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As I was thinking about what to write for this week, and praying that (editor) Mary (Judson) wouldn't shoot me for being late - again -- I thought about what has been going over in my mind and coming out of my mouth: "Life is good. More ... Penny Pinchers cut the ribbon Thursday, June 14, marking its official opening at The Shops at Port A, 1023 State Hwy. 361, Ste. G. The store sells gifts, party decorations, greeting cards, jewelry and more. More ... Farmers Insurance held a ribbon cutting Monday, June 18. Agent Bryan Richter, second from left, is ready to fulfill your insurance needs at 1305 State Hwy. 361. The business opened March 1, and offers, home, health, life, commercial, auto and boat insurance. The phone number is 749-4940. More ... Plans are rolling along for a fundraising play day on Saturday, June 30, at the skateboarding area at Port Aransas Community Park. The event is being put on by Port Aransas Skate Park - a group of folks working to raise money to improve skate facilities in town. More ... The sales tax allocation for Port Aransas dove into the red by 19.31 percent, a reflection of sluggish retail sales in April. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said that statewide, city sales tax allocations were up 7 percent compared to the same time period last year. More ... Members of the Port Aransas Surf Club pose for a portrait on Saturday, June 16, during their twice-annual cookout on the beach near Horace Caldwell Pier. More ... It's confirmed now. The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (MSI) in Port Aransas is getting a big raise. Gov. Rick Perry on June 15 signed a $151 billion state budget that included a $2 million boost for MSI. The state previously provided about $1.2 million to MSI every two years. With the additional $2 million, the institute will be receiving $3. More ... Freshly refurbished, the Port Aransas Community Pool is splishing and splashing with activity as the sun heats up this summer. The pool is hosting everything from swimming lessons to surfboard paddling races. More ... Patrick M. Sullivan of Port Aransas received a bachelor's degree in English from Texas State University-San Marcos during recent commencement ceremonies at the university. Texas State is a doctoral granting university located in the Austin-San Antonio corridor on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. More ... John Lucius Edwards of Port Aransas received a Bachelor of Science degree in marine transportation from Texas A&M University-College Station. A 2001 graduate of Port Aransas High School, he was one of 5,417 to receive diplomas during spring commencement ceremonies. More ... Researchers from Texas A&M University-Galveston hold a loggerhead turtle still at the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute Monday while epoxy cement on the turtle's shell dries. The epoxy holds a satellite transmitter in place; it will allow researchers to track the endangered sea turtle's travels. More ... With little discussion, city council members on Thursday, June 14, approved between $2,500 and $3,000 to hire two part-time people to man Mustang Beach Airport over the summer. The workers are expected to be on the job before an anticipated influx of fly-in visitors over the Independence Day holiday, City Manager Michael Kovacs said. More ... A record number of endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles coming ashore to nest along the Padre Island National Seashore also heralds a record number of the turtles on Mus- tang Island. Researchers on the National Seashore have tallied 120 ridleys already this year. Last year, 101 turtles came onto the beach to nest. More ... TUESDAY, JUNE 12 + 10:59 A.M . Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a man who had been bitten by a snake from the city birding center on Ross Street to a Corpus Christi hospital. THURSDAY, JUNE 14 + 2:12 P .M . More ... Two weeks after approving a city beach maintenance policy, city council members revised the policy to exclude stacking seaweed in the 20 feet between the sand dunes and the beach roadway. In a special meeting on Thursday, June 14, the council told the city staff to find a different way to rid beaches of seaweed in the short haul. More ... Agreeing that both building and vehicle burglaries have increased, police urge anyone who sees something unusual to call them. "There's no such thing as a stupid call to the police," detective Lt. Darryl Johnson said. "We constantly get calls from people who hear about something, and then later say, 'Oh yeah, I remember seeing something - I should have called then'. More ... SUNDAY, JUNE 10 + 12:18 A.M . A deputy found an abandoned car in the surf after it was reported stolen to Corpus Christi police. MONDAY, JUNE 11 + 11:55 A.M . More ... The more you need them, the fewer there are. In the winter, Winter Texans volunteer at the Port Aransas Computer Center and are invaluable in keeping the center open and even allowing it to expand its hours. More ... It was one of life's genuinely funny moments. It had been a long day. Near day's end the team from Texas A&MGalveston 's sea turtle group finished the lengthy job of attaching a satellite transmitter to "Hook", the 130-pound loggerhead sea turtle that had been hooked a month earlier off Cole Park in Corpus Christi. More ... Leave a mark on the history of Port Aransas by purchasing a brick from the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA). The bricks will line the path to the new historical museum soon to be in place in Port Aransas. More ... |
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