Getting around town
City council poised to OK transportation planCity council members are due to launch what may be their most ambitious undertaking since the city’s land use plan...
Cables on streets were to gather data for traffic planning
Those cables you may have seen stretched across some Port Aransas streets July 7-10 were part of the city’s transportation...
Dunton is tapped by U.S. Dept. of Interior
'I find this a very challenging appointment . . . with respect to oil and gas exploration as well as climate change.' DR. KEN DUNTONPort Aransan Ken Dunton has been appointed by U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to a select panel of scientists who...
Port Aransas offers indoor options
What's a little rain?[Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series of South Jetty stories taking inside looks at many of the...
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Going swimmingly
Port Aransas Swim Team splashes to victoriesPort Aransas Swim Team splashes to victories BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Courtesy photos by Jennifer Kidd Blue streak Blue Shodcok, 13, charges through the beginning of a backstroke...
Getting around town
City council poised to OK transportation planCity council members are due to launch what may be their most ambitious undertaking since the city’s land use plan when they meet tonight, Thursday, July 17. At hand on...
Cables on streets were to gather data for traffic planning
Those cables you may have seen stretched across some Port Aransas streets July 7-10 were part of the city’s transportation planning. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) put cables across...
Dunton is tapped by U.S. Dept. of Interior
'I find this a very challenging appointment . . . with respect to oil and gas exploration as well as climate change.' DR. KEN DUNTONPort Aransan Ken Dunton has been appointed by U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to a select panel of scientists who advise the secretary on environmental studies where oil and gas...
Port Aransas offers indoor options
What's a little rain?[Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series of South Jetty stories taking inside looks at many of the entertaining activities just begging to be enjoyed in Port Aransas....
Barbecue to benefit Bearden
A benefit barbecue and auction will be held for Glenn Bearden this Saturday, July 19, at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8967, at 311 N. Alister St., Port Aransas. Bearden served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam...
At sunset
The Island Queen travels through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel off Roberts Point Park at sunset on Monday, July 14. STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER
Godspell Jr. playing
For the next two weekends PACT will perform Godspell Jr., a Broadway Junior musical production depicting the stories of John the Baptist, Jesus and Judas. The Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) production opened Thursday, July 10. According to Tim McDonald, project director of Broadway Junior, "in 90 minutes the show...
Third Saturday Sale to be held on July 19 at Art Center here
The Art Center for the Islands will hold its monthly Third Saturday Sale on Saturday, July 19. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., over 40 artists will offer their work at a 10 to 50 percent discount. It’s a great opportunity to pick up something for yourself or as a...
Garage sale on tap for heart group
Jade Mouton, 9, of Port Aransas, is having a garage sale Friday through Sunday, July 18-20. The sale is a benefit for the American Heart Association. Besides a wide variety of household items and fishing gear, pickles and sodas will be sold. To donate merchandise, call (361) 834-8906 or drop...
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Transition and a good performanceTwilight Zone: An area just beyond the ordinary or a world of fantasy, illusion or unreality. Moving on beyond paradise here at Trinity-by-the-Sea into the uncertain waters of retirement is foreboding to your humble vicar. I know that God has laid out possibilities of great adventures for you at Trinity...
Bake set Saturday evening
The First Baptist Church will hold a bake sale on Saturday, July 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Family Center IGA. The church is raising funds to take middle and high school age youth to summer camp. Activities scheduled at Camp Remedy, in Ruidoso, N.M., will include bible...
St. Joseph’s kicks off brick sale to fund church
Built with bricks STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER Above: Construction workers continue work on the new St. Joseph Catholic Church building on Station Street near Lantana Drive on Thursday, July 10. Below: The church is selling bricks similar to this one to raise money to help pay for the approximately...
IWC slates Bible school
The Island Worship Center (IWC) invites children age three to 10 to attend its Vacation Bible School next week. Classes will be held Monday through Friday, July 21-25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at IWC, 1801 S. 11th St. This year’s theme is “Beach Party: Surfin’ Through the Scriptures.” Each...
Rainforest fun
These kids all attended the Rainforest Adventure Vacation Bible School at the Community Presbyterian Church. Clockwise, from top left, they are: crafting crosses from twigs and branches, coloring during a lesson about Elisha and sharing food, and planting and harvesting ‘grains’ after which they ate the bread they ‘made’.
