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June 5, 2008
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Fuel prices, weather weigh heavily on fishing agencies
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
Port Aransas merchants in the charter fishing businesses are annoyed that the freshly begun red snapper fishing season will be shorter than in previous years, due to federal mandates. But they're more worried about how skyrocketing fuel costs will affect tourism on Mustang Island this summer. More...
Taxpayers take advantage of help from city, Realtors
Third appraisal workshop is Saturday morning
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

Response to two tax appraisal workshops was such that a third one has been scheduled for Saturday, June 7. It will be at 11 a.m. in the meeting room at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library. Property owners should bring their appraisals with them. More...

Tinnin calls Roundup tourney a'community'
PORT ARANSAS BOATMEN HALL OF FAME
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Rick Tinnin remembers coming to Port Aransas to fish as long ago as 1977. Things have changed a lot since then. This year, Tinnin has been named to the Port Aransas Boatmen Inc. Hall of Fame. "The jetty crew would all come in (to the weigh station)," Tinnin recalled of earlier Deep Sea Roundups. More...

 Island Life
•Lifeguard classes begin tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, June 6, is the last opportunity this summer to sign up for, and begin attending, a lifeguard class in Port Aransas. More...
•First Friday Reception to feature 'It's a Guy Thing' at the art center
•Book club will investigate novel 'Water for Elephants' by J.Walls
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 Youth
•Birding classes for kids slated in June
The Coastal Bend Audubon Society, the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute and Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve have joined forces to introduce youngsters to birding this summer. Birding 101 classes are being offered free of charge to kids seven and older. More...
•School's out
•Fellow graduates
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 Fishing
•FISHING REPORT
Fishing excellent all week
By all accounts, fishing was great this week in Port Aransas. The opening of snapper season on Sunday, June 1, was hailed by catches of limits offshore. A good variety of species was reported as well as increasing numbers. Another sailfish was caught and released on the Miss Lainieous, bringing t... More...
•Great grouper!
•Nice dorado
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 Sports
•Super at soccer
The Beaches, a Port Aransas women's soccer team, pose for a portrait recently after concluding a season with five wins and two ties. More...
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 Obituaries
•Services held Tuesday for Don
Architect was involved in several island projects
Donald Floyd "Don" Huff of Port Aransas died after a sudden illness Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at an Aransas Pass hospital. He was 54. A memorial service was held Tuesday, June 3, at the First Baptist Church of Port Aransas. Huff was born Oct. 18, 1953, in St. Louis, Mo. He attended schools in For... More...
•Rothe
•Boyer
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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. - 2 p.m.; clos... More...
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