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September 10, 2009  RSS feed


Fake mine found on San Jose Island
You couldn’t quite call this a blast from the past. Army explosives experts said an object that appeared to be a floating mine discovered on the beach on San Jose Island Sunday, Sept. 6, actually was a dummy device used for training, according to Nancy Bourget, a Fort Hood spokeswoman. It never was equipped to explode and poses no risk, Bourget said. More...
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In tomorrow's South Jetty: • Chamber taking nominations for Citizen of Year • City council to consider golf cart registration program. • Council approves 13 percent tax increase. • City might restrict cell phone use in school zones • 'Broken Up' opening postponed to Sept. 25 More...

Merchants sing praises for summer of ’09
’We had a lot of people who had never been to Port A before. JULS KRAMER MANAGER, A MANO
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON southjetty@centurytel.net

The sun shone brightly – literally and figuratively – on Port Aransas during the summer of 2009. A survey of several businesses about business activity during the summer in general, the Labor Day holiday specifi- cally and the fall season to come found all interviewed happy with the summer and the final holiday, and with optimism for the fall. More...

 Island Life
• Rock out at Roberts Point Park
Rock out with Victims of Circumstance at the Sunset Sounds concert tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 11. The sixth Sunset Sounds concert of the season will be on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Victims of Circumstance is a Port Aransas band that plays blues, oldies, classic rock, country and one-hit wonders. More...
• article has image First Friday fun
• Blood unit will take donations Friday
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 Youth
• Marlin Athletic Booster Club meets Monday at board room
School is in session, and it’s time to get down to business. The Marlin Athletic Booster Club will hold the first meeting of the new school year on Monday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Club secretary Rosalie Johnson said, “New officers have been elected and all are very eager to work hard toward our club goals. Please join us.” More...
• article has image PAISD EDUCATION NOTES
• article has image Running the gauntlet
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 Fishing
• article has image FISHING REPORT
Is fall on the horizon?
The season is changing, and so is the fishing. Fewer wahoo, ling and dorado were caught this week and there are just the tiniest hints that the tuna may be moving a little closer to shore. An early fall may be in order. We could use some rain, some cooler weather, some flounder and tuna. More...
• article has image Sharks and kings
• article has image A good day’s work
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 Sports
• article has image Cross Country
Competition, course get tough for Marlin runners
The degree of difficulty was kicked up a couple of notches with a tough course and a full-length race against varsity teams facing the cross-country teams from Port Aransas High School on Saturday, Sept. 5. More...
• Brundrett Middle School Port Aransas HIgh School
• article has image Tops in tennis
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 Obituaries
• article has image Griffith
Harry S. Griffith Jr., 76, died at his home in Miles City, Mont. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. He was a Port Aransas Winter Texan for 10 years. Griffith was born in Miles City on May 7, 1933, to Harry and Selma Larson Griffith. In 1954 he married Myra Dee Butts. In 1956 he took over the dental lab at which he was employed and bought a home. More...
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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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