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Pier pressure

Repairs under way to Charlie's Pasture Pier

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

One beachgoer pastime is to stand in the wet sand and let the water drift over your feet. Wiggle your toes and rock your heels and soon you will be standing ankle deep or more in the wet sand. More...

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Last chance to nominate Citizen of Year

Mary Henkel Judson

I'll give it to you straight: Citizen of the Year is not a popularity contest. Anyone who meets the criteria for this award has to have made someone unhappy or flat out angry. It goes with the territory. More...

Election is tough to call

Dave McNeely

Most observers are expecting the turnout in the 2008 election to be large. The question is how large. Significantly more voters tend to vote in presidential elections than in non-presidential years, in Texas and elsewhere. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

It just doesn't fish like fall yet

Fishing, like the season, is changing. The kingfish are slowing down a little, flounder are showing up more often, Spanish mackerel are more prevalent and the tuna should be here any day. More...

Long trip, big fish

Doc Fletcher of Ingleside caught this 55-pound yellowfin tuna on a 60-hour trip aboard La Pesca which returned to Dolphin Dock on Saturday Oct. 11. More...

Blackfin galore

These anglers brought in plenty of blackfin tuna, kingfish and shark on a 12-hour trip aboard the Dolphin Express out of Dolphin Dock on Saturday, Oct. 11. More...

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Sports

BMS team places third at Calallen cross-country

The Brundrett Middle School Cross Country team placed third in two divisions at a meet in Calallen on Saturday, Oct. 11. "Pretty big meet," said Javier Mendoza, coach of the BMS team. "There were a lot of schools there. More...

Up and over

Storm Bales of Port Aransas launches a jump shot over the heads of a group of Corpus Christi kids during the Sparkling City Basketball Tournament in Corpus Christi during the weekend of Oct. 11-12. More...

PAHS team faces illness, slow course at Calallen meet

Illness and a slow course hampered the Port Aransas High School crosscountry team at a meet at Calallen High School on Saturday, Oct. 11. "The weather was nice, but the course was slow," said Steve Reaves, coach of the PAHS team. More...

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To the rescue

Bird in rehab; reward is offered for information leading to arrest

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas wildlife rehabilitators have rescued two of several birds spotted recently with blow darts protruding from their bodies, and community members have put together a reward of at least $1,000 for information leading to the successful pros More...

Giving it a look

Oscar Gonzales scowls at his shot, also eyeballed by team members Mike Lucas, left, Orrin Miller (bending) and Nathan Kaminski. More...

Citizen nominations due Friday

Only a few nominations for Citizen of the Year had been received as this edition of the South Jetty went to press, cause for concern since the deadline is tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 17. Typically, 15 to 17 people send in nominations. More...

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Island Life

Turtle Trail 2008 almost at an end: Last 'hatching' set for October 18

Tortuga Dunes will host the last in a series of "hatchings" of painted or decorated cast aluminum turtles. The October "hatching," part of the Turtle Trail 2008, is open to the public and will be held Saturday, Oct. More...

Flyboys

Airport Manager Randy Hansen, left, checks out a WWII era two-seater biplane, the Kaydet, manufactured by the Stearman Aircraft division of Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, between 1936 and 1944. More...

Pepper tree eradication class offered

If you've ever wondered how to get rid of those invasive Brazilian pepper trees, you'll have a chance to find out at a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. Originally scheduled for Sept. More...

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Youth

EDUCATION NOTES

Things change -- and stay the same

Students are buzzing with excitement. The sound of lockers slamming shut and the occasional outburst of laughter fill the halls. There is a mixed sense of anxiety, comfort, fear and happiness. More...

Celebrating Washington

Students in H.G. Olsen Elementary School's gifted-and-talented program held a celebration of George Washington on Friday, Oct. More...

Criminal justice class gets federal tour

From left, Joey Fries, Ashley Hendricks, Kristen Krause, Andrew Ferguson-Johns, Nueces County Sherriff Jim Kaelin, Brittany Ferretti, Deputy Chief John Galvan and Ashley Taylor on a lunch break during a tour of the federal courthouse and U.S. More...

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Obituaries Free Access

Flagg

Peter Flagg Jr., 59, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at his home in Port Aransas. Flagg was born Feb. 19, 1949 in Meridian, Conn. to Peter Flagg Sr. and Juana Maria Guruceta Flagg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. More...

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Island Agenda

DAILY • Port Aransas Community 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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