January 3, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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Out with the old …

The old shower building at I.B. Magee Beach Park comes down under the attack of a crane on Thursday, Dec. 27. A new multi-purpose building at the park now houses offices, the showers and a laundry facility available to campers using the park. More...

Painting, pottery, jewelry at First Friday

Adult students will "show their stuff" at the First Friday Reception tomorrow, Jan. 4. The work was done at various classes and workshops that were held at the Art Center for the Islands. The reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. More...

Whoo-hoo!

A dolphin enjoys a leap through the air while riding the swell pushed ahead of a tanker ship's bow in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel off the Port Aransas Nature Preserve on Wednesday, Dec. 26. More...

JELM Center January Calendar

10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. next to Community Presbyterian Church. www.jelmcenter.com jelmcenter@yahoo. More...

Churches add more services

EARLY SERVICE 8:30

To accommodate the influx of Winter Texans, two churches in Port Aransas have added additional worship services on Sundays. Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. and the First Baptist Church, 200 N. More...

ArtFest booth space now available

Artists: Sign up now to reserve booth space at the 2008 ArtFest in the courtyard of the historic Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas. The event is sponsored by the Art Center for the Islands. More...

Relay for Life meeting set Jan. 10

Team captains in the 2008 Relay for Life Cancer Walk should make plans to attend a meeting Thursday, Jan. 10. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. More...

OUTDOORS WITH PETER YOUNG

Looks like a good year for duck hunting

During the break in this year's duck season, I was able to catch up with Capt. More...

An English Christmas is -- different

RACHEL PEARSON

I had Christmas with Nick and his family in England this year. Nick and his mother and I began preparations on Christmas Eve. The first big difference I noticed was that a lot of the food had been ordered out. More...

Unconcerned

Beachcombers under the tutelage of Steve Zarych during the monthly beach walk on Friday, Dec. 28, aren't having much effect on a laughing gull that was there first in any case. More...

Sharp eye

These youngsters find that keeping a sharp eye on the beach while you're strolling along the water's edge can pay off with some interesting discoveries, especially at this time of year. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 • 8 a.m. A deputy issued a citation on State Hwy. 361 for speeding. THURSDAY, DEC. 27 • 4:30 p.m. Two people were charged on State Hwy. 361 with minor in possession of alcohol and public intoxication (PI). More...

FOR THE BIRDS

A Christmas Bird Count day

Christmas Bird Counts are "counting down" everywhere. The Mad Island Marsh count looks very good so far, with 236 species reported. The fourth Guadalupe River Delta count stands at 220 at the countdown. More...

Book discussion slated Tuesday

Book aficionados will meet for the Bill Ellis Memorial Library book club discussion Tuesday, Jan. 8. On the slate will be "Kafka on the Shore" at 6:30 p.m. at the library meeting room, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

A last look at 2007

The past twelve months in Port Aransas have seen progress and setbacks, controversy and unity, joy and sorrow, victory and defeat. More...

'Cat' cruise set

If you hurry, you may find a space on the Catamaran cruise set for Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sailing aboard the S/V Isla with Capt. Tom Doran is a City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department sponsored event. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Make your time count

I was driving around Port Aransas on Christmas Eve, and it looked like the city could have rolled up the streets. It seemed as if I had been taken back to another time. That is interesting, because as we embark on another year, it is about time. More...

Sign up now to make JELM trip

BROOKS AND DUNN AT SAN ANTONIO RODEO

Those who sign up now will be able to enjoy the San Antonio Rodeo and Livestock show and country music superstars Brooks and Dunn on Tuesday, Feb. 5. More...

Variety of JELM activities set

No need to sit and twiddle your thumbs this winter in Port Aransas, the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry Center (JELM) has a long lineup of scheduled activities to keep you busy. More...

Art Center sets dates for variety of classes

Workshops and classes for making jewelry, pottery and baskets and painting in watercolor, acrylic and oil have been scheduled at the Art Center for the Islands. All events will be held at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Tickets on sale for Computer Club laptop

The Port Aransas Computer Club began raffle ticket sales Wednesday, Jan. 2, to raise funds for the high school scholarship program. Raffle tickets are available at the Computer Center, 430 North Alister St., during normal hours of operation. More...

Just passing by

The Overseas Luxmar, right, passes the Federal Fuji near the ferry landings as it heads into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, Dec. 26. More...

Two gentlemen from Ozona -- and the weather

TONY AMOS

They say, "If you don't like the weather in Port Aransas, wait 10 minutes!" They say that about many other places, too. I heard it decades ago when I first went to sea to study the Antarctic Ocean. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 • 1 p.m. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers went to the 100 block of Gulf Wind Drive and took a sick person from there to a Corpus Christi hospital. • 5:01 p.m. More...

Trash or treasure

Tony Amos to speak at KPAB meeting

Trash and treasures from the beach is the title for the program at the next Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) meeting. The meeting, set for Tuesday, Jan. More...

Two charged in sex assault

A Port Aransas couple is in jail, both charged with aggravated sexual assault on a child and aggravated assault on a child. Benjamin Richard Curcura, 30, was arrested in Port Aransas on Saturday, Dec. 22. More...

Pitch in: Help restore Community Center

BOATMEN SET WORK DAY JAN. 12

Attention community members: Your help is being requested. Members of the Port Aransas Boatmen Inc. have scheduled a day to work on the Community Center building, and anyone willing to help is encouraged to pitch in. More...

Woman is airlifted after major accident

A 32-year-old Port Aransas woman was taken to a Corpus Christi hospital by Halo Flight medical evacuation helicopter Sunday evening, Dec. 30, after a two-vehicle accident at State Hwy. 361 and Piper Boulevard. More...













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