October 11, 2007 RSS feed / Island Life

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In flight

Looking more like hieroglyphics than birds, five brown pelicans fly down the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the ferry landing at sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 2. More...

STRIKE UP THE BAND

Air Force ensemble to play Sunday

A free musical concert by the Gateway Brass will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. It will be at 7:30 p.m., at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

Chili, music fans make fundraiser successful

The seventh annual South Texas Music Fest Chili Cook-off attracted 33 chili teams, 12 barbecue teams and hundreds of revelers to Sharkey's Beach Club on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6. More...

'Art About' offers art tour of city

WELCOME TO 'PORT ARTY'

Make plans now for the first PA Art About on Saturday, Oct. 20. The "art walk" is being held to encourage and promote art and culture. More...

The Ark provides safe haven

STAFF STORY & PHOTOS BY JUDY K. KRANTZ ARK LOGO DESIGN BY ELIZABETH KLOSTERMANN

The Animal Rehabilitation Keep, the ARK, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and care of injured and sick animals. The ARK offers these animals a safe haven until they are ready to be returned to their natural environment. More...

Golden day

Anglers fish from J.P. Luby Pier at Roberts Point Park on Sunday, Oct. 7, as the approaching sunset paints the sky yellow. More...

New look

Police officer Kevin Quesada, Lt. James Stokes and officer Sandra Flores (from left) show off new Port Aransas Police Department uniforms in front of a vehicle with the department's new decal identifi- cation system. More...

Cars wrecked in ferry line

An Ingleside woman was taken to a Corpus Christi hospital and was charged with failure to maintain a single lane after her car crossed the center line and hit three others on Harbor Island on Friday, Oct. 5. More...

Amber Alert-ready means kids may be found faster

CITY POLICE DIALED INTO NETWORK
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas police have finished the training needed to make the city part of the nationwide Amber Alert network. The program was started in 1996 after a nine-year-old girl, Amber Hagerman, was murdered in Arlington. More...

Carjackers arrested; owner suffers injury

Two Tennessee men are charged with aggravated robbery after they allegedly dragged a man out of his pickup truck in the 200 block of North Alister Street, hit him over the head and took the truck. More...

Wet work

A stack of massive drain pipes waits in the background and surveying equipment is sheltered from a drizzle by an orange reflective jacket (foreground) as workers continue trenching Oleander Street near Cotter Avenue. More...

Fir Christmas wreath orders are being taken

Get a jump start on Christmas by ordering decorated fresh, balsam fir wreaths to be delivered in time for the Christmas holidays. It's a project of the Presbyterian Women from Community Presbyterian Church. More...

Council, P&Z go over details of proposed impact fee program

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members on Tuesday gave the Dallas planning firm of Dunkin Sefko and Associates the green light to work up more details on the concept of charging developers impact fees to help pay for new stresses on the city's streets. More...

Dunk Junk Day is Oct. 20

Clean up, clear out and give away unwanted stuff at the annual "Dunk Your Junk" trash disposal from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 20. More...

Musician to film video here Friday

Chad Reilly, a San Antonio-based country-western musician, is scheduled to shoot a video on the beach in Port Aransas and at Sharkey's Beach Club on Friday, Oct. 12. More...

Wear pink on Think Pink Day, gather for pink picture in park

The third annual Think Pink Day will be Monday, Oct. 22. The event is held to bring the community together to focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More...

Solitude

Rat race? What rat race? A sailboat cruises alone near San Jose Island on Tuesday, Oct. 2. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Good bird days make up for slow days

What can I say? It's been a little slow. The birds are simply over-flying us or they are stopping briefly and continuing on to Brownsville for margaritas. We did have an interesting Monday ("Monday-week ago") on Oct. 1. More...

Computer Club to meet Tuesday

The Port Aransas Computer Club will meet Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the classroom section of the Computer Center, 430 North Alister. A question and answer and computer troubleshooting session will start the meeting, and at 7:30 p.m. More...

Quick; sign up!

Today is deadline to apply for three city board positions

The City of Port Aransas is looking for a few good people - and in a hurry. More...

Beach yoga is Saturday

Grab a blanket and join fellow yoga lovers on the beach Saturday, Oct. 13, to exercise mind and body in a natural environment. Meet at 8 a.m., at Horace Caldwell Pier, at the end of Beach Street. More...

Help needed to get Mercer house ready

Help from people with chainsaws, a trailer or just muscles, is needed by the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association. Saturday, Oct. More...

Mardi Gras puts money on education

Staff photos and story by Dan Parker

The Port Aransas Education Foundation held its Mardi Gras in October celebration on the evening of Friday, Oct. 5. But the real celebration started after the event. More...

Rest and relaxation

John Contreras of San Antonio rests his feet while fishing near the south jetty on Friday, Oct. 5. He said he was planning on spending the weekend in Port Aransas. More...

Telling the tale of tides

TONY AMOS

You may have noticed that the tides have been very high recently. Someone suggested that I explain why this is so and how our tides "work" in this column, so doing things backwards from the conventional way of explaining tides, More...

Give a little bit more

Blood mobile to visit town Oct. 18; center seeking more donors

If all blood donors gave an extra donation a year it would help prevent blood shortages, according to the Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC). More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, OCT. 1 • 9:23 A.M . Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 3500 block of State Hwy. 361 to a Corpus Christi hospital. • 9:40 a.m. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 • 9 P .M . A motorist was cited on State Hwy. 361 for no liability insurance, no driver's license and speeding. SUNDAY, OCT. 1 • 11:15 P .M . More...

Tires blow; plane rolls off runway

It was reported as an aircraft accident, but turned out to be somewhat less than a plane crash. Police reports show they were called to Mustang Beach Airport at 12:05 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, when a plane went off the runway. More...

Silver Alert

New program is for senior citizens

A new program, authorized this year by the Texas Legislature, adds older residents to the statewide police dispatcher alert program. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Stewardship

I received the following E-mail recently: I'm working on stewardship at my church. I've never been a rector before so I want to run something by you guys. More...

Workshop to offer grant training

Need money for your civic organization but not sure how to raise it? The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) will hold a grant writing workshop Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Dolphin Room at Clines Landing, 1000 N. Station St. More...

Trinity-by-the-Sea pumpkin patch set for October 19-20

The annual outdoor pumpkin patch will come alive at the Trinity-by-the- Sea Day School Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20. Hours will be 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday and tentatively from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. More...

Sand pumpkin carving slated on beach Oct. 27

Carve out your own face on a sandy pumpkin at the "Pumpkin" Carving on the Beach. The free event will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, without any real pumpkins involved. Bring the whole family and join in the sandy fun from 10 a.m. More...

Fire it!

Fire it! Ceramics held a ribbon cutting Monday, Oct. 8, with the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce- Tourist Bureau. The shop opened Aug. 3, and is a ceramic shop that allows customers to paint their own creations and have them fired. More...

History's Mysteries

Ghost stories to be told during tours Oct. 27

Scary stories from Port Aransas' past will be told at History's Mysteries, during three bus tours Saturday, Oct. 27. More...

Run for fun and JELM funds Oct. 20

Each fall runners and walkers converge on Port Aransas for the annual Sand and Surf Beach Run. The 15th annual run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20. More...

OUTDOORS WITH PETER YOUNG

Saga of Stoney Kershaw

For those of you who never had the pleasure of meeting the man known as Stoney Kershaw, suffice it to say that Stoney, like so many near-legends among men, was ultimately the cumulative product of a long string of well-timed natural phenomena that More...













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