February 14, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

Flute concert is Sunday at theater

More than 20 woodwind musicians from the Coastal Bend Flute Club will perform Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. The group will play a variety of music at 4 p.m. More...

Auditions scheduled

PACT COMEDY

scheduled Comedic actors are invited to try out for "A Breath of Dusty Air", a production to be performed in April at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. Technical and backstage volunteers also are needed. Auditions are scheduled at 7 p.m. More...

Winter Sounds to fill Civic Center Monday

A mix of Delta and Chicago style blues, along with classic rock and hits of the 50s and 60s will fill the Civic Center at the Winter Sounds concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. More...

Congregation

Nobody claimed Winter Texans don't know a good thing when they see it; 35 part-time residents from nine states gathered around the snacks table and collected cups of coffee for a Midwestern States coffee on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Pollock Center. More...

Tickets now on sale for PACT's 'Golden Pond'

A love story of a couple in their golden years is the next production at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT). Tickets are on sale now for "On Golden Pond," by Ernest Thompson. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for under 18. More...

JELM event reset, dance planned

VARIETY SHOW MOVED TO 2 P.M.

The time has been changed for an upcoming variety show, and more activities are planned for the next two months by the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center. More...

Parks, Recreation rounding up people for 'Texas Round Up'

Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department invites all residents and visitors to participate in the Governor's Texas Round Up fitness incentive. More...

Going up

Going up Five-year-old Noah Young, 5, of Rockport, climbs a ladder that was part of blow-up playground equipment at the Mardi Gras carnival at Sharkey's on Saturday, Feb. 9. More...

Birding festival begins Feb. 22

Gain knowledge of our feathered friends, including the whooping crane, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 22-24. The Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds, at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. More...

Traffic stop

Workers make progress on a utility cut across Cotter Avenue that had the street closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12-13. More...

Love Birds... for 76 years

John and Mabel Bird list secrets for an enduring marriage

John and Mabel Bird have been married for 76 years. They wed in 1932. That was when Herbert Hoover was president. More...

Relay For Life teams set variety of fundraisers for cancer cause

Contributors have a variety of ways to help raise money for the Relay For Life (RFL) of Port Aransas. The RFL, a volunteer all-night walk will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, to 7 a.m. Saturday, April 26. More...

Sign up by tomorrow

Space available in Saturday's Cupid tennis tournament

The Cupid's Invitational Tennis Tournament has space for eight more players if they sign up by tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 15. The tournament, in its second year, will be Saturday, Feb. 16. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, FEB. 5 • 10:04 a.m. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) crews took a sick person from the 700 block of Blue Heron to a Corpus Christi hospital. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 • 2:40 a.m. A man was arrested in the 100 block of State Hwy. More...

Progress continues on museum site and Community Center

............ Work on the Community Center and activity on the Mercer House are coming together. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, FEB. 3 • 7:10 a.m. A deputy investigated a report of an unoccupied truck hitting a palm tree in the 1000 block of 10th Street. No injuries were reported; the investigation is still under way. • 10 a.m. More...

Port Aransas hosts regional cities meet

Port Aransas got a chance to show off on Friday, Feb. 8, to 178 representatives of area cities who were here for a regional meeting of the Texas Municipal League (TML). More...

City explores sharing

Port Aransas is exploring a relatively innovative program that could save the city thousands of dollars in land, building and equipment expenses - simply by using other cities' heavy equipment on a parttime basis. More...

Buzz on peppers is next topic for Brown Bag lunch

"Pepper Trees, What's the Buzz?" is the topic of the next Brown Bag Lecture Series. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. Community members are invited to bring a lunch for the noontime meeting. More...

Keep on fighting

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) chairman Carol Woodfin, center, receives a check from volunteer Carolyn Grosse, right, to help with the costs of the chemical and sprayer used in the eradication of Brazilian Pepper trees in Port Aransas. More...

Pork dinner, music, auction at VFW

MEMBERS TO DISH IT UP SATURDAY

Got a hankering for pork and in the mood to bid? The Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 can curb your cravings at its annual hog roast Saturday, Feb. 16. More...

