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May 24, 2007 / Island Life

PASTOR'S PEN

Color me red

This coming Sunday, May 27, is celebrated as the Day of Pentecost in some of our churches. More...

LAST CHANCE

House numbers, silent auction bids are due by Friday

Tomorrow, Friday, May 25, is the deadline for the two remaining Project Graduation fundraisers: Curb painting and a silent auction. More...

Five people from Port Aransas were among the more than 800 graduates who received diplomas during the spring 2007 commencement at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. It was held at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi Saturday, May 12. More...

Bunch of buses

South Jetty reporter/photographer Dan Parker shoots a photo of some of the at least nine Corpus Christi school buses that filled the parking lot at Woody's Sports Center on Wednesday, May 23. More...

Basking in love

RACHEL PEARSON

The baker loves me. More...

How bad will 2007 be? May be bad, forecasters say

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

This is a test. This is only a test. Hurricane Dean has been reported in the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 85 miles an hour. The storm is on a course that will bring it to Port Aransas within four days. More...

Commercial yard

The Garden Club has chosen Sandy's Surf Shack as May's commercial yard of the month. Don and Cheryl Anz are the owners of the restaurant located at 314 E. Avenue G. More...

Right address helps emergency crews

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

What if your house were on fire and nobody came? While it's certain that Port Aransas firfi.ghters would respond to a report of a house fire, it's not so certain they'd be able to find the right house, city officials say. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, MAY 13 + 4: 20 . . More...

City notes missing children on day set aside nationally

Port Aransas will join other cities and governments across the nation Friday in observing National Missing Children's Day. More...

Reception to feature textiles, jewelry

Jewelry and textiles will be the theme for the First Friday reception to be held June 1 by the Art Center for the Islands. From 5 to 8 p.m. More...

Swearing in

New Port Aransas City Council members Keith Donley, left, and Charles Bujan, center, and re-elected councilman Rick Pratt, right, are sworn in by Municipal Judge Duncan Neblett Jr. during a council meeting on Thursday, May 17. More...

Goodbye hug

Port Aransas City Council member Beverly Charles, right, gets a hug from the city's finance director, Judy Lyle, as Charles leaves council chambers on Thursday, May 17. More...

TEXAS GULF PRESS ASSOCIATION

South Jetty wins Sweepstakes

Placing in 11 of 13 categories, including seven first places, netted the South Jetty the Sweepstakes Award in the Texas Gulf Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. More...

Tourist Bureau honors three local businesses

Three different businesses were nominated for recognition as part of National Tourism Week last week. A certificate of appreciation and flowers were presented to a business owner/operator, a business manager and an entire business. More...

Testing waters

Members of the water exercise class got a sneak peak of the newly reworked Port Aransas Park Community pool prior to the grand re-opening on Friday, May 18. The students gave the remodel all thumbs up. More...

Council fills vacancies, creates panel and votes to re-write zoning ordinance

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas City Council, at its meeting on Thursday, May 17, made appointments to two city advisory panels. Also during the meeting, the council took steps toward the possibility of instituting impact fees on construction projects. More...

Port Aransas featured in museum exhibit

A new exhibit opening soon at the Texas Surf Museum in Corpus Christi will include a wave of surf memorabilia, some from Port Aransas. More...

Boarding pass is available for some patients

Ferry passengers who have medical conditions that need medical care can get special passes that will let them board more quickly, according to a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) news release. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, MAY 14 + 9: 38 A. . More...

Grad brick

Judith Large shows off one of the custom-painted bricks with home numbers being used as fundraisers by Project Graduation. More...

The case of Charlote's Web: A mystery

TONY AMOS

Let's say that a man, we'll call him Mr. X, finds an unassuming soft drink bottle on a Gulf of Mexico beach. It's one of many that litter beaches worldwide, but this one draws his attention: there's a piece of paper rolled up inside. More...