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November 13, 2008 / Island Life

Hoisting the flag

Kim Fon, a resident of the Island Moorings subdivision, joins her neighbors in hoisting a U.S. flag in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. More...

Over 18? Get a flu shot Tuesday

Flu shots are available to anyone over 18. Emergency Medical Services will give the vaccine for $15 per person at the Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. More...

Red Hatters to attend play Friday

The Island Trash Red Hats will attend the Friday, Nov. 14, performance of "Honky Tonk Laundry" as a group. More...

Out for a stroll

Strolling down Avenue C, three mothers and three babies head home after an outing to get some ice cream on Sunday, Nov. 9. More...

JELM Center

November Calendar

Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9:30 a.m. Line Dancing Pollock Center (Beginning Nov. 17) 10: a.m. Writer's Workshop JELM Library 1 p.m. Bridge JELM Library 1 p.m. Needlework JELM Crafts 7 p.m. More...

Swim laps free next week

Lap swimming may cost you some effort, but it won't cost you any money next week at the Community Park pool, 700 Clark Parkway. Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 18 - 21, when the pool is open, the public is invited to swim laps at no charge. More...

North Jetty veteran

Former Port Aransas resident Joe Ryberg estimates he has ridden the Jetty Boat at least 2,000 times over the past 30 years or so to make fishing trips to the North Jetty on San Jose Island. More...

Boatmen mixer set at Virginia's

The Port Aransas Boatmen Association will have a social mixer on Thursday, Nov. 20. It will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. upstairs at Virginia's on the Bay. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER: TONY AMOS

Give birds on beach wide berth

It was early on a peaceful morning on Mustang Island Gulf beach, and I was doing what I do often -- counting and enjoying the shorebirds that were feeding at the water's edge. More...

A salute to veterans

Assembly honors sacrifices

STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransans honored the community's military veterans with prayer, patriotic music and speeches on Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day - in an assembly at the Port Aransas High School gym. More...

Halo flight

An emergency airlift helicopter landed near the playground at H.G. Olsen Elementary on Thursday, Nov. 6, to pick up a 10-year-old female student who had injured her back during recess. The girl was back in school the next day. More...

Reuse!

KPAB to host a Recycle Day Nov. 22

Those defunct computer parts, cell phones and eyeglasses, as well as used books and extra plants, can find a new home on Saturday, Nov. 22. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) will host a Plant Swap/Reuse/ Recycle Day at Roberts Point Park. More...

Relaxed heron

This great blue heron was spotted recently taking a rest by this no hunting sign near Piper Channel. More...

Parrotheads flock together

Ever thought about becoming a Parrot Head? You may have the opportunity to join a local chapter soon. More...

City's sales tax takes hit from Ike

Hurricane Ike took aim on Port Aransas in September, but ended up firing on Galveston. The damage, however, is showing up in sales taxes collected that month, sent to the state in October, and the allocation returned to the city in November. More...

DINING SCOUT

Micro-brew has come to Port Aransas

Bob Pettit has been brewing beer since his college days, and is now brewing it here in Port Aransas. He and his wife June have had a second home and boat in Port Aransas for about seven years. More...

P.A. Movie Time offers after-dark entertainment

Once Daylight Saving Time begins, it's a little more difficult to come up with evening activities in Port Aransas. More...

'Honky Tonk Laundry' continues

The new Port Aransas Community Theater production of "Honky Tonk Laundry" will be performed for two more weekends. The play, by Roger Beane, is in two acts, and stars Katie Crysup-Sikes and Marsha Owen. More...

Friday is deadline to register for writers' workshop at art center

Tomorrow, Friday, Nov.14, is the deadline to register and pay for a one-day writers' workshop conducted by Beverly Charles of Port Aransas. The workshop will be at the Art Center for the Islands on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Artists discount work Saturday at the art center

Christmas is approaching, and if someone on your list is an art lover, the Art Center for the Islands has got a deal for you. This Saturday, Nov. 15, the art center will hold its Third Saturday Sale. From 10 a.m. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

In the ditches

When I was a senior in high school I ran off the road. I was driving home from a late date to celebrate our pending graduation when I fell asleep behind the wheel, ran off the road and stuck my car in the mud up to the chassis. More...

Anderson - Turicchi wedding

Kandace Sherrill Anderson and Zachry Ross Turicchi were married on Saturday, Oct. 18, in the back yard of their home in Port Aransas. The Rev. William Campbell performed the ceremony. More...

BoldFuture initiative seeking input

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

About 20 Port Aransas residents who have a vision for the future of the Coastal Bend put their ideas on paper on Thursday, Nov. 6. More...

All in one: The good, bad, ugly

JOHN FUCIK

As often happens, one's viewpoint will determine whether tribulus terestris' qualities are good, bad or just plain ugly. Its common names are abrojo de flor, (thistle from flower), puncture vine or goatshead. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Just a little bit of heaven

A week in birding-heaven started in Paradise and ended in the Rio Grande Valley. It began, as many things do, at the Scott and Joan Holt Paradise Pond. The two waters drips that were installed are attracting a number of good birds. More...

'Turtle Trail 2008' concludes with auction

EVENT RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT ANIMAL REHABILITATION KEEP

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Supporters of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep of Port Aransas showed their love with their wallets during an auction of 41 aluminum turtles that displayed the talents of area artists. More...

Tree funds sought

Christmas is coming!

Now that Halloween is over, the holiday season is in full swing. The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce- Tourist Bureau began preparations months ago when the organization began fundraising for a new Christmas tree in Roberts Point Park. More...

Council to consider new ordinance

PARK DEDICATION FEES COULD GENERATE $100,000 FOR PARKS PROJECTS

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas City Council will conduct a first reading of a proposed ordinance that would establish a new fee to be charged when a residential building permit is purchased. More...