Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Holiday boat parade is Saturday All aboard Scat Cat for Christmas caroling       Boaters have until noon Saturday, Dec. 8, to register for the Boat Lighting Contest and Parade to be held that night. The parade is held in conjunction with Carolers Afloat featuring boatloads of people singing Christmas carols to lead the Boat Parade. More ... Catching fish -- and a sunset      Anglers weren't just catching fish from Charlie's Pasture Pier at day's end on Monday, Dec. 3. They also were catching a great sunset over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Cooler temperatures have brought in the 'winter fish', such as flounder, black drum and sheepshead. More ... Community asked to judge lights contest       Decorate, turn on the lights, watch the Lighted Boat Parade and cruise the town to vote for your favorite holiday decorations on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Port Aransas Garden Club invites the public to judge the Community Christmas Lights Contest and turn in ballots by Monday, Dec. 10. More ... Newport variance request ok'd BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       The Newport Beach and Golf Village development will apparently get its sign after all. Members of the Port Aransas Board of Adjustments and Appeals voted unanimously on Thursday, Nov. 29, to grant a variance for a sign that's attached to a wall near the entrance to the development. More ... Halo Flight airlifts shooting victim after break-in at apartment BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       A Port Aransas man is hospitalized this week after being shot and taken by Halo Flight helicopter to a Corpus Christi hospital late Thursday, Nov. 29. Police say when they responded to a disturbance call in the 900 block of South 11th Street, they found Jesse Monroe Stevens, 23, leaving an apartm... More ... Political pressure Former city operations director Moreno says he was squeezed out BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Thursday, Nov. 29, was Crockett Moreno's last day at work. The veteran of 32 years and eight months with the City of Port Aransas decided he wouldn't wait until January to retire, when he would gain additional retirement medical benefits. Instead, he said, he believes he was forced out of his job... More ... ADMISSION: FOOD PANTRY DONATION PACT brings Christmas Cabaret       Folks who attend a Christmas Cabaret performance at Port Aransas Community Theater won't just be watching a show. They'll also be donating to charity. The admission price to the show is a donation of non-perishable foods for the Port Aransas Helping Hands Food Pantry. The food donations should be... More ... Cotter will be blocked Monday, traffic restricted on other days       Cotter Avenue will be closed at Oleander Street on Monday, Dec. 10, as workers begin connecting the new Oleander Street storm sewer line across Cotter Avenue. City Planning and Projects Manager David Parsons said crews will have Cotter Avenue closed all day Monday. Partial traffic, with a flagman... More ... Relay for Life captains to meet, register Thursday       The first meeting for team captains in the 2008 Relay for Life will be held Thursday, Dec. 13. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. More ... WIC program will visit Port Aransas Monday       Representatives from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Dec. 10. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St., they will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For questions or an appointment, call (361) 767-777... More ... Flu shots available Tuesday, Dec. 11; reservations needed       Port Aransas adults can get flu shots if they are among the first 100 to make reservations. Paramedics with the City of Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services will give the shots Tuesday, Dec. 11, beginning at 10 a.m., at the EMS office, 405 W. Ave. A. More ...