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August 21, 2008 / Island Life

'Radio notes' opens Friday

Tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 22, is opening night for the Port Aransas Community Theater production of Radio Notes from an Island. More...

Bus of contention

Residents express their discontent over bus; owner moves it and mows

Residents express their discontent over bus; owner moves it and mows over Port Aransas businessman Jim Urban said this week he would have no comment on the former musicians' tour bus that's sitting on his property at the corner of Avenue G and South More...

Nap time

This laughing gull seems to be catching a few winks atop one of the pilings at the ferry landing. More...

Blood drive is next week

The Coastal Bend Blood Center is holding a blood drive in Port Aransas on Thursday, Aug. 28. The donation center will be in the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Kiwanis slate benefit golf tourney

AT NEWPORT DUNES GOLF CLUB

The Newport Dunes Golf Club isn't even open, but its first golf tournament is already scheduled. The first Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Scholarship Golf Tournament is slated for Saturday, Sept. 13. More...

The Wetlands Education Center at the U.T. Marine Science Institute was 20 years in the planning, and ... now it's open

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Dr. Rick Tinnin calls the Wetlands Education Center at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute "the longest gestation I've ever seen." Tinnin first proposed the idea back in 1989. More...

Guided walk on beach set Friday morning

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 explore the tidal offering tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 22. More...

Some to take off Sept. 1 for Labor Day holiday

The Labor Day holiday, Monday, Sept. 1, will be a day out of the office for many in Port Aransas, but for those in the hospitality industry it will be business as usual. More...

Residents invited to hearing Monday on new city budget

Residents will get their first chance to be heard on the city's proposed 2009 budget at 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25. That's the date set for the first of two hearings on the budget and tax rate. The second hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. More...

Tall order

An inbound jack-up production rig is moved through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the ferry landings in Port Aransas on Monday, Aug. 18. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, AUG. 10 • 2 a.m. A deputy charged a person in the 700 block of Trout Street with public intoxication (PI). • 11:30 a.m. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

The sport of birding, and what a sport it is!

Recently, I went to a couple of low tide areas to check for missing shorebirds. I am speaking of missing, as in missing from my first of season list for the fall. Sure enough, some of the good birds were in. More...

Poets who know it asked to show 'stuff' tomorrow

If an evening of poetry with a few friends and a warm summer breeze sounds appealing, the Port Aransas Poetry Sand Slam may be the just the ticket. Audience members and competitors are invited to the slam tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 22. More...

Turtle 'hatching' set tonight at Back Porch

The fourth of six opportunities to inspect decorated aluminum turtles is today, Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Back Porch Bar, 132 W. Cotter Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

The one behind them all

School starts Monday. In an annual rite, teachers who have worked for the past month setting up their rooms will welcome students who will drag themselves out of bed hours earlier than any time in the past three months. More...

If you hurry, you can still go on Champagne Cruise

There is still time and there are still tickets available for the Port Aransas Rotary Club Champagne Cruise and Mini-Taste of Port Aransas scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5. Tickets may be purchased at ValueBank Texas in Port Aransas, 500 S. More...

AGENDA

PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL

1. Call to order 2. Pledge and prayer 3. Presentation A. Presentation by a representative from the Texas Water Development Board on Community Rating System with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) B. More...

Bond vote set for November

STREET, DRAINAGE WORK ON BALLOT