Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1995 Page: 1 of 34
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Thursday, December 7,1995
Hear ye! I Al! was dark and quiet. .
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Christmas Store. It will be open
Dec. 12-14 during school hours
to elementary school students
and after school to middle and
high school students as welt as
the general public.
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A portion of town was without electricity,
cable television and phone service after a
delivery truck's boom struck some power
lines Tuesday morning Most services
were restored by Wednesday morning.
Vol. 25 No. 49
SPS 946-202
Canine cop
Dlx, a black German
Shepherd canine cop, Is
the newest member of the
Port Aransas police force.
Learn about the dog and
his handler.
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Mermaids second to one
Three Port Aransas soccer teams made his-
tory last weekend.
The under 12 Mermaids became the first
team from Port Aransas ever to make the state
soccer finals, and two other Port Aransas teams
made it to the semi-final round of competition
at the Western District State Soccer Champi
onships Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2 and 3.
The Mermaids were “phenomenal”, accord-
ing to Susan Schonberg who assisted assistant
coach Kim Jackson. The coach is Ken Dunton
who does dual duty as coach of the Mermaids
and the Makos who were also in the tourna-
ment.
Dunton stayed with the Makos while the
Mermaids proceeded on their march to the
finals where he joined them for the champion-
ship game.
On the first day of competition, the Mer-
maids took out one the Austin area’s top learns
5-0 and tied San Antonio’s lop learn 2-2, then
tied Bastrop 2-2 in the semi-finals.
The Austin team, called the Rainbows, was
unbeaten this season after 15 games and were
expected to win the tournament, Schonberg
said. They played the tournament ’ s top-ranked
team “impeccably” and won 3-1, Dunton said.
The Mermaid victory was a big upset,
Schonberg said.
Because of the tie with Basuop, the Mar-
maids were in second place in their bracket
and were a “wild card” team in the semi-final
round of competition. In the final game the
Mermaids “played extremely well", but lost 0-
1, Dunton said.
The Mermaids are sponsored by Pat Magee ’ s
Surf Shop.
The under 14 Makos were making their
second appearance at the Western District
Soccer Ouanpionships, but this time they didn’t
bow out until the semi-final round of compe-
tition. Four years ago they were cut from the
pack in the quarter-finals.
The competition was "intense”, Dunton said.
They playod the stop San Antonio and Austin
area teams, and the second-ranked El Paso
team on Saturday. The Makos beat the San
Antonio team 10-4, lopped Austin 2-0 and
finished off El Paso 3-0.
The next day the Makos finished in third
place when they fell to Brownsville 0-2 which
took second overall in the tournament.
“We were plagued with injuries” by Sun-
day, Dunton said.
The Makos are sponsored by the Ice Box
Food Stores.
The under 14 Sea Demons also finished in
third place, which makes their coach, David
Morris, a proud mentor.
The Sea Demons opened the tournament
with a 2-0 win over a RioGrande Valley learn,
then went on to topple an Austin area team 3-
0. The third game of the day was a new
experience when the Sea Demons played un-
da the lights in their first night game. They
prevailed 2-1 over an Austin area team.
It wasn’t until Sunday when the Sea De-
mons met a team from Salado that their march
to the championships was halted 0-1.
“They ’ ve done a fabulous job,” Morris said,
noting that the team has dominated its oppo-
nents all season and were undefeated in the
qualifying rounds.
Morris said the Sea Demons haveoutscored
their opponents 60 to 7 this season. That com-
pares quite well to last 9ea9on when more than
seven points were scored on the Sea Demons
in the opening game. The team is the same as
last year with the addition of four players,
Morris said.
“From last year to this year they went from
a team struggling to deal with the fundamen-
tals of soccer to learning to have a real grasp of
the complex and theoretical aspects of the
game,” Morris said.
The Sea Demons are sponsored by
Henderson Chrysler Plymouth Dodge.
The Western District extends from El Paso
on the west, to Brownsville on the south and
Austin on the north. It excludes the Houston-
Bryan-Collegc Station area. The state is <1*
vided into the Western and Eastern districts.
Four boys’ teams and two girls’ teams from
the Coastal Bend earned the rig ht to advance to
the Western District Championship Tourna-
ment, three of which were from Port Aransas.
Port Aransas teams play in the Red Division
which does not require try-outs to play on a
team. Teams playing In the Blue and Gold
divisions do require try-cuts and can advance
beyond the Western and Eastern district cham-
pionships to a state wide championship tour-
nament.
Todd Hunter won’t seek return
was a well-played game; it could’ve gone
to House of Representatives
but there were nile-uns of kids in front of the
but there were pile-ups of kids in front of the
goal. It was a frustrating experience. I truly
believe the teams were equal in talent,” Dunton
said.
No Port Aransas team has ever made it to the
finals and Schonberg said “It was all new to us.
The referees were in gold and the teams
marched on the field.”
“It was excitingl It was exhausting!”
Schonberg said.
District 32 State Rep. Todd Hunter put fam-
ily and personal business ahead of a promising
political career when he announced last week
that he will not seek re-election.
Hunter, who is completing his fourth term,
is the chairman of the House Civil Practices
Committee and a leader in the reform of the
Texas civil justice system that came out of the
last session of the Legislature. Among his
SCSSCSS Tired, triumphant team
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the growth of higher education opportunities
in South Texas, and the successful reforms to
CATPOOL and slab-foundation insurance.
