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September 13, 2007 / Island Life

PASTOR'S PEN

Burden bridges

Ants are endlessly fascinating creatures. More...

India missionary to speak here

The community is invited to hear a talk on Operation Equip India (OEI), a multi-organizational Christian initiative, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Missionary Tim Swauger, founder of OEI, will speak at 6:30 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, 200 N. More...

Celebration of Dreessen's life slated Saturday

Friends and family of Alicia Dreessen are invited to celebrate her life Saturday, Sept. 15. Dreessen, who died Friday, March 30, 2007, had been a resident of Port Aransas since 2002. More...

Beach cleanup set Sept. 22

Dig out your sneakers, slap on some sunscreen and get ready to help in the 21st annual Adopt-A-Beach (AAB) Fall Cleanup. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) program has set the cleanup for Saturday, Sept. More...

PACT to stage world premiere of 'Duet' comedy

The upcoming production of "Duet" at the Port Aransas Community Theatre will be a world premier of the play. Patrons are invited to meet the playwright Rebecca MacLean at a reception on opening night, Thursday, Sept. 20. More...

'Work day' at Community Center delayed

A proposed city-wide work day to spruce up the Community Center has been postponed indefinitely. The work day, originally set for Saturday, Sept. 15, will be rescheduled, said City Manager Michael Kovacs. More...

Howling hitchhikers

RACHEL PEARSON

In last week's column, Rachel was driving on a narrow road through dense forest with her tw Alex and Margaret, when she heard one of the two hitchhikers in the backseat begin to laugh louder and louder.) None of us said anything as the laughter g More...

TEAM MEETS GOAL

Cross-country runners cancel third bake sale

A third bake sale to fund an overnight trip for Port Aransas High School's cross-country team members to participate in an extra meet has been cancelled. More...

Dino and boys

Late every Friday afternoon, a group of Trinity Day School children and their parents gather on the beach to socialize and unwind. On Friday, Sept. 7, 14 of them carved a tyrannosaurus rex out of the sand. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5 • 9:30 a.m. An officer took a report of a burglary of a vehicle in the 300 block of B&M Boulevard. • 8:34 p.m. Firefighters extinguished a kitchen fire in the 1500 block of South 11th Street. More...

Beach walk is next week

FIND TREASURES

is next week Residents and visitors are invited to learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island as wind directions shift. More...

Possible hit and run under investigation

Port Aransas police are investigating a possible hit and run accident that happened Thursday, Sept. 6. Police records show a person from a Corpus Christi hospital called on Friday, Sept. More...

Exploring Cooktown

TONY AMOS

Finding Amos Continued, Page 3. (Finding Mary). To recap: It is 1977 and I have just driven the Cooktown Highway in search of Lynn's brother's family, More...

Service is today for avid angler Gilmore

Memorial services for longtime Port Aransas fisherman Dr. Robert Marshall "Doc" Gilmore will be held at Community Presbyterian Church today, Thursday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. The Rev. Richard Safford will officiate with Charlie Zahn and Ed Ziegler. More...

Van Veens mark 60 years of marriage

Corrinne and Art Van Veen celebrated 60 years of marriage Sunday, Sept. 9, at Port Royal Ocean Resort on Mustang Island. The couple was married Sept. 9, 1947, in the Netherlands. More...

Giant crane will come down; McDermott property for sale

The prime feature of the Harbor Island skyline is on its way out of town. J. Ray McDermott has sold the giant crane that has jutted into the western sky for nearly two decades. More...

Gearing up for family fun

Some of the organizers of the upcoming Family Fun Festival pose after a strategic meeting. The festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 29, was created to allow families to have a fun time with each other. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Rare sighting at Paradise Pond

A rare sighting made for some excitement this week. From 5:20 till 6:36 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, there were five sightings of a Brewster's backcross warbler at the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond. More...

Kings and dorado

Tanner Moore, Jason Ellis, Pasquale Swaner, Raymond Holt and Chris Stutzman, from left, went fishing with Capt. Bucky Bonner and first mate Alexis Boenisch on the Seahawk on Saturday, Sept. 8. More...

Sippin' 'n' sailin'

Max and Johanna Smith of Port Aransas enjoy a moment on the upper deck of the Scat Cat during the Port Aransas Rotary Club's Champagne Cruise and Mini-Taste of Port Aransas on Friday, Sept. 7. More...

Beach boys

At left, mud-covered Port Aransas brothers Phillipe and Arthur Pecore, ages 2 and 3 respectively, cavort at the beach on Sunday, Sept. 9. With summer rains finally letting up, it was a good time to play. More...

In the pink

Anglers fish from J.P. Luby Pier and a jetty at Roberts Point Park as a ferry passes during a pink sunset on Saturday, Sept. 1. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, SEPT. 2 • 1 a.m. A deputy assisted an officer in the 700 block of Trout Street with an arrest for public intoxication (PI). • 2:30 a.m. More...

COAST GUARD SIGNALS

COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 • 9:53 p.m. A Coast Guard 25-foot homeland security boat stopped a 17-foot Carolina skiff in the Harbor Island intersection with no navigation lights. The vessel was towed to the city docks. More...

Volunteers needed for SandFest 2008

Organizers have begun working on the 12th annual Texas SandFest, and volunteers are being sought. The 2008 event will be Thursday through Sunday, April 18-20, on the beach in Port Aransas. More...

Finally home

Tony Amos, director of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep releases a fulvous whistler duckling on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, as Amos' brother, Eric, captures the moment. More...