June 5, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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First Friday Reception to feature 'It's a Guy Thing' at the art center

The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception this Friday, June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The June exhibit will feature the "It's aGuyThing"exhibit. More...

Poetry Slam slated for Friday

Poets and poetry lovers are invited to attend what may be the first of many poetry slams in Port Aransas. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Facing your giant

Some of us at Island Worship Center have been reading a book by Max Lucado titled Facing Your Giants. It is an awesome book, and it is refreshing to know that whatever we go through, we go through it with God and we can win. More...

Yoga class on beach offered on June 14

Relax and rejuvenate, body and spirit at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, June 14. 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...

Summertime and the grillin's easy

BILL SLINGERLAND

A summertime pleasure that everyone enjoys here on the coast is grilled shrimp. The aroma of shrimp on the barbecue pit wafting in the air is a sure sign of summer. Large to jumbo shrimp work well for grilling. More...

Science camp scholarships offered

Financial assistance is being offered for children whose families can't afford to enroll them in a field science summer camp program at Port Aransas schools this summer. More...

Morris chosen for Joffrey workshop; needs help to finance 10-day tuition

Hazel Morris, a freshman at Port Aransas High School, has been invited to participate in an intensive summer ballet workshop produced by the Joffrey Ballet, called Elite Ecole. More...

Sumo graduates

Dressed in sumo wrestler suits, freshly graduated Port Aransas High School seniors Cody Collins, left, and Zack Merrill are ready for battle in a fun activity at Project Graduation, an all-night, lockedin party held at the Port Aransas Civic Center More...

Explorer, Discovery camps offering summer activities

Kids in Port Aransas have the opportunity to get out of the house and spend some time discovering and exploring all sorts of activities this summer. More...

25-cent movies to be shown

Movies for a quarter? No, it's not 1965, it's Family Movie Night in Port Aransas, 2008. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a 25 cent movie night. More...

Summer art classes offered to kids

The Art Center for the Islands and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department have joined forces to offer summer art classes for children five and older this summer. Some information provided last week was incorrect. More...

Learning to surf

Joshua Taylor, 9, of Port Aransas, gets to his feet during a surf lesson as instructor Brittany Tupaj applauds his success on Saturday, May 31, near Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Tomatoes pulled due to Salmonella

BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

Opt for cherry or grape tomatoes, or tomatoes still attached to the vine until the all-clear comes from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More...

KPAB meeting is delayed until fall

The June meeting of Keep Port Aransas Beautiful has been cancelled. The club will meet again in August or September to elect officers. Anyone interested should contact a board member. More...

Back to 'normal' after MCAT

RACHEL PEARSON

On Tuesday of last week, I took the MCAT. That is, the medical college admissions test. I won't know my scores for a month, and they are only one of many factors that med schools consider. But I'm glad it's over. More...

A pool for pops

Dads to swim free on Father's Day

There's no free lunch, but there is a free swim. For dads, that is. The Port Aransas Community Park pool is letting all dads swim free when they bring kids to the pool to swim on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15. More...

City receives grant to cut pepper plants

Birds to benefit

Pepper trees are out, birds are in. The City of Port Aransas has been awarded a grant to help enforce that edict. The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO) has earmarked $651,000 in grants for conservation of wildlife habitats on the Texas coast. More...

Coast Guard 101

The Port Aransas Junior Boatmen met at the Port Aransas Coast Guard Station on Thursday, May 29. They received a complete tour of the facilities, a lesson on boating safety, and a trip on a Coast Guard boat. More...

$643,549!

Feds provide grant for extra-large ferry that's under design

A $643,549 grant from the Federal Highway Administration, announced late last week, brings Port Aransas a step closer to getting a new ferry for the ride across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More...

UTMSI to hold open house on June 14

If it's warm, go to the Antarctic. If it's cold, visit a tropical coral reef. Both extremes will be available (even if only on film) at this year's biennial open house at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). More...

The Girls of the Gulf

Museum salutes women surfers, including Port Aransans
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Female surfers haven't always gotten the respect they deserve - neither on Texas shores nor on beaches around the world. More...

AT YOUR LIBRARY

Reading program under way

The library summer reading program began yesterday, Wednesday, June 4. It will take place every Wednesday for seven weeks from 10 to 11 a.m. in the library meeting room. The program is geared toward children ages four to nine years old. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Brilliant breeding plumage, dances

Shimmering, shimmering. I can't get that word out of my mind or my "mind's eye", and that has brought about other memories. We have been privy to some breeding displays lately that I keep thinking about. More...

Lifeguard classes begin tomorrow

Tomorrow, Friday, June 6, is the last opportunity this summer to sign up for, and begin attending, a lifeguard class in Port Aransas. More...

