February 8, 2007 RSS feed / Island Life

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'Smiling'

Here is a look at one act of the musical review, 'We Love to See You Smile' that continues to run through Feb. 24 at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. More...

Sand sculpting course scheduled for Monday

Beginning sand sculptors and sand sculptor wannabes can get a boost on Monday, Feb. 12, when sculptor Steve Zarych conducts a sand sculpting workshop on the beach. The workshop is scheduled from 1- 3 p.m. More...

Flute Club concert set

The Coastal Bend Flute Club will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. Musicians will include Judy Cole and other members from the Coastal Bend. More...

Duff expected to attend 11th annual Whooping Crane Festival Feb. 23-25

Despite the loss of 17 young whooping cranes as a result of tornadoes in Florida, Joe Duff is expected to be at the11th annualCelebrationofWhooping Cranes and Other Birds. More...

Bearden benefit to be held Saturday

A benefit spaghetti dinner for cancer patient Sue Bearden will be held Saturday, Feb. 10. The dinner will be at the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967, 311 N. Alister St., and include a silent auction, bake sale and dance. More...

Taking it all in

Tour operators, in Texas for a conference in Grapevine of the American Bus Association, took a postconference familiarization tour to the Coastal Bend last week. More...

Swim for the health of it

for the health FREE FEB. 13-16

"Love the Water", another Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department activity will be held Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 13-16. It will be at the Port Aransas Community Pool, 700 Clark Parkway, off Ross Avenue. More...

Winter Texans do more than loaf

Winter BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER are, for the most part,

They are, for the most part, retired. But they remain industrious - especially when they work as a team. Winter Texans gather from time to time to take on group projects in Port Aransas, and often with some real results. More...

Sears house among state's endangered

where it stands today. Port Aransas' Sears House - or The house and grocery were sold Mercer House, or Neblett House, to the Bob Gaulding family, who depending on who's talking - hit the lived in it until their deaths. More...

RACHEL PEARSON

Coats, a concert, coughing

The properly attired old Madrilueño- or man from Madrid- has a neat golfer's hat, a cigar the size of a telescope, and wellshined shoes. He is four-and-a-half feet tall. More...

Auction, dinner set at VFW

Pork, bidding and music will be on tap during the Winter Texan Auction and smoked pork dinner at the Moore- McDonald VFW Post 8967 Saturday, Feb. 17. The auction will start at noon, with Col. Larry Born and Roy Montgomery as auctioneers. More...

Bargains on art offered Feb. 17

Celebrate spring with art purchased at the next Third Saturday Sale. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Red Hatters serenade slated

Bill McKinney will serenade members of the Red Hat Society in Port Aransas at the club's annual pajama party. The Hatters will hold their party at Moby Dick's Restaurant at 8:30 a.m. on Valentine's Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14. More...

Bake sale is slated tomorrow evening

Project Graduation will hold an early Valentine's Day bake sale tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 9. The organization will sell homebaked goods from 5:30 p.m. until nothing remains at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St. More...

Kids, adults to garden together

Intergenerational gardening will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library. Beginning at 10 a.m., youth in the Port Aransas 4-H Club will join with Winter Texans to span the generations and garden for an hour-and-a-half. More...

Shifting sands

It's that time of year again -- city crews are moving posts along the parking area on the beach to get ready for Spring Break, which this year the major week will be March 12 -16. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JAN. 28 + 12:10 A.M . A deputy arrested a man at Cotter Avenue and Cut-off Road on outstanding warrants. + 2:30 p.m. Two motorcyclists were cited on State Hwy. 361 for speeding. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 + 9 P .M . More...

Amos selected for an environmental award

Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) director Tony Amos has been named the recipient of this year's PADI-Seaspace Environmental Awareness Award, the organizations have announced. More...

BILL SLINGERLAND

Mardi Gras: Let the good times roll!

Although I live in South Texas, my heart is always in New Orleans this time of year because one of the biggest street parties in the world occurs there -- Mardi Gras. More...

