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Council to look at impact fees BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER SOUTH JETTY City council members will take what will presumably be their final look at a proposal to start roadway impact fees in Port Aransas tonight, Thursday, April 17. The proposal is one that has drawn fire in its final stages from at least one developer. More ...
Young folks do some sand sculpting at Lesson Mountain on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, April 12. Sandscuplting lessons were being offered at Lesson Mountain, an event held just in advance of SandFest, the Texas Sand Sculpture Contest and Festival, to be held Friday to Sunday, April 18-20. More ... Southern sparks flying in PACT's 'Breath of Dusty Air' The Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) production, "A Breath of Dusty Air," opened Thursday, April 10, at the PACT, 2327 State Hwy. 361. Performances will continue through the rest of the month. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, April 17-19, and April 24 and 26. More ... Guided beachwalk is free and open to public 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 spotlight the tidal offering on Friday, April 25. More ... RV talks set FOR BEACH CAMPING BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Should recreational vehicle owners be allowed to camp on the beach - and if so, where? That's a question that faces the city council tonight, Thursday, April 17, when it decides whether to rescind part of an ordinance that restricts RV camping to between beach markers 27 and 34. More ...
Heather Harrison and Patrick Sullivan, both of Converse, were married at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas. The bride is the daughter of Gene and Lisa Albright of Portland, and the groom's parents are David and Amy Sullivan of Port Aransas. More ...
Marriage better with God In Port Aransas we have several different seasons. We have summer tourist season, Winter Texan season, fishing tournament season, surfing season and, of course, the season we are in, baseball season. Now that spring is here, there is another season that is beginning - the "marrying season. More ...
Ken and Marcie Gilley were married in Weatherford on April 11, 1958. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in San Antonio with their son, Matt, his wife Heather, and their children Kenneth and Matthew. The couple has lived in Port Aransas since 1993. More ... IWC hosts missionary for talk on Zaccaeus The Island Worship Center will host a presentation by Nick Della Valle on Sunday, April 27, at 10 a.m. Della Valle has walked 3,300 miles across the U.S. twice as a missionary. He will talk about Zacchaeus, the diminutive tax collector from the Gospel of Luke. More ...
Researcher explains squid to Olsen students Call it Squid 101. Fourth graders at H.G. Olsen Elementary School recently got a science lesson on squid from an expert: Karin Akre, a University of Texas graduate student who is studying squid in Redfish and Corpus Christi bays. More ... CCA benefit banquet set Redfish Bay Chapter, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Texas, will hold its annual banquet on Saturday, April 19, at the Port Aransas Civic Center starting at 6 p.m. Tickets, which include the meal and a CCA membership, are $60 for an individual or $95 for a couple. More ... 12th Annual Texas Sand Sculpture Contest On the Beach between Markers 8 and 11 (Schedule as of press time) Friday, April 18 8 am: Master Sculptors begin sculpting 9 am: SandFest drawing starts 9 am: SandFest Souvenir Shops open 9 am: Pith Helmet Auction opens (Painted by local artists) Noon: Vendors open selling food , art, jewelry, crafts, More ...
Libby Judson, left, and Ceci Gutierrez, both of San Antonio, were in Port Aransas Saturday, April 12, brushing up on their sand sculpting techniques. They will be part of a team competing in the amateur division of the Texas SandFest here Friday through Sunday, April 18-20. Judson is a former resi... More ... Latkovic, new U.S. citizen, to give pledge of allegiance BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Port Aransas city council members will consider matters dealing with Mustang Beach Airport, impact fees, and other topics (see related stories) when they meet tonight, Thursday, April 17 - but first they'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by the city's newest U.S. citizen. More ... 'Muscle' is needed for cleanup April 26 Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) needs help cleaning up Port Aransas beaches. In a joint effort with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), KPAB is hosting the 22nd annual Adopt-A-Beach Clean-up on Saturday, April 26. For this all-volunteer event, KPAB provides the muscle, and the GLO provides th... More ... Get fit Swim laps for free in April as part of Fitness Challenge Lap swimming is being offered at no cost to the public at the Port Aransas Community Pool, 700 Clark Parkway. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the free swim through April as part of the Governor's Texas Round-up Fitness Challenge. More ...
A group of young folks dance in a conga line while the band, Triggerfish, plays on Friday, April 11, during the first of the Sunset Sounds series of free concerts. Concerts are held the second Friday of each month through October at Roberts Point Park. More ... Forum: Dunes can't be replaced by seeding BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER A U.S. Department of Agriculture official who has worked on programs to revegetate areas of South Padre Island branded as "ludicrous" any effort to replace sand dunes by planting seeds. More ... Christie Campbell scholarship fund is taking donations Donations to the Christie Campbell Memorial Scholarship may be made at American Bank in Port Aransas, 216 N. Alister St. The tax-deductible contributions should be sent to the attention of George Horner, treasurer of the scholarship fund. More ... May election activity heats up BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR WHAT: CANDIDATES' NIGHT WHEN: APRIL 24, 6 P.M. WHERE: CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHAT: EARLY VOTING WHEN: APRIL 28 - MAY 2 WHERE: COMMUNITIY CENTER Candidates' Night and the start of early voting are about a week away. More ...
