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April 26, 2007 / Island Life

Blessing of Fleet to be Saturday

Port Aransas will continue a centuries old tradition started in southern Europe when the third annual Blessing of the Fleet is held here on Saturday, April 28. More...

Monthly walk reveals much about the beach

Find out what washes ashore in Port Aransas during a free, guided beach walk tomorrow, Friday, April 27. The walk is sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. It will start at 9 a.m. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Never alone

So, once again, we must deal with the pain and grief of a school shooting. One young man, two handguns, 33 deaths. How can we make sense of it all? More...

UT honors MSI's Linda Fuiman

Linda Fuiman's visit to Austin on Friday, April 27, won't be like most other visits. This time she'll receive the prestigious University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences 2007 Outreach Excellence Award. More...

City seeks permit to move sand

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The City of Port Aransas is seeking permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue using heavy equipment to move sand around in certain areas of the beach. More...

Wetter and wetter

Islands stick out of the water at the Wetlands Education Center, under construction at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute. More...

Tall Ship A.R.C. Gloria will revisit Port Aransas

Make plans to be on the Port Aransas waterfront next Thursday morning, May 3, and again Sunday evening, Mary 6. On Thursday, you'll see the A.R.C. Gloria, the Colombian Tall Ship, sail in through the jetties at about 9 a.m. More...

April yard of the month

This month's selection for residential yard of the month is the home of Billy and Gayla Wiggins located at 540 Lydia Ann Channel. More...

Does climate change affect clouds?

TONY AMOS

In contrast to the crisp bright weather last week as I wrote the Observer column, the dawn is breaking today with a dull, damp aspect. More...

Present from PAPHA

John Fucik, president of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association, presented a book to Gail Swenson, left, member of the library advisory board, and Toby DeLaRosa, senior library aide, on Thursday, April 19. More...

Tossing it

Ray Farrell throws a dresser drawer into a dumpster at the city transfer station on Saturday, April 21, during a free dump day sponsored by the Keep Port Aransas Beautiful organization, the city of Port Aransas and Allied Waste-BFI. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

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It's a team effort!

South Jetty wins big in South Texas Press Contest

The South Jetty tied with the Fredericksburg Standard for second place and was 25 points behind the Pleasanton Express, which won sweepstakes, in the South Texas Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. More...

'Barefoot' ends run this weekend

The final four performances of "Barefoot in the Park" will be presented tonight, Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29. The performances, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday night. More...

Patterson will join Saturday cleanup

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

Texas General Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson will be in Port Aransas to kick-off the 21st annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 28. Patterson will be introduced by Mayor Claude Brown at 8:45 a.m. on the beach at Avenue G. More...

Winning bird watchers

The Laughing Gals receive their second place award (with 112 species) at the Great Texas Birding Classic awards lunch on Sunday, April 22, at Plantation Suites in Port Aransas. More...

May vows planned

Ashley Korth of Port Aransas and Ross Juricek of Plano announce their pending wedding on May 11. The couple will exchange vows in Las Vegas at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The ceremony can be seen live or archived at www.cupidswedding.com. More...

Aww, shucks. . . thanks!

An oyster shucking party that benefited Project Graduation paid off by $568.87. The party, in its second year, raised $25 last year with 75 attendees. It grew to a crowd of 400 this year, despite inclement weather. More...

Super-foods: Good, good for you

BILL SLINGERLAND

We are always being told what foods are bad for us. "Don't eat fried foods!" or "Carbs are bad!!" But, in the last few years, there have been many medical reports on foods that are good for us. They are the so-called super foods. More...

Music is on agenda for First Friday

Music will be the theme of the next First Friday artists' reception. The reception will be held Friday, May 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Vaccinations offered during rabies clinic

Pets may be vaccinated against rabies during the city's annual rabies clinics slated for Thursday and Saturday, May 3 and 5. The clinics are held in cooperation with the Island Animal Clinic, 319 Beach St. More...

cancer BEYOND

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

John Thompson is living proof that you can get past a life-threatening case of cancer. WAY past it. Thirty years past it. More...

City begins negotiations with landowners to acquire land for proposed new road

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

This could be called "you-scratchmy back, I'll-scratch-yours" development. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

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Garden Club to elect new officers May 9

New officers will be elected Wednesday, May 9, when members of the Port Aransas Garden Club meet. The meeting will be at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

Brush disposal poses problems for residents

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas home owners who want to trim trees or brush have four options: Hire someone locally to do it, do it yourself, trim the brush and pile the trimmings out front and call the city to pick them up - or, if you hire someone from out of town, More...

Sharing the wealth

The arts programs in Port Aransas support each other, as this contribution from the Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) to the Art Center for the Islands' building fund demonstrates. More...

Members needed for city boards

The City of Port Aransas is looking for a few good people to serve on its Board of Adjustments and Appeals and its Parks and Recreation Board. More...