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Hurricane town hall meeting designed to helpTonight, Thursday, June 7, residents and property owners can find out what the plan is in the event of a...
Golf cart passenger injured in fall
Seat belts requiredA Round Rock woman remained in a coma in a Corpus Christi hospital on Monday, June 4, after falling from...
Happy holiday
Memorial Day weekend bodes well for summerBusiness boomed around Port Aransas on Memorial Day weekend, according to merchants around town. “We were absolutely sold out,” said...
The new edition of the South Jetty is now on newsstands
The June 14 edition of the South Jetty is now on newsstands at the Family Center IGA, some convenience stores...
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Lady Marlins top season with all-district honors
The Lady Marlins capped a softball season that saw them get to the regional quarterfinals this year by having 10 players named to all-district teams. Coach Steve Reaves was named...
Marlins voted district MVPs, named to all-district teams
A .333 batting average – getting a hit one of every three times you’re at bat – would draw a hefty bonus on many major league teams. Yet, five Marlins...
Leonard
Marilyn Johnson Leonard of Port Aransas died on Wednes- day, May 30, 2012, after an extended illness. She was born in Edmond, Okla., on Feb. 8, 1933, to Alice (Weaver)...
Services set for Vonnie Tanner
Visitation and services for Vonnie Lee Tanner of Port Aransas will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17. Tanner died Tuesday, June 12. She was 63. Visitation will...
Are you ready?
Hurricane town hall meeting designed to helpTonight, Thursday, June 7, residents and property owners can find out what the plan is in the event of a hurricane and get their questions answered by emergency managers. A...
Golf cart passenger injured in fall
Seat belts requiredA Round Rock woman remained in a coma in a Corpus Christi hospital on Monday, June 4, after falling from a golf cart on South 11th Street in Port Aransas...
Happy holiday
Memorial Day weekend bodes well for summerBusiness boomed around Port Aransas on Memorial Day weekend, according to merchants around town. “We were absolutely sold out,” said Melissa Sergeant, owner of Beachcomber Motel, which has 12 rooms,...
The new edition of the South Jetty is now on newsstands
The June 14 edition of the South Jetty is now on newsstands at the Family Center IGA, some convenience stores in Port Aransas, and on North Padre Island. This edition...
Concert to feature 60’s, surf, pop music
A live concert featuring Aqua Vox will be held at Roberts Point Park on Friday, June 8. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, a cooler and friends to enjoy the concert at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater. Aqua Vox plays a mixture of surf, 60’s...
Spanbauer to be benefitted Sunday
Long-time islander and server at Lovett’s Bar, Danny Spanbauer, is undergoing cancer treatment and needs help with medical expenses. To try to lighten that burden, friends at Lovett’s are holding a benefit for Spanbauer on Sunday, June 10. The benefit will run all day, beginning at noon when the bar...
Amos, Reed art to benefit ARK facility
If your walls are just crying out for a photo of skimmers by Tony Amos or an original Flint Reed painting of a pelican, you just might have a chance to acquire either or both and benefit the Animal Rehabilitation Keep in the process. The photo and painting will be...
Texas Lottery under review
Last week, I began outlining Texas’ sunset review process. As a reminder, to identify and eliminate government waste, duplication and general inefficiencies in state agencies, the Texas Legislature established the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission in 1977. The sunset review process is designed to review each of these agencies every 12...
Sewage plant job forces mural removal
The birding mural at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center is about to go away – but only temporarily. Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) 4, which owns the sewage treatment plant where the mural was painted, needs to wash and re-prime the walls where the mural was done,...
McEwan novel will be book club topic
Join the book club at the Ellis Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 12, to discuss the novel “Atonement” by Ian McEwan. The discussion begins at 6 p.m. The publisher summarizes “Atonement” this way: Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the...
Artists offer works for sale on June 16
More than 40 local artists will offer their pieces for sale at discounts of 10, 20, 30 percent and more at the Port Aransas Art Center’s Third Saturday sale on June 16. The sale will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center, 323 N. Alister St. A...
Smith gets degree from Texas A&M
Clark T. Smith, a Port Aransas High School graduate, received his diploma on Thursday, May 31, from Texas A&M University – College Station. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. Smith was one of approximately 7,300 TAMU graduates to be awarded their diplomas during the spring...
ISLAND OBSERVER
Holiday remnants; Nature delivers zingersI don’t know if Cinderella was at the graduation party on our beach but Cinderblockas certainly were, 24 of them arranged in a Stonehenge-like circle. That would have been OK, the blocks used for seating around the fire, but what gave the party goers the right to leave the blocks...
PAHS Class of 2012 awarded
The community and fans of Port Aransas High School stepped up and emptied their pockets to help further the education of the Port Aransas High School Class of 2012. A total of $127,400 in scholarships were presented in a ceremony Tuesday night, May 29. It is the most ever awarded...
Camps for kids offered by MSI
Learn about the “Science behind ‘The Lorax’ and other fun facts” at the first session of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s summer camps being offered for grades 3-4 at Olsen Elementary. Session one will be Monday Friday, June 11-15, from 10 a.m. to noon. Download a registration form...
Birding 101
Kids 7-16 can learn to identify birds, sketch birds, build a bird house in UTMSI-sponsored classesKids ages 7 to 16 years old can discover the joy of birding by learning bird identification, making a bird feeder, and learning how to sketch a bird or plant just like the famous ornithologist, James Audubon, at Birding 101 classes this summer. Classes are free but preregistration is required....