Five island spots you likely will never visit BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Sure, Port Aransas is a small town. You might think you've seen every nook and cranny. But, truth is, there probably still are a few places you've never been - largely because getting access to these spots requires special permission from government officials and a private property owner or two ... More ...
The Port Aransas Relay for Life organization held a brunch for cancer survivors and caregivers on Saturday, April 12, in the Dolphin Room at Cline's Landing. Caregiver Jack Dreessen spoke about caring for his late wife, Alicia, and Bill Behrens told his story as a cancer survivor of 30 years. More ... MSI open house is June 14 BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER The biennial open house at The UT-Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI) will have something new this year, replacing something old. With the sale of the research vessel Longhorn, the MSI was left with only smaller boats to take people on tours of the bays and wetlands. More ...
• Team Super Chicks Relay for Life Flamingos are traveling all over Port Aransas raising money for the American Cancer Society. Send a flamingo to a destination by calling a Super Chick to collect your donation, and she will take it to its next landing. Donations should be made payable to ... More ... Relay for Life to feature activities for all, all night FESTIVAL OF FUN WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 25 WHERE: ROBERTS POINT PARK With only a week to go before the Relay for Life walk that will conclude nine months of fundraising, organizers are encouraging spectators to attend what they hope will become the biggest annual festival in the city. More ...
A worker signals the winch operator as crews pull an I-beam beneath the Mercer House at Oleander and Roberts streets on Monday, April 14. The crews are getting ready to separate the addition at the rear of the house from the house itself, preparatory to moving the entire structure to a new locatio... More ... Kovacs: With numbers now in, 2008 Spring Break went well BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Looking back, City Manager Michael Kovacs feels this year's Spring Break went well. In a report to the city council, Kovacs said operations between March 8 and March 23 - the two-week Spring Break period, including weekends - "were well run, organized, and field staff performed very well. More ... Historic Mercer house might begin final journey on Monday The Mercer House is finally ready to move. Officials of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) said the house will begin its journey on Monday, April 21, from its current location at Roberts and Oleander streets to the Community Center grounds at Alister and Brundrett st... More ... POLICE BLOTTER CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT TUESDAY, APRIL 8 • 10:32 A.M . Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took an injured person from the 200 block of State Hwy. 361 North to a Corpus Christi hospital. • 6:50 p.m. EMS crews took a sick person to a Corpus Christi hospital from the 100 block of West Avenue B. More ...
Law enforcement officers and other chili hotheads raised around $15,000 for the Coastal Bend Peace Officers Association college scholarship fund and the family assistance fund at a chili cookoff at Roberts Point Park on Saturday, April 12. More ... Man charged with stabbing another man A Port Aransas man was in the Nueces County Jail on Tuesday, April 15, under $15,000 bond on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The man, Matthew Honeycutt, 23, is accused of stabbing Joshua Hargett, 25, of Port Aransas, in the hand on Thursday, April 10. More ... Homeowners' tax cap permanent, county appraisal district advises NO PROTEST NEEDED Homeowners' 10 percent cap on the appraised value of the property does not require annual protest to protect it. More ... Council may make 'Island Road' official name for State Hwy. 361 The city may officially rename the part of State Hwy. 361 inside Port Aransas "The Island Road," and ask the Corpus Christi City Council to follow suit. Mayor Claude Brown asked that the matter be put on the council agenda for the meeting tonight, Thursday, April 17. More ... CONSTABLE'S BEAT NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 6 • 12:20 A.M . A deputy cited two people at Beach and Alister streets for minor in possession of alcohol. • 7:24 a.m. A motorist was cited on Tarpon Street for speeding and no liability insurance. More ...
Bill and Penny Slingerland of Port Aransas, and Wayne and Judi Slingerland of Corpus Christi donated part of their inheritance to Habitat for Humanity-Corpus Christi for the construction of a new home in memory of Bill and Wayne Slingerland's late parents. More ... AGENDA PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL APRIL 17, 2008 PROCLAMATION - honoring Mirko Latkovic as a new U.S. citizen PLEDGE - Led by Mirko Latkovic PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION A. Proclaiming April 22 as Earth Day in Port Aransas. B. More ...
Michelle Tran, left, Jenny Luong, right, and Luong's husband Tony have opened a new nail salon, La DolceVita Nails, at 722 Tarpon St., in Port Aransas, offering a variety of manicures and pedicures. Their hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on... More ...
Great days of birding! Thanks to the South Jetty staff, the hermit warbler (see photo) made the newspaper last week. I hope many people were able to see this wonderful bird. It was an adult male and truly beautiful. He should have been west of the Rocky Mountains; instead he was hanging out with a Tennessee warbler in... More ... |
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