January 22, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

Dine Around town

Sample island cuisine, enjoy shops and socialize Monday

Time is running out to buy tickets for the 12th annual Port Aransas Merchant's Dine Around, set for Monday, Jan. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. More...

Poets will throw down on Friday

Be entertained by poets and performers at the Sand Slam tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 23, at Moby Dick's restaurant, 517 S. Alister St. Presenting poets must sign up by 7:30 p.m., and the performance starts at 8 p.m. More...

Webb will address seafood production

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute's public lecture series will continue tonight, Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Visitor Center, on East Cotter Avenue just before you reach the beach. Tonight's lecture will be given by Dr. More...

Sandy Awards to be presented

The Port Aransas Community Theatre will present the sixth annual Sandy Awards at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. This red carpet event will be held at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361, and will include hors d'oeuvres, spirits and entertainment. More...

Chamber to participate in Travel Fair in Fulton

The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau staff members will travel to Fulton on Wednesday, Jan. 28. More...

Fighting back

From left: Cancer survivor Bill Behrens, Relay for Life organizer Lisa Shelton and cancer caregiver Sheila Schnorr hold luminaries during the Jan. 15 kick-off rally for Relay for Life at the Port Aransas Community Center. More...

Book Club to meet on February 17

Now would be a good time to check out the next selection for the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group. The next meeting is on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The club, open to the public, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. in the library. More...

Citywide garage listings are due Monday, Jan. 26

Monday, Jan. 26, is the dealine to place listings for the citywide garage sale scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31. The sale is sponsored by Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

Claim homestead exemptions now

Deadline is April 30

The filing period for homeowners who purchased homes in 2008, or others who have not previously taken advantage of the homestead exemption, began on Jan. 1. More...

Water tank treated to full renovation

A renovation job recently was completed on a 1.5 million-gallon water storage tank that serves Port Aransas. Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 commissioned N.G. More...

SandFest needs help

SandFest wants you. Event director Elleece Calvert is rounding up volunteers, sponsors and donations for this year's festival, scheduled for April 17-19. Volunteers are needed for almost every aspect of the operation. More...

Six autos burglarized in one-night spree

Six unlocked and unattended automobiles and pickup trucks were burglarized just after midnight on Monday, Jan. 19, on Corpus Christi Channel Street. More...

Spelling bee slated

Get your dictionary out and bone up on your spelling. Word-ology is a spelling bee open to all ages from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. There are three age groups in which to compete. More...

Freedom of Information request filed in JP audit

Nueces County Attorney Laura Garza Jimenez said the county will seek an opinion from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott concerning whether it can release the results of an audit of the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace office in Port Aransas. More...

CONSTABLE'S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, JAN. 11 1:37 a.m. • A deputy constable issued a citation at the intersection of Alister Street and Avenue C for an expired registration and an expired inspection sticker. TUESDAY, JAN. 13 1 p.m. More...

Birds of a feather

Large birds believed to be turkey vultures gather to roost on a metal tower near the corner of White and Oleander streets at sunset on Sunday, Jan. 18. More...

JELM schedules Valentine dance

The JELM Center's Valentine's Dance will be on Saturday, Feb.14, in the Pollock Center. Tickets, $5 each, are on sale at the JELM Center, 113 S. Alister. The dance will begin at 6 p.m., with live music by the Texas Stars. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Notes from a 1988 cruise

A few weeks ago I wrote about an amazing birthday celebration I had in 1993 aboard a Russian ship in the Bering Sea. Today, I reproduce a letter I wrote to Lynn five years earlier from another Russian ship (same chief scientist). More...

Surviving snowstorm

Delaney and her little dog Rita and I were nearing the Michigan- Indiana border when the snowstorm began. It was well after dark, and traffic on 1-94 slowed from 65 down to 40, then even slower as the snow fell harder and harder. More...

Winter Texans, locals pair up for tennis tournament

Partners' ages must equal 100 or more

Age and experience count when it comes to the 13th annual Bill Morgan Memorial Winter Old-Lympics Tennis Tournament, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22. More...

