Ferry operation runs afoul of city
Brown, Bujan confer with district engineerMayor Claude Brown and members of the Port Aransas City Council convened a special meeting this week to voice displeasure...
Group hug!
The Hagedorn family embraces at mid-court in Doyle Marek Gym at Port Aransas High School during Parents’ Night held between...
Parents float trial balloon for football, volleyball
STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Are you ready for some football . . . . . . and volleyball? Parent...
Sand-bagged
City trying to make beach driveableExcess sand piled on the beach and a federal directive not to move it to the water line has city...
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Lady Marlins to play in area championship
Game is Saturday in BeevilleLady Marlins to play in area championship Game is Saturday in Beeville By Dan Parker South Jetty reporter The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins are set to play for...
A gnawing feeling
Beaverettes bite PAHS Lady MarlinsThe Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins lost to the state-ranked Falls City Beaverettes on Friday, Feb. 6, but the island girls remained in the play-off picture. The Lady Marlins...
BMS girls split games with Falls City teams
Brundrett Middle school’s seventh grade girls beat their Falls City opponents, 22-10, while the island’s eighth graders were defeated 12-38, in games played in Port Aransas on Thursday, Feb. 5....
Lady Marlins JV falls to Falls City
The Falls City Beaverettes JV beat the Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins, 38-20, in a Feb. 6 game on Mustang Island. Lady Marlin scorers: Katie Voyles, seven; Kelsey Abel,...
Booster Club to meet about Spirit Dinner
The Marlin Athletic Booster Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at the Port Aransas ISD Administration Building. The club will discuss the Spring Spirit Dinner, scheduled for...
Beavers bashed
Marlins secure playoff spot with winThe Port Aransas High School Marlins secured a spot in the playoffs with a 61-54 win over the Falls City Beavers Feb. 6. “The Marlins had been waiting to avenge...
Marlins JV cages Falls City Beavers in huge nail-biter
The Port Aransas High School Marlins JV beat their Falls City counterparts in a close, hard-fought game on Friday, Feb. 6. Final score: Port Aransas, 42; Falls City, 41. “The...
2008-09 Marlins Port Aransas High School Basketball schedule
Date Opponent Time/Score FEBRUARY 3 Yorktown* 37-26; 58-55 6 Falls City* 42-41; 61-54 13 Pettus* 5, 6:30 17 Woodsboro* 5, 6:30 • JV and varsity play where two times are...
BMS boys win district
The seventh- and eighth-grade Marlin basketball teams sealed district championships with wins over their Falls City counterparts on Thursday, Feb. 5. The Port Aransas eighth graders scored a 47-44 victory....
Dowdy
Linda Beth Dowdy, 71, of Abilene and formerly of Port Aransas, died Wednesd ay, Jan. 28, 2009, in Abilene. She was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Wichita, Kan., to Charles...
Mulloney
Myrtle Bonita “Bonnie” Stewart Mulloney, 89, of Potomac Falls, Va., and formerly of Port Aransas, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. Mulloney was born in Provo, Utah, March 23, 1919. She...
Ferry operation runs afoul of city
Brown, Bujan confer with district engineerMayor Claude Brown and members of the Port Aransas City Council convened a special meeting this week to voice displeasure with the way the ferries have been operated lately by...
Group hug!
The Hagedorn family embraces at mid-court in Doyle Marek Gym at Port Aransas High School during Parents’ Night held between basketball games against Falls City High School teams on Friday,...
Parents float trial balloon for football, volleyball
STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Are you ready for some football . . . . . . and volleyball? Parent Tonya May is organizing a community forum to gauge public...
Sand-bagged
City trying to make beach driveableExcess sand piled on the beach and a federal directive not to move it to the water line has city officials concerned about beach driving conditions during Spring Break. The...
VFW hog roast, auction are Saturday
Eat some hog, benefit the young and maybe win a prize, all in one night. The Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars post 8967 will host its annual auction, hog roast and prize drawing on Saturday, Feb. 14. Donations of items for the auction and drawing are being accepted now, and...
