41 PAHS grads to ‘walk’ Friday
Forty-one Port Aransas High School seniors will close one chapter of their lives as they begin a new one during...
Shuttling workers to, from ferry deliberated
Would a shuttle that picks up employees at the ferry landing and takes them to their workplaces work in Port...
A rock and a hard place
Seaweed washing ashore has city caught in betweenAlthough officially billed as a “workshop,” a gathering of city council members scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at 5 p.m....
Officer installation is Wednesday
The Port Aransas Garden Club will wrap up the year’s business at a meeting Wednesday, June 6, that will include...
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Shutout
The Longhorns, the Port Aransas major boys baseball team, won their last game of the season with a complete shut out of the Aransas Pass Indians. John Amundsen, in photo...
Island Women runners
Island Woman Boutique in Port Aransas sponsored a team in the women’s division in the 32nd Running of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon honoring our nation’s military on Armed...
Round robin tennis hits courts Saturday
Resurfacing of the school tennis courts should not interfere with the monthly round robin tennis tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 2. At least four courts will be available for the...
41 PAHS grads to ‘walk’ Friday
Forty-one Port Aransas High School seniors will close one chapter of their lives as they begin a new one during commencement ceremonies tomorrow, Friday, June 1. Valedictorian Minda Willner and...
Shuttling workers to, from ferry deliberated
Would a shuttle that picks up employees at the ferry landing and takes them to their workplaces work in Port Aransas? Depends. Planning and zoning commissioners heard the concept from...
A rock and a hard place
Seaweed washing ashore has city caught in betweenAlthough officially billed as a “workshop,” a gathering of city council members scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at 5 p.m. could result in a decision about how the city will...
Officer installation is Wednesday
The Port Aransas Garden Club will wrap up the year’s business at a meeting Wednesday, June 6, that will include the installation of officers for the 2007-08 year. It will...
Residential yard of the month
The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of John and Johnie Whisman for May’s residential yard of the month. The house is located at 819 MiraMar with well-manicured and beautifully landscaped yards in front and back. The yards host an array of plants including hibiscus, cannes, Hawaiin hibiscus,...
A day at the beach
Aviona Rosenthal, 2, of Tafton, Pa., hangs out at the beach with her grandfather, Gerald Tyler and grandmother, Denise McGoey, both of Port Aransas, on Memorial Day.
Look ahead: Sun precaution today makes cancer less likely in future
Bill Smith has some advice for everyone out there who is planning a lot of fun in the sun this summer. “Buy lots of sunscreen, and wear long sleeves when you can,” said Smith, 60, of Port Aransas. Smith knows all about this kind of thing. The 60-year-old Port Aransan...
Shady business
Staying in the shade and wearing sunscreen with an SPF of 15 and greater are some of the best ways to avoid getting sunburns, which can lead eventually to skin cancer.
Van Loh, Bereza repeat vows
Sarah Marie Van Loh of Dunbar, Wis. and Samuel Justus Bereza of Chesapeake, Va., were married Saturday, May 19, 2007, in the Twin City Baptist Church, in Marinette, Wis. The groom is the grandson of Cissie Williams of Port Aransas. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Paul and...
PASTOR’S PEN
Life lessons from Little LeagueThe Little League season is officially over (everyone except the children is cheering); closing ceremonies were last Saturday. I’m sure there are some pictures in this week’s paper celebrating the kids, teams and volunteers that make it possible. Your local pastors were well represented, as both William Campbell and I...
SandFest seeks new director
SandFest, the largest master sand sculpting competition in the United States, is seeking a new event director and advisory committee members. The event is a family-oriented festival, which generates serious income for the community, said a spokesman for the festival. Dee McElroy, event director for the last six years, is...
Fighter escort?
Looking like a scene from a World War II movie, a squadron of brown pelicans flies over Mustang Island, apparently ‘escorted’ by a seagull.
Time remains to buy tickets to win PAPHA painting of coastal rescue
Time remains to purchase a raffle ticket for a painting with all proceeds going to the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) fund drive. Tickets will be sold up until the drawing to be held Saturday, June 9, at the gallery of the artist donating the painting. Artist Flint...
Perkins, Pugh announce birth of baby daughter
Daniel Perkins and Brandy Pugh of Port Aransas announce the birth of their daughter, Demi Ryanne Perkins. She was born at 4:29 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2007, in a Corpus Christi hospital. The child weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. She has two sisters, Kylie and...
Community awards $86,345 in scholarships to 39 PAHS seniors
Members of the Port Aransas business community, as well as individuals, continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 25.
Clanton named to president’s list at Stephen F. Austin
Scott Alan Clanton has been named to The President’s List at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. The designation is reserved for students who make at least a 4.0 grade point average in all of their courses. Typically, only about two percent of the SFA student body qualifies for...
Tidying up
H.G. Olsen Elementary School fourth-graders, from left, Summer Hernandez, Collin Barr and Jon Forsberg do some cleaning up on Wednesday, May 30 – the next-to-last day of school. The students were wiping down an overhead projector in their classroom. Students, teachers and staff performed were tidying up all over campus...
Cheerleaders schedule training for June 4-8
Port Aransas ISD cheerleaders will hold a cheerleader-training clinic this summer for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. The clinic will be held Monday through Friday, June 4-8. The clinic will start each day at 9 a.m. and end at noon. It will cost $50. High school cheerleaders will teach...
‘Four score, and …’
H.G. Olsen Elementary School student Shivam Bhakta portrays Abraham Lincoln during the annual wax museum program that fourth graders put on at the school cafeteria on Wednesday, May 23. Each of the 34 fourth graders on hand had researched noteworthy people, living and dead, and created a wax museum display...
