March 1, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Parade royalty

Kevin Shanahan and Betty Couette of St. Paul, Minn., reigned as King and Queen of the annual Mardi Gras Parade on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21. The parade drew dozens of entries and hundreds of spectators. More...

Race is on

Brown, Shelton are in race for school board
MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

One race has formed for school board, but all remaining candidates for school board, city council and water district were unopposed with three days left in the filing period, which ends March 5. More...

Here’s the dirt:

City contemplating building BMX park
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Port Aransas city staff is researching the possibility of building a dirt bicycle course suitable for BMX enthusiasts at Port Aransas Community Park. More...

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Sadler takes aim at school cuts

Democrat Paul Sadler is taking dead aim at Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst -- trying to make him run as though he were seeking re-election, two years early. But Dewhurst, of course, like Sadler, is running for the U.S. More...

Water: It’s worth saving

MARY HENKEL JUDSON

With all the rain we’ve had, you’d think the drought is history. Not so, according to the National Weather Service. More...

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Fishing

Good fight

Loren Schroeder of Wisner, Neb. caught this 40-pound, 36-inch black drum off Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, Feb. 21. COURTESY PHOTO More...

Offshore catch

This group of anglers went fishing on a 12-hour trip aboard The Pelican with Capt. Clint Clark out of Deep Sea Headquarters on Wednesday, Feb. 15. More...

Catch includes shark

Steve Newman and friends went fishing aboard the Pelican with Capt. Clint Clark out of Deep Sea Headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 23. They caught kingfish, vermilion snapper and a 6’ 10”, 147-pound mako shark on the 8-hour trip. More...

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Breaking News - 3/2/2012 4:29 PM

Marlins end season against Milano  Free Access 

The basketball season ended this afternoon for Port Aransas High School's Marlins. After taking over the lead in the second quarter and holding on to it through the third, the Marlins lost, 53-62, to Milano. More...

Chapel tours start at 9:30 a.m.  Free Access 

 A story on Page 3B of the print edition of the South Jetty lists the incorrect time for tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill. Those who would like to go on the tours should meet at the Port Aransas Museum at the corner of Alister and Brundre More...

Foul weather fails to foil fowl festival

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

For the most part, weather doesn’t bother true birders. More...

On parade

A great blue heron commands the attention of birding enthusiasts who were on their way to a presentation at the Animal Rehabilitation Keep as part of the Whooping Crane Festival. More...

Island Life

Architect to speak on sailing March 8

Do you have a passion for sailboats and reconstruction of traditional ships? If so, come hear a talk by Peter Falus on Thursday, March 8, about sailing, racing sailboats and ship building. More...

Boy born to Youngs

Cathy and Peter Young of Port Aransas announce the birth of their son, Hart William Young. The infant was born at 12:23 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Corpus Christi Medical Center – Bay Area. More...

Center holds blood drive today

The Coastal Bend Blood Center will be in town today, Thursday, March 1, to accept blood donations. They will be parked in the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

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Youth

PTO Book Fair starts Monday  Free Access 

Family Night is Tuesday

 The H.G. Olsen Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization and Scholastic, Inc. are teaming up again next week to present the annual Book Fair. More...

Classroom surprise

Mayer is finalist for Excellence in Education award

Port Aransas High School teacher Melanie Mayer was surprised on Tuesday, Feb. 28, when H-E-B representatives, followed by the media, entered her classroom with balloons, cake and flowers. More...

Quite a quartet

Going to school to practice their instruments at 7:30 a.m. two mornings a week for the past few months has paid off for four Port Aransas High School band members. On Saturday, Feb. More...

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Sports

Marlin netters compete in Goliad  Free Access 

 Port Aransas High Schools junior varsity and varsity tennis teams went to Goliad Thursday and Friday, respectively, to compete on the Tigers’ courts. More...

Marlins to host tournament

BASEBALL

The Port Aransas Marlins will face teams from San Antonio, Ingleside, Kingsville and Benavides when they take to the diamond for the first time in the 2012 season today, Thursday, March 1. More...

4th Annual Third Coast Baseball Tournament

Port Aransas High School Port Aransas Community Park Ballfield
Thursday – Saturday March 1 -3

Thursday10 AM........ Benavides vs. Woodsboro12 PM ....... Kingsville Academy vs. Ben Bolt2 PM ....... Ingleside JV vs. Benavides4 PM ....... Woodsboro vs. Kingsville Academy6 PM ..... Port Aransas vs. Ingleside JV8 PM ....... Charlotte vs. More...

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