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There are still two Sunset Sounds free summer concerts scheduled. The next-to-last is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 12. The concert, from 7 to 9 p.m. More ... From left, Emma Shannon, 11, Hadley Hendrick, 12, and Summer Hernandez, 11, all of Port Aransas, carry a surfboard en route to catch a few waves near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, Sept. 5. The trio was part of the Back to School Beach Bash -- a beach party that attracted a few dozen Port Aransas children and their parents. More ... Friends and family of J.B. Atkinson of Port Aransas have organized a benefit dinner and auction to help him with medical expenses. It was scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Coast Club, 1023 State Hwy. 361, Suite A. Due to potential weather conditions, it has been tentatively rescheduled for the following Saturday, Sept. 20. More ... Those invasive Brazilian pepper trees are a problem for many Port Aransas property owners. Removing them will be the subject of a meeting today, Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. More ... Enjoy a beach morning and a little yoga at the same time at Yoga on the Beach, Saturday, Sept. 13. Nancy Myers will instruct beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. The public is invited to attend the free class, held the second Saturday of each month. More ... Seasonal maintenance at the Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool will continue through Friday, Sept. 19. The pool will remain open, but on a limited schedule on weekdays. The pool is usually closed on Mondays and will open Tuesday through Friday for lap swimming from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., both weeks. More ... The Art Center for the Islands is the September host for one of a series of "hatchings" of painted or decorated cast aluminum turtles. The September "hatching," part of the Turtle Trail 2008, is open to the public and will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More ... A group from Shapes for Women in Port Aransas made it their summer project to raise funds for care packages to be sent to troops overseas. They raised $2,400 and shipped 27 care packages, containing various toiletries, magazines, I-tunes gift cards, cool ties and snacks. More ... I'm sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about what faith is. Webster's Dictionary says that faith is trust, confidence… complete acceptance of a truth that cannot be demonstrated or proved by the process of logical thought…the virtue by which a Christian believes in the revealed truths of God. More ... Captain John C. (Chris) Acosta, a 1998 Port Aransas High School graduate, will return to the U.S. with his wife Megan, after being stationed in Germany for the past four years. Acosta served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2005 before reporting to U.S. Army Headquarters in Heidelberg to serve as the Information Management Division Deputy Chief of Operations. More ... If you go to the Mardi Gras in October celebration, you won't just be enjoying a shrimp boil, live music and the opportunity to win some cool prizes. By paying your way into the event and taking part in silent auctions and drawings there, you'll also be helping fund grants meant to improve educational opportunities at Port Aransas schools. More ... The September First Friday reception was held Friday, Sept. 5 at Art Center for the Islands. Clockwise from the top, musicians Jack Gant and Ken Barnett entertain the crowd, exhibiting artist, Blake Taveapont explains the lighting effects of one of his paintings, and art fans admire the various paintings. More ... Dressing room This past Saturday, I went to the first wedding of my adult life. It was a childhood friend of Rory's older brother's getting married, which is to say, I didn't know a soul. (Even as we pass through our mid-20s and into our late 20s, my close friends are nowhere near marriage. More ... The Art Center for the Islands is offering a variety of workshops for the fall. Pre-registration and prepayment are required for some classes, and supply lists are available at the front desk at the art center. A workshop in hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery with Bill Hildebrand will be held Sept. 15 through Nov. 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. More ... The roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Freedom, out of Wilmington, Del., steams through Port Aransas en route to the Port of Corpus Christi just ahead of Hurricane Ike. The Freedom, operated by American Roll-On, Roll-Off Carrier (ARC), is one of the U.S. Maritime Administration's cargo vessels used to move military equipment and supplies around the world. More ... The Nueces County grand jury may hear a complaint today, Thursday, Sept. 11, from the Port Aransas Police Department alleging excessive force in an assault on J.B. Atkinson. Atkinson, 26, of Port Aransas was allegedly assaulted early Saturday morning, Aug. More ... The Port Aransas City Council is expected to adopt a tax rate and budget during a special meeting scheduled for today - Thursday, Sept. 11. The meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m., will be at the city council chamber, 710 W. Avenue A. More ... Art lovers will have the opportunity to find a deal on Saturday, Sept. 20, when the Art Center for the Islands will hold its Third Saturday Sale. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off some or all of their work. More ... A new Tuesday night poetry group is forming. The Art Center for the Islands and the Laughing Gull Writing Contest are joining forces to generate the group, which they would like to see begin in September, if enough interest is expressed. More ... Photographed from the water, about 100 yards beyond the end of Horace Caldwell Pier, two surfers ride a wave generated by Hurricane Gustav on Monday, Sept. 1. That's the Sandcastle condominium in the background. More ... Declaring he is "not expecting a lot, but hoping for a lot," City Councilman Charles Bujan said he is encouraged after an appearance by a Charter Communications representative at the Thursday, Aug. 21, council meeting. Bujan had sought Charter Cable responses to a stack of complaints he said he received by Port Aransas residents unhappy with the cable company's service. More ... Shade Vaughn, who grew up in Port Aransas, was living in New York City when terrorists crashed two airliners into the twin towers of the World Trade Center seven years ago today - on Sept. 11, 2001. More ... Workers plant grass on the grounds of the Port Aransas Community Center on Friday, Sept. 5, as work continues to refurbish the property. More ... Randy Clay was sitting on his balcony at Cline's Landing just after noon on Thursday, Sept. 4, when he saw the rig supply vessel Sea Spirit make a quick turn between the jetties. Clay got his camera and got this photo of the Sea Spirit crew recovering a man who had apparently fallen overboard as the vessel was outbound between the jetties. More ... MONDAY, SEPT. 1 •10 a.m. A vehicle was impounded when an officer stopped a suspicious vehicle at Pole 31 on the beach. • 10:38 a.m. An animal was impounded when the animal control officer responded to a call about an animal at large in the 200 block of East Cotter Avenue. • 2:47 p.m. More ... A Corpus Christi man is in Nueces County jail on multiple charges after an early morning chase Wednesday, Sept. 3. Of particular interest to Precinct 4 Constable Bobby Sherwood, is a list of Port Aransas telephone numbers the man had with him. Those numbers could lead to arrests on drugrelated charges, Sherwood said. More ... Port Aransas police say they've solved at least one burglary with the charging of a juvenile boy. Executive Lt. Darryl Johnson said police Sgt. Terry Syler was patrolling near Glendale and Station streets at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, when he saw two boys running south on Station Street. More ... A 31-year-old San Antonio man was charged with driving while intoxicated after being involved in a head-on collision on Friday, Sept. 5. More ... SUNDAY, AUG. 31 • 11:30 a.m. Deputies arrested a man for warrants in the 200 block of Oleander Street. • 2:30 p.m. A deputy arrested a man for public intoxication (PI) on the beach. • 8 p.m. A citation for no insurance was issued by a deputy to a woman on the beach. More ... A Port Aransas man is in Nueces County Jail on two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one charge of possession of dangerous drugs and on a charge of evading arrest after an early morning chase Monday, Sept. 8. Constable Bobby Sherwood said Deputy Kevin Quesada spotted John Henry Studeman, 35, riding a bicycle on Avenue A at 2:50 a.m. Monday. More ... An Athens woman is charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after she allegedly tried to run over a police officer with her vehicle. Officer Darrell Harvill reported he began following the woman in her car at 10:21 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. More ... Once one of the most abundant of shorebirds, the handsome red knot has declined in population from 120,000 to 30,000 in 10 years. Here on Mustang Island on the Gulf beach between Access Roads 1 and 2, I have counted 143,352 red knots in the past 30 years. More ... |
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