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September 7, 2006 / Island Life

Grab a chair and relax

Acoustic music slated for Sunset Sounds Friday

Sunset Sounds will bring music to the air tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 8. Enjoy musical entertainment as the sun sets over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel every second Friday of the month from April to October. More...

Peering into a pail

Three beachgoers watch a crab skitter around in a bucket at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, Sept. 3. More...

MY VIEW

An apartment full of nothing

RACHEL PEARSON

When I was put on the wait-list for student housing, I began idly browsing Web sites for an apartment in New York. I found postings like the following: "One bedroom in a three-bedroom apartment share. 720 square feet. More...

PACT needs volunteers to help during performances

Volunteers are being sought to help with ticket sales, ticket taking and refreshment selling at the next Port Aransas Community Theatre production. No experience is needed.The plays are performed at the theater located at 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

Fresh baked car cookies

During recent high temperatures, Sally Marco, owner of Gratitude, decided to try a little experiment. She placed two batches of chocolate chip cookies in tin pans and then placed them in her car for five or six hours. More...

Going, going, gone

As summer 2006 fades, this little fellow also walks away from the remnants of a sand sculpture commemorating the season's passing. More...

Brick gives clue on ship's age

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A brand name on a brick plucked from a mysterious shipwreck in Lydia Ann Channel has helped a state marine archaeologist get a better idea of the wreck's age. More...

Comin' through

Loyd Bradford of San Antonio fishes at the south jetty on Sunday, Sept. 3, while a tanker passes by. More...

Vintage warbird visits Mustang Beach

Old-timers might be forgiven for smiling at the sky over the Labor Day weekend. Grant Lannon of Austin brought a World War II-era AT-6C airplane to town and was showing it off at Mustang Beach Airport. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, AUG. 27 10:05 a.m. A deputy charged a man at Alister Street and Avenue C with indecent exposure. More...

Adult Spanish class is offered

Adults wanting to communicate effectively in Spanish will have the opportunity to learn the basics at a five-week course offered at the Port Aransas High School. More...

IGA hosts WIC Mobile Monday

Representatives from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Sept. 11. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St., they will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. More...

Volunteers are sought for annual Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup Sept. 23

Volunteers are signing up for the 20th annual Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup taking place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 23. More...

Garden Club to meet Wednesday

The public is invited to attend the first meeting of the 2006-2007 year for the Port Aransas Garden Club to be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13. More...

PAISD approves tax rate

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 8-0 to approve a tax rate of $1.394582 per $100 in property value on Thursday, Aug. 31. More...

Time is running out

Get recognition now for deserving individual(s)

A little more than a week remains to nominate individuals for the 2006 Citizen of the Year award. More...

ENJOY DINING OUT

Beach Lodge: By land or by sand

JOY MORROW

Feeling hungry? Well, "Catch a Wave" and you'll be sitting on top of Port A (Beach Lodge, that is!). More...

I.B. Magee Park is up for facelift

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

If you enjoy camping near the beach, just wait. I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park, the county park at the juncture of the Port Aransas beach and the south jetty, is undergoing a massive makeover that may leave you wondering if it's the same park at all. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Love letters(?) in the sand

TONY AMOS

In observing the beach quite frequently, as I do (I've now made 3,824 "official" surveys of Mustang Island and 424 of San Jose Island Gulf beaches), I find many messages left in the sand. These can be in the form of lettering incised in More...