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William Brody Milina was born to Marilee McFadden and Roy Milina of Port Aransas. He was born at 1:19 p.m., on Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi. The child weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. More ... Randall and Wendy Moore of Port Aransas announce the birth of their daughter, Kali Daliene. She was born at 3:43 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Christus Spohn Hospital South. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 21.25 inches long. More ... Lani Rose Matthews and James Wright Ramsden were married Sunday, April 1, in Jekyll Island, Ga. The couple, both formerly of Port Aransas, now reside in Spicewood. The outdoor wedding was held under oak trees by the beach. She is a 1999 graduate of Port Aransas High School and currently a veterinarian in Marble Falls. He is an officer in the Merchant Marine. More ... Mark 11:22 Have faith in God! We all need to have faith in God. Have you ever felt like quitting? That's not unusual; we all have felt like quitting at some point in our lives. So, today I want to tell you why you can't quit. Number one, you can't quit because God is for you. God is not angry at you, and He doesn't want you to go to hell. More ... Betty Bundy, Sharon and Norris Stricker and Ron and Linda Skewis, all of Port Aransas, recently went on a mission trip to Mexico. The group, along with volunteers from San Antonio, first worked in Saltillo on a facility that will house future missionaries working in the area. More ... Megan Dionne Winton and Travis Emerson Sain, both of Port Aransas, were married Saturday, May 5, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nev. The bride is the daughter of Mark Winton of Port Aransas and Kim and Chris Cothes of Oak Point. The groom is the son of Scooter and B.K. Sain of Port Aransas. She is employed by Wintons Island Candy Company. More ... Three H.G. Olsen Elementary School second graders received their first Holy Communion on May 6. The children were at the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Father John Xaviour. From left are Kyle Jones, son of Jay and Karen Jones; Charlotte Ramsden, daughter of Thomas W. More ... Aransas-Corpus Christi pilot Jimmy Hanson, at the helm of the pilots' new boat, is flanked by some of the updated electronics the vessel carries, including a global positioning satellite (GPS) system. More ... Port Aransas city coffers gained from March sales reported to the state last month. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs sent May sales tax allocations of $372.6 million to Texas cities, up 8.2 percent compared to May 2006. Calendar year-to-date, city sales tax allocations are up 7.4 percent compared to the same period last year. More ... [Editor's note: Bill Slingerland's column was lost in cyberspace, so it is being run a week late with adjustments for the passage of Mother's Day.] Mothers' Day was last Sunday and I hope all husbands, sons and daughters were in the kitchen making something good to eat for that special person in their lives - Mom. More ... The ocean going vessel Transshelf is dwarfed by two towering jack-up oil rigs it is carrying into the Gulf of Mexico. The rigs' legs will be lowered once they're in position, 'jacking up' the floor of the rig until it is stable. More ... Port Aransas will get two new city council members tonight, Thursday, May 17, with no contested elections. Keith Donley won the Place 1 seat previously occupied by Beverly Charles. Charles Bujan won the uncontested race for Place 3, the seat that had been temporarily occupied by Jim Polewchak since the death of incumbent Jerry Watson. More ... How would you feel if a turtle ambled through your bedroom? In the case of James Cantu and Natalie Pascarella, the feeling was one of delight. The couple was camped on a Mustang Island beach near Marker 25 on Tuesday morning when a Kemp's ridley sea turtle headed up the beach toward the dunes to nest. More ... Life is looking brighter for one nonprofit organization in Port Aransas. Saturday, May 12, the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) received a check for $10,000 from the Rachal Foundation in Corpus Christi. More ... A ribbon cutting was held for Ace Hardware, Friday, May 11. Cutting the ribbon in the center is owner Marc Asbury, assisted by Chamber of Commerce Tourist Bureau executive director, Ann Bracher Vaughan, right, chamber member services director, Debra Williams, far left, and chamber administrative assistant, Teresa Clanton. The store is located at 1115 SH 361, Ste. More ... A 20 year reunion for the Port Aransas High School class of 1987 has been scheduled for the weekend of June 16. Students who graduated that year are asked to send contact information as soon as possible. More ... Today, Nick and I took a train to El Escorial, an old monastery of reddish stone, set on a hill over a valley. It used to be a sort of palace away-from-the-palace, where Madrid's royalty could retire to the countryside and watch the storks make giant nests in the bell-towers of the church. More ... These laughing gulls flew over South Jetty staffer Elizabeth Klostermann. She took this photo with her cell phone from the beach below. Fortunately, they made no deposits, for which she was grateful. More ... Libby Judson has graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in interior design from the College of Architecture. Commencement ceremonies were held Friday, May 11. More ... One man was flown to a Corpus Christi hospital by Halo Flight helicopter and another was treated and released by Port Aransas Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers on Friday, May 11, after they fell from a building where they were working. More ... Workmen start digging up Alister Street at Beach Street as part of the Oleander Street drainage project. The project, authorized by the city council out of city reserves and not as part of the November 2006 bond package, begins here because Alister Street drainage ties in to the storm sewer that runs the length of Oleander Street. More ... Corpus Christi police said this week there appears to have been no foul play in the drowning of a 16- year-old girl on Friday, May 4, at a Mustang Island condominium. Toynell Bailey, 16, of Houston, was at the condos as part of a high school band that was in the area to participate in the next day's Buccaneer Days parade in Corpus Christi. More ... Port Aransas police officers are wearing black bands across their badges this week in observance of National Police Week and - on Tuesday, May 15 - of Peace Officer Memorial Day. May 15 of each year is designated as Peace Officer Memorial Day by a law signed by President John F. More ... Friends of the ARK, the group that backs the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) here, will hold a fundraising garage sale Saturday, May 26, at 525 Sixth St. in Port Aransas. The sale will begin at 8 a.m. More ... I found a rather inappropriate place to store my shoes, not once, but twice, in two days recently. Let me explain: Getting into my truck in the early mornings is always a bit of a bother. More ... Prevailing southeast breezes are back, and residents and visitors are invited to learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island as these spring winds drive waves to shore. A guided beach walk sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will reveal the secrets of the sea, Friday, May 25. More ... |
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