February 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Police hold awards ceremony  Free Access 

Garcia gets meritorious conduct award
Chief gets his head shaved for good cause More...

Lady Marlins advance to regional quarterfinals  Free Access 

 Port Aransas High School’s Lady Marlins earned a berth at the regional quarterfinals with a 46-43 win over Brackettville’s Brackett High School tonight. Lady Marlin coach Stephanie Cowen said details of who the Lady Marlins face in More...

11th Street plans back on city agenda tonight

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Changes might be afoot regarding plans for extensive roadwork on 11th Street. More...

Two days into filing period City ballot is full, school’s is empty

MARY HENKEL JUDSON
southjetty@centurytel.net

Filing started off with a bang at city hall on Monday, Feb. 14, but all was quiet on the school homefront. Both eligible incumbents on the city council who said they will seek re-election filed Monday, as did one newcomer. More...

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Education not the place to cut

Dave McNeely

“For the first time in history, the next generation of Texans is projected to have less education, less wealth, and fewer years of life than the one before.” – Texans Care for Children More...

Egypt’s future is looking dim

Cal Thomas

The events of recent days in Egypt offer a sober lesson to westerners who think the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak resembles the American Revolution. More...

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Fishing

Big mako

Clark Freeby of Fort Worth caught this 150-pound mako shark on Saturday, Feb. 12. He was fishing aboard the Kingfisher with Capt. Marvin Horner Jr. on an 8-hour trip out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More...

Crab trap removal volunteers needed

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is looking for some people to help them haul crab traps. From tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 18, through Sunday, Feb. More...

Bagged in the bay

Roy Montgomery of Plainview, Minn., Don Thayer of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, and Capt. Clark Miles of Port Aransas caught this nice stringer of nine redfish and three drum. 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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Marlins take bi-district, advance to area  Free Access 

Next up is Sabinal

 The Marlins scored a decisive bi-district victory tonight, stopping Ben Bolt by a score of 65-40. According to South Jetty staff photographer Karen Collins, the Marlins led throughout the contest, keeping at least a 7-point margin between them More...

Lady Marlins' ride comes to an end  Free Access 

Center Point takes regional quarterfinal

 The Lady Marlins' winning season came to an end tonight when Center Point took the regional quarterfinal, 67-37. "It was a rough one," said Lady Marlin coach Stephanie Cowen after the game played in Charlotte. "They were the be More...

Council alters course  Free Access 

Bond package for more 11th Street work to be presented to voters

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Illness to art

7-year-old with diabetes makes jewelry from syringes
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Seven-year-old Brianna D’Herde of Port Aransas regularly endures a medical procedure that scares most kids to death: Shots from a hypodermic needle. Brianna gets four shots a day, every day. And there’s no end in sight. More...

Superintendent gets pay hike, contract extended by one year

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

In a meeting that took only minutes after an executive session of more than 2 ½ hours, Port Aransas school trustees extended Dr. Sharon Doughty’s contract as superintendent by a year and gave her a raise of 5.14 percent. More...

Island Life

Cowboy Hall of Famer to sing Monday

Music lovers are invited to sit back and relax while listening to the mellow sounds of singer/songwriter Carol Elliot at the Winter Sounds concert Monday, Feb. 21. Theconcertwillbegina7p.m.atthe Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

‘A Tuna Christmas’ opens for short run

Those endearing characters from the town of Tuna, Texas will return to stage beginning tonight, Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. when curtains open for “A Tuna Christmas,” at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. More...

Live auction and smoked pig are on the block this Saturday

Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars post 8967

A hog roast and live auction will be part of the action this weekend at the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars post 8967. More...

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Youth

Last chance to sign for 2011 Little League

Continuing for one more week, a Little League registration rally for the 2011 season will be held on Sunday, Feb. 20. Children who were born before Sept. More...

BMS students need support for annual Washington, D.C. trip

Brundrett Middle School eighth-graders are looking for some help in making it to Washington, D.C. this year. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Libraries and the letter ‘e’

Lately I have been spending a great deal of time researching and learning about electronic books and electronic readers. A couple of years ago, the high school library invested in a few e-readers. More...

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Sports

48-36 win puts Ladies in playoffs

LEAVING WOODSBORO OUT OF THE RUNNING
BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

The Lady Marlins vaulted into bidistrict playoffs with a 48-36 win over the Woodsboro Lady Eagles on Friday, Feb.. 11, at Taft. More...

Bang!

Lady Marlins stop Pettus, 48-16 to end regular season at home
BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

The Lady Marlins wrapped up their home season with a bang on Tuesday, Feb. 8, romping to a 48-16 win over the Lady Eagles of Pettus. More...

Television stars

A news photographer from a Corpus Christi television station films the Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins as they huddle during a play-off game against Ben Bolt High School Tuesday, Feb. 15. More...

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