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Books offer insight into state politics

Books offer insight into state politics

The people's governors. The people's lawyer. The people's water. Those are the subjects of three recent books published by the...

EDITORIAL

Folks from West Texas are among the friendliest we've ever encountered - and that's saying a lot in the great...

Say it real fast so it’s not what it is

Say it real fast so it’s not what it is

Did I mention that I'm a food snob? Don't get me wrong, I can wolf down a Frito® pie with...

Island Agenda

Island Agenda

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

PAHS ramps up for district

PAHS ramps up for district


Port Aransas High School's track team headed into a torrent of rain Thursday, March 25. The stormy weather held the...

BMS track team brings home ribbons


When too few teams were able to compete in a Brundrett Middle School track meet here on Friday, March 27,...

PAHS netters take on ‘big boys’ in bay bash


Port Aransas High School's 1-A varsity tennis team played against 3-A and 4-A schools at the Bash by the Bay...

JV team brings home tennis trophy


Competition was tough in the junior varsity division of the Bash by the Bay Tennis Tournament in Port Lavaca on...

Battling at Ben Bolt

Battling at Ben Bolt


Brundrett Middle School students competed in a track meet at Ben Bolt on Thursday, March 26. Clockwise from upper left:...

Ladies give Academy game


The Lady Marlins continue to improve on the diamond, and gave Academy some game on Wednesday, March 25, in Driscoll....

Hazel Morris named semi-finalist in contest

Hazel Morris named semi-finalist in contest

Vote for Hazel! Hazel Morris, a freshman at Port Aransas High School, was invited to participate in a six-week intensive...

Practicing the play

Practicing the play

Port Aransas High School students rehearse just prior to a one-act play competition at Refugio High School on Tuesday, March...

PAISD School Menus

Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Pancake, sausage link, juice, milk Wednesday Cinnamon toast, applesauce, juice, milk...

Easter egg hunt slated

Children up to 10 years old are invited to hunt for Easter eggs and prizes at the annual Rotary Club...

Kindergarten field trip

Kindergarten field trip

Kindergarteners walk with H.G. Olsen Elementary School teachers and other adult chaperones on a field trip from the school to...

Shanahan

Shanahan

Myrtle L. Shanahan, 85, died March 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. She was a long-time Port Aransas Winter Texan....

Nieuwenhuyse

Steven Forrest Nieuwenhuyse, 52, of Lake Dallas, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Lewisville. He was the son of Harry...


Stimulus funding would be boost for nature preserve


The federal economic stimulus bill could be especially stimulating for the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture. The City of Port Aransas is applying for a $2.2 million grant of stimulus funds available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. If the city gets the grant, it would fund phases two and three of the nature preserve, completing all...

Wooo-hoo!

Wooo-hoo!


Wooo-hoo! Eden Shushan, 9, of Corpus Christi flies through the air on a bungee jumping apparatus. She was testing her uncle Nir Gozlan's equipment that is set up at the corner of Alister Street at Avenue G on Sunday afternoon, March 29.

Fight isn’t over

Residents advised to keep eye on insurance bills

Windstorm bills of concern to Port Aransas residents keep popping up in the Legislature like hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Port Aransans and other Texas coastal residents are keeping their eyes on House Bill 911, HB 4733 and Senate Bill 14. And with good reason, said Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi. "The goal of all of these bills is...

City rolling on skate park

City rolling on skate park

Skaters' input wanted for design of facility

The City of Port Aransas is planning to vastly expand its small skate park, and city officials will ask skaters of all ages, including kids, to help create a final design for the park's new layout. "I think it'll be a good boost," said Teddy Nicholson, a Port Aransas surf shop co-owner and member of a design team working on...

Spotlight to shine on ‘Island Women’ Friday

Spotlight to shine on ‘Island Women’ Friday


The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday art reception tomorrow, April 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. The April exhibit will feature the works of women artists who live on, or are inspired by, the islands. Laurie Reed, Michelle Huels, Mary Calhoun, Narice Hopp, Monique Dix, Pat Dittberner...

Benefit variety show opens tonight


Forget the movies. Take your family out to see an old-fashioned variety show this weekend. The PACTheads, one of many Relay For Life fundraising teams, will host a family-friendly variety show, "Seasons of Love," Thursday through Saturday, April 2 - 4. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. Of the...

First Country Fair Saturday to benefit Project Graduation


Project Graduation volunteers are preparing for the first Country Fair in Roberts Point Park on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A wide variety of activities and entertainment are planned, including a treasure hunt, Spam-off recipe contest, a dessert bake-off, games, several races, a silent auction, square dance, pony rides, a jump castle, live music by three...

Parrot Heads to meet Wednesday


The April meeting of the Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will be on Wednesday, April 8, at the Beach Lodge, 2016 S. On the Beach, at 6:30 p.m. Parrot Heads usually meet on the second Thursday of each month, but due to a scheduling conflict, the April meeting was moved up a day. Everyone is welcome and members are reminded...

KPAB board will meet on Tuesday night


Keep Port Aransas Beautiful will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. The board will convene in the conference room at the Ellis Memorial Library, 710 W. Ave. A. While the public is always welcome, no activities or programs are planned. The meeting is a planning session for spring activities and programs.

Old and new

Old and new


The old Saint Joseph Catholic Church building is demolished on Friday, March 27, while the congregation's new church building stands in the backg round. The 46-year-old structure was flattened within an hour. A parking lot is planned where the old building was.

PASTOR’S PEN

PASTOR’S PEN

Best April Fools' joke

Did you know that the church is responsible, after a fashion, for April Fools' Day? In 1582, Pope Gregory XII ordered all European countries to turn back their calendars 10 days. The result was the Gregorian calendar that we use today, but there were a number of complications, and one of them was the seasons. Prior to the change, winter...

Sunrise service slated at Roberts Point Park


A community-wide non-denominational Easter sunrise service will be held Sunday, April 12. The service will be a joint gathering of the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Baptist Church, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Services will begin at 6:45 a.m. under the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at Roberts Point Park. Coffee and doughnuts will be served before the...

Volunteer extraordinaire

Volunteer extraordinaire


A longtime Winter Texan in Port Aransas, Virginia Davis was recently recognized as the 2008 Kay County Free Fair Volunteer of the Year. Davis followed in the footsteps of her parents and grandparents, who volunteered at the fair from its beginning in 1917. She has volunteered at the fair board for 36 years, serving as superintendent of Domestic Science since...

Presbyterian group slates sale Saturday


The Presbyterian Women will be accepting donations tomorrow, Friday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., for their semiannual garage sale. Most items other than large furniture will be accepted. The sale will be held on Saturday, April 4, at the center, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. A wide range of...