PACT stages musical through Feb. 24

Enjoy music and dancing by 20 local performers at the musical review, "We Love to See You Smile". "Smile" will continue its run tonight, Thursday, Feb. 8, through Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

Arctic waters will be subject of marine science lecture tonight

Arctic freshwater is the focus tonight, and presentations on climate change, seals and beach stuff later this month and in March will be held at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute. More...

Garden Club will celebrate Valentine's

The Port Aransas Garden Club will celebrate Valentine's Day with a meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 14. It will be at 10 a.m. in the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

Relay for life meeting scheduled Feb. 15

Super heroes fishing for a cure for cancer, donations, volunteers and sponsors are asked to gather Thursday, Feb. 15, to make plans for the second annual Relay For Life. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. More...

Poetry workshop set for Monday

Beginning and experienced writers are invited to attend a workshop titled, “Now Is The Time To Talk in Rhyme”. It will be held Monday, Feb. More...

Books on sale

The annual Ellis Memorial Library Book Sale was held this weekend at the Civic Center. In the top photo, book buyers are lined up and waiting for the doors to open to get the best choice of books. More...

Council to hear SH 361 update

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members won't get a definite recommendation about what should be done to State Hwy. 361 at their Feb. 15 meeting, but they'll have a clearer idea of what the priorities for the project are. More...

OUTDOORS WITH PETER YOUNG

Veteran anglers lead search for sheepshead

I've always found this to be an easy time of year to let yourself get a little on the down side. Maybe it's the weather, the circulating viruses and stomach bugs or even the occasional case of cabin fever. More...

Winter Texan socials set

Winter Texan Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota state socials are slated this month. More...

Kiwanis going Italian for dinner on Feb. 15

Spaghetti and meatballs are on the menu at a Kiwanis Club fundraiser Thursday, Feb. 15. The Italian dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

Shrimp boil slated by Rotarians on Feb. 17

Craving seafood, socializing and song? Tickets for the Rotary Club's sixth annual Shrimp Boil are on sale now. It will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. The tickets may be bought at ValueBank, 500 S. More...

Valentine dance slated by JELM

Celebrate Valentine's Day at the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Valentine's Dance, Wednesday, Feb. 14. Music by the Winter Stars will begin at 6 p.m. at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., behind the Community Presbyterian Church. More...

Mardi Gras parade set for Fat Tuesday

Revelers are invited to join the last fling before the Lenten season by entering the annual Mardi Gras Parade. The parade is sponsored by the Port Aransas Leisure Society (PALS). It will be held on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 20. More...

Hands-On Workshops set

Hands-On Workshops (HOW) are slated for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 19 - 21. All workshops begin at 2 p.m., at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., behind Community Presbyterian Church. More...

NWS to offer class on watching weather here on Thursday, Feb. 15

Port Aransas residents are invited to learn how to help warn of approaching bad weather through a class called "Skywarn." The course promotes cooperation between communities and the National Weather Service (NWS) to report wind gusts, hail size, ra More...

Digital photography class slated at computer center

The Port Aransas Computer Center will hold another in its series of computer classes, this one on digital photography. To enable those working during the day to take it, this will be an evening class, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 12-Thursday, Feb. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, JAN. 30 + 2:39 P .M . Emergency Medical Service (EMS) crews took an injured person from the 100 block of South Station Street to a Corpus Christi hospital. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 + 8:56 P .M . More...

Blood mobile here Saturday

While approximately 50 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood, only about 4 percent do so, according to the Coastal Bend Blood Center, and you can help the community by donating. More...

Free finally

ARK director Tony Amos frees a white pelican that had become entangled in monofilament fishing line and hooked by a fishing lure. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Tracking the ocean's rise
TONY AMOS

Perhaps the effect of global warming that will have the most serious effect on life as we know it is the associated rise in sea level. More...

Write this way

During a caligraphy class on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Art Center for the Islands, renowned caligrapher Judith Calhoun, right, instructs Wanda Moore. In the back is Dorothy Webb. More...













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