Service for Corder is Wednesday morning A memorial service will be held for John Tennison Corder Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Community Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Richard Safford officiating. Corder, 63, died Sunday, Nov. 4. He was a former member of the Port Aransas City Council among many other civic activities.
Sailing into the sunset
One of about 250 boats entered in the Harvest Moon Regatta, a race from Galveston to Port Aransas, arrives on Friday, Oct. 26, through the Port Aransas jetties. For more photos, turn to Pages 1B and 8B.
It’s official
The I.B. Magee Beach Park center was dedicated in ceremonies Thursday, Oct. 25. Enjoying the view from the decks are, on the upper left deck, project architects Carolyn James and Raymond Gignac of Gignac and Associates. On the lower deck are, from left, Judy Harrell, Penny Slingerland, Janis Moore, Nancy Teller and Nueces County Commissioner Peggy Bañales. See additional photo […]
Magnificent monarchs
Brenda Barnett, who lives on East Cotter, snapped this photo of monarch butterflies that congregated in her back yard this past Friday evening, Oct. 26, and Saturday morning, Oct. 27 ‘Hundreds of monarchs converged onto my salt cedar tree and slept the night away; in the morning they were still there until the sun hit them and they gently flew […]
GED is milestone for mother of six
[Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final in a series of stories about adult education and literacy in Port Aransas. The series has shown that a substantial number of adults in Port Aransas face difficult lives because they don’t have high school diplomas or GEDs. The series profiled a GED program in Port Aransas that faces an uncertain future, […]
Tiptoeing into the primaries
Barack Obama seems to be ramping up his remarks about fellow Sen. Hillary Clinton, trying to distinguish himself from her to regain the momentum he had enjoyed several weeks ago. But in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, he might be well-coached to know that one of his distinguishing factors was an avoidance of politics as usual. If he […]
