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Children from kindergarten through fifth grade in St. Joseph Catholic Church Sunday school class collected toys to donate to the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. The kids were treated to a pancake breakfast and made arts and crafts before turning over the gifts. Here they pose with their donations. More ... A couple of nights ago, I mentioned to my wife, Judy, that it had been a long time since we had seen the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." For those of you who may not have seen it, the movie takes place at Christmas time. The primary character is George Bailey whose life is reviewed after he becomes depressed over what seems to be the last straw in a long series of events. More ... City council members will hear from the public, and then make a decision today, Thursday, Dec. 20, on the matter of proposed impact fees to help pay for city roadways. The question of impact fees has been discussed for months by the council. The fees are designed to split the cost of roadway construction and repair between city taxpayers and developers. More ... Christmas Port Aransas churches have announced their Christmas services schedules. Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St., will have a living nativity with music in front of the church from 6:30 to 8 p.m., today, Thursday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec. 21, weather permitting. More ... A two-week holiday break from the General Educational Development (GED) preparation classes will be taken Monday, Dec. 24, through Monday, Jan. 7. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 9 a.m., at the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center, 113 S. Alister. More ... Anita Meyer, a long-time resident of Port Aransas, was treated to a surprise party by friends and family on her 90th birthday Saturday, Dec. 8. The group of 30 family members, and old and new friends were entertained with music by Eddie Lee Skipwith, Betty Crawford and Lloyd Strohm. More ... Workers getting closer to wrapping up the Oleander Street drainage project lift one of the old storm sewer drain sections out of the ground, preparing to substitute a larger box culvert designed to carry more storm runoff. One of the larger culverts has already been set in the trench across Cotter Avenue, foreground. Once the culverts are set, crews will begin resurfacing Oleander Street, which has been torn up during the project. More ... City councilmen will take a look tonight, Thursday, Dec. 20, at two proposals to limit what some consider rowdy activity on the beach. Mayor Claude Brown has asked the council for an ordinance prohibiting digging holes with tires on the beach. More ... This year's winners of the Port Aransas Garden Club's Community Christmas Lights Contest were chosen by the general public. Judging was the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, and ballots were due the following Monday, Dec. 10. Contest chairman Ruth Asher said 124 ballots were received. More ... As the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) inches closer to moving the Mercer house to create an historical museum for the community, PAPHA continues to seek revenue from every source available. Money is needed to repair and renovate the house into a museum and will be needed for exhibits after it is open. More ... Of all the foods associated with the Christmas holidays, nothing comes close to the popularity of cookies. The Dutch made cookies at Christmas time popular, and their word "koekje" became cookie. Well, it just so happens that I am of Dutch heritage, and I love to make cookies. My mother would make several kinds of cookies, and we kids were part of the assembly line. More ... I was in Port Aransas last week, spending a few days with my family before I fly to London to have Christmas with my boyfriend, Nick. My mom picked me up at the airport in San Antonio, hugged and kissed me, then pulled onto the highway and began peppering the conversation with obscenities. Mom has an amazing cursing style. More ... Port Aransas Retail sales in Port Aransas rallied in October, keeping the sales tax allocations for the year in the red by 2 percent. The December allocation, reflecting October sales and reported to the state comptroller in November, was up by 21.98 percent, according to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. Allocations for the year are up by 2.00 percent. More ... MONDAY, DEC. 10 9:43 A.M . Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 400 block of West Avenue A to a Corpus Christi hospital. • 10:57 a.m. An officer charged a man at Pole 17 on the beach with possession of drug paraphernalia. More ... After reading the editorial by Mary Judson in the last issue of the South Jetty, members of the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8976 check their coffers and scraped up $2,000 to contribute to the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. Accepting the check is Round Up chairman Kristin Barton, from left, city manager Michael Kovacs and EMS director Yancy Gillespie. Presenting the check are Jim Brennan Care and Share chairman, Post Commander Rick Miller and Quartermaster Sam Lawson. More ... Residents and visitors are invited to learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island as winter approaches. The guided beach walk sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will reveal the secrets of the sea on Friday, Dec. 28. More ... Only 109 homeowners of 1,000 or more in Port Aransas requested 65-gallon "toter" trash cans instead of the 95-gallon ones, Executive Assistant Pat Garrett at city hall said. Dec. 1 was the deadline for asking that the city's waste collection contractor, Allied Waste, deliver a 65-gallon toter to your house instead of the 95-gallon can. More ... A cormorant leaves a few splashes in its wake as it begins to take flight from the waters of Dewey Dreyer Municipal Harbor on Friday, Dec. 14. More ... SUNDAY, DEC. 9 • 10:45 A.M . A deputy charged a person at Marker 2 on the beach with possession of marijuana. • 2 p.m. At the Precinct 4 constable's office, a deputy arrested a person on an outstanding warrant. More ... The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen The Coast House, located at 116 West Cotter, as November's commercial yard of the month. Jo Krueger shows off the gated garden-front area with a variety of plants including succulents, variegated Ginger plants, variety of rose bushes, Mexican petunias, queen palms, Washingtonian palm, sago palms, oleander, bougenvillas, bird of paradise and vincas. More ... Village Museum: How does the name sound to you? The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) has requested suggestions for names for the town historical museum it is in the process of creating. So far, the one PAPHA board members think fits the best is Village Museum. More ... It's a wonderful city. You glimpse one famous monument after another as you drive in from the airport, imposing buildings pass by on every street, you negotiate grand traffic circles where wide avenues join like spokes on a wheel, and the great capitol looms large as you approach the Mall -- and I'm not talking about Padre Staples. I'm talking about Washington, D.C. More ... Let's take a little trip back in time. They used to call it the Christmas Side Hunt. And, prior to 1900, many people engaged in a holiday tradition of choosing sides and venturing out into the countryside to shoot anything and everything that flew or ran. They would then compare "piles", and whoever had the largest number of dead critters was declared the winner. More ... Sherry Stokes was honored recently for completing five years of service with the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4. Stokes is a customer service receptionist, wife of Lt. James Stokes of the Port Aransas Police Department and mother of Nick Benavidez and Jamie Stokes. From left are water board director Joan Holt, board president director Russ Miget, director Marc Teller, Stokes, director Ed Reed and water district manager Mary Moss. Director Suzette Freeman is not pictured. More ... Doug and Jodi Goike became the new owners of Crystal Clear Pools of Port 'A' Friday, Dec. 7. The business at 135 Ave. J specializes in pool service, maintenance and repair. It also sells chemicals and parts. The business offers warranty repair on PacFab, RayPac, Teledyne Laars and Hayward. The business is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is 749-4853. More ... The 60 members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 380th ECES Squadron in Al Dhafra Air Base expressed their appreciation to Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School, the VFW, and all members of the Port Aransas community for donations of personal items for Christmas and New Year's Eve. More ... Isaiah the prophet saw God using a time in history, much like our time today. It was a time when people were walking in darkness, and he used it to talk about the coming of God's light of peace and understanding, which would brighten the dark corners of life. More ... In the 11th century, Duke Robert of Burgundy, a great knight, was about to go off on a campaign. He had an infant son who was his heir, and so, before he departed, he called on all of his barons and nobles to come and swear their oaths of allegiance to the child, just in case Duke Robert were to die in battle, to insure that his lineage would continue. More ... Matthew 2:1-2:12: We are all a product of our experiences, and seldom have I ever heard or read a sermon that part of it did not affect me in some way. So, credit goes to all I have encountered, especially the Lord. Matt. 2:1-12: Every person will have one of these three reactions when it comes to the knowledge of Christ. More ... Christmas is at our doorstep again. And there is that change in the air everywhere. Signs and symbols announce the blessing that God gave to mankind on that blessed night in Bethlehem. For Christmas is all about a baby. It is the birthday of a child. is the story of a baby born in a difficult situation - in a manger. More ... Again this year it was amazing to me how early Christmas hit the retail shops. There it was in October and, along with orange and black, I found green and red. Christmas, it seems, starts earlier and earlier every year in the retail business. More ... |
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