July 24, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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Spike!

Michael Mendez of San Antonio spikes the ball at family members on the opposing team during a volleyball game on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, July 19. More...

Free beach walk Friday

Residents and visitors are invited to learn about what washes ashore on the beaches of Mustang Island. A guided beach walk, sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, will examine tidal samples on Friday, July 25. More...

Swim late on Saturday

The Port Aransas Community Park Pool will be open late for extra family fun Saturday, July 26. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., red, white and blue popsicles and pool play are part of the fun for all ages. More...

House painters

On Saturday, July 19, volunteers showed up to help paint the Mercer House. Pam Green, left and Betty Bundy do a little precision painting on the front railing of the house. More...

New marina slips will remain free

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Over the objections of Councilman Charles Bujan, the city council on Thursday, July 17, voted to let Deep Sea Headquarters rent two of 10 new boat slips adjacent to the fishing outfitter on an annual basis. More...

New business

Gail Spinn, left, and Cynthia Frank pose for a photo outside their new business, Silver Sands Realty, at 315 S. Alister St., Suite 107. More...

Here are hurricane terms to know

FROM 'TROPICAL DEPRESSION' TO 'LANDFALL'

Tropical disturbance - A moving area of thunderstorms of tropical origin that maintains its identity for 24 hours or more. More...

Priority card procedures change

In the event Port Aransas residents are asked to evacuate in advance of a hurricane, getting back to Mustang Island will involve a little different procedure than in previous evacuations. More...

Celebrity sighting

A group of beachgoers pose for a photo on the beach in Port Aransas with Jim Cantore (second from right), a meterologist with The Weather Channel, on Tuesday, July 22. More...

Warm day on the beach

Alec Vetrone, a firefighter with the Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department, prepares to extinguish a trash can fire on the beach on Saturday, July 19. No one was injured. More...

Council rejects new city vehicle discussion

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A proposal by Mayor Claude Brown to revisit last month's council action giving City Manager Michael Kovacs the authority to delegate city vehicles to employees failed on Thursday, July 17. A motion to rescind that action died for lack of a second. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JULY 14 • 5:03 p.m. A burglary of a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of West Cotter Avenue. • 8:12 p.m. More...

First Friday features '08 Merit awards on August 1

The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception on Aug. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. The May exhibit will feature the 2008 winners of the Merit Show, an all-member show held in March. More...

Woman compounds 'donut' traffic stop into state jail charge, impounded vehicle

A 19-year-old Port Aransas woman is facing state jail felony charges of evading a police offi- cer after an early-morning chase Tuesday, July 22. Patrolman J.D. More...

Theater board selects officers

selects officers The board of directors for the Port Aransas Community Theater PACT) met recently to elect officers who will serve through May of 2009. More...

Benefit raises $10,000 for Bearden

A benefit barbecue dinner was held for Glenn Bearden on Saturday, July 19, at the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8967. The benefit was scheduled to help Bearden's family with his medical expenses. However, he died that same day. More...

Skimming along

Kate McMahon, 9, of Fredericksburg, rides a skim board on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, July 19. Empty seats filled More...

Painted turtles, ARK benefit, will 'hatch' tomorrow evening

The Mustang Island Art Gallery, 2222 State Hwy. 361, will host one of several "hatchings" of painted turtles tomorrow, Friday, July 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. These turtles, along with 32 others, will be auctioned on Nov. More...

Birders will offer help on local TV

Tune in to KIII-TV on channel three on Saturday mornings (after you've read the newspaper) and you will see one of Port Aransas' newest television celebrities. You might even learn something about birds and birding. More...

Poetry slam to be held Friday

Poetry lovers and those just seeking a fun evening out are invited to participate in the next Poetry Sand Slam tomorrow, Friday, July 25. Audience members as well as competitors are invited. It will be held at Sips Wine and Coffee Bar, 162 W. More...

Only four more left

GODSPELL JR. PERFORMANCES CONTINUE

There are only four more performances of Godspell Jr, a Broadway Junior musical production depicting the stories of John the Baptist, Jesus and Judas. More...

Spruce up the park for Christmas

CHRISTMAS DECORATION MEETING SET JULY 31

A Christmas decoration meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at Roberts Point Park. Sprucing up Roberts Point Park during the Christmas season is the goal of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce - Tourist Bureau. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Dirty hands

A surprise television hit show is on the Discovery Channel. It's called "Dirty Jobs." Host Mike Rowe takes on a new, disgusting, how-awful-isthat job each week. He has cleaned pig styes. He has helped artificially inseminate horses. More...

Cost saver?

City considering four-day work week
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City employees are gingerly approaching the idea of a fourday work week as a possible way to save energy costs. More...

Preparation

At the beach in Port Aransas, a city worker moves a heavy bench with some heavy equipment on Tuesday, July 22, preparing for anticipated high tides produced by Hurricane Dolly. More...

Food Pantry runs short of donations

BY LAURIE STRAIN SOUTH JETTY STAFF WRITER

The Port Aransas Food Pantry is one example of what a community can accomplish. Run solely on donations and volunteer work, and helping people in this community meet their most basic needs, it is a labor of love and a lifeline for many. More...

In your face!

Alexa Connolly, 7, of San Antonio, playfully tosses a chunk of seaweed into the face of her sister, Olivia, 9, as the two enjoy a day at the beach in Port Aransas on Friday, July 18. More...

Use checklist to ensure all supplies are handy

Island residents should have a checklist of things to do or take with them when evacuating for a hurricane. Keep this checklist of things to do or take when preparing to evacuate before a hurricane. More...

Aftermath of a hurricane

TONY AMOS

To Port Aransas' old timers the defining hurricane event might be Celia in 1970, but for this not-quite-soold timer it was Allen a decade later. I cheat a little here. More...

JUNIOR BOATMEN LEARN BY DOING

STAFF PHOTOS BY MURRAY JUDSON

The Port Aransas Junior Boatmen have launched summer with a bang. A kayak tournament on Sunday, June 29, from 8 a.m.- noon was for members only. More...

Surfing and shrimping

A surfer and a shrimp boat head home, as viewed between the pilings at Horace Caldwell Pier on Tuesday, July 22. More...

Riding for autism awareness

On Saturday, July 19, motorcycle clubs from Corpus Christi banded together and rode in the 2nd Annual Motorcycle Ride & Rally for Autism Awareness. The Cyclone Riders Club hosted the event with more than 80 motorcycles participating. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JULY 13 • 12:20 a.m. A deputy charged two people in the 6300 block of State Hwy. 361 with minors consuming alcohol. • 5:24 a.m. On the beach, a man was charged with public intoxication (PI). More...

PACT seeks actors, musicians for 'Old Time Radio Show'

The Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) is calling for singers, actors and musicians to audition for their new production of The Old Time Radio Show. Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22 and 23, 29 and 30, and Sept. 5-7. More...

Ambitious street plan gets tentative council blessing

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members gave approval, at least in principal, on Thursday, July 17, to an ambitious plan to catch up on street repair and maintenance. More...

'Old Timers' to meet on Aug. 2

Those who lived in Port Aransas is the '70s and '80s are invited to an old timer's reunion party. Remember when the Dunes was the only high-rise condo on the beach? The Barroom Bicycle Races? The White Marlin and Mrs. Pete's restaurants? More...

Empty seats filled on two city boards

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Candidates for a seat on the city's Board of Adjustments and Appeals made it easy for city council members on Thursday, July 17, after the matter had been voted to a tie the previous month. More...













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