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December 6, 2007 / Island Life

Plant process

Plant process Port Aransas Parks and Recreation special projects director Rachael King, center, goes over some plants with shoppers at Saturday's plant swap. More...

Baptists invite community to Christmas party

The community is invited to an "Island Christmas Party" hosted by the First Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 16. The party will be at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, 200 N. Station St. More...

JELM Center December Calendar

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Cub Scout registration is tonight

Boys in first through sixth grades at H.G. Olsen Elementary and Brundrett Middle schools and their parents are invited to register for Cub Scout Pack 29 tonight, Thursday, Dec. 6. Registration will be 6 p.m. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

To see or not to see

To see a bird, one must look at a bird. But more than that, one must first really see the bird. What do I mean by this? When you first start birding, you can't see the whole bird. You are just too unfamiliar with it. More...

Of beached boats and barn owls

TONY AMOS

There are several wrecked boats along our barrier Island Gulf beach shorelines. I saw one that I haven't seen for many months the other day. It is Miss Olimpia, located on Mustang Island Gulf beach about a mile south of Beach Access Road 2. More...

For the love of it

Ashley Hawes, 18 and a senior at Port Aransas High School, shared her hair with the Locks of Love program that provides wigs for children who lose their hair during chemotherapy treatment for cancer. More...

Saturday skate session

Tyler Collier, 12, skates up a ramp while fellow skateboarders 14-year-old Corban Marcantel, left, and Ryan Miner, 13, look on. The boys, all Port Aransas residents, were enjoying a sunny Saturday, Dec. 1, at Port Aransas Community Park. More...

Birthday bounty

Paramedic Kristin Barton thanks 8-year-old Gabriella Hanmore for the more than 30 toys that Gabriella donated to the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. More...

2008 Relay for Life kicks off with tailgate party

Port Aransas Relay for Life backers want to make next year's relay the biggest and best ever. They kicked off recruiting for the annual event for cancer research at the Fred Rhodes Pavilion at Roberts Point Park at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3. More...

Three receive certificates in Port Aransas GED program

The General Educational Development (GED) tutoring program of Port Aransas is happy to announce that three students have received their GED Certificates this fall. More...

Monday is deadline for entries in 2007 Holiday Forest contest

You have until Monday, Dec. 10, to sign up as the sponsor of a tree in the 2007 Port Aransas Holiday Forest. Already, nearly a dozen organizations have said they'll have trees in this year's forest. 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...

Council to consider ordinances limiting beach drinking, holes

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Two proposed ordinances coming up for review by city council members this month could severely curtail rowdy behavior on Port Aransas beaches and at the same time give police another tool for controlling Spring Break, backers of the proposals say. More...

What will you do with old trash cans?

Once Port Aransas switches to the 65- or 95-gallon toters around the first of the year, residents will be left with somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 old trash cans that can no longer be used for trash. What should we do with them? More...

Paving bricks available to assist Mercer House

Memorialize a loved one or give recognition to a business, organization or family member with a longlasting gift, by purchasing a brick paver. More...

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, NOV. 26 • 12:46 P .M . A home was reported burglarized in the 100 block of North Roberts Street. TUESDAY, NOV. 27 • 5:41 A.M . A vehicle was reported stolen in the 100 block of Gulf Wind Drive. • 9:38 a.m. More...

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

SUNDAY, NOV. 25 • 12:50 A.M . A deputy assisted an officer with an arrest at Cotter Avenue and Cut-off Road for driving while intoxicated. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 • 3 P .M . More...

Two Brundrett students are chosen for People to People

Brundrett Middle School seventh graders Chase Chambers and Tyler Pate have been nominated to participate in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. Through the program they will visit England, France and Italy next summer. More...

Art Center now offering varied classes

The Art Center for the Islands will offer classes in topics as varied as watercolors and soft pastels beginning Friday, Dec. 7. Kay Barnebey's classes on beginner and intermediate watercolor will resume at 10 a.m. on Dec. 7 and run until 1 p.m. More...

Ornament workshop is set Monday

Salt dough ornaments will be made during a Hands-On Workshop on Monday, Dec. 10. The workshop is a joint venture between the City of Port Aransas Parks Department and the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center. It will be at 2 p.m. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

'There is nothing to be afraid of. . .'

Solomon Rosenberg, his wife, his two sons, and his mother and father were arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II. More...

Christmas bazaar Saturday offers food, crafts, silent auction, more

What to put on the table or under the tree during the holiday season can be made easier by shopping the Community Presbyterian Church Christmas bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 8. More...

JELM offers holiday decor workshop

Making holiday table-top and mantle decorations will be the topic for the Wednesday, Dec. 12, session of the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center's workshop series. More...

Sock it to 'em!

The Port Aransas High School Key Club had a Sock-It-To-Me Sock Drive that involved gathering socks to be distributed to the homeless in Corpus Christi. More...

Collision imminent?

A yacht and ship look like they're about to collide in this photo, but they actually passed each other safely in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel off the Port Aransas Nature Preserve on Saturday, Dec. 1. More...

Yoga on beach is Saturday morning

The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department's next Yoga on the Beach class is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8. More...

Soup, bowls on sale for lunch Sunday at elementary

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas High School's new service-learning class will sell handmade ceramic bowls, along with soup meals, as a charity effort on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria. The meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Outer space classic on marqee for P.A. Move Time

Popcorn, lemonade and a classic film are on tap at P.A. Movie Time on Saturday, Dec. 15. The all-time classic, "Assignment Outer Space" will be shown in the Port Aransas City Council chambers at 710 W. Ave. A at Cut-off Road. More...

Flying high

Fourteen-year-old Corban Marcantel of Port Aransas flies through the air after launching himself from a ramp in the skateboarding area at Port Aransas Community Park on Saturday, Dec. 1. More...

PAHS students elect duchesses for homecoming

Port Aransas High School students have elected duchesses for the 2008 Homecoming Court. The queen will be crowned during the halftime of the Marlin varsity basketball game on Friday, Jan. 25. The king will be crowned at 11 p.m. More...

Three from island will perform in Aransas Pass benefit

Three Port Aransans will perform in "The True Meaning of Christmas" at the First Baptist Church of Aransas Pass at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. More...

Get in line!

Free JELM line dancing classes attract dozens of students

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Hundreds of folks have taken line dancing classes over the years at Community Presbyterian Church's Joint Effort Leisure Ministries (JELM). More...

Bikers with hearts

Lined up in a parking lot on Tarpon Street, members of the Rockport Gypsies motorcycle club display the toys they donated to the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. More...

Seats open for Goliad trip; other excursions canceled

Eight seats are open for a trip to Market Day in Goliad on Saturday, Dec. 8. The trip is sponsored by the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center. Other trips scheduled through the end of the year have been cancelled due to lack of interest. More...