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February 21, 2008 / Island Life

Spin cycle

A surfer is caught in an avalanche of white water as he rides a wave at Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, Feb. 17. He was unhurt. More...

Beach walk is tomorrow

FREE GUIDE SERVICE

is tomorrow Head for the beach tomorrow morning, Friday, Feb. 22, and learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island with winter winds and tides. More...

Groovin'

Audience members enjoy a performance at the Feb. 18 Winter Sounds concert in the Civic Center by the Dicky Neely Blues Band. More...

Turtle nesting on coast is lecture topic tonight

Dr. Donna Shaver of the Padre Island National Seashore will speak on "Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Increasing on the Texas Coast" tonight, Thursday, Feb. 21. More...

Cupid's Invitational winners are named

The second annual Cupid's Invitational Tennis Tournament drew players from Port Lavaca to Corpus Christi and points in between on Saturday, Feb. 16. More...

Seaside serenade

Bill McKinney of Corpus Christi plays guitar for members of the Island Trash Red Hatters at the group's PJ party at the Sips eatery on Cotter Street on Valentine's Day. More...

Art Center classes enhance skills

The Art Center for the Islands continues to offer classes and workshops intended to help attendees enhance artistic skills. Stop by the art center, 323 N. Alister St., for a list of supplies and schedules. More...

Versatile ground beef

BILL SLINGERLAND

Ground beef is one of the most versatile main dish items in the kitchen. You can make burgers, meatballs, enchiladas or meatloaf with ground beef. It is the basic constituent for many types of casseroles. More...

Whoop it up

CELEBRATION OF WHOOPING CRANES AND OTHER BIRDS

THURSDAY - SUNDAY, FEB. 21-24, 2008 THURSDAY 1:30pm to 6:00pm REGISTRATION CIVIC CENTER 2:00pm to 4:00pm Nature/Birding Boat Tour* WOODY'S 4:30pm to 6:00pm Dolphin Encounters Boat Tour* DEEP SEA HEADQUARTERS 6:00pm to 8: More...

Birding, nature tours, lectures, shopping, food, more on tap

The Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds festival could be the best one yet. According to the executive director of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau Ann Bracher Vaughan, More...

Looking to buy books

From left, winter Texans Mary Jo Hoffarth of Bemidji, Minn.; her husband, Al; Mary Hammond of Windsor, Wis.; and her husband, Wayne, leaf through used books for sale at the H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria on Saturday, Feb. 16. More...

Search for a kayaker ends

NOT FOUND

Searchers on Monday, Feb. 18, quit looking for a 20-year-old man whose kayak reportedly capsized early Sunday near the south jetty. More...

COAST GUARD SIGNALS

COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS

SUNDAY, FEB. 17 • 5:45 a.m. Coast Guard Station Port Aransas received a call form the Port Aransas Police Department reporting a man in the water yelling that he was drowning. More...

Meeting today

TABC, police explain Spring Break rules

Things change during Spring Break. Just how they will change and how retailers can handle the changes is the subject of a meeting to be held at the Port Aransas Police Department on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, FEB. 10 • 1:20 p.m. A deputy charged a motorist on the beach with reckless driving. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 • 2:50 a.m. More...

ROMEOs romance

The Aransas Princess chapter of the Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO) Association entertained their wives at a special Valentine's brunch at the Island Café Tuesday, Feb. 12. 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...

Mock accident staged at PAISD

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

By the time school is out today, Thursday, Feb. 21, as many as 25 Port Aransas High School students may "die" as the result of drinking and driving. More...

Tickets for March 6 style show on sale now

Save a couple of bucks by buying your tickets early for the Fashions and Flip Flops Style Show sponsored by the Port Aransas Garden Club. Tickets purchased before the day of the show on Thursday, March 6, are $15. More...

Maloney is part of task force in Africa

Air Force Lt. Col. Darcy L. Maloney of Wall is serving in the Horn of Africa as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTFHOA). She is the daughter of Earle and Jean Maloney of Port Aransas. More...

Rogers is named University Scholar

William Rogers of Arlington has been selected as a University Scholar at The University of Texas at Arlington. Rogers is a 1999 graduate of Port Aransas High School and the son of Bill and Paulette Rogers of Port Aransas. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Stuff' is happening even when 'quiet'

Sometimes I sit down in front of an empty screen to write this column, and my mind is blank, and I think, "Ain't nothin' happening." Actually, not much has been happening because I haven't been birding very much in the last few days. More...

