July 31, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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Those were the days…

The Pocket Rockets, a popular Port Aransas band in the 1970s, would frequently hold dances on the beach, as pictured above. The band members, playing at right on the beach, were from left, Floyd Moore, Butch Jarvis, and Kit Gutherz. More...

Merit Show winning artists to be featured in First Friday reception

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 exhibit will feature the 2008 winners of the Merit Show, an allmember show held in March. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

A church for everyone

Wow! What a summer. Our tourist population has been incredible, July 4 was an all-time high for many businesses and tourists are back immediately after Dolly (thank you, God, for watching over us). More...

Troutt to celebrate 100th

Lillian L. Troutt of Port Aransas is about to celebrate her 100th birthday. Troutt was born in Arkansas, on Aug. 15, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hampton. She had seven brothers and sisters, all of whom lived past 90. More...

Beach 'ball

Football season is approaching once again, and even though you won't see any organized gridiron action at Port Aransas High School, which has no football program, the occasional casual game breaks out among beachgoers. More...

Wrestling with a shark

A man peers and then reaches into the mouth of his shark-shaped kite as he tries to figure out what was keeping the kite from flying right on the beach in Port Aransas on Monday, July 28. 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...

Pedal to the metal

Police Sgt. Sandra Franco prepares to go on patrol on the first of two police department bicycles. The bicycles will be used only in congested areas, and when there are enough officers on regular duty, Police Chief Sam Russell said. More...

Ball picked up again in burglary probe

Police say a complaint about lack of progress in a burglary investigation seems to have been the result of missed communications, miscommunications and sometimes no communications at all. More...

Good Golly, Miss Dolly!

Staff photos by Dan Parker Port Aransas was brushed by the outer bands of Hurricane Dolly on Wednesday, July 23, as she made landfall near South Padre Island on the southern tip of Texas. More...

Paving the way

Workmen brush sand between bricks on a walkway in front of the Port Aransas Community Center and Mercer House in the 400 block of North Alister Street. More...

Marks takes Slam

Alice Marks of Port Aransas took first place after three rounds of competition at the Port Aransas Sand Slam poetry competition on Friday, July 25. She won $10 and a gift certificate. The next Sand Slam will be held on Friday, Aug. 22. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Dedicated birders say: Give a hoot -- check out a coot

American coots are common marsh birds and most people don't give a hoot about a coot. Even in the bird world they don't get a lot of attention, but I like all birds and I like to watch all birds, and some coot behavior recently got my attention. More...

Champagne cruise-mini taste tickets go on sale Monday for Sept. 5 event

Tickets for the Port Aransas Rotary Club Champagne Cruise and Mini-Taste of Port Aransas go on sale Monday, Aug. 4. The benefit is set for Friday, Sept. 5, aboard the Scat Cat out of Fisherman's Wharf. More...

Reunion of '70s, '80s residents slated

SATURDAY AT BERNIE'S

Revisit Port Aransas of the '70s and '80s. Those who lived here during those decades are invited to an old timers' reunion party. Remember when the Dunes was the only high-rise condo on the beach? The Barroom Bicycle Races? More...

Meeting today at park to consider Christmas decor

A Christmas decoration meeting will be held at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, July 31, at Roberts Point Park. Last week's meeting was rescheduled due to Hurricane Dolly. More...

Happy campers

A big group of Port Aransas children attended Zephyr Baptist Encampment in Mathis July 9-12. More...

Memorial slated for Glen Bearden

for Glen Bearden A memorial service for Bert G. "Glen" Bearden will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The service is set for 10 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8967, 311 N. Alister St. in Port Aransas. More...

Baptists set Bible school August 3-7

The First Baptist Church, 200 N. Station St., will host a week of vacation Bible school Sunday through Thursday, August 3 - 7. More...

Council to examine budget

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

City council members expect few, if any, surprises tonight, Thursday, July 31, when they get their first look at a proposed city budget for 2008. More...

School district fingerprinting new hires

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas Independent School District is in the midst of a gradual, months-long effort to fingerprint employees to comply with a state law that took effect earlier this year. More...

City takes steps to gain funding

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas took a step toward gaining official recognition as well as grants for its historic preservation program on Thursday, July 17, when city council members tasked the Planning and Zoning Commission with overseeing preservation activities i More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

FRIDAY, JULY 25 • 8:49 a.m. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 200 block of Glendale to a Corpus Christi hospital. • 12:50 p.m. More...

Burglars hit churches and vehicles in weekend spree

Port Aransas police are looking for the people who have broken into three Port Aransas churches, the concession stand at the Community Park, the Port Aransas trolley and the Flexi-B bus - all in the last few days. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JULY 20 • 10 a.m. A deputy issued a citation on the beach for no driver's license. • 11:40 a.m. A motorist was cited on the beach for expired inspection sticker • 8:38 p.m. More...

Serenity to visit beach again with Saturday yoga

Join others in a morning of stretching, strengthening and serenity at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Aug. 9. 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...

Mercer House funds, work progress

Backers of the Mercer House museum in Port Aransas took a big step forward on Saturday, July 26, with a fundraiser at The Moorings hosted by Jane Santa Maria Gnazzo. More...

Band brings bluegrass mix to Sunset Sounds

The Sunset Sounds free summer concert series continues tomorrow night, Friday, Aug. 8. The free concert, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park, will feature The Rosewood Band. More...

Movies assault the senses

TONY AMOS

This is where I begin to show that I'm becoming an old fart (but not so old that I don't mind using that word in this context - if the editor permitsrather than using an f with a few asterisks that could be misinterpreted for a really offensive w More...













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