Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997 Page: 1 of 18
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The boat will sail out of here on Saturday
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Hoop it up
HUN LIKE
THE WIND*--
The Lady marlins
and one Marlin will
COMPETE AT THE
-Regional Cross
Country Track Meet
Saturday.
Page 11
HECK IT OUT
Only 15% of Port
Aransas' 2,803 ^0
REGISTERED VOTERS
CAST BALLOTS IN THE
State Constitutional
AMENDMENT ELECTION ON
Tuesday. See how they
voted.
Page 3
Basketball season
I starts next week and
" Port Aransas High
School's Marlin and
Lady Marlin coaches
HAVE HIGH HOPES.
Pages 10,11
Soutl—««J
SPS 946-020
On Mustang Island, Texas
Vets' Day program to honor those who served
By Carolyn Richards
South Jetty reporter
All veterans of military service in tins
country will he honored in Port
Aransas at the third annual
Veterans' Day program, set
Tuesday. Nov I I
The ceremonies will he
from I I a in until noon
in the Jerry McDonald
Held on Alister
Street, next to the
i Joint Tllort Lei-
sure Ministries
i (J HI .M) C enter.
Guards m e n
from the 3X6th I n
gineer Battalion.
Combat, ot the Texas
National Guard 49ili
Armored Division will
\t display representative
vehicles and equipment
during the program.
The 386ih Engi-neers Battalion has a dis
tinguished record. Lehmann said During
World War II with the then Texas National
Guard 36th Infantry Division, the 386th served
in Anzioandon the Rapido River in the Italian
Campaign of 1943.
One of the combat engineers' missions is to
build bridges under fire. Lehmann said The
38bth distinguished ilselt in the disastrous
battle on the Rapido River
All veterans are asked to assemble in right
field at 10:43 a m to march to the lust base line
to begin the program, oigam/cr Bill Lehmann
said
I he high school cheerleaders will lead the
veterans to their positions. Lehmann said
Woods < hislcv. a \ eteran ot I )esert Storm, and
Chuck Borders, a veteran of the Vietnam ( on
Uiet. will serve as marshals
The entire student body ol all three schools
will piocecd onto the held sharply at I I a in
Lehmann said
Manlce McFadden. piesidcnt ot the Port
Aransas High School Student ( ouncil. will
tell w hat Veterans'Day means to today shigh
school students
The Port Aransas High School hand, undet
ihe baton ol Inn Cole, will play stirring patri
otic music.and a color guard Irom l S ( oast
(iuard Station Port Aransas will post the ml
ors. Lehmann said
Alter all are assembled, the kindergarten
students ol 1 ana Pratt and k.uv Brennan will
enter the field The youngsters have prepared
a selection ot patriotic songs As they leuvethe
field, the gathered people will sing '‘America
the Beautiful " and ''God Bless America
"This is luting and propet. " according to
Lehmann," lor Veterans' Day is about service
to country and citizenship. Kindergarten is the
beginning of citizenship."
Special guests will be met hv ( unstable
Fabulous fall fishing
Fishing just doesn't get any better than what this group enjoyed Tuesday Nov 4
Fishing aboard the 54 Karat, they reeled in six yellowhn tuna and 22 blackfin tuna
in three hours of fishing about 30 miles offshore Capt. Brian Phillips, kneeling at
right, got in behind some shrimp boats where they reeled until they could reel no
more On the trip were, standing from left, Samantha Hanger, Janie Vail, Naomi
Patterson, mate Andy Flood and Ike Vail Kneeling in front from left are Jim Doty.
Patty Loveladdy and Phillips All but the captain and mate, who are from Port
Aransas, are from Portland They weighed in at Fisherman s Wharf (Staff photo
by Murray Judson)
Bohhv Sheiwood. marshal ol distinguished
\ iv111>is I he Rev RnJiaid Satlordol Commu
mi\ Picshv leii.m ( huu li w ill ask the nnoca
imn
Personnel lioni I 3 Coast (iuard Station
I'oii Aiaiis.is vs ill posi ihe colors
I he event is |oiiillv sponsored hv American
l egion Post JIM) and Veterans ol foreign
W ais Post X7h9 I listmguished guests w ill be
welcomed by I om Nav in. I.egion commander,
and lenv I orioil. Vf W commando
I o voik Indc the program. Svouts will raise
an Ainu ic.iii llag. which Congressman
Solomon Dili/ had Down over the capilol
hutlding Ml will pledge allegiance to the llag
and sing the national anthem, alto which the
flag will he presented to Jane 1 hoiupson. prm
eipal at H (i Olsen I lemenlary School
A Harbors and Dolphins tour onboard the
Duke will leave Woody's Sports Center at 2
pm to benefit the Legion s scholarship fund
( ost ol ihe tour is % 10
Whooping cranes flock to refuge
By Mary Judson
South Jetty editor
A record number of whooping cranes is
expected to winter at the Aransas National
Wildlife Refuge north of Port Aransas.
