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May 29, 2008
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Businesses fare well over holiday
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR
Reviews of the Memorial Day holiday weekend from businesses in Port Aransas ranged from good to great. The holiday is the official opening of the summer vacation season, and often is a harbinger of what the next three months will bring for island merchants. More...
Code enforcement officers scour town for violations
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

I climbed into the city building department's truck and drove around Port Aransas last week with Joe Lamb and Caitlin Hibbard, and saw a Port Aransas I hadn't noticed before. It was an eye-opener. Some buildings were barely standing up. Others appeared, from the street, uninhabitable. More...

Taxpayer workshops slated today, Saturday

City-sponsored workshops aimed at teaching property owners about property appraisals and the Nueces County Appraisal District are scheduled for today, Thursday, May 29, at 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. Both will be in the city council chamber, 710 W. Ave. A. The workshops are free to Po... More...

 Island Life
•Whoops!
The name of The Harbour and Anne Gamboa, who represents the Phyllis Browning Company in San Antonio, which is marketing the property, were both misspelled last week in a story updating development activity in Port Aransas. More...
•UTMSI open house to offer new experiences
•Hatchlings
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 Youth
•Community awards $93,500 in scholarships to 31 PAHS seniors
Members of the Port Aransas business community as well as individuals continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 23.
Members of the Port Aransas business community, as well as individuals, continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 23. More...
•EDUCATION NOTES
•Super citizens
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 Fishing
•Tourney to be held June 6 and 7
Take the time to take a kid fishing
Kids will kick off the summer of fishing competition with the 25th annual Take A Kid Fishing Tournament on June 6 and 7. It starts with registration and a shrimp boil on Friday, June 6, and continues with fishing and awards on Saturday, June 7. More...
•Fish free for a day
•FISHING REPORT
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 Sports
•Bad Mamma Jammas!
The Bad Mamma Jammas, a softball team composed partly of Port Aransas residents, recently placed first in the 12 and under division in the spring season of the Sparkling City Fastpitch League in Corpus Christi. More...
•Head for the courts
•Baseball camp to be held in June
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 Obituaries
•Hartshorn
Frances Marion Hartshorn, 82, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Aransas Pass. She was the mother of Julie Ann Caraker of Port Aransas. Hartshorn was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo. She married her husband of 60 years, Donald Lloyd "Ike" Hartshorn, in 1943 in Kansas City. More...
•Boyer
•Architect Huff dies suddenly
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 Island Agenda
•Island Agenda
DAILY • Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. • Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. -... More...
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