Boy Scout Troop 29 returns from summer camp
      Boy Scout Troop 29 of Port Aransas just returned from a week at Lost Pines Scout Reservation, just outside of Bastrop. The boys range in age from 12 to 16 and learn to work together as a group as well as with scouts from other troops across Texas. Some 300 scouts were in attendance at this camp session, July 13-19.
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Crafty creations
      Tripp Collins, 6, does some craft work on Wednesday, July 16, the last day of the seven-week summer reading program at Ellis Memorial Library. Children enjoyed books and created arts and crafts related to stories in the books during the program, which was sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Port Aransas Boatmen Inc. and the City of Port Aransas.
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Jenna Ward to sing at Hooks game July 30
      Twelve-year-old Jenna Ward of Port Aransas will sing the National Anthem before an expected crowd of a few thousand people at a Corpus Christi Hooks baseball game at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, July 30. As always, the National Anthem will precede the game, which is schedule to start at 7:05 p.m. The Hooks will play against the San Antonio Missions.
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Kids' Calendar
      Unless otherwise noted, activities listed will be held at the Girl Scout hut, 739 W. Ave. A, are for children age five and up, and cost $2 for the first child, $1 for additional children. Parents are welcome at no charge. Call 749-4158 two days in advance to register.
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Rogers admitted to Cornell grad school
      Will Rogers, a former resident of Port Aransas and graduate of Port Aransas High School, has been admitted to the Ph.D. program in English literature at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Rogers has been guaranteed a financial support package for five years.
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Detroit-proper: A city in distress
RACHEL PEARSON
      Rory and I spent some time in Detroit-proper last week with an eye on finding neighborhoods with more young people, and more street life, than Royal Oak. A neighbor tipped us off to a Web site that discusses Detroit happenings and neighborhoods: "It focuses on the good side of Detroit," he said, setting down his waterhose. "A lot of people focus on the bad.
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Program coordinator Gayla Wiggins resigns
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
      Gayla Wiggins has resigned as curriculum/special programs coordinator at the Port Aransas Independent School District. Wiggins, whose last day at work was in late June, is pursuing work as an independent educational consultant, said her husband, Billy Wiggins, superintendent of PAISD.
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