Book club will investigate novel 'Water for Elephants' by J.Walls

If you are a fast reader, time remains to read the selected book and join the book discussion. More...

WIC unit due Monday

Representatives from the WIC (Women,Infantsand Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, June 9. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St. More...

'Clams' from the sand

Presenting checks for $2,500 each from proceeds of SandFest (held April 18-20 on the beach in Port Aransas) are, third from left, Betty Crawford, president of the SandFest Board of Directors; and, fourth from left, Elleece Calvert, SandFest's event More...

Rainforest adventures slated for VBS students

Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is holding a Vacation Bible School this summer. The theme is Rainforest Adventure and classes are open to children from age 4 to those entering sixth grade. More...

Toilet paper caper puts heat on inmate

An 18-year-old Victoria man has been charged with arson after police said he set a wad of toilet paper on fire in a jail cell at the Port Aransas Police Department. Daniel Joseph Berry told police he set the fire at 3:02 a.m. More...

Patterson's design wins logo contest for Roundup

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Dusty Patterson, 18, of Port Aransas, has won a contest to create the most attractive logo for this year's Deep Sea Roundup fishing tournament. More...

Looking to nest

As spectators look on, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle crawls up onto a dune on the beach in Port Aransas, seeking a spot to lay 83 eggs on Tuesday, June 3. More...

Climbing the wall

Freshly graduated Port Aransas High School senior Elaine Franco, left, and PAHS sophomore Christian Collins climb up a climbing wall set up at Project Graduation. More...

Pre-K grads

From left, Mason Barwise, Robert Carlough and Kai Kidd walk, flags in hand, in a procession during pre-kindergarten graduation ceremonies at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Thursday, May 29. More...

KIDS' CALENDAR

PORT ARANSAS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Activities listed will be held at the Girl Scout hut, 739 W. Ave. A, unless otherwise noted. Activities are for children age five and up, and cost $2 for the first child, $1 for additional children. Parents are welcome at no charge. More...

Softball and a Schick

Rob Phillips, coach of the Sunbirds Little League softball team, shaves his legs while seated on a field at Port Aransas Community Park on Thursday, May 29. More...

Girl fundraising for the Heart Association

Jade Mouton of Port Aransas is a 9-year-old girl who has heart disease, and she would like to help others like herself. Mouton has set a fundraising goal to donate to the American Heart Association. More...

Considering a coconut

Steve Zarych discovers a coconut on the shore while leading a beach walk near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, May 23. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, MAY 27 • 10:40 A.M . An ambulance took a sick person from the 600 block of LaJuana Court to North Bay Hospital in Aransas Pass. • 12:07 p.m. More...

PACT election slated

Officers will be elected when the new board of directors of the Port Aransas Community Theater meets on Monday, June 9. Three board members were elected at a meeting Tuesday, May 27. They will join six other sitting board members. More...

Vickie Cross to perform at park show

The Sunset Sounds concert series, sponsored by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, will present a concert on Friday, June 13. This month's performer, Vickie Cross, sings gospel and country music. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

CONSTABLE'S SUNDAY, MAY 25 • 2:25 a.m. Deputies arrested three people for fighting and public intoxication (PI) in the 700 block of Trout Street. TUESDAY, MAY 27 • 9 A.M . A deputy arrested a person on warrants at 705 W. Ave. A. More...

Visitors welcome to join round robin tennis tourney

Visitors are welcome to join residents for a round robin tennis tournament on Saturday, June 7. The free event will be at the courts on Station Street. While no admission is charged, players are asked to bring a can of new tennis balls. More...

Commercial yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen Beachcomber Motel, located at 539 12th St., as May's commercial yard of the month. Spencer Huey, son of owners Carol and Steve, maintains the grounds around the motel. More...

Cable gripes headed to council

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City Councilman Charles Bujan has a collection of citizen complaints he plans to bring to the June 19 city council meeting, and he's expecting more before that date. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER: TONY AMOS

Another failed Amos adventure; fiesty cardinal

The next challenge for the Amos Brothers Specialty Mowing Co., Ltd in 1956 was an offshore reef that someone thought needed tidying up. More...

Christian music night set June 19

Thursday Night Live, an evening of Christian praise music and good fellowship, is scheduled for Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy music provided by Port Aransas youth and adults at Pelican's Landing back yard. More...

Aloha

On Friday, May 30, hula dancers, B.G. McBride, left, Nancy Teller, Peggy Franzen, Ali Fremming and Julie Shodrock performed a special hula dance for the children of Katy Brennan's kindergarten class. More...













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