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August 6, 2009  RSS feed


E is for exemplary
Port Aransas ISD, high school, elementary get top rating
If you want to send your kids to an exemplary school, look no further than Port Aransas. More...
Among stories coming in the Thursday, Aug. 13, edition of the South Jetty are:

 • Cops claim shop sold paraphernalia for illegal drug use • City scuttles fleet's aging autos • Parched: Lack of rain ups water use • Student orientation set at middle school • Dual-credit classes offered at PAHS • Update immunizations now • School supply list More...

In a froth

Jonathan Maldonado, 12, of Pharr, rides his body board through the froth of a wave at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2. More...

 Island Life
• WIC will provide services Monday
Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Aug. 10. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St. For questions or an appointment, call (361) 767-7777. More...
• article has image Merit show winners
• First Friday to introduce Merit Show
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 Youth
• article has image Mountains of badges
Port Aransas Boy Scout Troop 29 scouts gather in front of camp headquarters at Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch in the Davis Mountains. Scoutmaster Leslie Willey Jr., from left, Trit Lewis, Scott Willey, David Steinmeyer, Andrew Hardegree, Chris Johns and Scoutmaster Beau Hardegree spent a week there, earning badges and learning new skills. They returned to Port Aransas on Saturday, Aug. 1. More...
• It’s the law: No shots, no school!
• Troop 29 is home from camp
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 Fishing
• article has image FISHING REPORT
Plenty of red snapper, shark, amberjack and grouper caught
We had a dose of the angler’s curse his week: Windy over the weekend, beautiful during the week. It wasn’t rough enough to keep the larger boats in, and bays were tolerable, so plenty of fish were still caught. More...
• article has image Lucky dress
• article has image Two boatloads
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 Sports
• article has image Second at nationals
Jacquelynne Hernandez of Port Aransas steps into the ball at the 8 and under coach-pitch regional tournament in Kingsville recently. Her team, the Diamond Rage of Corpus Christi, finished second in the national tournament in Harlingen, which ended Sunday, Aug. 2. More...
• article has image Tennis players brave heat for tourney
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 Obituaries
• Dunn
Martha Ann Dunn, 80, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Aransas Pass. She was the mother of Jeane (Hugh) Ivey of Port Aransas. She was born July 17, 1929, to Karl Paul and Adelheid Karnik in Vienna, Austria. Dunn was a key-punch operator for Sinclair Oil and also worked for Williamson Dickie. More...
• Leon
• article has image Moffitt
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 Island Agenda
• article has image Island Agenda
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for open swim, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for lap swim hours and information. • Computer Center, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. More...
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