March 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Spring Break

Port A party time! More...

Customers to pay price

Ban on commercial dumping
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

New policies at the city dump will lead at least some small Port Aransas contractors to charge higher prices for remodeling and construction, contractors say. More...

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Bills block transparency

Keeping the people informed of government activities should be a top priority for elected officials. Judging by four bills before the Texas House of Representatives, the opposite is true . ese More...

Officials could make difference

DAVE MCNEELY

It’s time for the state to tighten its belt, wrote Talmadge Hefl in, former chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Texas House of Representatives back in February. More...

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Fishing

Heavy-handed

This large drum was caught by Mike Fischer of Reliance, S. D., on a dead shrimp. Fischer was fishing near Cline’s Landing on Friday, March 4. More...

Redfish series opens in Port Aransas Saturday, March 26

The 2011 fishing tournament season kicks off Saturday, March 26, at Fred Rhodes Pavilion at Roberts Point Park in Port Aransas, when anglers will compete for cash and prizes, including a first prize of $10,000, in the Cabela’s Redfish Series. More...

Giant pompano

Don Robbins of Missouri caught this 35-pound African pompano. He was fishing with a group aboard the Gulf Eagle out of Deep Sea Headquarters on Friday, March 11. More...

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In wake of quake

Port Aransas residents in Japan, Hawaii unharmed
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

At least two overseas Port Aransans have seen some of the effects of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan Friday, March 11. More...

Place 1 race on for city council

PAISD sees no contests
MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

Port Aransas voters will see one contested race for city council, and it is likely there will be no election for school board since none of those candidates drew an opponent. Filing ended Monday, March 14. More...

Numbers man

Grocer, former councilman Mike Hall charts Port Aransas by the numbers
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

For more than 15 years now, Mike Hall has been compiling reams of statistics that, taken together, reveal a lot about how Port Aransas has developed over the past decade and a half. More...

Island Life

Sewing guild to share projects, charity today

A demonstration on appliqué technique will be given at the American Sewing Guild Port Aransas Style Neighborhood Group on Thursday, March 17. The guild will meet at 10 a.m. at Donna’s Alterations, 600 Cut-off Road. More...

Mardi Gras fun

Victims of Circumstance, above, play during the annual Mardi Gras carnival held to raise funds for the Jodi McCormick Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships to Port Aransas High School seniors. More...

‘Kitchen Witches’ continues brewing up trouble at PACT

Something’s brewing at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. “Kitchen Witches,” a comedy about two cooking show hostesses, will continue its run this weekend. More...

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Youth

EDUCATION NOTES

First-hand experience pays off
ANDREA SKLOSS

There is nothing like firsthand experience to add to the validity of the information presented to students. Participating in fieldwork and modeling classroom activities makes science relevant, exciting and hands on. More...

All aboard!

H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth graders head out of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s marina to get some marine science lessons in local waterways on Friday, March 11. More...

Coordinator tells trustees: STAAR should let students shine

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

Lack of information about next year’s end- of- course testing is making things “scary” to some teachers and students, Melanie Mayer told Port Aransas school trustees at their meeting Thursday, March 10. More...

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Sports

Marlins bring home trophy from Louise

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

The Marlins won all three of their games at the Louise baseball tournament March 11-12 and brought home the first-place trophy. Besides that, Andrew Groseclose and Mac Owens were named to the all-tournament team. More...

Winning team

The Port Aransas High School Marlins baseball team took first place in the Louise tournament, held March 10-12. More...

Rounding second

Andrew Groseclose of the Port Aransas High School Marlins rounds second base during a game against Tidehaven, part of the Louise tournament March 10-12. More...

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