August 16, 2007 RSS feed / Island Life

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Fun in the sun

This visiting family -- 16 people and four dogs, altogether -- stopped their beachgoing fun long enough to pose for a photo on Sunday, Aug. 12. More...

Music by the sea

Everyone enjoyed the music of Buck Two 98, a trio from Portland, during Sunset Sounds held on Friday, August 10, at Roberts Point Park. More...

Roy Fridge's memorial set for Sunday

Friends of the late artist and filmmaker Roy Fridge will gather to celebrate his life and scatter his ashes on Sunday, Aug. 19. Boarding will begin at Fisherman's Wharf, 900 N. Tarpon St., at 3:30 p.m., and the boat will depart at 4 p.m. More...

Avenue A special use permit due another look by council

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members will take another look - the third, for most of them - at a request for a special use permit at property off West Avenue A in Port Aransas when the council meets tonight, Thursday, Aug. 16. More...

Drawing and painting classes, jewelry, pottery workshops set

Cultivate your creative side and hone skills by taking classes and workshops at the Art Center for the Islands. Weekly classes include drawing and painting; workshops scheduled are for jewelry making and pottery. More...

Four residents earn degrees at TAMU-CC

Four students from Port Aransas took the stage Saturday, Aug. 4, and were awarded diplomas for degrees earned at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi this summer. More...

Redoing Roberts Point

IT'S BEING CALLED HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT MOST OF THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE ON LAND
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Nearly $2 million is in next year's city budget for what are being called "harbor improvements." But most of the money, and most of the changes, will actually be on Roberts Point, adjacent to the harbor itself. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, AUG. 6 • 8:41 a.m. An officer called for a tow truck to impound an abandoned vehicle found at Pole 3 on the beach. • 9:21 p.m. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, AUG. 5 • 3:10 a.m. Citations were issued on the beach for having an open container of alcohol and operating an unregistered vehicle. • 3:20 a.m. More...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. More...

Priority boarding ends, TxDOT offers refunds

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has acknowledged that, while some may have thought a system of priority ferry boarding was a good idea, most ferry riders didn't. More...

Season to be 'just ducky'!

Hunters asked to comment on waterfowl regulations

Duck hunters may be treated to what could be one of the best waterfowl hunting seasons in many years, with near record duck populations building to the north and ideal habitat conditions awaiting them in Texas. More...

Champagne Cruise promises fizz, fun

TICKET SALES 'LIGHT TO STEADY'

Ticket sales for the Port Aransas Rotary Club Champagne Cruise and Mini-Taste of Port Aransas have been "light to steady," according to Rob Phillips at ValueBank Texas of Port Aransas, where the tickets are being sold. More...

Art Center's Third Saturday sale Aug. 18

The public is invited to stop by the Art Center for the Islands Saturday, Aug. 18, for the monthly Third Saturday Sale. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Go green!

PASTOR'S PEN

Green is "in"! From politics, to business, to Hollywood, the push is on to be "environmentally friendly". My focus, though is not necessarily on the environment . . unless we are discussing our spiritual environment. More...

Book Club to meet Sept. 11; 'The Road' is topic

The public is invited to join fellow fiction aficionados at the next Ellis Memorial Library book club discussion. The meeting will not be held until Tuesday, Sept. More...

Stars & Stripes

Immediate family members of those serving in the U.S. armed forces are invited to submit photos of them with information about their service. Submit to southjetty@centurytel.net and put Armed Services in the subject line. More...

Whoops!

The name of a paternal grandfather was omitted from a birth announcement in last week's South Jetty. Dan Waddell of Aransas Pass is the paternal grandfather of Hayden Jack Waddell, son of Chris Waddell and Andi Ross. More...

Florida trip proves to be a difficult adventure

TONY AMOS

It was the fall of 1965 and we were living in Manhattan (yes, the one in New York City). I drove a white Saab 93, and driving the open road in the great US of A was still (and still is) an adventure for me. More...

Port Aransas duo enlists friends for fun CD

PRODUCTION IMITATES OLD-TIME RADIO SHOW
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear … Remember network radio? The Lone Ranger? Amos 'n' Andy? The Great Gildersleeve? Fibber McGee and Molly? More...

Blood drive set Aug. 23

Give so others may live. The mobile unit of the Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC) will be accepting donations Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St. People may donate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Kickoff

Bryan Van Tassel pitches dirt as work begins on the Oleander Street storm sewer project. Work was delayed on the sewer project because manufacturers of the sewer pipe were backlogged with orders. More...

COAST GUARD SIGNALS

COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 9:02 p.m. The station responded to a mayday call of a vessel that struck the south jetty and ejected a passenger onto the rocks. A station 23-foot response boat and a vehicle from the station responded. More...

June sales put August rebate in black

The sales tax allocation for Port Aransas eased out of the red and into the black with a check from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. "Growth in sales tax collections eased in July, but moved ahead at a steady pace," Combs said. More...













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