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Dewhurst can take his pick
DAVE MCNEELY
David Dewhurst is in the catbird seat for the 2012 elections. The Republican lieutenant governor, who has presided over the...
What am I thinking?
MARY HENKEL JUDSON
If you’ve got a passion for a hobby you really can’t pursue for one reason or another, raise your hand....
Obama bashes wealthy Americans
CAL THOMAS
“Nothing succeeds like success” -- Alexandre Dumas, 1802- 1870 If new millionaires or billionaires were created every time President Obama...
ISLAND AGENDA
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily...
Swimmers compete, prepare for regionals
The Port Aransas Swim Team competed in the Red League Championships on Saturday, July 9, at the Corpus Christi Natatorium....
Three picked for All-State
Three Port Aransas baseball players were named to 2011 All-State 1A baseball teams by the Texas Sports Writer’s Association. Junior...
Bake sale Saturday
July 14, 2011
The Port Aransas High School cheerleaders will hold a bake sale on Saturday, July 16, at the Family Center IGA,...
Wow!
11 tarpon (seven didn’t count), grand slam highlight RoundupBY MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR | July 14, 2011
The first tarpon caught during the Roundup in years. Big fish and lots of them. Perfect to near perfect seas. A near record registration. What’s not to like about the 2011 Deep Sea Roundup? Not much of anything, if you ask organizers from the Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc., who sponsor the tournament that began in 1932 as the Tarpon Rodeo....
Sizzling Fourth mirrors summer
DAN PARKER
REPORTER | July 14, 2011
It wasn’t just the sun that made the July 4 weekend a hot one in Port Aransas. Busy cash registers ringing up around town also produced their share of heat. Clear weather, economic factors and possibly other elements made the 2011 July 4 weekend something of a record, according to merchants and others around town. “It was definitely a record...
‘Dear Edwina, Junior’ draws to end Sunday
Port Aransas Community Theatre| July 14, 2011
If the heat weren’t enough to make you head indoors for awhile, a live youth production at the Port Aransas Community Theatre may be the determining factor. The morale-boosting summer musical production “Dear Edwina, Junior” will complete its run this weekend, with performances held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 14- 16, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee performance on Sunday,...
Say ‘thanks’ by donating blood
Coastal Bend blood drive| July 14, 2011
Honor those who are there for us each day by giving blood today, Thursday, July 14. The blood drive, dedicated to honor Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services and Christus Spohn Hospital- Memorial intensive care unit and trauma department, will be held in the Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit in the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St.,...
PASTOR’S PEN
Refill your cupWILLIAM CAMPBELL | July 14, 2011
Why is the Bible so important? After all, is it a collection of 66 different books by many different human authors about a variety of subjects. I am so glad you asked that question! The Bible is important for many reasons, but first, one has to understand how it was written and laid out. The first five books of the...
Guided beach walk scheduled for July 22
| July 14, 2011
Grab a hat and a pail and make your way to the beach for a guided beach walk in Friday, July 22. The free, monthly walk, led by Shirley Fischer, will start at 9 a.m. under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. Beachcombers and those with curious minds are invited to hear Fischer talk about common items that...
Pool gets handicap lift
| July 14, 2011
An ADA-compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) handicap lift has recently been installed at the Port Aransas Community Park Pool, 700 Clark Parkway. The lift is available for use during open swim hours, Tuesday through Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. According to Gary Mysorski, director of the Parks and Recreation Department, the lift is portable and will be removed...