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March 13, 2008 / Island Life

Eat, drink and be merry

RFL teams set cancer awareness money-making activities

A pickle sale, a barbecue lunch and a musical variety show are among fundraisers scheduled by Relay For Life (RFL) teams. All money raised is used for cancer research, cancer awareness and to help cancer survivors as they go through treatment. More...

Hurry

Time running out to buy Girl Scout cookies

The last chance to help Girl Scouts and get your sugar (or sugar-free) fix is this week, so order up. Scouts from Troop 834 are selling eight different types of cookies at $3.50 per box. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Freedom and forgiveness

Have you ever had someone say they love and/or accept you just as you are, but then you later find out that they really didn't? Not only that, but that person held a grudge against you for something you've done. More...

McKeever, Boatright wed

Tahra Anne McKeever and Michael Rory Boatright, both of Austin, were married Saturday, Feb. 16. The ceremony took place at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Austin, with a reception held at The University of Texas at Austin Alumni Center. More...

Drawing offers chance to win handmade quilt

An opportunity to win a hand-made quilt is available through a drawing being held by the Island Worship Center. The Women's Ministries group from the church will be selling tickets for the quilt Tuesday, March 25. More...

More than 400 jam Civic Center for peek at fashions, shot at boutiques, taste of wine

Shops sell wares as buyers browse before style show

With 14 boutique booths to choose from as well as a parade of lively fashions shown by models on the stage, who could blame the more than 400 women who enthusiastically endorsed a style show sponsored by the Port Aransas Garden Club in the Civic Ce More...

PAPHA program is people's choice at March 28 meeting

It will be people's choice at the next Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) meeting. Set for Thursday, March 28, moderator Mark Creighton will allow those present to decide on the meeting topic. More...

Stern seeks re-election to board

PAISD, PLACE 3

Lorraine Stern, candidate for Place 3 on the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees, has released the following statement. "My name is Lorraine Stern, and I am seeking re-election as a PAISD School Board Trustee in Place 3. More...

Borders says he has skills to serve

PAISD, PLACE 2

Chuck Borders, candidate for Place 2 on the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees, submitted the following statement. More...

Boxers on the beach

Les and Cherie Hoffman of Port Aransas walk their boxers -- from left, Freckles, Cassius and Baby Holmes -- on the beach near Avenue G on Sunday, March 2. More...

Rotary Club sets egg hunt for March 23

Children up to 10 years old are invited to join in the hunt for Easter eggs and prizes at the annual Rotary Club egg hunt. The hunt will take place by the pool at the Community Park, 700 Clark Pkwy., off Ross Avenue. More...

Manatee mystery morphs into Mola

TONY AMOS

I remarked to myself the other day that my life was certainly not boring. Several things happened that day, and I said that I would have something to write about in my next Observer Column. More...

Roadway impact fees get first council approval

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members gave the idea of roadway impact fees a provisional OK on Thursday, March 6, but not without some misgivings and questions about how the process will work. More...

Cackling grackles

Grackles perching on power lines at Station and Tarrant streets raise a ruckus with their cackle-like calls on Friday, Feb. 29. More...

COAST GUARD SIGNALS

COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS

MONDAY, MARCH 10 • 2:48 P .M . Station Port Aransas received a call from a man in Aransas Pass reporting two kayakers in the water. A 41-foot utility boat responded and found both kayakers ashore, safe and well. No further assistance needed. More...

City contracting procedures questioned

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City contracting procedures came under scrutiny on Thursday, March 6, when City Councilman Charles Bujan said he'd been told who had won a contract bid with the city before it was announced publicly. More...

Ready to rescue

Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services has started working double shifts, with two ambulances on duty all the time, anticipating more activity during this year's Spring Break. More...

Challenging conditions

Angler Bill Elias of Peshtigo, Wis., keeps his rod and reel steady as a swell from the Aransas Pass slams into the south jetty, shooting white water skyward. More...

Last curtain call

Performances of 'On Golden Pond' end with matinee Sunday

The final four performances of "On Golden Pond" will be presented this week. The romantic play may be seen at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT), 2327 State Hwy. 361. The love story about a couple in their golden years will be at 7:30 p.m. More...

Blood mobile is coming to Port Aransas on Monday

GIVE SO OTHERS CAN LIVE

The average adult body holds 10- 12 pints of blood, and some of yours is needed. A Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC) mobile unit will be accepting blood in Port Aransas from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 19. More...

Proud to be a (winter) Texan

Winter Texans at Beachgate Condo Suites and Motel pose wearing hats provided by Jerry Hoppe of Wisconsin. Most of the men have been coming to Port Aransas for many years and said 'they continue to enjoy this little island'. More...

Worship Center sets egg hunt Easter Sunday

An Easter egg hunt will be held for children ages 2-10 on Easter Sunday, March 23. The Island Worship Center will conduct the egg hunt at approximately 11:45 a.m., as soon as the morning service, which begins at 10 a.m., ends. More...

JELM Center

March Calendar

8 a.m. 10: a.m. 1 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. next to Community Presbyterian Church. www.jelmcenter.com jelmcenter@yahoo. More...

Antarctic food chain is topic of Schweppe lecture tonight

The next two presentations at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI) will cover information from Antarctica to coral reefs and salt marshes. More...

Sand fan?

Volunteers needed to help at SandFest

Love the beach and want to help in one of the biggest island events of the year? If so, SandFest could use your help. Volunteers are needed to help man the picnic, pet and visitors' tents. More...

Zahn asks election as mayor

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS

Charlie Zahn, candidate for mayor of Port Aransas, released the following statement. "My wife Linda and I have been residents of Port Aransas for almost 38 years. More...

Garlough wants best for students

PAISD, PLACE 2

Michael Garlough, candidate for Place 2 on the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees, has released the following statement. More...

PAISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING,THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008 6 P.M. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

I. Call Meeting to Order A. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance II. Comments A. Campus Spotlight - Brundrett Middle School Service Learning Class Olsen Elementary School 1st Grade Readers B. Public Comment C. More...

Orders open for '08 yearbook

Orders are being taken for the 2008 Marlin yearbook. Those who request personalization must order by Friday, April 25. Other orders will be accepted through May 31. Orders should be turned into the Port Aransas High School office, 100 S. More...

Spring for ARK set March 29; tickets on sale

The public is invited to enjoy a night of entertainment while helping raise money at the Spring for the ARK. The annual fundraiser for the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) is set for Saturday, March 29, at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. More...

Norther blasts Mustang Island

Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, March 10, a norther hammered Port Aransas and Mustang Island with stinging rain and winds up to 60 mph. The storm left hundreds of residents without power for hours.

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER

Clockwise from top: Wind whips up whitecaps in the Gulf of Mexico as a ship makes its way toward Port Aransas; teacher Gina McKeever escorts fourth-grader Allie Zuniga through wind and rain as classes are dismissed at H.G. More...