November 8, 2007 RSS feed / Island Life

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A little sting

Paula Harbaugh reacts as Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services paramedic Bonnie Johnson gives her a flu shot at a city-sponsored clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Pollock Center at Community Presbyterian Church. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Honey, get the door; Jesus wants in

Does God's word feel at home in your life? Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly .… - Colossians 3:16 Have you ever stayed in someone else's home and felt unwanted, or maybe like you were intruding? More...

Goin' To The Dogs

Office canines growl for their turn in limelight
BY VICTOR PRICE SOUTH JETTY NEWSHOUND

Doggone it! Seven weeks ago, the South Jetty filled a whole page with photos of cats who live in Port Aransas businesses. We dogs now demand equal time! More...

Web site helps owners recover stolen property

A tool that Police Chief Sam Russell hopes will help his people in tracking down both thieves and stolen goods is a relatively-new Internet site called Trace. More...

Mad cow?

Port Aransas Animal Control Officer Jim Williams got into the animal act in a big way on Halloween when he donned this cow costume and attended the Halloween party in the Channel Vista subdivision. More...

Lights go out, fun goes on at Fall Back

The night the lights went out in Port Aransas was Saturday, Nov. 3, with about 30 minutes, the costume contest and Chinese auction drawing remaining to wrap up the Fall Back Festival. More...

Come one, come all

Celebrate 'Old Town' with parade, storytelling, dance and more

Wanted: People who cherish Port Aransas to take part in the second annual Old Town Festival. Come listen to stories, join the parade, have some wine and cheese or dance. The event on Saturday, Nov. More...

Prize winner

The Port Aransas Nature Preserve, to the right of this aerial photo, won the Texas General Land Office's Partnership Award this year for cooperation among several agencies in preserving and restoring the coast. More...

BIZ BLURBS

Biz blurbs is an informal column designed to answer questions about what's going on around the business community in Port Aransas and Mustang Island. The column focuses on activity in commercial areas that passersby might be curious about. More...

Emergency Services2007 Toy Round-Up looking for donations

Toys and monetary donations are needed for the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. More...

Cancer patients, survivors asked to tell their stories

Putting a familiar face on cancer is one of the objectives of the 2008 Relay for Life. More...

Poinsettia order deadline is Nov. 24

A little over two weeks is left to place orders for poinsettias by Project Graduation organizers. Deadline to order is Saturday, Nov. 24. The plants may be picked up Saturday, Dec. 1. More...

Friday is last chance to donate to troops

Tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 9, is the deadline to donate items to U.S. military troops who are members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 380th ECES Squadron in Al Dhafra Air Base, on the desert island of Dubai. More...

County urges change to CFLs

Nueces County has kicked off its own "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. More...

Communitywide service is Nov. 20

The community-wide Thanksgiving service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan St. The service will be at 6:30 p.m. with Pastor Sabrina Grubbs of the Island Worship Center preaching. More...

Lara birth announced

Taylor and Brent Lara of Aransas Pass announce the birth of their first child. Their daughter, Lexi Fay Lara was born at 1:55 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, at Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Got birds? Game on!

Birding is the ultimate game of Hide and Seek; it is the greatest game of I Spy and Identify you will ever find -- well, from my point of view, of course. More...

Sign up now for JELM trips

Birding, shopping, Christmas light tours and eating are among the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center 2007-08 trip schedule. Registration for all trips may be made at the JELM Center, 129 S. Alister St. More...

Town invited to free dinner

The First Baptist Church is inviting everyone in the community to a free Thanksgiving meal Sunday, Nov. 18. It will be held at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. For more information, call the church office at 749-6479. More...

Chemistry set ignited interest in science

TONY AMOS

column within deadline) it got me thinking about that special day. As a child I looked forward to the fifth of November with almost as much longing and excitement as I did to Christmas day. In England the fifth of November was Guy Fawkes Day. More...

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE BLOTTER

TUESDAY , OCT. 30 • 11:35 p.m. Responding to a report of suspicious person in the 1500 block of South 11th Street, an officer charged a man with public intoxication (PI). THURSDAY, NOV. 1 • 10:21 a.m. More...

Couple loses thousands to a trusted caregiver

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A Port Aransas couple who was bilked out of $37,000 was the victim of a person who simply was trusted too much, apparently. More...

Style show help needed

Volunteers are needed to help with the Port Aransas Garden Club 2008 Style Show themed "Fashions and Flip Flops". The show will be held Thursday, March 6, at the Civic Center. More...

Harley stolen

Custom job just finished; owner headed back to Iraq

Imagine how unhappy Howard Odom is. Odom, 47, was in Port Aransas on leave from his job as a construction worker in Iraq. More...

Holiday deadlines announced

The South Jetty will go to press early for Thanksgiving, necessitating an earlier deadline for advertising and news. Deadline for the Nov. 22 edition will be noon Monday, Nov. 19. More...

Bulkhead project honored; ribbon cutting this morning

The Texas General Land Office GLO) has given its 2007 Partnership Award to the Port Aransas Nature Preserve, and will be part of a ribboncutting for the project on Thursday, Nov. 8. The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. More...

Deadline is Nov. 12 to order prom fundraising desserts

Monday, Nov. 12, is the deadline to order Thanksgiving holiday desserts from the junior class of Port Aransas High School. More...

Trinity Day School garage sale fundraiser is Saturday, Nov. 10

A garage sale to raise funds for an expansion of the Trinity Day School playground will be held Saturday, Nov. 10. Donations of anything except clothing will be accepted anytime before 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov. More...

Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to serve on board of directors

Port Aransas men and women in business who can volunteer two to three hours per month are invited submit their names to be considered for nomination to the chamber of commerce-tourist bureau board of directors. More...

Public input sought island road expansion

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxcDOT) is asking for public input on a highway project that will improve - or not improve - State Hwy. 361 between Avenue G and Beach Access Road 1 in Port Aransas. More...

Farley boat treks to Possum Kingdom

While visiting friends Lee and Lisa Thompson is Port Aransas, Tom and Cindy Hinson of Caddo Bay noticed the many Farley boat planters docked" around the town. More...

Horns report birth of daughter in Corpus Christi

Chris and Josi Horn of Corpus Christi announced the birth of their daughter Claire Isabelle Horn. The baby was born at 2:58 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at Christus Spohn Hospital South. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. More...

JELM sets turkey lunch

The annual Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center Thanksgiving lunch will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22. Tickets must be purchased in advance no later than Monday, Nov. 19. Price is $4 per person and a covered dish. More...

Former resident announces birth of a daughter

Kristin Morgan Davenport and Daniel Davenport of Leakey announce the birth of their daughter, Shelby Kristin Davenport. She was born at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville. More...

HELP MAKE THANKSGIVING SPECIAL FOR LESS FORTUNATE

Food pantry accepting donations

The Port Aransas Helping Hands Food Pantry workers are asking the community to think of those with less to be thankful for as the holidays approach. "This is the time of year with the highest pantry usage due to job seasonality in Port Aransas. More...

Arizona Days to be shown at Port A Movie Time Nov. 17

The P.A. Movie Time will begin again this month with a western, "Arizona Days". It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17. More...

Now...stand up

Under the tutelage of Puddy Albright, right, a beginning surfing class learns the right way to stand up on a board. More...













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