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Lifeguard classes begin tomorrow Tomorrow, Friday, June 6, is the last opportunity this summer to sign up for, and begin attending, a lifeguard class in Port Aransas. More ...
The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception this Friday, June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The June exhibit will feature the "It's aGuyThing"exhibit. More ... Book club will investigate novel 'Water for Elephants' by J.Walls If you are a fast reader, time remains to read the selected book and join the book discussion. More ... WIC unit due Monday Representatives from the WIC (Women,Infantsand Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, June 9. Situated at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St. More ... Poetry Slam slated for Friday Poets and poetry lovers are invited to attend what may be the first of many poetry slams in Port Aransas. More ...
Presenting checks for $2,500 each from proceeds of SandFest (held April 18-20 on the beach in Port Aransas) are, third from left, Betty Crawford, president of the SandFest Board of Directors; and, fourth from left, Elleece Calvert, SandFest's event director. More ...
Facing your giant Some of us at Island Worship Center have been reading a book by Max Lucado titled Facing Your Giants. It is an awesome book, and it is refreshing to know that whatever we go through, we go through it with God and we can win. We all have giants in our lives. Maybe for you it's a divorce, maybe you... More ...
Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is holding a Vacation Bible School this summer. The theme is Rainforest Adventure and classes are open to children from age 4 to those entering sixth grade. Classes are scheduled for June 16 - 20 at the church from 9 a.m. to noon each day and are free. To regi... More ... Yoga class on beach offered on June 14 Relax and rejuvenate, body and spirit at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, June 14. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. The public is invited to attend the class, held the second Saturday of the month. More ...
BILL SLINGERLAND A summertime pleasure that everyone enjoys here on the coast is grilled shrimp. The aroma of shrimp on the barbecue pit wafting in the air is a sure sign of summer. Large to jumbo shrimp work well for grilling. These can be found at local fish markets or from boats down at the harbor. Most grilled... More ... Toilet paper caper puts heat on inmate An 18-year-old Victoria man has been charged with arson after police said he set a wad of toilet paper on fire in a jail cell at the Port Aransas Police Department. Daniel Joseph Berry told police he set the fire at 3:02 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, because he was trying to keep warm, said PAPD Lt.... More ...
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Dusty Patterson, 18, of Port Aransas, has won a contest to create the most attractive logo for this year's Deep Sea Roundup fishing tournament. Port Aransas Boatmen Inc., the organization that sponsors the Deep Sea Roundup, awarded Patterson a $500 scholarship for creating the winning design. The... More ... Science camp scholarships offered Financial assistance is being offered for children whose families can't afford to enroll them in a field science summer camp program at Port Aransas schools this summer. Folks seeking financial assistance should go to the Port Aransas Independent School District's (PAISD) administrative offices o... More ...
Hazel Morris, a freshman at Port Aransas High School, has been invited to participate in an intensive summer ballet workshop produced by the Joffrey Ballet, called Elite Ecole. More ...
As spectators look on, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle crawls up onto a dune on the beach in Port Aransas, seeking a spot to lay 83 eggs on Tuesday, June 3. City workers and wildlife officials kept traffic away from the turtle while it dug a hole for the eggs. The Kemp's ridley is on the federal govern... More ...
Dressed in sumo wrestler suits, freshly graduated Port Aransas High School seniors Cody Collins, left, and Zack Merrill are ready for battle in a fun activity at Project Graduation, an all-night, lockedin party held at the Port Aransas Civic Center on PAHS graduation night, May 30-31. More ...
Freshly graduated Port Aransas High School senior Elaine Franco, left, and PAHS sophomore Christian Collins climb up a climbing wall set up at Project Graduation. More ... Explorer, Discovery camps offering summer activities Kids in Port Aransas have the opportunity to get out of the house and spend some time discovering and exploring all sorts of activities this summer. Two day-camps for two age groups are being offered by the Port Aransas Independent School District (PAISD) and the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation... More ...
From left, Mason Barwise, Robert Carlough and Kai Kidd walk, flags in hand, in a procession during pre-kindergarten graduation ceremonies at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Thursday, May 29. More ... 25-cent movies to be shown Movies for a quarter? No, it's not 1965, it's Family Movie Night in Port Aransas, 2008. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a 25 cent movie night. Family friendly movies will be shown every Thursday from June 19 through Aug. 14, at Ellis Memorial Library, 710 W ... More ... KIDS' CALENDAR PORT ARANSAS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Activities listed will be held at the Girl Scout hut, 739 W. Ave. A, unless otherwise noted. Activities are for children age five and up, and cost $2 for the first child, $1 for additional children. Parents are welcome at no charge. Call 749-4158 two days in advance to register. More ... Summer art classes offered to kids The Art Center for the Islands and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department have joined forces to offer summer art classes for children five and older this summer. Some information provided last week was incorrect. More ...
Rob Phillips, coach of the Sunbirds Little League softball team, shaves his legs while seated on a field at Port Aransas Community Park on Thursday, May 29. Phillips was making good on a bet he made with his team earlier in the season, that he would shave his legs on the pitcher's mound if the tea... More ...
Joshua Taylor, 9, of Port Aransas, gets to his feet during a surf lesson as instructor Brittany Tupaj applauds his success on Saturday, May 31, near Horace Caldwell Pier. A bunch of kids got free surf lessons from experienced surfers on the Super Saturday event, courtesy of the Port Aransas Parks ... More ... Girl fundraising for the Heart Association Jade Mouton of Port Aransas is a 9-year-old girl who has heart disease, and she would like to help others like herself. Mouton has set a fundraising goal to donate to the American Heart Association. She has several projects and events planned for the near future. More ... Tomatoes pulled due to Salmonella BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR Opt for cherry or grape tomatoes, or tomatoes still attached to the vine until the all-clear comes from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More ...
