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Barbecue to benefit Bearden A benefit barbecue and auction will be held for Glenn Bearden this Saturday, July 19, at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8967, at 311 N. Alister St., Port Aransas. Bearden served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He and his wif... More ...
The Island Queen travels through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel off Roberts Point Park at sunset on Monday, July 14. More ... Godspell Jr. playing For the next two weekends PACT will perform Godspell Jr., a Broadway Junior musical production depicting the stories of John the Baptist, Jesus and Judas. The Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) production opened Thursday, July 10. More ... Third Saturday Sale to be held on July 19 at Art Center here The Art Center for the Islands will hold its monthly Third Saturday Sale on Saturday, July 19. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., over 40 artists will offer their work at a 10 to 50 percent discount. It's a great opportunity to pick up something for yourself or as a gift, according to Mary Rose, Art Center... More ... Garage sale on tap for heart group Jade Mouton, 9, of Port Aransas, is having a garage sale Friday through Sunday, July 18-20. The sale is a benefit for the American Heart Association. Besides a wide variety of household items and fishing gear, pickles and sodas will be sold. More ...
Transition and a good performance Twilight Zone: An area just beyond the ordinary or a world of fantasy, illusion or unreality. Moving on beyond paradise here at Trinity-by-the-Sea into the uncertain waters of retirement is foreboding to your humble vicar. I know that God has laid out possibilities of great adventures for you at ... More ... Bake set Saturday evening The First Baptist Church will hold a bake sale on Saturday, July 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Family Center IGA. The church is raising funds to take middle and high school age youth to summer camp. Activities scheduled at Camp Remedy, in Ruidoso, N.M., will include bible study, swimming, roc... More ...
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Brick by brick, they're building a new St. Joseph Catholic Church building. And a brick-by-brick campaign is going to help pay for it. St. Joseph has begun a new fundraiser in which laser-engraved bricks can be purchased by anyone in the community to commemorate special people or occasions. More ... IWC slates Bible school The Island Worship Center (IWC) invites children age three to 10 to attend its Vacation Bible School next week. Classes will be held Monday through Friday, July 21-25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at IWC, 1801 S. 11th St. This year's theme is "Beach Party: Surfin' Through the Scriptures." Each lesson will be... More ...
These kids all attended the Rainforest Adventure Vacation Bible School at the Community Presbyterian Church. Clockwise, from top left, they are: crafting crosses from twigs and branches, coloring during a lesson about Elisha and sharing food, and planting and harvesting 'grains' after which they a... More ...
The more you know, the more you see I enjoy watching birds. Just looking at them gives my life some other dimension, some ethereal experience, a higher happiness or inner joy. Their physical beauty (or even uniqueness) seems to transcend everyday worries or irritations. But, ultimately, I see much more than their outer beauty or ima... More ... Area being prepped for canal development BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER An 860-acre tract of land south of the Island Moorings subdivision, originally intended as part of the Newport Beach and Golf development, is being turned into canals by a company that describes itself as a "land bank." The Brookdale Company, of Atlanta, Ga., bought the property from Newport deve... More ... Tuesday last chance to file late tax protest If you can come up with a good reason for missing the tax appraisal protest deadline, there's still a chance you can file a protest with the Nueces County Appraisal District. Ollie Grant, chief appraiser for the district, said, "This year the usual deadline of May 31 was extended until June 6. More ...
RACHEL PEARSON I took a train across the lower tip of Illinois, through Gary, Ind., with its tireless smokestacks, then across Michigan to Detroit. Detroit is a spent city, victim of suburbanization, white flight, and the end of the heyday of American-made automobiles. Last week, 10,000 more people were laid off... More ...
From left, Cass Ward, 7, Dylan Shelton, 9, both of Port Aransas, and Madi Gann, 8, of Round Rock, cut Christmas cookies from dough on Monday, July 14, as part of Christmas in July, a program of the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More ...
Ray Heath, a maintenance worker at the Port Aransas Independent School District, holds a piece of plywood scrawled with the words "Built by Malone Construction, Nov. 28, 1955." Heath discovered the board nailed to a wall behind some cabinets that were being removed on Monday, July 14, as part of a... More ... PAISD gives new life, look to old building One of the oldest buildings in the Port Aransas Independent School District is being remodeled for a new function. The small building on the south side of the main building at H.G. Olsen Elementary School is being renovated to become headquarters for PAISD's special programs department. More ... Whoops! A story in last week's South Jetty about a fundraiser for the American Heart Association incorrectly identified the organization. The fundraiser was put on by Jade Mouton, a 9- year-old Port Aransas girl with heart disease. More ... Kids' Calendar PORT ARANSAS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Unless otherwise noted, activities listed will be held at the Girl Scout hut, 739 W. Ave. A, are for children age five and up, and cost $2 for the first child, $1 for additional children. Parents are welcome at no charge. Call 749-4158 two days in advance to register. More ... Mayor thinks item improperly posted City attorney disagrees, says discussion did not exceed scope of posting BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Port Aransas Mayor Claude Brown wants to bring up the question of city employees who get city cars to drive home again this month because of his conviction that the matter was improperly listed on last month's council agenda. More ...
