Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 12, is the deadline to submit nominations for Citizen of the Year. The recipient of the Citizen of the Year will be announced before Friday, Nov. 9, the date for the “Party in Port A” that is replacing the annual Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce- Tourist Bureau’s banquet to honor the Citizen of the Year. Four nominations […]
Watching the sun slip away
As photographed through a long lens, the sun sets over anglers on the bulkhead at Roberts Point Park on a hot Sunday, Oct. 7. Relief from the long, hot summer is close, with fall weather approaching.
Memorial service is Saturday for former mayor, ‘Capt. Bob’ Flood
Robert W. “Capt. Bob” Flood of Port Aransas died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at home with his family at his side after a brief illness. He was 75. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m., at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Come dressed “island casual” in Capt. Bob tradition. Flood was born […]
True colors
Pam Voyles and her son, Paul, 11, show some color at the Mardi Gras in October fundraiser put on by the Port Aransas Education Foundation on Friday, Oct. 5. The event, held at the Port Aransas Civic Center, raised more than $40,000. The foundation plans to distribute the money in the form of grants to Port Aransas schools. See page […]
Future of GED program in question
Those without high school diplomas look for entry into white collar worldEditor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles exploring the issue of adult education and literacy in Port Aransas. Port Aransas is home to a highly rated school system and a university facility full of people with master’s degrees and doctorates. This town also is flush with relatively prosperous residents, which generally translates to lots of folks […]
Statues coming for jailin’ laws?
Someday, when they are 10 or 15 years older, the boys who are teenagers in Dallas now should erect a statue of Ron Price. He may wind up saving them from serious injury. In case you don’t know it, Ron Price is the Dallas school board member who suggested last year that the Dallas City Council ban wearing pants so […]
Baby boomers: Unburden your children
This is the letter to myself that I’ve been saying I would write for years. The reaction to the column I wrote about caring for my aging parents was so strong that it seems appropriate to take it a step further. Here goes. Dear Me: Do not impose upon Libby that which your parents – certainly unintentionally – imposed on […]
Doing the ol’ ‘sack dance’
I was not one of those who fussed when the National Football League sold Monday Night Football rights to ESPN. Sure, it meant that people without cable or satellite would be out of luck, but, frankly, I got ESPN. That self-centered attitude came back in my face this week when I found myself without ESPN during the Dallas Cowboy’s attempt […]