Concert on Monday to feature sounds of flamenco, bossa nova
Flamenco and bossa nova music will heat things up at the Winter Sounds concert Monday, Feb. 16. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A., from 7 to 9 pm. Lela Caldwell, a 1999 PAHS graduate, and Daniel...
Curtain to rise on ‘Social Security’
PACT play is adult comedyOpening night COURTESY PHOTO BY PEGGY WILLMOTT Jay Olah and Bonnie Isaac rehearse for the opening night of "Social Security," the current production at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. The play opens tonight, Thursday, Feb. 12. The Port Aransas Community Theatre will open its production of "Social Security" tonight, Thursday,...
Valentine’s Day yoga session is on the beach
Bring your valentine and share some serenity at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Feb. 14. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. The public is invited to attend the free class held the second Saturday...
Babysitting offered Saturday as fundraiser for RFL team
Babysitters are often in short supply on Valentine’s Day. This year, you can have your babysitter and donate to Relay for life all at once. From 6 to 10:30 p.m., babysitting will be provided by the Free Spirit Relay for Life team at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N....
JELM Center sets Valentine’s dance
Looking for somewhere to take your Valentine? The JELM Center’s Valentines Dance will be on Saturday, Feb. 14, in the Pollock Center. Tickets, $5 each, are on sale at the JELM Center, 113 S. Alister. The dance will begin at 6 p.m., with live music by the Texas Stars. Door...
Book Club to discuss ‘The Shack’
The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club will meet in the Library, 710 W. Ave. A, on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. The book to be discussed is "The Shack," by William P. Young.
Hearts for the Arts
These are among works up for bid in the Art Center for the Islands’ ‘Hearts for the Arts’ benefit silent auction. Bidding ends at 4 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 13.
Toeing the line
The couples line dancing class at the Joint Effort Leisures Ministry was well attended on Thursday, Feb. 5. Line dancing, aerobics, a Golden Oldies jam, artist workshops and other activities are regular fare at the Pollock Center, located on the grounds of the Community Presbyterian Church. For a list of...
PASTOR’S PEN
The 'Age of Questioning'Many of us have heard of, or are familiar with Thomas Paine’s book, “The Age of Reason,” which highlights corruption in the Christian church and its search for political power. Others are familiar with the term “age of enlightenment,” a philosophical term with a political emphasis on liberty and individual...
Price follows through on plan to file for re-election
Margaret Price has filed for re-election to Place 1 on the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees. At press time, no one else had filed for either of the two trustees’ spots up that are for grabs, although incumbent Ann Appling has said she intends to file for...
Twister time
Getting twisted up in a game of Twister are students Reba Armanovs, Rebeccah McCall, Ellen Powers and Sarah Armanovs during a pep rally at Port Aransas High School on Friday, Jan. 30. The twist on this Twister game: The colored dots were made of gooey foodstuffs like chocolate syrup. The...
PAISD School Menus
February 16-20Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Biscuit and gravy, sausage, juice, milk Wednesday Breakfast on a bun, juice, milk Thursday French toast, sausage link, juice, milk Friday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Lunch Monday Chicken quesadilla, refried beans, tossed salad, fruit, milk Tuesday Sloppy Joe, cheese...
EDUCATION NOTES
How to reach studentsAs a teacher, I know that student motivation is the foundation to effective learning. In my Spanish classes, I like to create an environment where students feel comfortable enough to take chances. I like to try to promote a student desire to be in my classroom and attentive to the...
Pate aces HPU president’s list
Sarah Elise Pate, a 2008 graduate of Port Aransas High School, has been included in the president’s list for the fall semester at Howard Payne University in Brownwood. She earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. Pate is the daughter of James and Marnie Pate of Port Aransas...
PAISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING 6 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 19 -- ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGREGULAR MEETING 6 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 19 — ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 1. Call to Order, moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance 2. Recognitions: "The Mind that’s Mine: Neuroscience for Kids," funded by PAEF; PAPD and PAISD partnership. 3. Comments: Public comments, trustees acknowledgements. 4. Presentations/information: PAISD student achievement data, 2006-2008;...
