Reeder Citizen of Year
Suzanna Reeder was named Citizen of the Year for 2012 during the 2013 Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Celebration and...
Wrapping up a career
Arzola is longest serving city employeeCity Secretary Esther Arzola, who will retire Tuesday, April 30, after 38 years at city hall, has pretty much seen...
$1.4 mil project planned
The City of Port Aransas recently received a permit to conduct a $1.4 million project to repair part of a...
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Marlins pop Pettus
The varsity Marlins crushed Pettus 12-0 at home on Tuesday, April 2. The Marlins are still undefeated in district. Jake Roberts went two for three and earned two doubles. Colby...
JV plucks Eagles
The junior varsity Marlins dominated the Pettus Eagles at home 10-1 on Tuesday, April 2. Hank Brennan, Nathan Pahany, Austin Scott, Hunter Roos and Ryan Zollars were the hitters for...
Bishop ties JV, 2-2
The junior varsity Marlins tied 2-2 with Bishop on Friday, April 5. The hitters for the Marlins were Nathan Pahany, Austin Scott, Caleb Minnick and Hunter Roos. Blake Goodwin and...
Three Rivers no match for Marlins
The varsity Marlins dominated Three Rivers 19-1 on Friday, April 5. Jake Roberts went three for four and earned a triple and a double. Tyler Pate and Caleb Rogers both...
Booster club needs officer volunteers
Anyone who would like to serve as an officer of the Marlin Athletic Booster Club Board is asked to contact Rosalie Johnson, president, at rosalie. porta@gmail.com. The club is seeking...
Kids 7-14 invited to Pitch, Hit, Run
Baseball players ages 7 to 14 may test their skills at a Pitch, Hit and Run® competition on Saturday, April 13. Open to boys and girls, the free competition will...
Track athletes head to region
Port Aransas High School athletes competed during the Ben Bolt area meet on Saturday, April 6. Both teams placed third and 12 varsity athletes will be going to regional and...
Pool
Fred Franklin Pool Jr. of Port Aransas died on Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Aransas Pass. He was 85. He was born to Fred Franklin Pool Sr. and Jewel Whitlow...
Parker service set
The late Avalyn Parker, formerly of Port Aransas, will be eulogized at a public memorial service Saturday, April 13. The service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Community...
Reeder Citizen of Year
Suzanna Reeder was named Citizen of the Year for 2012 during the 2013 Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Celebration and Citizen of the Year event on Thursday, April 4. Reeder...
Wrapping up a career
Arzola is longest serving city employeeCity Secretary Esther Arzola, who will retire Tuesday, April 30, after 38 years at city hall, has pretty much seen it all. The longest-ever serving employee of the City of...
$1.4 mil project planned
The City of Port Aransas recently received a permit to conduct a $1.4 million project to repair part of a rock revetment at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s...
Sunset Sounds opens on Friday
Enjoy live music with some pretty seaside scenery as a backdrop. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department kicks off its annual Sunset Sounds series of free concerts Friday, April 12, with a performance by The Ones. The show will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Patsy Jones...
Story of Pelican Pete draws attention of NBC national TV news magazine
Inside EditionA national television news and entertainment program visited Mustang Island to do a story about a Port Aransas man who said he has developed a close friendship with a brown pelican. An Inside Edition film crew visited Richard Dunn at Island Moorings Marina Thursday, April 4, and filmed him and...
Swap plants, bring glass on Saturday
If you want to get rid of plants, pick up some new ones or turn in glass for recycling, the plant swap on Saturday, April 13, is the place to be. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department are sponsoring the event from 9 to 11...
Winner takes home $100
South Jetty contestMary Schulz of Port Aransas has an eagle eye. She has won a South Jetty contest by correctly identifying the locations where seven photos in the April 4 edition’s page 1B were shot. As a result, she has scored two $50 Visa gift cards. The cards, provided by the South...
‘Any time’ potato casseroles
In the kitchen with SlingPotatoes are a popular, easy dish to prepare. We can fry them, grill them, bake them and boil them. They are loved by everyone and have gotten a bad rap from some fad diets. It is not the potato, it is what we add to them that brings the fats...
Bond explained
Rotarians get the factsRotarian Sharon Doughty, Superintendent of the Port Aransas Independent School District, brought her team to update Rotarians on the “how, what and why” of the $3.5 million school bond issue that voters will decide on May 11. Doughty addressed the club at its meeting on Thursday, April 4. Doughty reminded...
SandFest Sponsors needed
Businesses and/or individuals who want to help make the 17th annual Texas SandFest, the official sand sculpting competition for the State of Texas, a success may do so by becoming a sponsor. And folks who want to help out nonprofit organizations by volunteering at the festival are needed as well....
Cruise ship study due
In a public hearing on April 3, the Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism heard House Concurrent Resolution 56, calls on the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of the...
A need for speed
These Port Aransans own some very fast carsFor most Port Aransans, a car is simply a way to get from Point A to Point B. But, for a few local residents, a car is a fascinating thing to tinker with, to make it go as fast as...
Bonds keep taxes at home
Education notesHow should I start this column? Should I begin with accolades about our students who participated and/or placed in UIL academics and UIL athletics? Do I inform the readers of the possible changes that are being presented in the form of Senate bills and House bills regarding funding, testing, graduation...
Grants coming
PAEF presenting April 12Grants will be awarded to teachers and faculty in the Port Aransas Independent School District at 2:15 p.m. Friday, April 12. The grants will be presented by the Port Aransas Education Foundation in the Port Aransas High School gym. The entire PAISD faculty and student body will be present to...
Parents invited
‘Coffee Break’Brundrett Middle School invites parents of students from sixth through eighth grades to attend a BMS “Coffee Break” seminar in the BMS library on Tuesday, April 16, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. The seminars will be led by invited community educators Efrain Franco and Cinda LeBus from Women’s and Men’s...
Students to choose classes
PAHSPort Aransas High School students will have an early release on Friday, April 19. The morning schedule will include registration seminars for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The afternoon will be used for staff development for teachers. The day is scheduled as follows: 8:00-8:50 a.m.: Zero Hour. Class of 2016, ninth...
Win $1,000
Golf Ball DropWin $1,000 and help fund scholarships for graduating Port Aransas seniors at the same time by purchasing tickets for the third annual Golf Ball Drop held by the Kiwanis Club. Numbered tickets corresponding to numbers on the golf balls to be dropped are being sold for $10, or 12 for...
