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July 23, 2009 / Front Page

Words, weapons worry city hall

Investigation was considered regarding remarks by mayor

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Reports that Mayor Claude Brown made threatening statements against public officials were taken so seriously by top Port Aransas city officials last month that Police Chief Scott Burroughs considered launching a criminal investigation, according to a More...

Splash dash

A group of kids demonstrate their shoreline sprinting skills for a South Jetty photographer at the beach on Sunday, July 26. More...

Water woes

Voluntary conservation likely

BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

Voluntary water conservation measures are in the forecast for late August or early September if hot and dry, sometimes windy, conditions continue. More...

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Money: Root of all political campaigns

Dave McNeely

The 2010 primary elections are just a little over seven months distant, and candidates are loading up on the principal ingredient in statewide elections: Money. More...

We were better off with Uncle Walter

Mary Henkel Judson

In my lifetime – or at least from the point at which I became “conscious”-- Uncle Walter was there. More...

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Fishing

Plenty of winners in Outboard Tournament

STAFF PHOTOS BY LESLIE WILLEY

The 35th annual Outboard Fishing Tournament brought about some interesting fish and fishing stories this year. A total of 161 anglers entered the tournament on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. More...

Billfish tournament set

The Texas Legends Billfish Tournament is set for Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 5 – 9. Early registration begins at Fox Yacht Sales, 203 W. Cotter Ave. at 2 p.m. The entry fee is $1,000 per boat, plus $1,000 to the mandatory boat pool. More...

FISHING REPORT

Fishing is great onshore and off

The weather held out for the Outboard Tournament and all the other anglers this week. Offshore catches were varied and big. Plenty of snapper, tuna, wahoo and kingfish were brought in again this week. More...

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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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Coming in the Thursday, July 30, edition of the South Jetty

• Oil poses little problem here • Who is Claude Brown, the man, the mayor? Supporters say he’s a good mayor; detractors won’t go on record ‘Shoot-out at Darby Wells’ to open More...

Gun-toting officials now check them at city hall door

Weapons banned at council meetings

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas Mayor Claude Brown and City Manager Michael Kovacs are licensed to carry concealed handguns, but they recently stopped carrying their weapons into city council meetings after hearing that council members were uncomfortable with the prac More...

Wind farm offshore a possibility

Environmental, economic feasibility to be studied

BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

A two-year study to determine the environmental and economic feasibility of a wind farm to produce electricity off the coast of Port Aransas will be launched as a result of a 30-year lease approved by the Texas General Land Office last week. More...

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Island Life

Free, guided beach walk set for Friday

Have you ever wondered what all that stuff on the beach is? Find out tomorrow, Friday, July 24. The monthly free, guided beach walk led by Shirley Fischer will start at 9 a.m. under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Surf lesson

A man peeks over the top of a wave after giving a girl a little push into the swell near Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, July 19. More...

Performances of poetry, music on the agenda for Friday night

A little poetry, a little music and lots of fun are to found at the Sand Slam tomorrow, Friday, July 24, the Tarpon Ice House, 321 N. Alister St. Presenting poets must sign up by 7:30 p.m., and the performance starts at 8 p.m. More...

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Youth

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PORT ARANSAS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS

Pre-register for all parks and recreation programs at 739 W. Ave. A or call 749-4158. DAILY ACTIVITESFRIDAY, JULY 24 • Open Mic, 1-3 pm, ages 6+, maximum 15 people. Poetry and Storytelling, Elementary school gym, 100 S. Station St. More...

Youth performance opens Friday, July 31

PACT PRESENTS “SHOOTOUT AT DARBY WELLS”

The Port Aransas Community Theater’s summer youth production, “Shootout at Darby Wells,” will open on Friday, July 31. The melodrama will be cast entirely of Port Aransas youth. More...

Get Girl Scout info Tuesday

The Port Aransas Girl Scouts will hold an informational session for any girl or adult interested in the program on Tuesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. in the H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria. More...

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Jackson

Tommy Joseph Jackson of Port Aransas died Tuesday, July 21, 2009. He was born Jan. 16, 1958 in Tulare, Calif. Jackson had been a resident of Port Aransas for the past 19 years, a member and a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Port Aransas. More...

Ridings

Terry Lee Ridings, 58, of Port Aransas, died Friday, July 17, 2009 in a Corpus Christi hospital. Ridings was born November 2, 1950 to Leo and Bobbie Ridings in Longview. He was a commercial fisherman. More...

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