“It has been my honor to represent the
citizens of Aransas, Calhoun, Jackson, Nueces
and Refugio counties during my four terms,”
“■inter said.
“I truly enjoy and love the people I have
«tcn to know and work with since 1989. The
ten, calls and personal visits from the people
District 32 are what I believe have helped
: become an effective voice for them in
istin,” Hunter said.
Hunter said he is stepping down to devote
ire of his time to his family and personal
“I have been struggling with this decision
r a long time and I know that leaving a job
it I love and enjoy is the hardest decision I
ve ever had to make,” he said.
"It is important for me to spend time with
f three children and my wife, who have
vays supported me and always stood by
he explained.
Hunter has been a familiar face in Port
ansas. He has held frequent town meetings
ne, and if he could not be in town, a member
his staff came to gather and relay local
ncems.
The Mermaids soccer team reacts to making it to the finals before taking a loss
at the Western District State Soccer Championships last weekend The team is
the first Port Aransas team ever to play in the state finals. Two other Port Aransas
teams qualified for the tournament and finished third in state in their divisions
Mermaids are, from top left, assistant coach Kim Jackson. Lauren Schmitt and
Stade Ellis. Next row, substitute coach Susan Schonberg, Chert Homer and
Maryssa Barnes. Next row, from left, Krissy Roberts, Ashley Hyder, Lisa Harris
and Lindsey Moore. Next row from left, Lauren Williams, Brittany Tupaj, Joanna
Jackson, Kadi Dunton and Tess Montagna. In front are Stephanie Tinnin and
Lorraine Matthews. See related story for details, and photos inside
Oil spill drill here coordinates
U.S. Texas, Mexican agencies
The first oil spill clean up training exercise
between Texas, the U.S. Coast Guard and
Mexico will conclude today (Thursday, Dec.
7).
The exercise has taken place on location in
Put Aransas and in table-top exercises in
Corpus Christi since Tuesday, Dec. 5.
More than 200 cleanup workers from the
Texas General Land Office, the Coast Guard,
the Mexican navy and several private com pa-
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With only two weekends left, donations to
e Care and Share Christmas Drive are run-
ng about a third below what will be needed
care for the needy families of Port Aransas,
►-chairman Burke Cox said.
The drive is conducted by the Port Aransas
ions Club and the VFW Post 8967 with help
om the Port Aransas Boys Scouts.
VFW, Lions Club members and Boy Scouts
e greeting shoppers at the Family Center
»A Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8 and 9. and
;ain Dec. 15 and 16, asking that they share
a tp»rit '"‘hrirtmtf by donating non per •
liable foods, personal item* and new toys fu
e 1995 Care and Share Christmas Drive.
Boxes of foods and new toys will be distrib-
ed to ncody Port Aransas families a few days
Tore Christmas.
Wrapped toys should be marked so they
may be delivered to the appropriate child by
gender and by age.
Cash donations are also being accepted.
Checks should be made out and mailed to
Coe and Share, P.O.Box 627,Port
Aransas, TX 78373. In addition, cash collec-
tions jars have been placed in 20 locations
around town. Cash is used to buy any addi-
tional food necessary and fresh fruit and a
meat, such as a ham, to be added just before
deliveries are made.
Unmanned boxes, in addition to being at the
IGA, will be at the University of Texas Marine
Science Institute and at the Internationa] Bank
They wi 11 remain in place throughout the drive.
Lions Gordon Irwin and Cox. in coopera
tion with Doyle Day of the VFW, are heading
up the drive to make Christmas merry and
bright for island families. More than 100 fami
lies who would otherwise go without a holiday
dinner and Christinas presents benefit from
this annual effort -
Names of needy families are obtained
through civic, church and youth groups. Any-
one who knows of a needy family may call
Cox *1749-6413 or Irwin at 749-5604 Dead
line to submit names is Friday, Dec. 15.
Information needed includes the number of
Su ’COLLECTIONS/ Bac* Pacs
nies have participated in the exercise as part of
the Coast Guard’s on-going Preparedness for
Response Exercise Program (PREP) that is
structured to maintain a constant state of alert
to combat possible spills.
Port Aransas City Manager Tom Brooks
said “It’s important from my standpoint be-
cause there’s always a potential for an oil spill
here."
The exercise. Brooks said, “teaches us how
to coordinate” with the various agencies in-
volved in an oil spill cleanup.
“The Coast Guard and the General Land
Office’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response
Division have been wotting on this exercise
for nutfiy months. Being able to undertake a
real training drill with Mexico will leave us all
better prepared should an oil spill in the future
impact the coastline of both countries,” said
Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro.
The GLO is the state agency designated to
combat oil spills in Texas coastal waters. The
state’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Di-
vision works with the Coast Guard and the
party responsible for spilling oil in an Incident
Command System directed at fighting spills as
rapidly as possible.
“The exercise will have an international
challenge to it because one of the companies
participating isa French shipper which win act
as one of two parties responsible for our mock
spiU,” said Russell Lutz, Deputy Land Com-
missioner in charge of the oil spill division.
The GLO established a communications
center al Roberts Point Park where the obser
vation lower was used as an observation point
“There’s not much we can do other than
provide support with our fur department, EMS
and poi ice who would become involved (in the
event of an oil spill),” Brooks said.
This week’s exercise should jpve Port
Aransas emergency personnel guidance on
how to cordinase with agencies involved ki
controlling damage from an Oil qriU.
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