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November 22, 2007 / Island Life

Then and now

Dr. Joseph and Dolly Oshman of Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and Rockport celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The couple married in Washington, D.C. in 1947. More...

KPAB schedules yule party

Come meet members of Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) at their annual Christmas party. The party will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

Register soon to be included in birding and shopping trips through the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center. Register at the JELM Center, 129 S. Alister St. or call the center at 749-5321. Sign up by Friday, Nov. More...

Plant, book swap slated for Dec. 1 for Recycles Day

To commemorate Texas Recycles Day Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) will hold a recycling event Saturday, Dec. 1. The plant and book swap/eyeglass and cell phone recycling event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. More...

Yule tree lighting Monday

Residents and visitors are invited to kick off the holiday season at the third annual Lighting of the Christmas Tree by the City of Port Aransas. Meet at Roberts Point Park around 6:15 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 26. More...

Turkeys and trimmings

Volunteers collected enough donations to provide 80 Thanksgiving Day meals through the Port Aransas Helping Hands Food Pantry this year. Here, volunteers load turkeys from the Family Center IGA to take to the pantry to prepare boxes to be delivered. More...

Sponsors: Thanksgiving not too early to begin preparing for lighting contest

Port Aransas residents might want to spend part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend getting ready for the Community Christmas Lights Contest sponsored by the Port Aransas Garden Club. More...

Holiday Forest offers prizes in 'Fruits' theme

Three prizes are being awarded for the 2007 Holiday Forest; one for Best of Show worth $100, and two judge's awards worth $50 each. More...

Training exercise

Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Adam Maldonado mans a hose at the smoky doorway of a vacant Cotter Street building on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 14. Firefighters were holding a training exercise in the former shell shop. More...

Center in better shape than thought

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members got some good news about the Community Center on Thursday, Nov. 15, from Building Official Joe Lamb. "I crawled under the building with a long screwdriver and poked each piling," Lamb told the council at its regular meeting. More...

Doggie park?

Survey is now being conducted

A survey is being conducted to see if an interest in and support of having a city dog park exists. The park would consist of an area where dogs off leashes could play together or separately in a safe place without violating the city leash laws. More...

Moving on

Workers tear down a former souvenir shop in the 100 block of West Cotter Avenue, between Oceans of Seafood and the South Jetty newspaper office, to make room for an expanding Mark Grosse Real Estate office. More...

Bound to drill

The drill ship Belford Dolphin heads through the jetties at Port Aransas, attended by a battery of tugs, en route to a drilling station in the Gulf of Mexico. More...

Canned goods wanted for Latchkey yule tree

One more week remains to help Latchkey kids collect items to decorate their tree for the annual Holiday Forest. The children are accepting donations of canned goods and non-perishable items that will be used as decorations for their tree. More...

JELM crafts scheduled on Wednesdays

"Hands On" crafts, a Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) activity, will begin the first Wednesday in December and will continue each Wednesday through the end of the JELM season. The meeting Dec. More...

Kids catch

Lisa Birdwell of Beeville, from left, and Heather and Sam Camarillo were among those fishing on the Wharf Cat with Capt. Tony Buzbee who returned with a mess of shark and snapper. The trip was out of Fisherman's Wharf on Saturday, Nov. 11. More...

PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL

-- Approved or Accepted • -- Not approved PROCLAMATIONS: Honoring Chris Page and John Corder PRESENTATION: TxDOT presentation on State Highway 361 project from Avenue G to Access Road 1A FINANCIAL REPORT: More...

Art center sets class schedules

Workshops and on-going class schedules have been announced for the Art Center for the Islands. Supply lists are available at the art center front desk, 323 N. Alister St. Pre-register and pay half of the $39 fee by Monday, Nov. More...

Port Aransas sales tax allocation from September sales ahead of state average

The sales tax allocation send to Port Aransas this month is just ahead of the statewide increase. The city banked a check for $127,232, up by 7.91 percent over last year's check for $117,901.67. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Don't underestimate sparrows

It is Thanksgiving. Thank you, Lord, for everything. Not a sparrow will fall, that you will not notice. notice a fallen sparrow also, and I cry, too. More...

