June 17, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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WATERbabies

STAFF PHOTO BY MURRAY JUDSON Port Aransas moms aquaint their babies with the water the Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool on Tuesday, June 15. More...

Beach is also a street It may be a playground, but . . .

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

Yes, it’s a beach. But like dozens of motorists learn each week, it’s also a city street. More...

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Speaker Straus: The middle man

Dave McNeely

middle man In an increasingly partisan state, it’s increasingly hard to be the man in the middle. That’s the tightrope that Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss, R-San Antonio, is walking. More...

Early vaccination being encouraged

Todd Hunter

The following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. Early vaccinations More...

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Fishing

Fishing and weather are hot for anglers this week

FISHING REPORT

Summer fishing is in full swing. Fisherman have been reeling in a nice variety of fish including ling, vermilion, lane and dog snapper, amberjack, barracuda, wahoo, dorado, bonito, and lots of redfish from offshore excursions. More...

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Fish tourney to benefit cancer effort

Early registration for the second annual Young Texans Against Cancer “Bay Bash” in Port Aransas ends July 1. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 31, for anglers of all levels. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Hunter

Candace Edwards Hunter, 55, of Port Aransas died on June 11, 2010. She was born on March 3, 1955 in Robstown. She was a housekeeper. She was preceded in death by her brother, Randy Edwards. More...

Nixon

Gilbert B. Nixon, 83, of Cascade, Colo., died on June 8, 2010. He was a Winter Texan in Port Aransas. Nixon was born on Aug. 30, 1926 in Traverse City, Mich. to the late Gilbert A. and Alice L. (Berrie) Nixon. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

‘Tuna’ on stage this weekend

Find out what’s happening this week in Tuna, Texas. The second week of performances of “Greater Tuna” will begin tonight, Thursday, June 17. More...

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Buttler resigns as elementary principal  Free Access 

Going to Flour Bluff ISD

 Sylvia Buttler, principal at H.G. Olsen Elementary School since the 2004, has submitted her resignation. She has accepted the position of principal at Flour Bluff Primary School, where she did her student teaching in 1998. More...

Auction: Bid high, buy low

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Wanna buy a police car? How about nine of them? The City of Port Aransas is selling that many former patrol vehicles, plus dozens more pieces of city property in an online auction that is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 21, and end July 7. More...

Is it a boom? No. But it’s not a bust

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BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com No one is yelling that an economic boom is underway, but city records and interviews with some Port Aransas merchants show that island business and development are holding their own as the summer tourist sea More...

Island Life

Parrot Heads set gathering for June 24

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold its monthly happy hour on Thursday, June 24, at the Gaff, 323 Beach St. The group will gather at 6:30 p.m. More...

Wreck sends three to hospital

Emergency medical service crews took three people from this wreck to Corpus Christi hospitals on Tuesday, June 15. Police say the driver of the Chevrolet Impala tried to turn left onto Mustang Boulevard from the northbound lane of State Hwy. More...

City Council Agenda

REGULAR MEETING - 5 P.M. THURSDAY, JUNE 17 , 2010 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 710 W. AVE. A

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE AND PRAYER CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REPORTS 3. FINANCIAL REPORT: Discussion on May Financial Report. More...

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Youth

Wild things at the ‘Baobab Blast’

Participants in the Trinity-by-the-Sea vacation Bible school are being treated to a ‘Baobab Blast’ this week. Set in the African savannah, the program, which began on Monday, June 14, will end Friday, June 18. More...

Kids called to Bible school

All hands on deck for the Community Presbyterian Church’s vacation bible school. This year’s program, High Seas Expedition, will run Monday to Friday, June 21 to 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. More...

Cast out

Practicing the lessons learned at the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation cast net class on Friday, June 11, Hunter Marabito, age 12, makes a toss. More...

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Sports

Gold medalist

Gold medalist Dr. Lee Fuiman, director of The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, brought home the gold medal from the USA Open National Volleyball Championship competition. More...

Pat on the back’stroke’

Pat on the back’stroke’ Zachary Brown, of Port Aransas, placed second in the boys 10 and under 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter Individual medley in Saturday’s, June 12, swim mee More...

Swim meet results in experience for new swimmers

The Port Aransas Swim Team competed against Corpus Christi Club Estates on Saturday, June 12, and lost with a score of 148 to 286. The swimmers did a great job and competed in some events for the first time, according to team coach Nana Ward. More...

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