March 19, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Big chill melts as Spring Break warms up

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
Rainy weather over the past weekend was a benefit to the parched vegetation in the dunes, but it put a damper on potentially huge crowds during the second weekend of Spring Break in Port Aransas. More...

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Stop! Leave me to my herbs, birds

Mary Henkel Judson

What I'd really like to do is stop all this nonsense and spend my time growing herbs and getting into bird watching. The pressure's getting to me. I don't know how much more of the daily pounding I can take from the national news. More...

Senators want to fill vacancies by election only

Dave McNeely

A move in Congress could change how United States Senate vacancies are filled in Texas and most other states. Current Texas law has the governor appoint a senator to serve until a special election is held to fill the remainder of the term. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

They have live shrimp, and they're not afraid to use them

Just about everything was caught this week, and last week's rain didn't stop many from fishing. A large variety was reported, including big wahoo, amberjack and blackfin tuna. More...

Great catch!

This 54-pound wahoo was caught by Jay Cupp of San Antonio aboard the LaPesca on Wednesday, March 11, on a 12-hour deep-sea trip with Capt. Ryan McLaughlin and crew out of Dolphin Dock. More...

Boatload of bounty

Lolita Haines of Arkansas and her friends fished on a 12-hour trip with Capt. Tim Oestreich on the Dolphin Express out of Dolphin Dock on Wednesday, March 11. They caught limits of amber jack, kingfish, shark and vermillion snapper. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Reynolds

Gerald Wayne Reynolds, 71, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in Port Aransas. He was born on Nov. 19, 1937, in Houston. Reynolds, a retired sheetmetal worker, had lived in Port Aransas for three years. More...

Scholten

Lewis C. Scholten, 63, died Thursday, March 5, 2009. He was employed at one time as a shrimper in Port Aransas. He was born Aug.17, 1945, in Disney, Okla. Scholten had been a resident of Rockport since 1987. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

Island Agenda

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway: 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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Ring it, now!

Bell from train that carried granite to build south jetty 100 years ago on display at Port Aransas Museum
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

One hundred years ago, Mustang Island residents could hear a train engine's bell clang as the locomotive chugged along the island's northern shore, delivering the thousands of granite rocks that would become the south jetty. More...

Trolley route issue rolls back around

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The trolley issue is rolling around again. More...

Island Life

Blood donors sought

Mobile blood unit will be in town Wednesday

If you've ever considered giving blood, it doesn't get much more convenient than it will be this week. The Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit will be in Port Aransas on Wednesday, March 25, at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. More...

Cold break

UT-Austin students Marshall Bankstons (in hat) and Ruben Littleton entrenched themselves on the beach with a protective sandy berm, a warm campfire and an improvised pop-up shelter with an eye toward enjoying Spring Break in Port Aransas. More...

Pig Out to beat cancer

Roast pork dinner fundraiser will benefit Relay for Life

Help Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society by "pigging out" on Saturday, March 21. The Pig Out For A Cure is a fundraiser sponsored by the Shapes Women Winning team. More...

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Youth

EDUCATION NOTES

Pre-k lays the foundation

Not so long ago I was talking to a secondary educator about the switch I made from teaching fourth-graders to teaching four and five-year-olds. She looked at me as though I had lost my mind. More...

Small-town life

Each H.G. Olsen Elementary School kindergartener recently was assigned to create one or two models of Port Aransas businesses for a class project. When the students put them all together, they had a little town on their hands. More...

Bond may be used for repairs and more

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas school trustees are talking about the possibility of using a bond issue to get tens of thousands of dollars in repairs done to school facilities. More...

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Sports

Marlins heat up after cold run

Big win over Charlotte follows losses in Refugio

The Marlin baseball team ran cold and hot last week in keeping with the weather, apparently. More...

2009 Marlin Baseball Schedule

March 24 Tues TBA TBA JV Ganado 6 V 27 Fri Victoria Faith 4:15 V 28 Sat Flour Bluff 5 JV 31 Tues *Falls City 4:30/ 7 JV/V April 3 Fri *Woodsboro 4:30 V 4 Sat Flour Bluff 5 JV 7 Tues *Pettus 4:30/7 JV/V 9 Thurs *Runge 4: More...

Tennis teams battle elements to host Spring Break Special

It certainly wasn't chamber of commerce weather, but teams from eight area high schools showed up for the Spring Break Special Tennis Tournament hosted by Port Aransas High School on Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13. More...

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