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🌱 Port Aransas honors veterans today: What to know before you go

Port Aransas, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Port Aransas! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Port Aransas honors veterans today: What to know before you go
  • Student researchers earn honors at Port Aransas geobiology gathering
  • Port Aransas runner Leah Depiper takes silver at state

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veterans Day events planned across the Coastal Bend (kristv.com) — Port Aransas ISD honors veterans today, Nov. 11, with the Dr. Lehmann Memorial Veterans Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Jim and Judy Cole Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 9 a.m. Guests need a driver's license or state photo ID for a visitor pass, and seats are reserved for veterans and their families.
   

2. DISL students shine at Southern Geobiology Symposium (disl.edu) — A student-run geobiology symposium in Port Aransas gave graduate researchers a chance to share their work, with two DISL students earning awards. Penny Demetriades, who also co-chaired the conference, placed third for her research presentation, while Kayla Barnette won Best Lightning Talk. The symposium is free for students and offers opportunities to connect with fellow researchers.
   

3. Slidell's Brown takes 63rd in final run (wcmessenger.com) — Port Aransas runner Leah Depiper earned silver in the Class 2A girls state cross-country race Nov. 5 in Round Rock, finishing the two-mile course in 11:50.70. She finished just over four seconds behind Farwell's Alexis Wade in a meet that also marked Slidell senior Cameron Brown's final high school cross-country race.
   

4. Emma Kathleen 'Kathy' Walker (southtexasnews.com) — Family and friends will honor longtime Port Aransas and Rockport resident Emma Kathleen “Kathy” Walker, who died July 30, with two gatherings this week. Poor Man's Country Club hosts a celebration Nov. 13 from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a gathering at the Port Aransas jetty Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. Walker loved the beach and surfing.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Port Aransas

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