Rotary to serve shrimp Saturday

The Rotary Club's seventh annual Shrimp Boil is set for Saturday, Feb. 16. Tickets may be bought in advance or at the door. Tickets are available at ValueBank, 500 S. Alister St.; American Bank, 216 S. More...

Sandcastle building lessons set tomorrow

Show up at the beach tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 15, and learn how to make sandcastles. From 10 a.m. to noon, Capt. Steve Zarych will give a short, but in-depth, lesson on how to create sandcastles. More...

Attention art lovers

Big discounts set for Third Saturday Sale

If you happen to forget Valentine's Day and end up in the doghouse, free yourself by purchasing a gift at the Third Saturday Sale. More...

Presbyterians set Fun Night Feb. 24

Treat yourself to a night of entertainment as the Community Presbyterian Church holds its annual Fun Night. The variety show "Winging It" will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in the church sanctuary, 113 S. Alister St. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

The Bible and the cell phone

Cell phones have become a part of life for most of us. Sometimes it is difficult to remember what it was like without one. More...

Winter Texans' coffees are set for February

Winter Texans' annual coffees continue today, Thursday, Feb. 14, with Michigan visitors gathering at 1:30 p.m. The get-togethers are arranged to allow socialization with others from same states who are wintering in Port Aransas. More...

JELM Center

February Calendar

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

Feb. 22 beach walk promises treasures

Residents and visitors are invited to learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island with winter winds and tides. More...

Beach Dash offers benefits, funds scholarships

Fun, exercise and awards are the minor benefits of the fourth annual Beach Dash. The big benefit will be in money earned by the Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas for scholarships and youth programs. More...

Winter Old-Lympics Tennis: Age, experience take to courts

Age and experience count when it comes to the 12th annual Bill Morgan Memorial Winter Old-Lympics Tennis Tournament, scheduled fro Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24. More...

Grad group needs help, donations

Volunteer help is being sought, and donations are being accepted for the Project Graduation garage sale set for Saturday, Feb. 23. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER: TONY AMOS

Winter in Port Aransas looks good!

It hasn't gone below 40 degrees in Port Aransas all winter, but when my plane landed in Cleveland on Monday, Feb. 11, and I walked through the jetway, I felt the bite of the 20 degrees below freezing that the pilot had announced as we landed. More...

Fashion show to include wine, hors d'oeuvres and shopping

The Civic Center will be taken over by fashion, shopping, wine and hors d'oeuvres on Thursday, March 6. Tickets are on sale now for the Fashions and Flip Flops Style Show, which is sponsored by the Port Aransas Garden Club. More...

Brazilian pepper trees focus of KPAB cleanup

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) volunteers finished clearing an Adopt-A-Plot site by the trolley turn-around on Ross Avenue Saturday, Feb. 9. More...

Swing, batter!

A student takes a swing during a T-ball exercise in a gym class at H.G, Olsen Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 12. More...

Layered events

Things seemed to be happening in layers on Monday, Feb. 11, at Alister and Brundrett streets in Port Aransas. More...

MSI Lecture topics listed; birding is subject tonight

The public is invited to hear "Keep Your Eye on the Birdie! Results of Three Decades of Coastal Bird Surveys on Mustang Island" tonight, Thursday, Feb. 14. More...

Singing away

Members of the Relay For Life Port Aransas Shapes Women Fighting Back team performed their first 'Sing-A-Gram' Monday, Feb. 11. The definitely non-professional Shapes team is doing the 'gag grams' as one of its fundraisers. More...

State Hwy. 361 bridges being widened this year

Construction has started on one of the five bridges between Port Aransas and the mainland, with the rebuilding of a second bridge set to begin later this year. Workers have already started widening the gap in the levee on State Hwy. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Good food, good weather, good people, good barging and birding

Things seem to be getting fast and furious; it must be my age, or maybe my life-style (I'm not used to things being so fast). More...

Ride the Colorado Trail

Hands-On Workshop to be held Monday

See slides and hear tales about one couple's ride along the Colorado Trail at a Hands-On Workshop Monday, Feb. 18. More...













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