Payton Beck, 9, of Tallahassee, Fla., takes aim at Clare Adams as she runs for home plate during a game of kickball at Port Aransas Community Park on Tuesday, July 8. Payton and his sister, Amy, 6, are visiting their grandparents, Hugh and Sandi Pruett, in Port Aransas this summer. More ...
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER In a ceremony steeped in seagoing tradition, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Daniel Kilcullen assumed command of the cutter Steelhead from Lt. Brandon Fisher on Tuesday, July 15. More ... POLICE BLOTTER CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JULY 7 • 9:01 a.m. The burglary of a building was reported in the 900 block of North Station Street. • 8:55 p.m. Responding to a report of a drunk driver on Station Street, an officer charged a man with driving with no license. More ... Apparent heart victim dies during fishing trip A Bryan man was pronounced dead at an Aransas Pass hospital on Saturday, July 12, after apparently suffering from heart problems while aboard a fishing boat out of Port Aransas. The man, Monte Guy, 50, reportedly collapsed while fishing near the jetties. More ... COAST GUARD SIGNALS COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 9:22 p.m. A 25-foot homeland security boat from Coast Guard Station Port Aransas and a helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi searched near La Quinta Channel in response to a report of a distress flare. Searchers found no one in distress but did see firew... More ... High bacteria counts in bay don't reach Mustang Island Bacteria counts are rated as "high" on four Corpus Christi beaches that face Corpus Christi Bay, but the Texas General Land Office (GLO) says that doesn't mean Mustang Island beaches are a problem. Of the six sites regularly tested in Port Aransas, two - at the end of Lantana Drive and at the en... More ... CONSTABLE'S BEAT NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 SUNDAY, JULY 6 • 9:45 a.m. A deputy cited a motorist at Alister and Beach streets for speeding. • 4:15 p.m. Three people were charged on the beach with minor in possession of alcohol. More ...
A Port Aransas man was in the Nueces County Jail on Wednesday, July 16, charged with aggravated sexual assault. Nueces County Sheriff's Capt. Stan Repka said Juan Francisco Sanchez, 43, turned himself in to sheriff's investigators at about 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 15. More ... Council to get full street list BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER For the first time, city council members will be able to look today, Thursday, July 17, at a complete inventory of the city's streets, including their condition, their position in a long-range plan for street repair and maintenance and an update of the 2005 drainage master plan. More ... City street ratings "Dead" (tough to rebuild) Sixth Street (unpaved section) Ninth Street (Avenue G - Avenue H) Beach Access Road 1 Aransas Channel Avenue D (Gulf - Seventh streets) Avenue I (Sixth Street - Tropic Lane) Beach Street (Station Street - Dunes More ...
Olivia Adams gets some support from other cheerleaders as she goes 'way up in the air at a cheerleader clinic sponsored by Port Aransas High School cheerleaders on Saturday, July 12. More ... Garden Club dues are due The Port Aransas Garden Club is asking members to pay their dues for 2008 and 2009. Checks in the amount of $10 should be made out to Port Aransas Garden Club and mailed to Port Aransas Garden Club, P.O. Box 681, Port Aransas, TX, 78373. Dues should be paid by Aug. 5. More ...
Sales tax rebate up by 8.69% The gloom and doom of the national economy is not reflected in the Texas economy, according to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. Combs said the state collected $1.7 billion in sales tax revenue in June, up 8.4 percent compared to June 2007. More ...
Rob Palmer stands in front of his new business, The Wild Horse Saloon, opened last week at 212 Beach St. Palmer boasts of "moderately famous" burgers and Phillies, and says the grill is open late. The Saloon offers a full bar, outdoor patio area, a pool table, several big screen televisions and li... More ... Volunteers needed to paint Mercer House on Saturday Volunteers are needed to help paint the Mercer House on Saturday, July 19. The house, which was recently moved to Alister Street adjacent to the Community Center, will become an historical museum for the community. The Port Aransas Historical and Preservation Association is spearheading the proj... More ... AGENDA PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL JULY 17, 2008 1. Call to order and mayor's notes on council rules of order and decorum and oath of office. 2. Pledge and prayer 3. Presentations A. Presentation by Nueces County Appraisal District representative B. More ... Bridge work to continue several years BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Expect to see some heavy machinery beside the first bridge on the State Hwy. 361 causeway between Port Aransas and Aransas Pass, and expect to see it for quite some time. Work is slated to start on rebuilding the bridge this month, under a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxD... More ...
The incorrect photo was submitted for Dr. John Fucik's column last week about bur-clover. Above are the correct photos. Young California bur-clover plant is shown in the inset. The enlargement shows the root system with its nitrogen fixing nodules. More ...
BILL SLINGERLAND In the United States, the apple or banana may be the most widely eaten fruit, but worldwide the most-consumed fruit is the tropical mango. It is eaten in Asia, Africa and Latin America. There are several varieties of this fruit sold at the stores. The reddish-green Haden variety is larger than the... More ...
TONY AMOS It's the end of an era. On my last beach observer (BEACHobs) survey of Mustang Island Gulf beach I threw the last working HP75 hand-held computer into the truck. I didn't mean to throw it, of course, but it looked like I did. More ... |
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