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It’s all in the name — sort of

It’s all in the name — sort of

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst had been considered a relative shoo-in for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat from...

On, Wisconsin!

On, Wisconsin!

If the polls are right, the vote on Tuesday (after this edition of the South Jetty went to press) in...

Sugar limits: Going too far

Sugar limits: Going too far

Whoa there, boy! Wait just a sweet minute, Mikey. Mikey – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – is suggesting...

ISLAND AGENDA

ISLAND AGENDA

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open Tuesday-Sunday. Hours: Water exercise: Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. and...

Lady Marlins top season with all-district honors

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...

Marlins voted district MVPs, named to all-district teams

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...

PAHS Class of 2012 awarded

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...

$127,400 in scholarships

$127,400 in scholarships

Community supports grads

Community supports grads

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...

NHS induction

NHS induction

Leonard

Leonard

Marilyn Johnson Leonard of Port Aransas died on Wednes- day, May 30, 2012, after an extended illness. She was born...

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....


Are you ready?

Hurricane town hall meeting designed to help

Tonight, 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 panel of city and National Weather Service officials will get together with interested citizens for a hurricane town hall meeting at 6 p.m. at the Port Aransas Community Center, 430...

Golf cart passenger injured in fall

Golf cart passenger injured in fall

Seat belts required

A 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 on Tuesday, May 29, according to a family friend. Witnesses said the accident happened about 9:15 p.m. as two families were southbound on 11th Street. The victim, Jennie A. Jenkins,...

Happy holiday

Happy holiday

Memorial Day weekend bodes well for summer

Business 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, and Beachcomber Vacation Rentals, which consists of 60 houses and condominiums. “The phones were ringing off the hook,” Sergeant said. “It was wonderful.” Business was a good deal stronger than...

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 includes a story about a police crackdown on golf cart safety rules in the wake of several accidents, the wrap up of an investigation into complaints about excessive force in...

Concert to feature 60’s, surf, pop music

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 and pop music. The band consists of veteran musicians L....

Spanbauer to be benefitted Sunday

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 opens. A line-up of live music, including Russell Edge and...

Amos, Reed art to benefit ARK facility

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 given away Saturday, June 9, in a drawing to benefit...

Texas Lottery under review

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 years. This review is done by taking up a certain...

Marlins honored for action

Marlins honored for action


Sewage plant job forces mural removal

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, and to do that, the original mural needs to be...

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 satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have...

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 list of artists with their art pieces and prices will...

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 commencement ceremonies. He is the son of Marsha and Bob...

ISLAND OBSERVER

ISLAND OBSERVER

Holiday remnants; Nature delivers zingers

I 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 there fouling the beach along with all the other garbage...