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Our Lord is faithful
From James 1:12-18, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive_ the crown of life,_ which God has promised to those who love him.” We’ve all passed through trials of some sort in our life. Maybe the career path isn’t what we’d expected, or retirement isn’t as we expected it to be. Maybe it’s the loss of a spouse or child. Perhaps it’s facing your own death. The point is, trials in this life will come. But these testings and trials all have an outcome. The Lord tested Abraham. Jesus was...
Aransas Pass City Employee’s Weight Loss Journey Truly Inspirational
, Visit Aransas Pass City Hall a few years ago and a woman who would have greeted you behind the glass windows in the lobby, the location of the Utility Billing Office, would have looked completely different than she does today. Even now, community members who stop in to pay for water service and haven’t seen Melissa Snyder in quite awhile are stunned. The 40-year-old has gone through a major weight loss journey, dropping from a peak of 300 lbs. down to more than half that figure, or about 140 lbs., catching many off guard by the transformation. The procedure she went...
Neighbor’s Property Gives Aransas Pass Couple Hot Spot for Food Truck
, , , Most of Brad Weaver’s life he’s worked hard to provide for himself and his family. But the 50-year-old saw li_le hope of reaching the pinnacle of a career where he’d really be satisfi ed, not unlike many Americans. So, he took ma_ers into his own hands and made the deep dive as an entrepreneur, abandoning a career as a pipefi_er to become owner/operator of a new food truck alongside his wife Janie, 40. Last October the couple officially opened Boots BBQ, struggling at first to earn enough to keep it viable. That’s when a chance encounter with...
BASEBALL
The Aransas Pass Panthers opened the 2024 season with a 16-2 loss to the Karnes City Badgers in Karnes City. Karnes City crossed the plate 12 times in the second inning. The Panthers scratched across a pair if runs in the fourth, but the Badgers added four more in the bottom of the fourth and blanked Aransas Pass in the fifth to record the 10-run mercy rule victory. The Panthers, who committed seven errors, managed three hits. Hunter Gunn had two of them and went 2 for 3. Carlos Solis and Henry Schultz scored Aransas Pass’ runs. Karnes City had only five hits.
Burr Clover: Love it or hate it!
, , As wintery days begin to be overtaken by sunny springlike days, you will notice a distinct greening up of our pastures, yards and gardens. The rich, green ground cover billows over any available space, including dormant vegetable gardens and flower beds. You may love it, as I do, for its vibrant color and rude good health, or you may hate it as a fast-growing weed. There seems to be no “in-between” sentiment. This “love it or hate it” plant is Burr Clover (Medicago polymorpha). It is native to the Mediterranean region but has been introduced worldwide. Since it is...
SAMUEL STRONG
, , Panic had set in as Lisa Morales held her two day old, unresponsive, newborn baby boy in the back of the car as her husband, Mark Morales, bore a hole through the pouring rain from their home in Runge toward the nearest Emergency Room in Kenedy. Her husband screamed at her, “Do what you are trained to do!” This shook Lisa out of her panicked daze and into action, from a frantic mother into her profession as a nurse. She performed CPR for the first time on an infant, on her own son. As her tiny son Samuel...
I serve a risen Savior
In our study of the gospel of John, we have come to the time leading to Jesus’ crucifi xion. Jesus is doing all that He can to prepare them for what is to come. His disciples are expecting the “Anointed One” to take His place on the throne and establish His longawaited kingdom, that had been prophesied for millennia. Of course, this was about to happen; however, its fulfillment would be nothing like what they were expecting. His kingdom is not of this world. A few chapters later, as Jesus is in the garden, Judas leads the powers that be to...
BestOfSanPatricio.com contest Begins March 1
The 2024 Best of San Patricio County contest, the fourth annual reader survey, is about to to begin at BestOfSanPatricio. com. The annual community contest, sponsored each year by The News of San Patricio, and now this year including The Aransas Pass Progress and Ingleside Index, will soon be underway, and we hope the community is ready to spread the word about their favorite business. Each year, you the readers have the chance to let the community know where the best hot spots are. Whether it’s the best eatery, best lawyer, best auto dealership or the best place to unwind with a...
SOFTBALL
The Aransas Pass Lady Panthers opened the 2024 season by winning one of three games at the Kenedy tournament on Feb. 15-17. On Feb. 15, the Lady Panthers fell 9-6 in the first round to Karnes City. Later in the day, Aransas Pass defeated Universal City Randolph 10-8. The Lady Panthers scored all 10 runs against Randolph in the first inning. On Feb. 17, Aransas Pass downed San Antonio Cole 12-9. The Lady Panthers rallied from a 9-6 deficit with two runs in the third inning and four more in the fourth.
Portland breaks ground on $33 million entertainment district project
For more than two decades, Portland City Manager Randy Wright said the city had been searching for ways to revitalize its historic “Old Town” district in the southern part of the city. And the process is on its way to being complete with a monumental project breaking ground last week. The city turned the dirt and broke ground on a roughly $33 million at the corner of 5th Avenue and Elm Street in Old Town on Feb. 21, marking the culmination of more than two years’ worth of work the 5th and Elm Project in its Leisure and Entertainment District (LED). “It’s...
Parental liability in Texas for school shooters after the Jennifer Crumbley verdict
On Nov. 30, 2021, 15-year old Ethan Crumbley shot and killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher at Oxford High School in Michigan using the Sig Sauer 9 mm he had been given as a Christmas gift by his parents. In a landmark case – on Feb. 6, 2024 – a Michigan jury found Ethan’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. She will face up to 15 years in prison. The guilty verdict was based on the following facts: 1. The parents gave their 15-year-old son the firearm for Christmas; 2. The parents took...
