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May 1, 2008 / Island Life

Rabies clinic offers lower rates for neutered animals

Dogs and cats that have not yet received initial or annual rabies shots will have the opportunity to do so at a reduced cost this week. More...

Songwriters to showcase work

For fans of fresh original music under the stars, Tarpon Inn Courtyard, 200 E. Cotter, is the place to be on Monday, May 19. Bring a lawn chair, blanket, cooler and the kids to the 25th annual Songwriter's Showcase. Music starts at 7 p.m. More...

New office for Northshore

Northshore Title held its grand opening celebration on Thursday, April 24, at its new location, 2106 State Hwy. 361, Suite B. It is the newest of seven locations in the area. More...

No May KPAB meeting

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful, Inc. will not have a meeting in May. Meetings will resume in June. KPAB chairman Carol Woodfin said the Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup on Saturday, April 26, More...

Adult teams may register for summer softball

Adults who want to "batter up" this summer need to get their teams together and register by Sunday, May 18. More...

CANDIDATES' NIGHT

Mayoral candidates Claude Brown, Charlie Zahn

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

One mayoral candidate believes this city administration has done a good job of keeping promises, and wants to continue that. The other would like to see the city become more proactive, with plans in place for future controlled growth. More...

Stern presents case for re-election

Incumbent Lorraine Stern and challenger Jay Jones are running for Place 3 on the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees. More...

Slaughter wraps up nearly 30 years in law enforcement

Port Aransas police officers said goodbye - again - to Frankie Slaughter on Monday, April 28. Slaughter, who has nearly 30 years of police work altogether, retired as the Port Aransas police records clerk on that day. More...

Motorcyclist leads police on chase into, out of city

A Corpus Christi man is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and with felony evading a police officer in a motor vehicle after a high-speed chase that started in Corpus Christi and roared along the beach in Port Aransas before ending. More...

Doubles players to mix it up in round robin tournament

Head for the school courts on Station Street on Saturday morning, May 3, for a round robin mixed doubles tennis tournament. Entry fee is a can of new tennis balls - players don't even need a partner. More...

Out of the Gulf

Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) Director Tony Amos, left, and volunteer Lee Harrison push to get a loggerhead turtle into Amos's pickup truck fto be taken to the ARK for rehabilitation. More...

Yoga on Beach is set to unfold at pier May 10

Rejuvenate mind and body in the salt air at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, May 10. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER: TONY AMOS

Checking out marine debris in Hawaii

I'm on the 10th floor of the 37-floor Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel looking out at Diamond Head on one side and long lines of fairly big surf on a brilliant blue Pacific Ocean on the other. More...

Relay for Life: Wind, rain, cash

Organizers exceed $50,000 goal by $12,000

Staff photos by Dan Parker

With the air full of music, dozens of people camping in tents and a festival-like feel all around, the event almost had the vibe of a Grateful Dead concert. But the stars of this show were more like the Grateful-tobe Alive. More...

Science interest leads to reunion

MORE THAN 30 YEARS LATER

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

It was almost more than J.R. Jones bargained for. A couple of years ago he planned to take his science students from King High School in Corpus Christi to St. Josephs Island as part of the spring beach cleanup. More...

GED to close, party set for ex-students

Officials with the General Education Development (GED) and Literacy Program invite current and former students to a party to observe the closing of the program housed at Community Presbyterian Church. The party will be from 10 a.m. More...

Cold start to last leg of ride

Part 2

By Mike Firestone Special to the South Jetty

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of the adventures of Ken Dunton's and Mike Firestone's experience in the BP MS 150 from Houston to Austin to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. More...

Photography show opens Friday

The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception tomorrow, May 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The exhibit will feature the Hot Shots group photography throughout the month. More...

Kids invited to audition for PACT's summer production

A casting call has been issued by the Port Aransas Youth Theater for the upcoming production of "Godspell, Jr." The summer musical production will cast 14 to 18 characters, all between the ages of eight and 18. More...

Chamber offers free shredding

Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Bureau members are invited to clean up their offices this week by shredding old documents. Island Shred Day is tomorrow, Friday, May 2. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Are you blessed?

This is a question I think we all need to ask ourselves. Am I blessed? God says I'm blessed, but do I really believe I am? There are many scriptures in the Bible that tell me I'm blessed, so what am I doing to live a blessed life. More...

AT YOUR LIBRARY

Get local gardening tips at library

Throughout the year, and especially in the spring, we have visitors and locals come into the library inquiring about the different plants growing in the area. More...

City, school candidates present views

PAISD Trustees, Place 2 Mike Garlough, Chuck Borders

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

One candidate for the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees Place 2 is Mike Garlough, who on one hand runs on the strength of an incumbent, but has little experience as a trustee. More...

Leader of the pack

City department heads are competing with animal control officer Jim Williams to come up with graphics that meet city council expectations. The animal control truck is the only one so far that's gotten approval from Mayor Claude Brown. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 • 2:22 A.M . An officer charged a man in the 500 block of East Avenue G with public intoxication (PI). • 8:05 a.m. More...

Three walk away from multiple-vehicle wreck

The drivers of three vehicles involved in an accident at State Hwy. 361 and Royal Sands Street on Saturday, April 26, escaped without injury, though all three of the vehicles suffered moderate damage. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 • 2:25 P .M . A deputy cited a person on the beach for minor in possession of alcohol. • 2:35 p.m. A person on the beach was cited for minor in possession of alcohol. TUESDAY, APRIL 22 • 5:30 P .M . More...

Child is hospitalized after fall from balcony Saturday

A four-year-old San Antonio boy is hospitalized this week after he apparently fell from a second-story balcony at a motel on Saturday, April 26. More...

ArtFest shopping at Tarpon Inn is set for May 17-18

Art lovers and shoppers unite! The Art Center for the Islands is holding its third annual ArtFest on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ArtFest, held in the courtyard of the historic Tarpon Inn, 200 E. More...

Mariculture in German

German business exchange visitors listen at the CCA Texas Laboratory for Larviculture as graduate student Ken Webb, left, explains how fish larvae are raised in tanks at The UT-Austin Marine Science Institute's Fishieries and Mariculture Laboratory More...