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Whoops! The name of The Harbour and Anne Gamboa, who represents the Phyllis Browning Company in San Antonio, which is marketing the property, were both misspelled last week in a story updating development activity in Port Aransas. More ... UTMSI open house to offer new experiences BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER When you visit The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute - Port Aransas (UTMSI) open house this year, don't worry about being distracted by other events. For the first time, MSI has decided to give the biennial open house its own weekend, instead of "piggy-backing" on another eve... More ...
A group of shoppers looks at some of the eight cast aluminum turtles "hatched" at an event held on Friday, May 23 as a fundraiser for Friends of the ARK. The non-profit backers of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute will hold five more... More ... Friends of the ARK will hold series of 'hatchings' Mustang and Padre island beaches aren't the only places where turtles are hatching. This summer, Friends of the ARK (Animal Rehabilitation Keep) will hold a total of seven turtle "hatchings" featuring decorated cast aluminum turtles to raise money for the ARK. More ... Surf Club to cook on the beach The Port Aransas Surf Club will hold its bi-annual Fish and Wild Game Cookout on the beach on Saturday, May 31. The casual event will be at the end of Lantana Drive, near Horace Caldwell Pier. Meals will be served beginning at noon. More ...
TONY AMOS At the recent Sargassum symposium in Corpus Christi we heard about various machines that would remove the weed without removing half the beach at the same time. My mind wandered back to a simpler time. It is a little-known fact of my early adult years that I went into the mowing business. It was... More ... First Friday features 'Guy thing' The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception on June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The June exhibit will feature the "It's a Guy Thing" exhibit. More ... Free surfing lessons offered Saturday Surfing lessons can be had for free this weekend. The Super Saturday event scheduled for June 7 has been moved to Saturday, May 31. More ...
Hurricane May 25-31 is Hurricane Preparedness Week, the week when the National Hurricane Center urges everyone to familiarize himself with what hurricanes are and the damage they can do. More ...
Crews are making progress with the repaving and drainage work on Cotter Avenue between Station Street and the beach. Top, traffic is narrowed to one lane near Tarrant Street as the old pavement is broken up and a new foundation is laid. Closer to the beach, above, the new pavement is down and the ... More ... POLICE BLOTTER CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, MAY 19 • 4:16 p.m. Firefighters extinguished a brush fire at State Hwy. 361 and Beach Access Road 1A. TUESDAY, MAY 20 • 12:53 a.m. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) crews took a sick person from the 400 block of West Avenue C to a Corpus Christi hospital. More ... Mayor seeks look at police department BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Mayor Claude Brown wants to know what's going on with the Port Aransas Police Department, and he's asked that a discussion of the department be put on the city council's June 19 agenda. "I've been down on the beach a couple of times and haven't seen an officer," Brown said. "I've also been asked ... More ... CONSTABLE'S BEAT NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE'S SUNDAY, MAY 18 • 12:07 a.m. A deputy charged a person with public intoxication (PI) in the 700 block of Trout Street. • 1:50 a.m. A person was charged with PI in the 700 block of Trout Street. • 1:57 a.m. More ... No one hurt in truck accident The driver of a dump truck walked away from his overturned vehicle at 3:54 p.m. in the 2600 block of State Hwy. 361 after a good deed turned sour. Police reports show the driver was northbound on State Hwy. More ...
Port Aransas High School seniors pose for a photo at a graduation mass on Sunday, May 25, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Front row: Hannah Coulter, Ashley Hawes, Amanda Hawes, Kathy Ashley, Lia Phillips and Eric Hawes. Back row: Trevor Boyle, Mark LaRue (who attends high school in Corpus Christi),... More ... Port Aransas' first poetry slam set Anyone with a poem in their heart (or hand) and the nerve to perform is invited to a Poetry Slam. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will hold the Poetry Slam on Friday, June 6, in the covered upstairs outdoor section of Pelican's Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister St., begi... More ... Resident cast in one-act play at Rialto Bonnie Isaac of Port Aransas will perform in a one-act play at the Rialto Theater in Aransas Pass in June. The Lady of Larkspur Lotion, by Tennessee Williams, is one of several plays that make up the June production of "An Evening of One Act Plays. More ...
A one-hour yoga class led by Nancy Myers to benefit the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer was held on Sunday, May 25. A total of 32 participants of all ages, both residents and visitors, joined the class on the beach. A spokesperson for the event described it as 'hugely successful. More ...
Migration draws to a close Well, it's over or basically over. Of course, the spring migration is what I am referring to. It is an event all birders look forward to and hate to see end. Two times a year, once in the spring and again in the fall, the migratory birds of North America are on the move, and a significant percenta... More ... |
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