Steve Zarych discovers a coconut on the shore while leading a beach walk near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, May 23. Studded with goose neck barnacles, the coconut could have drifted to Port Aransas from origins hundreds or even thousands of miles away, Zarych said. More ... KPAB meeting is delayed until fall The June meeting of Keep Port Aransas Beautiful has been cancelled. The club will meet again in August or September to elect officers. Anyone interested should contact a board member. More ...
RACHEL PEARSON On Tuesday of last week, I took the MCAT. That is, the medical college admissions test. I won't know my scores for a month, and they are only one of many factors that med schools consider. But I'm glad it's over. More ... POLICE BLOTTER CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT TUESDAY, MAY 27 • 10:40 A.M . An ambulance took a sick person from the 600 block of LaJuana Court to North Bay Hospital in Aransas Pass. • 12:07 p.m. A sick person was taken by ambulance from the 600 block of West Avenue A to Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline. More ... PACT election slated Officers will be elected when the new board of directors of the Port Aransas Community Theater meets on Monday, June 9. Three board members were elected at a meeting Tuesday, May 27. They will join six other sitting board members. More ... A pool for pops Dads to swim free on Father's Day There's no free lunch, but there is a free swim. For dads, that is. The Port Aransas Community Park pool is letting all dads swim free when they bring kids to the pool to swim on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15. The pool, at 700 Clark Parkway, is open from noon to 6 p.m. More ... Vickie Cross to perform at park show The Sunset Sounds concert series, sponsored by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, will present a concert on Friday, June 13. This month's performer, Vickie Cross, sings gospel and country music. Cross has opened for and sung with Robert Earl Keen and Charlie Roberson and recently made t... More ... City receives grant to cut pepper plants Birds to benefit Pepper trees are out, birds are in. The City of Port Aransas has been awarded a grant to help enforce that edict. The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO) has earmarked $651,000 in grants for conservation of wildlife habitats on the Texas coast. The money was raised by the Great Texas Birding Class... More ... CONSTABLE'S BEAT NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE'S SUNDAY, MAY 25 • 2:25 a.m. Deputies arrested three people for fighting and public intoxication (PI) in the 700 block of Trout Street. TUESDAY, MAY 27 • 9 A.M . A deputy arrested a person on warrants at 705 W. Ave. A. More ...
The Port Aransas Junior Boatmen met at the Port Aransas Coast Guard Station on Thursday, May 29. They received a complete tour of the facilities, a lesson on boating safety, and a trip on a Coast Guard boat. More ... Visitors welcome to join round robin tennis tourney Visitors are welcome to join residents for a round robin tennis tournament on Saturday, June 7. The free event will be at the courts on Station Street. While no admission is charged, players are asked to bring a can of new tennis balls. Partners are drawn at random for the all-doubles event. More ... $643,549! Feds provide grant for extra-large ferry that's under design A $643,549 grant from the Federal Highway Administration, announced late last week, brings Port Aransas a step closer to getting a new ferry for the ride across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The federal grant to the city brings total funding for the new ferry to about $5.6 million. More ...
The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen Beachcomber Motel, located at 539 12th St., as May's commercial yard of the month. Spencer Huey, son of owners Carol and Steve, maintains the grounds around the motel. Plants include cannas, vinca, cacti, mandevilla, lantana, hibiscus, bougainvillea, pigmy p... More ... UTMSI to hold open house on June 14 If it's warm, go to the Antarctic. If it's cold, visit a tropical coral reef. Both extremes will be available (even if only on film) at this year's biennial open house at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). The open house, on Saturday, June 14, will run from 8 a.m... More ... Cable gripes headed to council BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER City Councilman Charles Bujan has a collection of citizen complaints he plans to bring to the June 19 city council meeting, and he's expecting more before that date. Bujan laid his own complaints about Charter Communications, the city's cable TV provider, before the council last month, along with... More ...
Museum salutes women surfers, including Port Aransans BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Female surfers haven't always gotten the respect they deserve - neither on Texas shores nor on beaches around the world. Too often, women have been depicted simply as props in surf culture, as bikini chicks sitting on the beach, looking pretty and not much more. More ...
Another failed Amos adventure; fiesty cardinal The next challenge for the Amos Brothers Specialty Mowing Co., Ltd in 1956 was an offshore reef that someone thought needed tidying up. We had to wait for a rare calm South Shore Bermuda day, suitable transportation out to the reef, and a shark look-out person. More ...
Reading program under way The library summer reading program began yesterday, Wednesday, June 4. It will take place every Wednesday for seven weeks from 10 to 11 a.m. in the library meeting room. The program is geared toward children ages four to nine years old. More ... Christian music night set June 19 Thursday Night Live, an evening of Christian praise music and good fellowship, is scheduled for Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy music provided by Port Aransas youth and adults at Pelican's Landing back yard. Sponsored by the Community Presbyterian Church, the event is ... More ...
Brilliant breeding plumage, dances Shimmering, shimmering. I can't get that word out of my mind or my "mind's eye", and that has brought about other memories. We have been privy to some breeding displays lately that I keep thinking about. One display was of a bronzed cowbird, and it was not his "helicopter flight," but a part of hi... More ...
On Friday, May 30, hula dancers, B.G. McBride, left, Nancy Teller, Peggy Franzen, Ali Fremming and Julie Shodrock performed a special hula dance for the children of Katy Brennan's kindergarten class. The children were having a luau in class that day with food, music and fun. More ... |
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