Pet Owners’ Desperate Search for Missing Service Dog Expands
, , , Family pets go missing every day. Follow social media platforms like Facebook and you will see reports about dogs, cats, sometimes even birds that go astray. The reasons why vary. But for an Aransas Pass family, the loss of their rescue dog, ‘Smurf’ – a three-pound Yorkie – is proving even more devastating and heartwrenching than most. Besides the fact he Is one eyed, the left one removed last year to an aneurism, ‘Smurf’ is also a trained service dog. When owner Debbie Greenlee’s blood sugar gets too high, her beloved pet can warn her before the...
Despite Objections, Aransas Pass Approves Loan for New Fire Station
Despite the objections of some taxpayers, the Aransas Pass City Council voted 3-1 Monday night, February 12th, in favor of a Certificate of Obligation – as it’s known – to borrow $16 million towards construction of a new Fire Department headquarters, with a portion of the funding earmarked to renovate and expand police headquarters as well. Since last Fall, the city has been working with a representative of SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc., an Austinbased firm that is handling the transaction. Citizens who voiced their opinions since late 2023 have demanded the issue should have been placed on a ballot for public...
Ingleside Shelter Dog Gets Furever Home Thanks to Aransas Pass Foster
, , A dog in the temporary care of the Ingleside Animal Shelter has left south Texas, bound for its new adoptive family in Washington state. None of it would have been possible without the attention and compassion of a network of mostly San Patricio County-based pet foster organizations, including one started by an Aransas Pass resident who founded Ingleside Animal Friends. The group has its own Facebook page (https://www. facebook.com/profile. php?id=6155533 7706086). “He’s going to Granite Falls, WA,” shared Tina Spears, 37, discussing the plan that was executed earlier this month to transport ‘Skippy’, a two-year-old terrier mix who endured...
Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will be saved
In our Sunday morning Bible class, we have been studying the gospel of John. In his gospel, he gives an account of the days leading up to the arrest, trial and crucifixion of our Creator, Jesus. In an effort to prepare His disciples for what is to happen, Jesus cautions them that whatever happens to them, they must remain faithful to God and to their discipleship. One of the greatest ironies is seen in the reaction of the Jewish leadership to the things that Jesus is saying. They had a preconceived notion of how this coming of the promised Messiah would...
Hot Spots Slowing Probe of Massive Wild_re Involving Aransas Pass, Ingleside, and IOB Crews
, At least 23 agencies and more than 150 firefi ghters worked furiously Sunday, February 11th to contain a massive blaze that destroyed eight RV’s and at least 100 acres of brush and vegetation along the Hwy. 35 Bypass in Aransas County. One of the homes reduced to rubble was occupied, but no one was killed or injured. Authorities are still trying to determine the cause. While the fire is reportedly 85-percent contained, hot spots are making it difficult to continue the investigation into a cause which remained undetermined, according to Emily Guerrero, the Public Information Officer with the Rockport Fire...
Lady Mustangs see fourth-quarter lead evaporate in playoff loss
The Ingleside Lady Mustangs saw an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter vanish in falling to the Floresville Jaguars 65-56 on Feb. 12 in a Class 4A bi-district playoff game in Cuero. The Lady Mustangs finished the season with a 23-11 record. Floresville (23-13) advanced to the area playoff against Alice. The Lady Mustangs built a 42-31 lead with just under six minutes remaining in the game. But Floresville’s full-court press forced numerous Ingleside turnovers and enabled the Jaguars to make their comeback. The Lady Mustangs’ Shaelea Ruiz made a pair of free throws with 17.1 seconds left to pad Ingleside’s lead to...
Port Aransas ISD teacher named H-E-B Excellence in Education nalist
A Port Aransas ISD teacher has been selected as a finalist for H-E-B’s Excellence in Education awards. On Feb. 12, the organization announced that teacher Trevor Green of Brundre_ Middle School in Port Aransas ISD has been named as as a South Texas Region Teacher finalist. Each year, H-E-B’s Excellence in Education awards seek to honor the dedication of individual teachers, counselors, and school districts who put in time above and beyond the ordinary to help prepare the students for the next chapters of their lives. More than $13 million have been awarded to Texas teachers, principals, public schools and districts, school boards and early childhood facilities since the program’s inception in 2002, according to H-EB’s website “Through this program, H-E-B seeks to pay tribute to those educators who go the extra mile each and every day to serve their students and their communities and who inspire others to do the same,” H-E-B’s website reads. Each H-E-B Excellence in Education finalist in the teacher category, including Green, received a $1,000 check for themselves and a $1,000 check for their respective school. The winners will be announced on May 5.
Local Landmark on Cusp of Revival
, , Once a landmark in Aransas Pass, Shell World at 1140 W. Wheeler Ave. closed for good not long after the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Robert Branch ran the business started by his father, and even after he shu_ered the popular tourist a_raction, he would arrange to make stops and unlock its gate to let in an occasional customer here and there who saw his phone number posted out front and inquired about making a purchase. Then, last year, a couple he’s known for some time offered to buy out his remaining inventory, a herculean...
Earth’s heavenly view
RELIGION Before there were movie theatres, a 1902 silent film known in English as “A Trip to the Moon” depicted just that. Men were shot to the moon, where they had an adventure on its surface before returning to their spacecraft and falling back to Earth for a splashdown in the ocean. About seven minutes into the silent film there is an earthrise—a view of Earth rising above the lunar surface. The intrepid astronauts cheer and celebrate the sight. On the moon, Earth excited them. NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon can be similarly described. In 1972, during the final Apollo moon mission, scientist-astronaut...
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