To keep traffic moving in Port Aransas during Spring Break, city and state officials plan to employ seven ferries, extra ferry workers, traffic cops on The Island Road and more. The ferries From March 10 to 21, seven of the ferry fleet’s eight vessels will be available, according to Rickey Dailey, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), […]
Lehmann recalled as brilliant, giving
Dr. Bill Lehmann, an accomplished Air Force civil service scientist and founder of the longstanding annual Veterans Day ceremonies at Port Aransas High School, has died. He was 91. Lehmann died at Doctors Regional Hospital in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, March 1. He had a heart attack while battling pneumonia, his family said. Lehmann donated his body to science. No […]
Rising star
Port Aransas teacher is finalist for big awardAn H.G. Olsen Elementary School teacher was named a finalist for the 2016 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. First grade teacher Meghan Zigmond was named a finalist for the Rising Star Award and was presented a check from H-E-B for $1,000. OES also was given a $1,000 check from H-E-B. A team from H-E-B surprised Zigmond with the news on […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Lap swim: Tue.-Fri. 9a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed Monday. Call 361-749-2416 for more information.• Computer Center, Free internet. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject tovolunteer availability. 430 N. Alister St. 749-4011.• Port Aransas Art […]
Country women
Musical review ends Saturday at PACTHear the songs made famous by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells and Tammy Wynette in an original musical review on Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12. The multimedia presentation of photographs, video, narration and songs begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. Katie Crysup, Phyllis Lane and Amanda Tipps will sing songs such as “Crazy,” […]
Opera to be shown Saturday
Friends of the Ellis Memorial Library present an afternoon at the opera on Saturday, March 12. A special screening of “Lucia di Lammermoor” will be shown beginning at 1 p.m. Joan Sutherland stars as Lucia in this production by composer Gaetano Donizetti filmed at the Metropolitan Opera. The story takes place in Scotland in the mid 1900s. It is the […]
Stuff to do and see
Parks and Rec RoundupThe following are upcoming events and activities sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. For more information or to register for events, call 749-4158. This Week Interval Training Monday and Wednesday, at 7 a.m., noon and 5:15. Fridays at 7 a.m. and noon. Personal trainer Karen Decker leads the classes for women and men, all ages and fitness […]
Super Tuesday accelerates GOP Trump angst
A bit late in the nomination process, but hours before the debate March 3, Mitt Romney, the GOP nominee who lost to President Obama in 2012, advised Republicans to support anybody but Donald Trump. Some remarks from this rare speech: The Economy Under Trump’s plans, “the country would sink into prolonged recession. . . “His proposed 35 percent tariff-like penalties […]
Legacies live on
Port Aransas lost two men in the past few weeks, both of whom made profound and lasting impacts on our community. Bill Lehmann and Gary Mysorski have “left the building,” but they will live on forever through their good works in Port Aransas. Lehmann, whose booming baritone voice announced his arrival well ahead of his physical presence, and Mysorski, “the […]