Refuge manager Brent Gie/entanner said
Tuesday, Nov 4. “We know we've got at least
37 in. and they're still arriving We figure
we ll have more than 100 by the weekend
Giezentanner said he expects 17S to IK0
birds for the winter, which, if they arrive, will
he an all time record for the endangered birds
"A bunch came in last Saturday,"
Gie/entanner said, “and we only spotted one
chick. We expect up to 2.3 chicks. W'e'll he
disappointed if we don't get 25."
The refuge may host two sets of twins w hich
hasn't been seen since 1964. the last year ot
“egg-napping" when eggs were taken out ol
nests to get the captive flocks started
"We’ve got enough birds in captive flocks and
enough diversity in the genetic make up" so
that egg napping is no longer necessary.
Gie/entanner said
He said he is fairly confident at least one set
of twins will make it to the refuge, and the
Canadians have confirmed two sets
Food should he in abundance this year lor
the visiting whoopers, unlike last year when
drought conditions gave whooper watchers
some concern.
"It's very wet this year, which is not bad We
have a real good aeom crop,” Giezentanner
said of one of the birds' food staples.
Fall and winter “burning" will begin soon to
expose the acorns for the birds.
"We huven’t seen any thing remarkable w ith
the blue crab population. Gie/entanner said
ol another staple in the birds' dieis
Rams and high tides have kept researchers
from counting the blue crab population since
late September
Ihe Aransas flock should be completely
gathered by early December, although "We
can have a bird w under in as late as mid to late
December." Gie/enlanner said
Last year, the refuge hosted 160 cranes and
sent I 39hav k totheir ("anadiati summer home
A total ol MX) whooping cranes are alive in
the world. Gie/entanner said In addition to
those at the Aransas refuge, others are in other
captive flocks anil in a resident Hock estah
lished m Honda
The endangered buds, which migrate Irom
their nesting grounds in the Northwest I ernlo-
ries ol ('anada to the Aiansas W ildlilc Rclugc
each fall, w iIIIh' the honorees at A ( elehialion
ol W hooping Cranes and Other Birds in Foil
Aransas Feb. 26 March I
The birds traverse a llyway that covers
2..3(H) miles through Alberta and Saskatchew an.
Canada, and the midweslcm states ol North
and South Dakota. Montana. Nebraska. Kan
sas. (Jklahoma anil Texas
The cranes have-laige appetites and can
consume as mans as nine blue crabs in I*)
minutes I heir diet also consists ol clams,
small marine organisms, craw I ish. wolfberry
and acorns
Whooping cranes arc lullv protected under
the Endangered Spei ics Act. ami because the
migration lakes place during several hunting
seasons, hunters are cautioned not to shoot or
unduly disturb the birds
I he largest bird in North America, whoopers
stand an average height of 5 feet with a wing
span ol about 7.5 feet I heir feet are the si/c ol
a human hand which enables them to cover
ground quickly
I he return ol these magnificent birds, which
Pi ease sn 'W'HOOPKRS,' I’m.r 14
Vision Port Aransas
Getting together to plan for the future
By Mary Judson
South Jetty editor
A grassroots effort to learn w hai the people
of Port Aransas want for the future ol their
community is in the planning stages.
Vision Port Aransas is a project ot the Cham
her of Commerce Tourist Bureau that orga
ni/ers hope will involve 2(H) people or more at
a day-long retreat on Saturday. Jan I 7. 1998
"This is more than just an economic devel-
opment effort, it is a chance for the citizens of
Port Aransas to come together and decide
what their vision is ol the lot lire ol our town,
said steering committee chairman George
Homer
The steering committee, which is represen-
tative ol a cross section ol the community, is
in the process ol developing a list ol people to
train as facilitators for the community wide
meeting I he facilitators w ill guide groups ol
20 or fewer community members in develop-
ing a "blueprint" of what they see as the future
for Port Aransas. Six hours ol training, either
in a one-day session or over twoevenmgs, will
be required ot the facilitators who will act
i :ihia.-ed group discussion leaders With the
he I pot the trained facilitators, the small groups
will he able to express their desires and opin
ions in an organized manner that is not drawn
out and which, while allowing all group mem
hers to have their say. does not allow a single
individual to dominate the conversation
The apolitical process is designed to inc lude
all segments of the community, particularly
those not already involved indecision-making
Please see VISION,' Pvi.r 14
'Cruising' Elderhostel
group due here Friday
If you spot a big boat almost cruise ship
size, in the city harbor on Friday. Nov 7. you
aren't seeing things It's lor real
The ship is home all this week to 32 mem
hers of Elderhostel. a vacation-study program
for senior citizens
The seniors are coming here from Galveston
and will have been underway for several days,
said Steve Orchard, special projects director
for the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation
Department.
Wh^n Elderhostel folks arrive here early
Eriday.moming. the trolley will pick them up
and taMgtbem to the First stop, the Port Aransas
lirding Center T3T a session with noted thrtt
expert Lconabelk Turnbull. 'M M -
The kanung-vacaUuuuigscmurs arc U> meet Long fCUCH
the Shell Lady (Myra Taylor of Port Aransas)
for a walk on the beach.
they will
program.
Port Aransas High School junior post
Peter Staackmann is tuning up for
basketball season that opens next
Min.
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997, newspaper, November 6, 1997; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623709/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.