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Trustees should opt for transparency

On behalf of the taxpayers of the Port Aransas Independent School District, we urge the Board of Trustees to act...

Election will give answers

Election will give answers

It was long ago that the jousting leading up to the Nov. 4 election began. But finally, election day is...

Political campaigns: Enough, already!

Political campaigns: Enough, already!

I think we should make some new rules. One rule should be that political candidates may talk only about themselves,...

Island Agenda

Island Agenda

  DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming....

The A team

The A team


The Brundrett Middle School cross-country team, from left in back, eighth graders Austin Henderson, Cameron Martin, Tyler Pate, Anna Roberson,...

Middle school runners end cross-country season


The Brundrett Middle School Cross Country teams finished the season on Monday, Oct. 27. They competed in the district meet...

Port Aransas High School Cross Country 2008 Schedule


NOVEMBER 8 Regional meet @ UTSA, 10 a.m. 15 State meet @ Round Rock, 10 a.m.

Girls varsity takes district

Girls varsity takes district


The Port Aransas High School girls' varsity cross-country team has won the district championship for the fourth year running. The...

Against the wind

Against the wind


Eighth graders Austin Henderson, second from left, Chase Chambers and Tyler Pate ran against a strong wind at the district...

Lady Marlins schedule rally in PAHS gym


Go, Marlins! Go, Lady Marlins! The community is invited to attend a pep rally to be held at Port Aransas...

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week

Port Aransas police and schools combine to offer several days of activities this week, Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 24-30, to...

PAISD School Menus

Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday French toast, sausage, juice, milk Wednesday Egg & potato taco, flour...

EDUCATION NOTES

EDUCATION NOTES

I would first like to thank everyone for the kind words and generous welcome I have received since I have...

Debri-bot

Debri-bot

Six-year-old Kai Kidd of checks out a costumed Chip Cooper, who created the robot-like outfit, just in time for Halloween,...

Spooky fun slated

If your costume isn't ready or your candy bowl isn't full, you'd better get crackin'. Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 31, is...

Devlin

Faith Ann Devlin, 72, died Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Capt. Hope Devlin,...

Aldridge

Dovie May Aldridge, 74, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at her home in Traverse City, Mich. She spent much of...

Nichols

Nichols

Anna Mae "Mas" Nichols, 90, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at home in Grey Forest. She was the mother of...


Breaking news: Wednesday, Nov. 5 — Bond issue approved

78% of Port Aransas voters OK bonds

Breaking news: Wednesday, Nov. 5 -- Bond issue approved 78% of Port Aransas voters OK bonds Todd Hunter wins in upset over incumbent Juan Garcia By Michael Cary South Jetty reporter Port Aransas citizens voted overwhelmingly to approve a $4.9 million bond issue proposal to rebuild or repave more than 40 of the city’s streets. The bond issue passed with...

Breaking news: Fourth suspect surrenders in bird attacks

Birds were hit with blow-darts

Breaking news: Fourth suspect surrenders in bird attacks Birds were hit with blow-darts By Dan Parker South Jetty reporter The fourth and last suspect in a series of blow-dart attacks on birds surrendered himself to the Port Aransas Police Department today – Monday, Nov. 3, a detective said. The 21-year-old Corpus Christi resident was wanted on arrest warrants accusing him...

Decision 2008

Decision 2008

Port Aransas voters breaking records for early voting; races to be decided Tuesday

  A total of 924 Port Aransas residents voted early by mid-afternoon Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. In the past two presidential election years, 788 people voted by mid-afternoon on the Tuesday before early voting ended in 2000, and in 2004, the number rose to 841 votes. "Voting numbers are up across...

Paddle power

Paddle power


Paddle in hands, Carson Einkauf of Port Aransas rides a 10-foot-6-inch stand-up paddle board on a pitching wave near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, Oct, 24. Relatively new to Port Aransas waters, stand-up paddle boards generally are larger than conventional surfboards. Surfers stand on the boards and use paddles to propel themselves into waves.

Project graduation needs community help

Project graduation needs community help


Project Graduation has a lot going on. Several fundraisers are planned in the near future, and Project Graduation volunteers need the support of the community to accomplish their goals. Parents of juniors and seniors at Port Aransas High School are encouraged to attend the next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6. The meeting will convene in the high school library at...

Dancing dolphins

Dancing dolphins


Dolphins leap ahead of a tanker ship, the Trogir, in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel off Roberts Point Park on Thursday, Oct. 23. Dolphins commonly ride the swells pushed ahead of ships passing through Port Aransas.

Last chance in 2008

Last chance in 2008

Wreath orders due Saturday

Saturday, Nov. 1, is the last day to get an order in for decorated, fresh, balsam fir wreaths from the Presbyterian Women of Community Presbyterian Church. Wreaths will be delivered anywhere in the continental U.S., as well as Hawaii, Alaska and Canada (for a slight fee) in early December. The price is $35, which includes shipping and handling. "They're the...

Tour spooky sites Halloween night


Two spooky tours of Port Aransas are scheduled for tomorrow evening, Friday, Oct. 31. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department and the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association have partnered up to provide 90-minute bus tours of Port Aransas, complete with spooky stories for Halloween. Tours are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., beginning and ending...

We’re Having Fun series slated


The first session in the We're Having Fun series will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry Center (JELM) crafts room, 129 S. Alister St. Participants in the class, which begins at 2 p.m., will make salt dough apple placecards and wreaths for the table. The series is a joint project of the City of...

Church garage sale is Saturday


Donate some of those things lying around the house, or find that special something you've been meaning to shop for at a bargain price. The Presbyterian Women's annual fall garage sale will be at the Pollock Center, behind the Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St., on Saturday, Nov. 1. The sale will be open from 8 a.m. to noon....

Art About

Art About


Debra Wilbanks Williams, above, shows her latest work of art to her daughter, Misty Wyatt, left, and her granddaughter, Claire, 5. Williams opened her gallery for the annual Art About art walk that many art galleries in Port Aransas were featured in. Earlyne Buchanan, sitting at left, visits with Shanna Smith, the showroom manager at the Susan Castor Collection. The...

Three-alarm winners

Three-alarm winners


The First Baptist Church held a chili cook-off at Roberts Point Park on Sunday, Oct. 26. Volunteers from the fire and police departments served as judges. The winners are, from left, first place, Sandy Etheridge; second place, Renee Gamel and third place, Erin Reaves.

Rotary Club initiates patriotic flag project


Feeling patriotic? The Port Aransas Rotary Club will help you fly the stars and stripes at the some of the most all-American times of year. The Rotary Club is beginning a new fundraising program in which the club will install a flagpole, complete with an American flag, in the front yards of homes and businesses anywhere in Port Aransas on...

Commercial yard

Commercial yard


The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen Seabreeze Suites, located at 407 Beach St., as October's commercial yard of the month. Laurie Hanmore, owner, and her daughter, Gabi, show off the entrance to the property with plants that include lantana, periwinkle, yucca, sago palm, ixora and palms. The swimming pool and parking area host an array of plants including bougainvillea,...