Community

Out & About

Come out to the ‘Market Days’ event and support local, small businesses at the Aransas Pass VFW Post 2932, 620 W. Wheeler Ave. The next events are scheduled for the weekends of June 3-4, August 5-6, October 7-8, and December 2-3. Each run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Market Days boasts vendors selling plants, craft items, jewelry, collectibles, baked goods, and other food items just to name a few. Ample, free parking is available.

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Faulk Elementary Aransas Pass Special Needs Class Plants Arbor Day Tree

Started in 2022, H.T. Faulk Elementary at 430 S. 8th St. in Aransas Pass features a raised bed garden outdoors, a gift from the Hibiscus Garden Club, and made possible with the labor of some Master Gardeners who established a cluster of flowering plants and vegetables, all to be tended by special needs students to provide positive sensory stimulation for young boys and girls with developmental disabilities. On Monday, May 15, many of those same children and their instructors gathered along with garden club volunteers to commemorate Arbor Day by planting a cedar elm. Former APISD Special Needs Instructor Heather Harkins got the garden idea from fellow North Bay Fellowship Church in Ingleside congregant Christine Carpenter, also involved with the Hibiscus Garden Club. In addition to plants and vegetables, the raised garden beds also produce a harvest of herbs.

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Aransas Pass Progress
Overcast skies appeared ready to burst open with rain, but not a drop fell during the 75th annual Shrimporee Parade along South Commercial St. in downtown Aransas Pass Saturday morning, May 20. Scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. it lasted 45-minutes complete with floats, a marching band, and San Patricio County Children’s Librarian ‘Mr. Kippy’ atop his iconic unicycle. Hundreds lined the parade route, children gleefully darting in and out of the roadway as participants tossed candies and beads towards onlookers. The Silver Anniversary of Shrimporee was moved up a month from its normal June calendar date. Each year it’s hosted by the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center.

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Festival attendees wait out the rain under the big tent at the Shrimporee Saturday afternoon.

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Kory Horton works through one of the 3 1/2 bags of shrimp that he ate to win the shrimp eating contest at the Shrimporee.

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Luz Valdez performs along with the other members of Mariachi Aguila at the stage at Shrimporee

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James Brice gets some help from daughter Nataly Brice adjusting the umbrella to keep dry Saturday afternoon at Shrimporee.

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Gabriella Martinez, left and Georgia Leal work to get out of the rain and under the tent at the Shrimporee Saturday afternoon.

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Joseph Cruz uses a selfie to check the fit of a hat that he purchased at the Shrimporee Saturday afternoon.
The Houston native grew up and attended high school in AP. He said he enjoys returning to check on family and friends and community.

Shrimporee Parade in downtown Aransas Pass attracts hundreds of spectators

Shrimporee Parade in downtown Aransas Pass attracts hundreds of spectators

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currently meets on the 2nd Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. at the Ingleside Dairy Queen. For more information call Mari Jo at 281785-9314

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Aransas Pass Catholics Join for Sacred Ceremony, the ‘Crowning of Mary’

It’s an historic tradition that occurs within the Catholic community across the globe in May, known as the Crowning of Mary, the placement of a flowered crown atop a statue of Mary Magdalene, mother of Jesus Christ. Saturday, Nay 13 following Mass, the ceremony was carried out at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Aransas Pass, hosted by Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court 2605. The faithful gathered in front of the statue and sang songs, then recited the Rosary. “While Mary the Mother of God is revered and celebrated all year long, May is a special month to celebrate the “Queen of Heaven”, according to one online source in reference to the tradition. “May has been Mary’s month since the medieval period, when May was considered the end of winter and the start of a new season of growth. It’s a time for new beginnings and the chance to begin with gratitude and devotion. There are many reasons she is considered the “Queen of Heaven.” She was a perfect follower of Christ, and so is considered the crown of creation. She is also the Mother of the Son of God, Jesus, who is the King of Israel and the universe. And of course, she is the most important woman of our faith, and our spiritual mother.”

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