July 29, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Celia: Blown away

Residents recall Hurricane Celia 40 years later
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com
This is one anniversary that won’t be celebrated by anyone. It was 40 years ago on Tuesday, Aug. 3, that Hurricane Celia blasted through the Coastal Bend, devastating the region with winds gusting to more than 160 mph. More...

Whap Bam Boom wins!

The crew of the Whap Bam Boom celebrates winning the majority of the $1.4 million purse at the Poco Bueno Invitational Fishing Tournament at Port O’Connor July 16-17. More...

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Texas, Austin lead green effort

Dave McNeely

Keep an eye on the Austinbased Pecan Street Project. No, it’s not an effort to promote pecans. It has nothing to do with streets. It’s about energy. More...

Centennial is historic opportunity

Mary Henkel Judson

Just like the plumber, whose kitchen faucet at home continues to leak while he repairs his customers’ leaks, we are guilty of failing to record our own history as we record the history of this community on a weekly basis. More...

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Fishing

Queen of the kings

April Northam of Adkins caught this 40-inch kingfish on Saturday, July 17. She was fishing at the third oil rig past the jetties. COURTESY PHOTO More...

Weather Watch

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Tides at Port Aransas

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Martin

Ronald Ray Martin, 54, died on Saturday, July 24, 2010. He was born on April 26, 1956 in Bremerton, Wash. to Billy Ray and Betty Martin. Martin worked for the Texas Department of Transportation as a ferry deck hand. More...

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DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park More...

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Reach for the moon, catch the stars

TEA rates PAISD recognized, not exemplary
BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

A handful of students who didn’t pass this year’s TAKS test on the second try have dropped the Port Aransas ISD and its three campuses from exemplary ratings to recognized ratings, school board President Chuck Borders said. More...

Count us out

Port Aransas may be excluded from county drainage district
Count BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

If you’re worried that Nueces County might create a drainage district that would require a new tax on Port Aransans, here’s some news that might make you rest a Count us out little easier. More...

Last week of ‘Frog and Toad’

Time to ‘hop to it’

Hop on over to the Port Aransas Community Theatre for the last weekend of “A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS” performances. More...

Island Life

Nice find

Stephanie Jarvis of Austin holds a shell known as a sundial she found during a guided beach walk near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, July 23. At left, Shirley Fischer points out certain features of the shell. More...

PACT calls for auditionees

PACT calls Potential performers of all ages are being called to audition for “Yee Haw” on Sunday, Aug. 1, from 6 to 7 p.m. The Port Aransas Community Theatre will hold the auditions at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

Poster contest deadline is Sunday

Artists have only a few days left to enter their art in the Centennial Celebration Commemorative Poster Contest. The Art Center for the Islands is holding the contest as part of Port Aransas’ centennial celebration. More...

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Youth

2010 PAISD School Supply List

H.G. Olsen Elementary School More...

Hello, turtle

Robbie Bender, 9, of New Braunfels, checks out an ornate box turtle held by Casey Ramirez, daughter of Mike McClure, who spoke about and showed reptiles during an educational presentation he gave for children at the Community Center on Wednesday, Ju More...

Jumping for joy

H.G. Olsen Elementary School More...

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Sports

Two-a-days start Aug. 9 for cross country runners

Marlins Athletic Director Steve Reaves expects five varsity girls and six varsity boys to return from last year’s district champion cross-country teams on Monday, Aug. 9, when runners will begin working toward another district trophy. More...

Physicals set Aug. 5 for PAISD athletes

Seventh-, ninth- and 11th-grade athletes who expect to try out for a Port Aransas team this year should report for a physical exam on Thursday, Aug. 5, at the front entrance to the high school. More...

PONY player

Jacquelynne Hernandez of Port Aransas headed to the PONY Central Texas Girls Softball Nationals tournment in Round Rock. More...

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