Happy anniversary

Marty Burnett bought this painting from the Art Center for the Islands for her husband Don while they were in Port Aransas this summer. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Thanks for 'no thing'

Around the Thanksgiving table, we often find ourselves offering Little Jack Horner prayers. We thank God for our homes and our tables loaded with food, for our TV's and our stereos and our cars, for our families and our friends and our town. More...

Book talk slated Dec. 4

"Summerland" is the next book to be examined at the Ellis Memorial Library Book Discussion set for Tuesday, Dec. 4. Joyce Williams will lead the discussion of the book by Michael Chabon at 6:30 p.m., in the library meeting room. More...

Vintage beach decor store opens

Bleu Bamboo opened Saturday, Nov. 3. The store consists of seven rooms offeriing items from six vendors. Items include vintage beach décor, jewelry, gifts, wine and cigars. Here, owner and vendor Lisa Amundsen shows off some of the merchandise. More...

Keeping In Touch

PORT ARANSAS WOMEN DON'T LET COMBAT CUT INTO A FRIENDSHIP

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Friends don't let friends go off to war without staying in touch. At least, that's the attitude of some Port Aransas women who refuse to let something like the war in Iraq get in the way of a friendship. More...

City will rewrite ordinance that governs trash pickup

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members told City Manager Michael Kovacs to go ahead with the revision of an ordinance controlling the city's sanitation procedures, but indicated they'd have revisions the next time the ordinance comes before them. More...

Chamber of Commerce seeks board of directors volunteers

Members of the Port Aransas business community 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...

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE BLOTTER

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 • 7:08 a.m. During a traffic stop in the 300 block of East Avenue G, a man was arrested on outstanding warrants. • 7:43 a.m. A citation was issued in the 1200 block of Whispering Sands for dog at large. More...

City applies for TxDOT STEP grant

An application by the city for a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) grant could mean you'll see police cars more frequently on State Hwy. 361. But don't look for an increase in enforcement for about another year. More...

HGTV coming to area

Port Aransas homeowners who have discovered surprising historical facts about their homes as they remodel or restore them may want to give HGTV a call. More...

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

SUNDAY, NOV. 11 • 1:45 a.m. A deputy charged a man with public intoxication (PI) and minor in possession of alcohol in the 700 block of Trout Street. • 1:45 a.m. More...

UTMSI on KEDT-TV Sunday

Coastal Bend TV viewers will have another chance on Sunday, Nov. 25, to get a glimpse of how the work done at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) affects everyone in Texas. More...

For sale: Pavers on museum walkway available

As the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) inches closer to moving the Mercer House, brick pavers to line the walkway to the new museum continue to be sold to help fund the move. More...

Tennis, anyone?

Round robin mixed doubles set for Dec. 1

Head for the school courts on Station Street on Saturday morning, Dec. 1, for a round robin mixed doubles tennis tournament. Entry fee is a can of new tennis balls - players don't even need a partner. More...

Best of the best

The yard of Jane and Jerry Gnazzo at 404 W. Cotter Ave. was chosen as the November residential yard of the month by the Port Aransas Garden Club. More...

Council deals with grants, city contracts

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The city's airport advisory board and library board are now full. After running out of people to appoint to the two boards in October, the city council on Thursday, Nov. 15, got more applicants and chose one from each list. More...

Saturday is deadline to order poinsettias

Saturday, Nov. 24, is the last day to place orders for poinsettias by Project Graduation organizers, so order now, said Rob Phillips, a Project Graduation volunteer. The plants will be available for pick up Saturday, Dec. 1. More...

'Thilly' Thanksgiving

Thilly' Thanksgiving Robert Carlough, left, clowns with Mason Barwise as they and other children at Trinity Day School dress up as Pilgrims and Indians to chow down on a Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday, Nov. 20. More...

Progress report: Projects near finish

Porto Villageo Location: SH 361 between Port Royal and Sea Gull condos Type: Single Family Beachfront Subdivision Number of units/lots: 54 Size: 5,000 to 20,000 sqft Price range: $ 125K to 750K Style: Stucco, More...

The rest of the story: 'Log' gets up and runs

TONY AMOS

I feel like a standup comic who spins the story and then forgets the punch line. Well here's the punch line to last week's story. This was the log on the beach that stood up as I approached, morphed into an alligator and disappeared in the sea. More...

Seven ridleys go home again

Workers at the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute released seven endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles at a spot on Mustang Island on Thursday, Nov. 8. More...