June 19, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

Bujan continues cable complaints

Saying the lack of response from a Charter Communications spokesman is an indication of the company's lack of customer service, City Councilman Charles Bujan will once again bring up the subject of the city's cable TV provider when the council meet More...

Fellowship and live praise music is free

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

Williams wins surf contest; former residents also place

Corey Williams of Port Aransas won the men's division of the MDC Longboard pro, a surf contest at Packery Channel, south of Port Aransas, on Saturday, June 14. More...

June rebate from April sales up 6.78%

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said the state collected $1.8 billion in sales tax revenue in May, a 4.7 percent increase over May 2007. The amount of increase for Port Aransas city coffers was 6.78 percent. More...

School zone expansion on table

City Councilman Charles Bujan believes we're endangering children more than we need to. So Bujan is asking the city council to take a look tonight, Thursday, June 19, at expanding school zones around the Port Aransas ISD's three campuses. More...

AGENDA

PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 2008 5 P.M. CITY HALL, 710 W. AVE. A

1. Call to order 2. Pledge and prayer 3. Proclamation - proclamation honoring Bill Sampson for saving a child's life on the beach. 4. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JUNE 9 • 8:37 A.M. In the 700 block of West Avenue A, a man was arrested on two outstanding municipal warrants. • 5:21 p.m. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JUNE 8 • 6:30 P.M. Deputies arrested a man on the beach on charges of family violence, evading arrest, retaliation and reckless driving. MONDAY, JUNE 9 • 12:05 A.M. A person was cited on the beach for minor in possession of alcohol. More...

Council to discuss barking dogs issue

Mayor Claude Brown says it's not every day that someone calls him to complain about a barking dog - but it's "fairly frequent." For that reason, Brown will ask the city council tonight, Thursday, June 19, to beef up the city ordinance that prohib More...

City weighs four-day work week

Could going to a four-day work week save the city any money on its energy bill? That's a question City Councilman Charles Bujan wants to explore when the council meets this evening, Thursday, June 19. More...

On the road to Chicago

I'm writing this from the passenger seat of a Volvo headed north into Chicago on Highway 55. Rory's driving. We've left Portland, Ore.- for good, it seems- and headed East to start new lives in the Midwest. More...

Sampson to be honored tonight

City council members will honor Bill Sampson tonight, Thursday, June 19, for saving a child's life on the beach - although Sampson tends to play down his actions. Sampson is a partner in the city's beach sticker concession. More...

Art Center schedules sale

Art lovers will have the opportunity to procure works at discounted prices 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...

They want your blood

Every 3 seconds someone needs blood, according to the Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC). Anyone wanting to donate blood will have the opportunity on Wednesday, June 25, at the Family Center IGA parking lot at 418 S. Alister. More...

Council to examine RV ordinance

City council members, when they meet tonight, Thursday, June 19, will again face the decision of whether to allow recreational vehicle owners to camp on all areas of the beach, or restrict RV camping to certain areas. More...

Garden Club honors Marjorie Wohlschlag

The Port Aransas Garden Club has honored Marjorie Wohlschlag with a framed tribute recognizing her for more than 42 years of service to the club. The Garden Club made the presentation during a meeting on Wednesday, June 11. More...

Commercial yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen CCMS Professional Building as June's commmercial yard of the month. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Speculating in 'futures'

Because of the recent flooding in Iowa and the strikes in Argentina, our farmers are speculating in corn futures; our birds, are speculating in seed, insect, fish, mice and rabbit futures. More...

PAISD students score better on TAKS test than peers statewide

Preliminary figures show that Port Aransas students performed better than the state average, almost across the board, in this year's Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) testing. More...

Amphitheater's beginnings

Work continues on the new amphitheater under construction at Roberts Point Park on Thursday, June 12. The concrete structures in the foreground will be topped with structures to shade benches and picnic tables below. More...

Free RTA rides offered

'DUMP THE PUMP DAY' IS TODAY

With support from the American Public Transportation Association, Port Aransas has declared today, Thursday, June 19, as "Dump the Pump" day. More...

Science and the See!

What makes visitors happy makes The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) happy - and visitors declared themselves very happy with this year's open house, held Saturday, June 14, at the institute. More...

Floating along

Two young women ride floats over waves at the beach near Horace Caldwell Pier recently. More...

Amos Brothers' mowing tales continue; whale stranding inspires awe

Although perhaps as neat as any main thoroughfare in the capital city of a country in the 1950s, Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, was the target of the Amos Brothers' next mowing experience. More...













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