Join the Rayz Sunday at the skate rink

Parks and Rec Department launching Fitness Program

Become a part the Texas 2008 "Find Your Fitness Program" with the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

Dash, run or walk!

Fourth annual Beach Dash to be held Saturday

Attention runners, walkers and spectators: Saturday, Feb. 23, is the fourth annual Beach Dash. Not a dasher - no problem, you can walk or be a cheerleader for those who participate. Early registration for the event ends tomorrow, Friday, Feb. More...

Fun 'winging' its way to church

Wind up the birding weekend with a night of music and laughter at the Community Presbyterian Church 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...

Romantic play opens tonight

Tonight, Thursday, Feb. 21, is opening night for "On Golden Pond," at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT). More...

Darters to be honored

CEREMONY TUESDAY

Members of the Port Aransas Dart Association (PADA) are invited to attend the annual banquet and awards ceremony. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Salty Dog Saloon, 203 N. Alister St. Winners of the league will be honored. More...

Stitchery

Particpants in the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) embroidery workshop chat as they stitch on Thursday, Feb. 7. This is one of many programs that attract Winter Texans. More...

Skating skyward

Coltan Marcantel, 14, goes vertical while skateboarding on a ramp at Port Aransas Community Park on Sunday, Feb. 17. More...

Friday is deadline for writing contest

Little time remains to enter the fifth annual Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest, if you get busy. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, Feb. 29, or hand delivered to the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. by that date. More...

Relay for Life teams trying to involve entire community

Although the Relay For Life (RFL) of Port Aransas cancer support walk is two months away, island residents and visitors have been raising money for the cause since December. More...

Dancing, blasting

Above, couples dance to a tune played by The Medicare Band during the Rotary Club's seventh annual Shrimp Boil Saturday, Feb. 16. Proceeds from the event went to the Rotary Club's scholarship fund. More...

Interim director takes job seriously

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Douglas Fox hit town less than two months ago, but you've probably already seen some of his effects. More...

Largest bird in North America is focus of festival

The first whooping cranes of the season begin arriving at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas as cold fronts begin moving through in October. More...

Council to decide on sign ordinance

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Besides taking a fresh look at zoning on South 11th Street (see related story), having been told that there's a type of sign in Port Aransas they didn't anticipate, city council members are being asked tonight, Thursday, Feb. 21, to change that. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, FEB. 11 • 9:46 p.m. A burglary was reported in the 600 block of Dolphin Circle. • 11:58 p.m. Responding to a report of a theft in the 200 block of East Cotter Avenue, an officer charged a man with misdemeanor theft. More...

Morning run

Mary Hilbrand of Lake of the Woods, Minn., goes for a run under the shadows of palm trees along the bulkhead at Roberts Point Park on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 14. More...

ID theft can be prevented; help available if it's too late

CHECK WITH POLICE, CONSTABLES

Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are among the top 10 states in identity theft crimes, according to figures from the Federal Trade Commission - and the number of those crimes continues to rise. With a grant from the U.S. More...

Angel making focus of HOW slated Monday

Wallpaper angels will be made at a Hands-On Workshop Monday, Feb. 25. This will be the last workshop for the season. This workshop will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., behind the Community Presbyterian Church. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Conviction, condemnation: Which one?

Conviction is from God, a God who loves you, a God who wants you to prosper, a God who wants you to grow and be blessed. When God begins to convict you of something it is not in a negative way; it is always in a positive way. More...

Rogers, Cox exchange vows

Misty Ryan Rogers of Ingleside became the wife of Jason Lee Cox of Corpus Christi on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. The bride is the daughter of Bill and Paulette Rogers of Port Aransas. More...

PAPHA names board, officers

The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) has a new set of officers as well as a new member of the board of directors. At a general membership meeting on Jan. More...

Mercer house buildings need new places to go

Got a piece of land and need a fishing bungalow? The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association may have a solution for you. More...

Moss to close book on 26-year career

Mary Moss's 26 years with Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 will be celebrated Friday, Feb. 29, when the water district board hosts an open house for her at district headquarters, 315 S. Ninth St., from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. More...

Beach walk leads to message in bottle

Minnesota brothers to reply to sender

BY DAN PAKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Robert Traetow, a 68-year-old Minnesotan who never has walked on a beach more than five times in his entire life, recently stumbled upon a prized beachcombing find while strolling the shore in Port Aransas. More...