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Judge selection is a crapshoot that should end
Dave McNeely
Most of the evidence that people should need to convince them there's a better way to select judges than partisan...
We owe it to Citizen of Year to be at banquet
Mary Henkel Judson
Since 1991, when the first Citizen of the Year award was presented, I have heard, "If I'd known (name of...
Vote against those guys
Steve Martaindale
As we approached Election Day, I was thinking about all of the candidates who seem to say the same things...
Island Agenda
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming....
Reloading
Stephanie Foerster's last job was coaching girls' basketball and track at Corrigan-Camden High School in East Texas. But it was...
2008-09 Lady Marlins Port Aransas High School Basketball schedule
Date Opp Time/Score NOVEMBER T-11 Bloomington 5, 6:30 13&15 PA JV girls tourney TBA F-14 Bishop 6 T-18 Odem 5,...
Sisters among top-performing Marlins
When they were in elementary school, sisters Sarah and Reba Armanovs loved playing tag during recess. They were good at...
2008-09 Marlins Port Aransas High School Basketball schedule
Date Opponent Time/Score NOVEMBER 18 Taft 5, 6:30 20-22 Marlin Classic TBA 24 Highland Christian 6 25 Orange Grove 5,...
Halloween fun
November 6, 2008
Adults and children alike dressed up for a scary good time at the annual Parent Teacher Organization Halloween Carnival at...
PAISD School Menus
November 6, 2008
Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Cinnamon toast, applesauce, juice, milk Wednesday Breakfast pizza, juice, milk Thursday...
Boy shares personal tragedy with classmates
November 6, 2008
SOUTH JETTY A hush fell over the crowd as 13-year-old Kamen Grubbs read his self-penned poem to about 150 fellow...
An untitled poem by Kamen Grubbs
November 6, 2008
Editor's note: Brundrett Middle School eighth-grader Kamen Grubbs wrote the following poem as part of Red Ribbon Week, when school...
In costume
November 6, 2008
H.G. Olsen Elementary School Principal Sylvia Buttler poses with fifth-grade student Patrick Watson on Halloween.
Charlie’s Pasture Pier open for fishing
Repairs are complete| November 6, 2008
Standing on a newly rebuilt portion of Charlie's Pasture Pier, Nathan McDonnell of Port Aransas throws a castnet in search of bait as the sun sets on Friday, Nov. 7. As of Tuesday, Nov. 11, repairs to the pier are complete and it is open for anglers to try their luck. (Staff photo by Dan Parker) Charlie's Pasture Pier open...
Get banquet tickets now
Tickets on sale through Thursday morning only| November 6, 2008
Get banquet tickets now Tickets on sale through Thursday morning only No tickets will be sold at the door If you want to attend the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau’s annual banquet on Thursday, Nov. 13, get your tickets right away, but no later than Thursday morning. The banquet can accommodate only 200 people, and it is nearing capacity....
Winter Texan victim of traffic accident
Driver didn't see man in darkness| November 6, 2008
Winter Texan victim of traffic accident Driver didn't see man in darkness No citations issued By Michael Cary South Jetty reporter An elderly Winter Texan from Swea City, Iowa, was struck and killed by a pickup truck during an early morning accident on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Marlin Hardt, 86, was transported to North Bay Hospital in Aransas Pass, where...
Voters OK bonds by 78%
Hunter pulls upset, McCain wins hereBY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER | November 6, 2008
Election day was Mirko Latkovic's first opportunity to vote since he became a citizen in April. He said he deliberately avoided voting early so he could savor the experience of standing in line at the polling site at the Port Aransas Community Center. "I wanted to stand in line. I waited for this a long time," Latkovic said as he...
‘Honky Tonk Laundry’ opens tomorrow
| November 6, 2008
The new Port Aransas Community Theater production opens tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 7. "Honky Tonk Laundry" is a two-act play by Roger Beane starring Katie Crysup-Sikes and Marsha Owen. It is about two women who turn a washateria into a honky-tonk, discovering their own strengths along the way. Musical numbers performed by Owen and Crysup-Sikes include several by Dolly Parton, and...
Toy Roundup to begin Friday
| November 6, 2008
The 11th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services (EMS) Toy Roundup begins tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 7. Toy Roundup chairman Kristin Barton says that EMS is "desperate to find a location," to store toys. A climatecontrolled, secure storage area of at least 800 square feet is needed. Anyone who would like to donate a facility should contact EMS at 749-4405. Businesses and...
Good things come on small canvasses
| November 6, 2008
The Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., will hold its First Friday reception tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 7, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This month's exhibit is "Small Treasures," featuring art measuring 10 inches square or less, by member artists Jeanine LaBruzzo, Pat Dittberner and Arlene Hughes. Pieces in the exhibit are priced at under $100, making...
Saturday sale to fund school
| November 6, 2008
Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School will hold a garage sale to benefit the nonprofit school this Saturday, Nov. 8. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. shoppers may peruse the sale at the Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church parish hall, 433 Trojan. Coffee and donuts will be available for breakfast, and hotdogs and lemonade for lunch. For more information, call Nana Ward at 749-6448.
Deadline early
| November 6, 2008
The South Jetty newspaper will have an early deadline for Thanksgiving week. Letters to the editor must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24, and all other submissions by noon that day. The newspaper will go to press on Tuesday and distribute the paper on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
‘Midwives’ is the book club selection this month
| November 6, 2008
If you're a fast reader you still have time to check out the book club selection. The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The club, open to the public, meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave A. The book to be discussed is "Midwives"...
PASTOR’S PEN
After the election, God is still God| November 6, 2008
As I am writing this, America is wondering who the next president will be. As you are reading this, we should have a new president. What I have come to understand is that whoever has won, the outcome is not going to change God. The position that God holds is not affected by the election. God is still God, and...
Drawing class
| November 6, 2008
Porgy Wimberly, left, and Debbie Martz concentrate on their work Tuesday morning in Pat Dittberner's drawing class at the Art Center for the Islands. The organization of area artists are working with the city and the county to raise funds to build a new art center and computer center on Alister Street.
Art, computer centers seek to work under a single roof
BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER | November 6, 2008
A handful of artists make headway with their own works of art under the tutelage of drawing class teacher Pat Dittberner in the classroom at the Art Center for the Islands in Port Aransas. Meanwhile, Executive Director Mary Rose arrives and prepares to open the gallery that's located in a former pharmacy building at 323 N. Alister St. The gallery...
Caden Lee is born to Parkinson, Johnson
| November 6, 2008
Caden Lee Johnson was born on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at 4:36 p.m. at Corpus Christ Medical Center- Bay Area l, to Nick Johnson and Amber Parkinson of Aransas Pass. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 oz. and measured 20 ½ inches long. The maternal grandparents are Eric and Gina Holman of Aransas Pass. Paternal grandparents are Jimmy and Donna Johnson...