Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Unofficial Election Results Saturday, May 10, 2008 City of Port Aransas      Mayor *Claude Brown .....................543 Charlie Zahn .........................424 Click here for full results in PDF format. More ... Mayor, trustee races to be decided BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR       Predictions of a voter turnout between 800 and 900 were being made as early voting drew to a close on Tuesday, May 6. As of early afternoon Tuesday, 475 had cast ballots, according to election Judge Maudina Bomarito. Based on the early voting turnout, Bomarito, a veteran election judge, predicte... More ... A big bite       A great blue heron flips a fish in the air just before consuming it while wading through beach waters near the south jetty on Sunday, May 4. More ... New finance director is on the job at city hall BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Port Aransas' new director of fi- nance is no stranger to the job. She's not even a stranger to coastal issues. Darla Honea, who went to work for the city on Monday, April 14, comes from the city of South Padre Island, where she was the director of finances since 1998. More ... Park improvements take shape Buildings, boat ramps are targeted BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Work is about 25 percent complete at Roberts Point Park, where a $1.5 million multi-job project is making improvements to restrooms, relocating the Patsy Jones Amphitheater and building a lookout at the end of Roberts Point. The project will place the new amphitheater about halfway between the en... More ... Golf cart bridge to link course BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR       A bridge linking a practice range and the first three holes of the Newport Dunes Golf Course on the west side of State Hwy. 361 to the other 15 holes on the east side of the highway should be completed by mid-July. That's the word from Texas Gulf & Harbor, Ltd. More ... Blessing of Fleet Saturday at 2 p.m.       Boaters will carry on a centuriesold tradition started in southern Europe when the fourth annual Blessing of the Fleet is held here on Saturday, May 10. In European fishing communities, a blessing from the local priest was thought to ensure a safe and bountiful fishing season. More ...