September 4, 2008 RSS feed / Island Life

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Tar balls cleaned from Mustang Island beaches

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
The U.S. Coast Guard and Texas General Land office are investigating to determine the origin of thousands of small tar balls that began washing ashore along miles of Mustang Island shoreline on Saturday, Aug. 30. More...

Mardi Gras in October raises money for schools

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

If you want to eat, drink, be merry, maybe win some great prizes and contribute to the cause of providing a good education for Port Aransas children, Mardi Gras in October might be just the ticket. The event, scheduled for 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. More...

COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS

COAST GUARD SIGNALS

SATURDAY, AUG. 30 • 4:30 P .M . Coast Guard Station Port Aransas was called about a man who had jumped off the fishing boat Ambush in the Gulf of Mexico on a dare. More...

Pepper trees topic of Sept. 11 meeting

Ever wonder how to go about ridding your property of those invasive Brazilian pepper trees? Removing them will be the subject of a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

Lined up

Lined up STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Anglers fish from the south jetty while ships line up off shore to head toward the Port of Corpus Christi on Sunday, Aug. 24. More...

Atkinson benefit set

Friends and family of J.B. Atkinson of Port Aransas are organizing a benefit to help him with medical expenses. Atkinson, a lifelong resident of Port Aransas, was hospitalized after an assault on Saturday, Aug. 30 (see related story page 1A). More...

KIWANIS BENEFIT AT NEWPORT DUNES GOLF CLUB

Golfers may still enter tourney

Golfers who want to be part of history and play their sport for a good cause can still sign up for the first Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Scholarship Golf Tournament. More...

Tar balls recall 'bad old days'

TONY AMOS

Something happened on our Gulf beaches this week that used to be commonplace but has become so rare an occurrence now that it made the news and upset beachgoers and birds alike. I'm talking about tar washing ashore on the beach. More...

Schedule limited for city pool due to maintenance

Seasonal maintenance at the Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool will take place the two weeks between Friday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 19. The pool will remain open, but on a limited schedule on weekdays. More...

Ferry Landing at the ferry landing

STAFF PHOTO BY MURRAY JUDSON Ferry Landing at the ferry landing The Ferry Landing shopping center, under construction at the coner of Cotter Avenue and Cut-off Road, is what visitors to Port Aransas see when they disembark the ferryboats. More...

Lazy days of summer

Pool patrons took advantage of the Labor Day special at the Community Park Pool on Monday, Sept. 1. Jack Loforti, 8 months, and his mom Carah, above, both of Padre Island, and the three below enjoyed an especially relaxing afternoon at half price. More...

Caitlin Pyle listed on National Honor Roll

Caitlin Pyle, a senior at Port Aransas High School, recently qualified for induction into the 2007/2008 National Honor Roll. Pyle is also one of five members of the National Honor Society at Port Aransas High School. More...

WIC representatives set monthly Port Aransas visit Monday, Sept. 8

Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Sept. 8. They will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. More...

Sunset Sounds concert is Sept. 12 at pavilion

The Sunset Sounds free summer concert series will continue on Friday, Sept. 12. The concert, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park, will feature Eddie Lee Skipworth and Friends. More...

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, AUG. 25 • 8:33 A.M . A man was arrested in the 700 block of West Avenue A on outstanding warrants from municipal court. TUESDAY, AUG. 26 • 5:17 A.M . More...

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CONSTABLE'S BEAT

SUNDAY, AUG. 24 • 10 A.M . A deputy arrested a man on the beach who was wanted on 12 outstanding warrants. The warrants were mostly for bad checks, officials said. • 2 p.m. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Abundant living requires optimism

A pessimist says, "If I don't try, I can't fail." The optimist says, "If I don't try I can't win." It is the difference in attitudes that makes for success for one and failure for the other. Optimism is one of the necessary qualities of success. More...

Tidal Wave kids meetings resume

Tidal Wave kids will meet for the first time this school year on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Tidal Wave Kids is a program of music, Bible stories, games and dinner for anyone in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, hosted by the First Baptist Church. More...

Financial workshop available

Anyone who could use a few pointers on how to manage their finances is in luck. The First Baptist Church, 200 N. Station St., will host a financial workshop titled "Good Sense" on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Waterfowl bag limits unchanged

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted waterfowl regulations for 2008-09 with no changes, but hinted next year's process could see significant alterations. More...

APISD to induct reporter Dan Parker into Hall of Fame

South Jetty reporter Dan Parker will be inducted into the Aransas Pass Independent School District Hall of Fame at an upcoming reception. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Paradise Pond free of dreaded weed!

All I can see is weed. When close my eyes, I see weed. My clothes are stained with weed. No, you don't have to raise your eyebrows on this one. More...

Lake Huron a great place

RACHEL PEARSON

On a Tuesday morning, we drove out of Detroit on a highway going northeast toward Canada. After the suburbs peter out, the land in southeastern Michigan stays monotonous for a while. More...

Wednesday is deadline for new Kiwanis calendar

The Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Community Calendar has an early deadline for entries this year. The club is hoping to send the calendar off early and so have set the deadline for Wednesday, Sept. 10. More...

Retro foods live on

BILL SLINGERLAND Food like cars, fashion and music goes through changes. The bundt cake, along with the green bean casserole was big in the '70's. In the '70's, no one ever used chipotle, cilantro or habañera. Now, these three items are in our dip

Watergate Cake with Cover-Up foods live on Frosting 1 box white cake mix 2 packages pistachio instant pudding 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup lemon-lime soda (like 7-Up) 2 envelopes Dream Whip topping 1 cup milk, More...

Beach boy

Beach boy STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Dressed in swim gear including a life jacket, 18-month-old Ryan Flagg of Austin plays on the beach in Port Aransas on Friday, Aug. 22. More...













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