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John McCall to arrive Sunday A soldier returns from Iraq Port Aransas is invited to give one of its own a hero's welcome home on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15. More ...
A boy grips his body board as he is hit by a wave at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, May 25. The wave buried him for a moment, but he was unhurt. More ... Live concert Sunset Sounds is Friday If a picnic, a lawn chair, a summer breeze and some live music sounds good, head on down to Roberts Point Park on Friday, June 13. More ... Stretch yourself YOGA ON THE BEACH SATURDAY Tranquility, yoga and the beach all seem to go hand in hand. Yoga on the Beach will bring them all together on Saturday, June 14. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. More ... Free swim for Dad Sunday Take your dad swimming for free on Father's Day. The Port Aransas Community Park pool is letting all dads swim free when they bring kids to the pool to swim on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15. More ... Jade Mouton to raise money for Heart Association Jade Mouton, a 9-year-old Port Aransan, is having a bake sale on Saturday, June 14, at the Family Center IGA from 3 to 5 p.m. All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit the American Heart Association. More ...
Amanda Safford and Nick Magee of San Antonio were married at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas. The bride is the daughter of Richard and Vernett Safford of Port Aransas, and the granddaughter of the late Rev. P.G. and Jessie Safford and the late Vernie and ... More ...
Workers Greg Garcia, left, and James Williams toil on the St. Joseph Catholic Church construction site on Wednesday, June 11. More ...
Flag Day, symbolism To understand the unconditional love of God, I begin by looking at my own ability to express love. I think of my family and how I feel about them. They can disappoint me, challenge and frustrate me, yet I still love them. I would do anything within my power to help them enrich their lives. More ... Picnic slated June 22 at Roberts Point Park St. Joseph Catholic Church is hosting its second annual church picnic on Sunday, June 22, at 1 p.m. The picnic, which will be held at Roberts Point Park, is for all parishioners, Catholic families in Port Aransas and visitors to St. Joseph's parish. Fellowship, games, music and food will be inclu... More ... Church plans music event; admission free The public is invited to enjoy an evening of Christian praise music and fellowship at Thursday Night Live on June 19, at 7 p.m. Music will be provided by Port Aransas youth and adults at Pelican's Landing back yard. Sponsored by the Community Presbyterian Church, the event is free. More ... Nixons announce baby's birth Mark and Kissa Nixon of Port Aransas announce the birth of their daughter, Lilly Maree. The infant was born at 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South. More ... Rainforest adventures awaiting VBS students The kids won't need mosquito netting or malaria shots, but a sense of adventure would be great. Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is holding a Rainforest Adventure Vacation Bible School this summer. More ... POLICE BLOTTER CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JUNE 2 • 8:59 p.m. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 500 block of West Avenue A to a Corpus Christi hospital. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 • 12:32 p.m. Investigating a report of a reckless driver in the 400 block of West Avenue G, an officer charged... More ...
Police Chief Sam Russell, left, hands Crystal Lovie her new badge, making her the newest member of the Port Aransas Police Department. Lovie began the job on Tuesday, June 10, and brings the police department up to seven patrol officers out of an authorized 10 positions. More ... Auto burglaries come in waves according to police Four burglaries of vehicles and one burglary of a boat in the past week merely illustrate that break-ins come in waves, police say. "These people are opportunists," said police Lt. Darryl Johnson. "If they see something and it's easy to get at, they'll take it. More ... Man charged with telephone harassment A Corpus Christi man released on bail on charges of making harassing phone calls to Port Aransas City Councilman Keith Donley has now been accused of making similar phone calls to another Port Aransas number. More ... Ditched car stolen Nueces County Precinct 4 deputy constables don't know how a car got into a ditch at Avenue C and Seventh Street, but everything seems to have turned out OK - relatively speaking. Deputy Constable Kelly Henson was on patrol at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, when he saw the black Saturn four-door... More ...
