Last glance at 2011
It’s been a good news – bad news year in Port Aransas. Among the good news stories are the ones...
Winter Texans are arriving
Exact tally is difficult to come byIt’s that time of year. Winter Texans are motoring back into town. But just how many folks from up north...
PAHS teacher Melanie Mayer gets award
Only eight other educators in state receive honorPort Aransas High School teacher Melanie Mayer has been named a recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities...
Ferry ramps to close
Work starting Thursday to replace landing partsVarious ramps will be closed beginning this week while work is done to replace wood piling clusters and other parts...
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Marlin runners ‘team of year’
Marlins cross country coach Steve Reaves says being named cross country coach of the year by the Corpus Christi Caller “is a reflection of the kids.” The Marlins cross country...
Pate shoots to 1A scoring rank
Tyler Pate says his ranking among basketball scorers in Texas Class 1A schools is surprising. But coach Joe Kocurek says when one player is called on to score 40 points...
Marlins are treated roughly by Bulldogs
The Marlins bit off more than they could chew when they went to Marion on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to take on the 16th-ranked 2A Bulldogs. The Port Aransas boys came...
EDUCATION NOTES PAISD has many pluses
Sometimes we get caught up in our own daily lives, with our struggles, our sacrifices and the seemingly day-to-day survival mode we have found ourselves in during these past few...
Lady Marlins pound Nordheim
The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins basketball team trounced the Nordheim Pirates today, Wednesday, Dec. 28. The score was 54-10.
Marlins fall; Lady Marlins win
JV teams play tooIt was a good news-bad news kind of day for the Port Aransas High School basketball program today, Friday, Dec. 30. The bad news: The Marlins were edged by the...
Lady Marlins edge Hempstead
JV also winsBoth games were close, but we won. The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins squeaked past Hempstead, 33-32, today, Saturday, Dec. 31. The Lady Marlins JV team beat their Hempstead...
Marlins game with Ben Bolt cancelled
Marlin coach Joe Kocurek said the game scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 3, with Ben Bolt has been cancelled. The games between junior varsity and varsity squads was to have...
Lady Marlins post wins
Varsity Lady Marlins – 51 Mathis – 22 Junior Varsity Lady Marlins – 28 Mathi – 20
Last glance at 2011
It’s been a good news – bad news year in Port Aransas. Among the good news stories are the ones about the two new 28-car ferries that were added to...
Winter Texans are arriving
Exact tally is difficult to come byIt’s that time of year. Winter Texans are motoring back into town. But just how many folks from up north we can expect in Port Aransas this winter is hard...
PAHS teacher Melanie Mayer gets award
Only eight other educators in state receive honorPort Aransas High School teacher Melanie Mayer has been named a recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award. While 230 Texas teachers were nominated for the honor,...
Ferry ramps to close
Work starting Thursday to replace landing partsVarious ramps will be closed beginning this week while work is done to replace wood piling clusters and other parts at the Port Aransas ferry landings, according to the Texas...
VFW to sell tickets for cash card prizes
Prize drawing tickets for the Moore McDonald VFW Post 8967 annual benefit dinner and auction will go on sale beginning Saturday, Jan. 7. Volunteers will be on hand at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from noon to 4 p.m. to sell tickets. Tickets also may be purchased...
Original ‘Pink Panther’ will be shown on Jan. 7
Pink panther fans take note. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will show “Pink Panther” at the next Port Aransas Movie Time in the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St., on Saturday, Jan. 7. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with Marion Fersing playing the piano and...
Chamber board balloting continues through Jan. 6
Completed ballots for members of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce board of directors are due to be turned in or postmarked by Jan. 6. Six candidates have been nominated for three positions. Only members in good standing who are willing to serve are eligible for nomination, and only members...
Roberts graduates
Robert Lee Roberts Jr. of Port Aransas graduated from the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi during fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 17. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration.
WHF: Take home own beach abode
Make a permanent sand sculpture that you can take home with you at a We’re Having Fun workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Crafters are invited to see what they can create in sand at 2 p.m. in the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. Supplies will be provided and...
Saturday meals hosted at VFW
Make it a habit to stop by the VFW Post 8967 on Saturday nights to enjoy dinner and dancing. The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 8967 will host dinners each Saturday night through February and it all begins with a taco night on Thursday, Jan. 5. Organizers say that...
PASTOR’S PEN
What will happen in 2012?Now that Christmas is past, most of us are looking toward the New Year and wondering what it may bring. Regardless of what the Mayan calendar may say, God has plans for 2012. We don’t know what will happen in this New Year, but we can have an idea by...
Brown bag talk to aid in planning
Enjoy lunch with friends while learning about estate planning. The Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center will host its first Brown Bag luncheon of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at noon in the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. Tricia Tedrow, pastor of Community Presbyterian Church, will discuss “Estate...
January art classes announced
Artist wannabes are invited to learn how to make hand-built pottery, jewelry and mixed-watermedia collage at the following workshops offered at the Art Center for the Islands in January . Bill Hildebrand will show students how to hand-build pottery in his class scheduled for Mondays, Jan. 23 through Feb. 27,...
