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January 22, 2009 / Island Life

Casino night

Casino night volunteer Jake Roberts pays winnings to Sandy Mc- Innes of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, after she won a bet at the wheel of fortune during the Port Aransas Rotary Club's annual casino night and fish fry in the Civic Center on Saturday More...

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

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

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

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

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

BY MICHAEL CARY SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

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

RACHEL PEARSON

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...