Open house Saturday, June 14 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Boat tours UTMSI and Parks and Wildlife Dept. boats cannot take children under 10 years old. Boat trips depart from registration booth Bay ecology R/V Katy: 9, 10:30 a.m.; noon; 1:30, 3 p.m. More ... CONSTABLE'S BEAT NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 SUNDAY, JUNE 1 • 10 p.m. A deputy charged two people on State Hwy. 361 with public intoxication and arrested them on outstanding warrants. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 • 2:31 a.m. Deputies found a vehicle upsidedown in a ditch at Avenue C and Seventh Street. No keys were in the vehicle and nobody was fo... More ... Persistent thief sentenced A Port Aransas man shot while committing a burglary was recently sentenced to two years in jail on a charge of theft. Jesse Manuel Stevens, 24, was reportedly shot on Nov. 29 while trying to break into an apartment where his estranged girlfriend and another man were. More ... Wiggins is graduate of Naval Academy Navy Ensign Matthew A. Wiggins recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy. Wiggins was awarded a Bachelor of Science after four years of academic, physical and professional military training. More ... Such a deal! Third Saturday Sale offers bargains on local art work Get a deal on some fine art on Saturday, June 21, when the Art Center for the Islands will hold its Third Saturday Sale. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off some or all of their work. More ...
Two black skimmers fly along the surface of the water, scooping up food as they go along the shore just north of Horace Caldwell Pier on Monday, June 9. More ... City offers sailing tours Sail away for half a day. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is offering three-hour sailing tours. On Tuesdays, June 17 and July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, families or children 10 or older can set sail out of Woody's Sport Center, 136 Cotter Ave. More ... Council to see the light(s) SECURITY LIGHTING DISCUSSION INVITED BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER City Councilman Rick Pratt doesn't want to eliminate security lights around homes in Port Aransas. He just wants them not to bother the neighbors. "I've had more than a dozen phone calls in the last six months, complaining, and if I go back a couple of years I could double that (number)," Pratt ... More ... Chamber will promote city on KLRN-TV The praises of Port Aransas will be sung over the airwaves of KLRN, the Public Broadcasting System television station in San Antonio, on Thursday, June 12. The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce will participate in opening night of the 42nd annual KLRN Blazing Gavels Auction. More ... Spring-like winds may be here a while BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Don't stake down that beach umbrella quite yet. The winds that have been sweeping across Mustang Island may die down by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. In fact, you may want to trade that beach umbrella for a regular umbrella. More ...
A.J. Sias celebrates his 13th birthday by getting buried by relatives at the beach. It was all in fun as the Smithville family played along the shore just north of Horace Caldwell Pier on Monday, June 9. More ...
KATE WILLIAMS We've been lieing low so far this summer. Staying close to home. But we made a family trip into town last week. We rarely all go together - it's just asking for trouble. But one had a doctor's appointment, my husband had to go to the eye doctor, and we had lots of errands that had been piling up.... More ... Whoops A story in the June 5 edition of the South Jetty incorrectly described how much prices have gone up for charter fishing trips out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More ... BUSINESS BRIEFS Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. Monday for the following Thursday's edition. Submit information and photos to southjetty... More ...
Breeding season - a natural wonder of nature - a time for renewal It's the time of the year to enjoy our own breeding birds, and the birds are everywhere doing their thing. The breeding cycle -- the renewal and survival of each species -- is happening all around us. Right now, the rookery islands are remarkable sites. The tidal flats and mangroves have breeding... More ...
In the foreground, Lee Jones, quarterback and outside linebacker with the North Pole High School football team of Alaska, pumps iron with some of his teammates in the weight room at Doyle Marek Gym at Port Aransas High School on Tuesday, June 10. More ...
TONY AMOS Adventures in Mowing - Part III. Tree-mowing presented some problems, too: one had to get the equipment and the worker up the tree. As older brother Tom was more agile than I (said he) he became our tree-mowing specialist. This venture didn't go very far either; the branches didn't easily yield t... More ...
On Friday, May 30, a lone brown pelican makes his way over the water of the Corpus Christi ship channel backdropped by a beautiful coastal sunset. More ...
Alex Defily, right, and Jesse Pollard navigate their way in the community pool where the Ciy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department held its Come Sail Basic class on Thursday, June 5. The class is part of the many summer programs sponsored by parks and recreation. More ... 25¢ movie nights starting in June The whole family can go to the movies for a quarter per person, without leaving Port Aransas. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a 25 cent movie night. Family friendly movies will be shown every Thursday from June 19 through Aug. 14, at Ellis Memorial Library, ... More ... Three graduate from TAMU Texas A & M University, College Station, awarded diplomas to 3 graduates from Port Aransas during mid-term commencement ceremonies for the 2007-08 academic year. Stacie C. Ellis received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. She is the daughter of Colene Ellis of Port Aransas and the late Bo... More ... |
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