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Now that the dust has settled, some Port Aransas merchants are saying this past Memorial Day weekend was one of the biggest money-making three days this town has experienced in recent memory. Check out the details in the June 5 edition of the newspaper, hitting news stands at the Family Center IGA and some convenience stores in Port Aransas and North Padre Island right now. Pick up this issue, and you’ll also see three pages of photos of all of the Port Aransas High School seniors who received a total of more than $160,000 in scholarships recently. You’ll also read about: • Remarks by Rep. Todd Hunter, who said he will work to overturn a new Texas Department of Insurance rule that could put extra surcharges on insurance policies held by coastal property owners and residents in the event of a catastrophic hurricane; • A statewide award given recently to the Oceans Program, run by Port Aransas resident Cliff Strain at Flour Bluff Intermediate School; • Where to see a photography exhibit in town this Friday; • What former Port Aransas resident recently was honored in Washington D.C. with a lifetime achievement award, and why; • How Port Aransans voted in the recent race for Nueces County commissioner Precinct 4; • Details of Ellis Memorial Library’s summer reading program, set to begin June 11; • Who won the Jerry McDonald awards at all three campuses within the Port Aransas Independent School District; • When and where an administrative hearing will be held to discuss a developer’s proposal to build a new subdivision that would mean excavation of new canals just south of Island Moorings; • Record numbers of sea turtles being admitted to the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK); • How to get involved in the 31st annual Coastal Conservation Association’s “Take a Kid Fishing” tournament this Friday and Saturday; • And how red snapper season is going. Pick up this edition, and you’ll also see team portraits of some Port Aransas Little League teams and a photo essay on the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association’s continued efforts to build a replica of the kind of schooner that sailed Port Aransas waters more than 100 years ago. These and many other stories and features are in the June 5 edition of the South Jetty, the most accurate and complete source for news about Port Aransas.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:35:00 +0000

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