January 13, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Homecoming court

The Port Aransas High School homecoming duchesses and their escorts pose for photos during ceremonies at Doyle Marek Gym on Friday, Jan. 7. More...

Cold?

Winter Texans can tell us a story or two
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Many full-time Port Aransas residents were shivering this week as temperatures dipped to the low 40s, the coldest of our winter so far. But Winter Texans say it’s no big deal. They’ve seen worse. Much worse. More...

Wind, rain, hail pummel island

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Fierce wind, rain and hail that struck Port Aransas before dawn Sunday, Jan. 9, knocked out electrical power and caused damage to at least a few structures, but no injuries were reported from the storm. More...

Polewchak recalled as positive, civic-minded

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Port Aransas Airport Advisory Board Chairman Jim Polewchak Jr., who died in a plane crash Jan. 5, is being remembered as a dynamic man with a bright personality and a penchant for civic mindedness. More...

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No more free lunch votes?

Dave McNeely

The current budget situation in Texas, and in Washington, is sort of like the political drama over abortion in the 1970s and 1980s. The United States Supreme Court ruled in 1973 in Roe v. More...

Editorial

Dreessen makes us better

When Jack Dreessen came to town, he didn’t waste any time getting his feet wet, and not necessarily in the surf. More...

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Fishing

Christmas red

Heather Downs of Derby, Kan., tagged and released this 31- inch redfish off the north jetty on Christmas Eve. More...

Fish o’plenty

A 24-hour trip on Friday, Jan. 7, brought back blackfin tuna, amberjack and barracuda. They fished aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capts. Keith Schoolcraft and Marvin Horner Jr. More...

TPWD seeks input on trout

In an effort to learn anglers’ attitudes toward speckled sea trout, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. (TPWD) has scheduled a series of meetings this month, including one Corpus Christi. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Kinney

Harrison “ Buzz” Kinney, of Corpus Christi and formerly of Port Aransas, died Wednesday, Jan. 5. He was 89. Kinney was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 17, 1921, to Seward Harvey and Margaret Harrison Kinney. More...

Sowders

Travis Lynn Sowders, the owner and operator of TLS Beach Rentals in Port Aransas for eight years, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. He was the youngest of nine children born to John and Ruby Durham Sowders in Waco on Nov. 26, 1947. More...

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'Port A Characters' lecture moved to Jan. 24  Free Access 

No lecture tonight

 A lecture on 'Port A Characters' by Mark Creighton, originally scheduled for tonight, Monday, Jan. 17, has been rescheduled for Monday, Jan. More...

Relay for Life kick-off moves inside  Free Access 

Champagne cruise to follow

 The grand finale tonight to the Relay For Life campaign kick off, Paint the Town Purple Week, has been moved to Alister Square Inn. More...

Beach walk is Jan. 28  Free Access 

Corrected info in this story

In the Jan. 13 edition of the South Jetty, a story about a guided beach walk included the wrong date for the event. The beach walk will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28. More...

Dreessen is Citizen of Year

The 2010 Citizen of the Year is probably most familiar to patrons of the Port Aransas Community Theater, but the time and talents of Jack Dreessen also have been shared with the Art Center for the Island, Keep Port Aransas Beautiful, Community Presby More...

Aftermath

The wreckage of a plane piloted by Port Aransas Airport Advisory Board Chairman Jim Polewchak lies on the ground near a private airport near Midlothian shortly after the aircraft crashed on Wednesday More...

Island Life

Wagging tails to greet visitors Saturday

An open house of the Port Aransas Animal Shelter will allow visitors to see the recent improvements made to the shelter and visit the dogs and cats that are currently housed there. More...

Drip candle workshop set

Drip candles will be the next We’re Having Fun workshop activity. Wannabe candle makers are invited to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. Bring a bottle if you like, but bottles will be available for use. More...

Art to be on sale Saturday

The Art Center of the Islands will offer a sale on original art at the Third Saturday Sale. Shoppers will find deals at the center, 323 N. Alister St., on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

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Youth

Schools release early on Friday; no class Monday

Port Aransas ISD students will get out of school early tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 14, and won’t go to school at all the following Monday, Jan. 17. More...

Trustees to decide on school calendar

School trustees will vote tonight, Thursday, Jan. 13, on one of two calendar options for the 2011-2012 school year. The options presented will have been voted on by teachers and staff of the school district. More...

Big beat

Port Aransas High School student Austin Henderson plays a bass drum during a recent PAHS band practice. More...

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Sports

Ladies score win to open district

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

The Lady Marlins knew they could score on transitions. It just took them a little time to get it started, said coach Stephanie Cowen. More...

JVs up record with 41-30 win over Mathis

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

The junior varsity Lady Marlins drove their season record to 8-3 with a 41-30 defeat of the Mathis Lady Pirates on the Port Aransas court on Tuesday, Jan. 4. More...

Junior varsity opens district with 46-30 win

Opening the 31A district season on Friday, Jan. 7, at home against Kenedy, the junior varsity Lady Marlins quickly began a winning season with a 46-30 victory. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

Island agenda

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Monday. Open swim: Tuesday through Thursday,1- 2 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. More...

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