January 1, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

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Adult students' work is focus of First Friday art reception

The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception on Jan. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The January exhibit will feature the works of adult students in art center classes and workshops. More...

Craft activities' schedule changed

The We're Having Fun craft activities at the Pollock Center are being moved to Mondays at 1 p.m. through the rest of the season, beginning Jan. 5. The activity scheduled for Monday, Jan. More...

EMT basic training course offered by city to start Monday

It's not too late to apply for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic training course to be offered by the City of Port Aransas. More...

Hughes to teach rug painting

The first Hands On Workshop of the season will be rug painting with Arlene Hughes. The workshop will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. in the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. More...

New Year's Day closures told

Public offices and banks in Port Aransas will take time off for New Year's Day. City offices will be closed on New Year's Day, and no trash will be collected. The Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. More...

New Year's bubbly

David Wisser assumes the task of ensuring that plenty of champagne is in stock on the shelves at the the Port Aransas Family Center IGA on Tuesday, Dec. 30, with the countdown to the New Year just around the corner. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER: TONY AMOS

In search of elusive ant shrike

It was Christmas Eve in the morning, and I was at the ARK early to see how Uncle Sam the bald eagle was doing. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

The numbers game

Birding, the greatest game of hide and seek, is also a numbers game. The totals for the Guadalupe River Delta/McFaddin Christmas Bird Count are in. It was our second CBC of the season, and the numbers were down. More...

Residential yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Marcus and Marsha Starkey, located at 315 Laurel, as December's residential yard of the month. More...

BIRDING ON THE BOARDWALK: ADVENTURE EVERY WEDNESDAY

PARADISE BIRDS
BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A pair of terns circled and dove into the shallow water of the marsh as a crowd of birdwatchers ambled onto the boardwalk at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center recently. Were they Caspian terns? Royal terns, least terns or common terns? More...

Dune wreck

Port Aransas police officer Milton Zidek inspects an older model pickup truck that was apparently abandoned in the new dune line on the beach between Sandcastle Drive and Access Road 1A. Driving in the dunes is prohibited by city ordinance. More...

Jack-up rig

Tug boats tow a jack-up rig through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel toward a mooring in port. Rigs such as these attract a lot of attention from visitors to Port Aransas, as they are not a common sight on the mainland. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

It's a new year

It just blows my mind that 2008 is over and done with and 2009 is here. We could go back and reflect on 2008, but I choose to look forward to a new year. I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, mainly because I don't stick to them. More...

AT YOUR LIBRARY

New books help New Year's resolutions

Happy New Year! It's that time people like to make New Year's resolutions. Are you thinking about losing weight, exercising, quitting smoking, changing jobs, saving money, simplifying your life? More...

Tennis tourney is Saturday

Visitors are invited to join residents for the monthly "just for fun" mixed doubles tournament on Saturday, Jan. 3 Entry fee is a can of new tennis balls - players don't even need a partner. More...

Art center offering workshops

Stave off the post-Christmas blues with one of several workshops offered by the Art Center for the Islands. Pre-registration and prepayment are required for some classes, and supply lists are available at the front desk at the art center. More...

Food Bank subject of Brown Bag

Ever wonder how the food bank works? At the next lecture in the Brown Bag Lecture Series, Wednesday, Jan. 7, you can learn all about it. Beginning at noon in the Pollock Center, 129 S. More...

Amos to speak Tuesday night

Tony Amos will discuss Hurricane Ike and beach marine debris on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Amos, a research fellow at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, will speak in the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

PACT auditions open

If you've ever felt a yearning for the stage, now may your time. The Port Aransas Community Theater will hold auditions for its next production on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. More...

Looking at 2008 in the rearview mirror

Port Aransas weathered three hurricane threats, the resignations of a police chief, superintendent, city finance officer and head girls' basketball coach, as well as the passing of beloved friends and neighbors during 2008. More...

Pass is PAPHA topic on Jan. 8

The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will jointly sponsor a presentation about the Aransas Pass. The program will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8. More...

Obama's book topic of discussion

Library Book club to meet January 13

The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The club, open to the public, meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library. More...

In the pass

Mark Brewster, of Cardington, Ohio, fishes near the end of the south jetty as a ship, the Liberty Glory, steams through the Aransas Pass on a cool, overcast Friday, Dec. 26. More...

Balancing birds

A pair of birds perform a balancing act on a structure in the flats at the Leonabelle Turner Birding center. More...

Beach yoga set

Start 2009 in serenity. Attend Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Jan. 10. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

January is kick-off for Relay for Life

January marks the beginning of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life drive. Teams are forming, fundraisers are in the works, and a kick off rally is scheduled. The kick off rally will be on Thursday, Jan. More...

Police to patrol for illegal fireworks

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Police, deputies and firefighters planned to patrol Port Aransas streets to prevent people from shooting off fireworks on New Year's Eve, law enforcement authorities said. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, DEC. 22 9:14 a.m. • A theft of a motor vehicle license plate was reported at the Port Aransas Police Department, 700 W. Avenue A. 9:24 a.m. • A motorist was assisted in the700 block of North Street. 12:22 p.m. More...

Federal funds could finance some city projects

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

If President-elect Barack Obama pushes an economic stimulus bill for infrastructure and energy enhancement as well as for law enforcement, the City of Port Aransas will stand in line for more than $21.5 million to fund various projects. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

FRIDAY, DEC. 26 1 a.m. • A deputy responded to a false alarm in the 500 block of Cut-off Road. 1:40 a.m. • A constable's deputy responded to a 911 hangup in the 900 block of Banyan Road, and discovered the call was accidental. More...

A better bicycle

Above: Jean Webb of Port Aransas rides a bicycle that he rigged with a small gasoline-powered engine. Webb was riding the bike through Roberts Point Park on Friday, Dec. 26. More...

JELM Center January Calendar

Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9:15 a.m. Beginner's Line Dancing Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer's Workshop JELM Library 10:45 a.m. Advanced Line Dancing Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer's Workshop JELM Library 1 p.m. More...

New PACT play to open

The new Port Aransas Community Theater production opens Thursday, Jan. 8. The PACT winter musical production is entitled "Fourth Of July." Performances will be Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 8 - 31, with a 2:30 p.m. More...

Meander into 2009

Meet the New Year head-on with a two-mile fun run or a 2009-meter walk. Meet at the Port Aransas Community Park, 700 Clark Blvd., off Ross Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 2:09 p.m. More...













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