Cables on streets were to gather data for traffic planning

Those cables you may have seen stretched across some Port Aransas streets July 7-10 were part of the city's transportation planning. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) put cables across State Hwy. 361 North on Harbor Island, Cotter Avenue, Alister Street, Mustang Boulevard and State Hwy. 361 at three locations south of Avenue G to measure traffic. More...

Dunton is tapped by U.S. Dept. of Interior
'I find this a very challenging appointment . . . with respect to oil and gas exploration as well as climate change.' DR. KEN DUNTON
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransan Ken Dunton has been appointed by U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to a select panel of scientists who advise the secretary on environmental studies where oil and gas drilling is planned in offshore areas throughout the nation's coastline. More...

 Island Life
• Barbecue to benefit Bearden
A benefit barbecue and auction will be held for Glenn Bearden this Saturday, July 19, at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8967, at 311 N. Alister St., Port Aransas. Bearden served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He and his wife Sue moved to Port Aransas in 1990. More...
• article has image At sunset
• Godspell Jr. playing
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 Fishing
• article has image Fire department benefits from Outboard
The crowd wasn't as big as last year, but the enthusiasm at this year's Outboard Fishing Tournament ran even higher. With 182 anglers entered, the 2008 Outboard Tournament - the 34th in the series - had slightly fewer than last year's, but tournament chairman and Port Aransas Fire Auxiliary treasurer Kim Hill said that's to be expected. More...
• Feds say keep hands off when releasing billfish
• article has image Fish on
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 Sports
• article has image Going swimmingly
Port Aransas Swim Team splashes to victories
The Port Aransas Swim Team is wrapping up another season, and some team members once again have advanced to state competition. But, in a sense, all of the swimmers have come out winners. More...
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 Obituaries
• Ruff
Elizabeth Jenny Ruff, 82, of Port Aransas and Florida, died Monday, July 14, 2008. She was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1926 to Stanley B. and Helen Charlotte Kelly. Through 63 years of marriage, she and her husband, Don Ruff traveled world wide. More...
• Teller
• Strickland
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 Island Agenda
• article has image Island Agenda
DAILY • Port A rans as Com muni ty Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for information. More...
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