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November 23, 2006 / Island Life

Plenty for all

A.J. Hernandez, 5, waits to fill his plate at a community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner held on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Civic Center. It was sponsored by the First Baptist Church. More...

Poinsettia pick up is Saturday

Poinsettias ordered from Project Graduation may be picked up Saturday, Nov. 25, in the parking lot of the Family Center IGA, between 10 a.m. and noon. More...

The celebration of a day for Thanksgiving comes not only from the celebrations of the first colonists in North America, but also from the universal and ancient human custom of giving thanks for the gifts of the earth at harvest time. More...

Bazaar!

Episcopal event offers bargains for holiday shopping

Unique and one-of-a-kind gifts will go on sale at the annual Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 2. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Service is Saturday for Sharkey's owner

Port Aransas nightclub owner Joseph "Jody" Paul McCormick Sr. died after a short illness in a Corpus Christi hospital Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. He was 58, and had been a resident of Port Aransas since 1988. More...

Lights Contest adds boats

Boats and buildings will glow with Christmas lights if the Port Aransas Garden Club has its way. More...

Filling the pantry

Doug Hale, foreground, of Best Coast Rentals, and Jesse Rodriguez of the Family Center IGA, load turkeys into the back of Hale's truck. More...

Businesses help Food Pantry; more help needed for holiday

Port Aransas businesses are stepping up to the plate to help ensure those less fortunate will have full plates on Thanksgiving. More...

Northers blow in more whoopers

NUMBER OF CHICKS AT ARANSAS REFUGE IS NEW RECORD

BY MARY JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

The latest whooping crane count for the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas found there were 208 birds there for the winter. More...

Deer bagged

Stuart Denton holds up the head of a 10- point deer with a score of 160 2/8 that he shot last weekend. More...

Back to the future

Back BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

For Terry Wuirta, it was love at first sight. In fact, it was love even before first sight. More...

Some drivers agree new ramps improve traffic

Has your ferry experience improved recently? An unscientific poll of a few people who use the ferries every workday indicates that waiting times have decreased since the new ramps opened. More...

Garden Club will host holiday party

Diamonds and denim is the theme for the Port Aransas Garden Club Christmas party. It will be held at the Sandcastle Conference Room on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 6:30 p.m. to "whenever", said spokesman Joan Snyder. More...

One week left to enter writing contest

Amateur writers have until Thursday, Nov. 30, to turn in entries to the third annual Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest. More...

Tree forest registration beginning

Decorators, dust off your thinking caps. It's time to decorate trees that depict the theme of the 2006 Holiday Forest, Once Upon a Time. More...

Pilot boat replacement is expected in February

Take a good look at the Port Aransas pilot boat. It may not be making many runs after a couple of months. More...

COUNCIL BRIEFS

NOVEMBER 16 PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members stopped just short of telling AEP, the company that owns the electric lines that bring power to the city, that they'd disapprove a requested rate increase. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, NOV. 12 + 12 a.m. A deputy assisted in the arrest of a person for public intoxication (PI) in the 2400 block of State Hwy. 361. More...

Turkey dinner?

Wild turkey hotfoots it for cover at 408 W. Avenue A on 6/21/05. More...

PACT receives CBCF money for lot lighting

The Port Aransas Community Theatre has been awarded a grant for $3,500 by the Coastal Bend Community Foundation. The check will be mailed to the theater before the end of the year. More...

Burn holiday calories on beach walk

Beach and nature lovers are invited to get an early start burning off those extra Thanksgiving dinner calories tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 24. More...

Tour of Homes tickets available for purchase starting Monday

Tickets for the 19th annual Tour of Homes go on sale Monday, Nov. 27. More...

Tree lighting set for Tuesday

Catch the spirit of Christmas early by participating in the official Christmas Tree Lighting on Tuesday, Nov. 28. More...

Paper sets holiday hours

The South Jetty newspaper office closed for the Thanksgiving holiday at noon Wednesday, Nov. 22. More...

Floor to ceiling furnishing

My Coastal Home held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its furniture store Friday, Nov. 17. The store that has tropical style furniture from floor to ceiling is located at 445 W. Cotter Ave. It is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More...

Wed in Vegas

Robin Kelly and Heber Stone of Port Aransas were married Monday, Oct. 30 at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. A reception was held in the Caear's Forum in Las Vegas and the honeymoon was spent in Las Vegas as well. More...

Thanksgiving lunch is at noon Thursday

The Community Presbyterian Church will serve a Thanksgiving meal at noon on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23. It will be in the Pollock Center, behind the church at 113 S. Alister St. More...

Feathered friends flying

This little tyke is enjoyng a walk on the beach as birds circle all around. This photo was taken Monday afternoon, Nov. 20. The scene More...

City, JELM set holiday workshops

Two hands-on workshops are scheduled for the beginning of December. A workshop on the art of batik will be held Monday, Dec. 4, and one on papermaking will be on Wednesday, Dec. 6. More...

'Christmas with Elvis' will benefit charities

Holiday revelers can have a little fun in the name of charity on Monday, Dec. 4. More...

Class will offer basics of sailing

Learn the basics of sailing in Nutshell Pram sailing vessels courtesy of the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

Classic check

Port Aransas ISD Athletic Director Steve Reaves, center, accepts a check for $1,500 from John Navarette, regional representative of CenturyTel telephone company on Monday, Nov. 20, as CenturyTel local manager Chuck Ardoin looks on. More...

A new woman emerges

Couch potato transforms into confident, determined marathoner

BY MARY JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

What does it take to go from couch potato to completing the New York City Marathon in a yeartime? More...

IN THE KITCHEN WITH SLING

No need to fear leftovers

Everyone enjoys the feast on Thanksgiving Day, but then many are intimidated by putting the food away and then dealing with leftovers. More...

Council OKs lumber yard off Pleasant Valley Road

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members cleared the way for a lumber yard near Pleasant Valley Road and State Hwy. 361 on Thursday, Nov. 16, by denying a special use permit for the construction. More...

Getting grassier

Workers lay down squares of grass at the Newport Beach and Golf course on State Hwy. 361 on Monday, Nov. 20. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, NOV. 14 + 10:48 a.m. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 200 block of East Cotter Avenue to a local hospital. More...

Wanted: Boat parade entries

Parade, Carolers Afloat to light up city marina on Saturday, Dec. 9

Boaters: Light your boats. The call is out for boaters to decorate their vessels, no matter the size, and enter the annual Lighted Boat Parade. The parade will be Saturday, Dec. 9, and entries will be accepted through noon that day. More...

Whoops!

The names of two members of the Nueces County Beach Maintenance Advisory Committee were spelled incorrectly in a story about the dune permitting process in the Nov. 16 edition of the More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Thankful experiences were only near-death

TONY AMOS

I always have things to be thankful for at this time of year, but this year I'm thankful for my very life! More...

Couple finds message in a bottle

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

James and Roma Anderson of Port Aransas were strolling along the shore on Mustang Island Nov. 14 when they found the coolest piece of beach debris they'd ever come across in many years of beachcombing. More...