June 12, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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H2-Oh!

A boy grips his body board as he is hit by a wave at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, May 25. The wave buried him for a moment, but he was unhurt. More...

Free swim for Dad Sunday

Take your dad swimming for free on Father's Day. 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...

Safford, Magee exchange vows

Amanda Safford and Nick Magee of San Antonio were married at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Flag Day, symbolism

To understand the unconditional love of God, I begin by looking at my own ability to express love. I think of my family and how I feel about them. They can disappoint me, challenge and frustrate me, yet I still love them. More...

Nixons announce baby's birth

Mark and Kissa Nixon of Port Aransas announce the birth of their daughter, Lilly Maree. The infant was born at 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South. More...

Rainforest adventures awaiting VBS students

The kids won't need mosquito netting or malaria shots, but a sense of adventure would be great. Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is holding a Rainforest Adventure Vacation Bible School this summer. More...

New badge

Police Chief Sam Russell, left, hands Crystal Lovie her new badge, making her the newest member of the Port Aransas Police Department. More...

Ditched car stolen

Nueces County Precinct 4 deputy constables don't know how a car got into a ditch at Avenue C and Seventh Street, but everything seems to have turned out OK - relatively speaking. Deputy Constable Kelly Henson was on patrol at 2:30 a.m. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 • 10 p.m. A deputy charged two people on State Hwy. 361 with public intoxication and arrested them on outstanding warrants. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 • 2:31 a.m. More...

Persistent thief sentenced

A Port Aransas man shot while committing a burglary was recently sentenced to two years in jail on a charge of theft. Jesse Manuel Stevens, 24, was reportedly shot on Nov. More...

Such a deal!

Third Saturday Sale offers bargains on local art work

Get a deal on some fine art on Saturday, June 21, when the Art Center for the Islands will hold its Third Saturday Sale. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off some or all of their work. More...

City offers sailing tours

Sail away for half a day. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is offering three-hour sailing tours. On Tuesdays, June 17 and July 1, from 9 a.m. More...

Chamber will promote city on KLRN-TV

The praises of Port Aransas will be sung over the airwaves of KLRN, the Public Broadcasting System television station in San Antonio, on Thursday, June 12. More...

Up to his neck

A.J. Sias celebrates his 13th birthday by getting buried by relatives at the beach. It was all in fun as the Smithville family played along the shore just north of Horace Caldwell Pier on Monday, June 9. More...

Whoops

A story in the June 5 edition of the South Jetty incorrectly described how much prices have gone up for charter fishing trips out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Breeding season - a natural wonder of nature - a time for renewal

It's the time of the year to enjoy our own breeding birds, and the birds are everywhere doing their thing. The breeding cycle -- the renewal and survival of each species -- is happening all around us. More...

Of big brothers and glass spheres

TONY AMOS

Adventures in Mowing - Part III. Tree-mowing presented some problems, too: one had to get the equipment and the worker up the tree. As older brother Tom was more agile than I (said he) he became our tree-mowing specialist. More...

Come sail away

Alex Defily, right, and Jesse Pollard navigate their way in the community pool where the Ciy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department held its Come Sail Basic class on Thursday, June 5. More...

John McCall to arrive Sunday

A soldier returns from Iraq

Port Aransas is invited to give one of its own a hero's welcome home on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15. More...

Live concert

Sunset Sounds is Friday

If a picnic, a lawn chair, a summer breeze and some live music sounds good, head on down to Roberts Point Park on Friday, June 13. More...

Stretch yourself

YOGA ON THE BEACH SATURDAY

Tranquility, yoga and the beach all seem to go hand in hand. Yoga on the Beach will bring them all together on Saturday, June 14. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. More...

Jade Mouton to raise money for Heart Association

Jade Mouton, a 9-year-old Port Aransan, is having a bake sale on Saturday, June 14, at the Family Center IGA from 3 to 5 p.m. All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit the American Heart Association. More...

At work on the church

Workers Greg Garcia, left, and James Williams toil on the St. Joseph Catholic Church construction site on Wednesday, June 11. More...

Picnic slated June 22 at Roberts Point Park

St. Joseph Catholic Church is hosting its second annual church picnic on Sunday, June 22, at 1 p.m. The picnic, which will be held at Roberts Point Park, is for all parishioners, Catholic families in Port Aransas and visitors to St. More...

Church plans music event; admission free

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

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JUNE 2 • 8:59 p.m. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 500 block of West Avenue A to a Corpus Christi hospital. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 • 12:32 p.m. More...

Auto burglaries come in waves according to police

Four burglaries of vehicles and one burglary of a boat in the past week merely illustrate that break-ins come in waves, police say. "These people are opportunists," said police Lt. Darryl Johnson. More...

Man charged with telephone harassment

A Corpus Christi man released on bail on charges of making harassing phone calls to Port Aransas City Councilman Keith Donley has now been accused of making similar phone calls to another Port Aransas number. More...

The University of Texas at MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Open house

Saturday, June 14 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Boat tours UTMSI and Parks and Wildlife Dept. boats cannot take children under 10 years old. Boat trips depart from registration booth Bay ecology R/V Katy: 9, 10:30 a.m.; noon; 1:30, 3 p.m. More...

Wiggins is graduate of Naval Academy

Navy Ensign Matthew A. Wiggins recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy. More...

Just skimming the surface

Two black skimmers fly along the surface of the water, scooping up food as they go along the shore just north of Horace Caldwell Pier on Monday, June 9. More...

Council to see the light(s)

SECURITY LIGHTING DISCUSSION INVITED
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City Councilman Rick Pratt doesn't want to eliminate security lights around homes in Port Aransas. He just wants them not to bother the neighbors. More...

Spring-like winds may be here a while

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Don't stake down that beach umbrella quite yet. The winds that have been sweeping across Mustang Island may die down by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. More...

Getting into the summer mode

KATE WILLIAMS

We've been lieing low so far this summer. Staying close to home. But we made a family trip into town last week. We rarely all go together - it's just asking for trouble. More...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. More...

Alaskans in Port Aransas

In the foreground, Lee Jones, quarterback and outside linebacker with the North Pole High School football team of Alaska, pumps iron with some of his teammates in the weight room at Doyle Marek Gym at Port Aransas High School on Tuesday, June 10. More...

Solo flight

On Friday, May 30, a lone brown pelican makes his way over the water of the Corpus Christi ship channel backdropped by a beautiful coastal sunset. More...

25¢ movie nights starting in June

The whole family can go to the movies for a quarter per person, without leaving Port Aransas. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a 25 cent movie night. More...

Three graduate from TAMU

Texas A & M University, College Station, awarded diplomas to 3 graduates from Port Aransas during mid-term commencement ceremonies for the 2007-08 academic year. Stacie C. Ellis received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. More...













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