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January 29, 2009 / Front Page

Ferry wait times extended

Four of six ferry boats docked for repairs More...

Landfill lowdown

Most in survey want dump open additional days

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Seventy-seven percent of Port Aransas residents who responded to a survey voted yes to a question about landfill hours that was posted on the South Jetty Web site from Wednesday, Jan. 7 to Wednesday, Jan. 21. More...

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Race heats up

Dave McNeely

Gov. Rick Perry thinks Washington is at least part of the source of problems Texas faces. More...

Port Aransas driving like demolition derby

Mary Henkel Judson

Somebody's gonna get hurt! And that somebody was almost Murray - and me - on our way back to the office after lunch the other day. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Fishing picked up

Offshore fishing picked up a little this week, and the floater trips had large yields. Some big grouper and tuna, plenty of amberjack and at least one wahoo were caught, as well as kingfish and vermilion snapper. More...

Archery or fishing?

Blue Shodrock, 14, of Port Aransas caught this 44-pound black drum with a bow and arrow while bow fishing in Island Moorings on Saturday, Jan. 17. More...

Table for 200?

Jim Baima of Collinsville, Ill. and Port Aransas, left, reeled in this Warsaw grouper, estimated to be around 100 pounds, on Saturday, Jan 24. He fished a 42-hour trip aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capts. More...

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Island Agenda Free Access

Island Agenda

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for information. More...

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Island economy better than U.S.

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The stock market has lost points and the national television news networks are forecasting disaster in the U.S. economy that may rival the Great Depression in the 1930s. More...

Spearfishing the jetty

Asa Olson harvested a keeper sheepshead during a recent spearfishing session at the south jetty. Olson, a Port Aransas resident, said he spearfishes at the jetty frequently, especially when the visibility in the water is good. More...

Boat operators question snapper rules

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A new rule that forbids charter boats and party boats that hold a federal fishing license to fish in state waters for red snapper except for a two-month summer season has left area operators questioning the wisdom of such restrictions and its effec More...

Barefoot duchesses

Port Aransas High School's homecoming duchesses are, from left, sophomore Kelsey Ortiz, senior Hannah Jones, freshman Taylor Griffin, junior Emily Scott and senior Meagan Callaway. More...

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Island Life

Wetlands center offering tours

Twice weekly, guided tours of the Wetlands Education Center (WEC) that are open to the public begin today, Thursday, Jan. 29. Tours will be offered at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The tours start one hour before the 3 p.m. More...

Ready for tours

Carolyn Rose, photographed Jan. 27 at the Wetlands Education Center (WEC), is the new volunteer coordinator for the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, of which the WEC is part. More...

PACT play concludes Sunday

This weekend is the last opportunity to see the Port Aransas CommunityTheatre winter musical production, entitled "4th Of July," and bid on a patriotic quilt. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. More...

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Youth

Ready on the set?

Building an artificial tree from paper, glue and other materials are Port Aransas High School theater tech students, from left, Tanner Ochoa, Emily Klein and Samantha Richardson. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Port Aransas, ISD: A community

Thirteen years ago I was searching for a place to live with a sense of community -- a place where I could raise my grandchildren in schools that would allow them to grow up into young adults ready to meet life headon -- a place where I could "grow. More...

PAISD School Menus

February 2 - 6

Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Pancake, sausage link, juice, milk Wednesday Pig in the blanket, fruit, juice, milk Thursday Breakfast bagel, fruit, juice, milk Friday Assorted cereal, graham c More...

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Sports

A fall in Falls City

Lady Beavers beat Lady Marlins, 63-41

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins played hard, but the state-ranked Falls City Lady Beavers dammed up the island girls' efforts. The Lady Marlins fell to Falls City, 41-63, in a Jan. 20 game on the road. More...

BMS wins one, loses one against Woodsboro teams

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Lady Marlin teams of Brundrett Middle School split a pair of games with their Woodsboro counterparts on Jan. 22. The seventh-grade Lady Marlins lost to Woodsboro, 22-25. The eighth-grade Port Aransas girls beat their opponents, 38-12. More...

2008-09 Lady Marlins Port Aransas High School Basketball schedule

Date Opp Time/Score NOVEMBER T-11 Bloom'ton 45-35; 35-11 13&15 PA JV girls tourney F-14 Bishop CANCELLED T-18 Odem 54-33; 41-9 20-22 M'lin Classic M-24 Aransas P. More...

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