Performances of patriotic play continue

Get a double dose of red, white and blue at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. See a patriotic play and enter a drawing for a patriotic quilt. More...

Photographer to present at Pollock Center

Learn about photojournalism at the next lecture in the Brown Bag Lecture Series, Wednesday, Jan. 21. Beginning at noon in the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., Michelle Christenson will speak about photography, video and journalism. More...

Murder 101 is scheduled

Author and forensics expert David Ciambrone will give a talk on "Murder 101" on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. The talk will be at the Dunes Condominiums, 1000 Lantana Drive. More...

Potato Bake is tonight

The Port Aransas Kiwanis Club is getting ready for the annual Great Potato Bake today, Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Sand Castle Conference Center, 800 Sandcastle Dr. More...

Guided beach walk set

Come check out the flotsam and jetsom on the beach. Join Port Aransas resident Shirley Fischer on a free, monthly beach walk. She will lead beachcombers tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 23, in examining tidal treasures. Walkers should meet at 9 a.m. More...

Whoops!

Freddy Williams was incorrectly identified as a store clerk at the Stripes Convenience Store at the intersection of State Hwy. 361 and Beach Access Road 1-A. Williams actually is the manager of the Stripes store. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

Peace that passes all understanding

Philipians 4:7- "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." When Jesus was in the last hours with His disciples, He told them that, although He was physically leaving them, He wou More...

Schedule of Events

Port Aransas Relay for Life Walk

Friday, April 24, 2009 Roberts Point Park For information about Relay for Life, events or fundraisers, call event chair Lisa Shelton at (361) 249-6792. For team information, call team captain chair Sanda Anderson at 749-2348. 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...

Maiden voyage

Above (from left): David Parsons and friends Brent Davis, Jim McClelland and Troy Kreutziger paddle a homemade surfing outrigger canoe through the surf at I.B. Magee Beach Park on Saturday, Jan. 17. More...

Construction projects under way

Numerous city construction projects are now under way in Port Aransas, said David Parsons, planning and projects manager for the city, said. More...

Home tours

SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Michele and Nick Lorette had only themselves and their children in mind when they built their twos-tory canal-front home, located at 413 Mustang Blvd., in Island Moorings. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JAN. 12 9:09 a.m. • A woman reported her husband as a missing person in the 300 block of South Cut-off Road. The police department later located him. TUESDAY, JAN. 13 11:36 a.m. More...

Big dog, little dog

San Antonio residents Jill Giles and her husband, Kimberly, walk their two dogs of decidedly different breeds on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, Jan. 17. The little dog is Daisy, a Scottish terrier. More...

Strollers invited to find Port A Phil on February 2

The public is invited to celebrate Groundhog Day with a short, brisk stroll to find "Port A Phil". The annual event is set for volunteers to help the island groundhog who has once again lost his way. More...

Filing starts Feb. 9

For city council, school board positions

Anyone eyeing a run for city council or school board has from Feb. 9 through March 9 to declare his or her intentions. The filing period is the same for both city and school positions. More...

Book Sale's silent auction is open for bids at library

The 22nd annual Ellis Memorial Library Book Sale will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 7 and 8, but a silent auction is already under way at the library for some special selections. More...

City takes steps to make gas division stand-alone

The city's gas department, purchased from private ownership more than 10 years ago, will soon have its own comprehensive plan with an eye toward making it a self-standing utility in Port Aransas. More...

Settling in

District 32 State Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) settled into his new office with, from left, his mother-in-law Marcie Taylor, wife Alexis, and daughter Christina. About 100 Hunter supporters in were in Austin Tuesday, Jan. More...

3rd Cupid's Invitational Tennis Tournament

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Booster Club meeting to be held Jan. 26

A spring spirit dinner and a benefit golf tournament are on the agenda for the Marlin Athletic Booster Club's next meeting. The meeting will be Monday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Port Aransas ISD administration board room. More...













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