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November 12, 2009 / Front Page

‘State’ of mind

Port Aransas High School’s Marlin cross-country team earned a berth at the state meet with a third place finish at the regional meet. Fans gathered at the ferry landing to welcome them home from regional on Saturday, Nov. 7. More...

Wind power on next city agenda

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

If you think discussions get windy sometimes at Port Aransas City Council meetings, just wait until you see the one scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19. More...

Rising tide

The surf was pushed beyond the dune line by Hurricane Ida on Tuesday morning, Nov. 9. While the storm made landfall in Alabama Tuesday morning, it kicked up the tides and surf in Texas. More...

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‘Junk science’ on trial before Senate committee

Dave McNeely

With almost as much tension and drama as a death penalty court case, plus some politics, the Texas Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 10, grilled the new chairman of a state commission on forensic science. More...

Editorial

Kovacs raised the bar

The response to news of City Manager Michael Kovacs’ resignation wasn’t as much surprise as disappointment. We knew it was inevitable. The question was when, and the truth is, there’s never a good time for a good man to leave. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Tuna and wahoo are offshore; reds in bays

Fishing was great before Hurricane Ida. The coastal flooding put a damper on things for some folks this week, but over the weekend fishing was good. More...

Now, that’s a redfish!

Shirley Gloden of San Antonio and Port Aransas caught this 46-inch, 30-pound redfish on Saturday, Oct. 31. She caught the fish inside the north jetty, using finger mullet. Though not visible in the photo, the fish was tagged. More...

Yellowfin and more

Brian Adair and friends from Broken Arrow, Okla., brought in this catch of large yellowfin tuna, dorado and blackfin tuna on a trip aboard the Pelican Thursday, Nov. 5. They fished with Capts. More...

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Obituaries Free Access

Hodges

Captain Charles Franklin Hodges Sr., 74, of Port Aransas, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Hodges was born Aug. 8, 1935, in Corpus Christi, to Frank Hodges to Frank Hodges and Irene Bond. He had a sister, Martha Martin, and a brother, Jimmy Martin. More...

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Island Agenda

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Sundays and Mondays for open swim, 1- 2 p.m., Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. and more. More...

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Citizen of Year to be named at banquet tonight

The 2009 Citizen of the Year will be named tonight, Thursday, Nov. 12, during the annual Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau banquet. The presentation will be followed with entertainment by the Almost Patsy Cline Band. More...

High tides, wave action may beat back red tide

BY PHIL REYNOLDS phil@portasouthjetty.com

Biologists say they’re hoping a red tide bloom that’s been clinging to Mustang and Padre island beaches the past few weeks has peaked. More...

Moving on

City Manager Kovacs trading sand for snow

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Ask a Port Aransas City Council member what kind of city manager he or she would like to hire next, and the most likely response is to get one who’s a lot like the one they’re about to lose. More...

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Island Life

Recycle junk and swap stuff Saturday

Dispose of all your electronics and computer equipment properly, and for free, at Keep Port Aransas Beautiful’s Recycles Day. Collection is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. More...

All about the ARK

Friends of the ARK raised about $14,500 for the Animal Rehabilitation Keep, or ARK, at the Fall for the Ark event on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Civic Center. More...

Sewing Fair to benefit sewing class

Do a little holiday shopping and help support some high school students. The Port Aransas High School sewing class will hold a Sewing Fair on Monday, Nov. 16, in the high school library from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. More...

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Youth

Sharing the wealth

A summer of giving tours of the Southern Living Idea House at Cinnamon Shore paid off for the Port Aransas Education Foundation. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Team sports could be for everyone

Sports: the great proving ground of athletic ability and character. More...

Big wheels

Fourth grader Gabi Hanmore and second grader Brandon Maldonado show the new bicycles they received as prizes for selling the most merchandise in a recent PTO fundraiser for H.G. Olsen Elementary School. More...

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Sports

2009-10 Brundrett Middle School Basketball schedule

Date Opponent Time November M-16 Pettus 4PM F&S – 20&21 IWA Tourney (B) M-30 Yorktown 4PM December M-7 Falls City 4P M-14 Woodsboro 4:30PM January Th-7 St. More...

2009-10 Lady Marlins Port Aransas High School Basketball Schedule

Date Opp Time/Score November T-10 Bloomington JV19-25;V 55-26 Th-12 PA JV Tourney TBA F-13 Odem V 5 S-14 PA JV Girls Tourney TBA T-17 IWA JV/V 5P Th-S 19-21 Marlin Classic V (Homecoming -- 11/20) M-23 Aransas Pass JV/V 5P December T-1 Taft JV/V 5P Th More...

State bound!

Marlins clinch berth at state cross-country meet

The Marlins dug deep and pulled out a state-qualifying finish at the regional cross-country meet in San Antonio at Brooks City Base on Saturday, Nov. 7. They will compete for top honors in the state on Saturday, Nov. More...

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