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Get your rhyme on. Everyone is invited to enjoy the Sand Slam poetry competition tomorrow, Friday, March 27, at The Gaff, 323 Beach St. Join the competition or just sit back and be entertained. Presenting poets must sign up by 7:30 p.m., and the performance starts at 8 p.m. More ... Enhance your coastal experience at the free, guided beach walk led by Shirley Fischer. The walk will start at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, March 27, under the red flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More ... The Presbyterian Women will gladly take all that stuff-you-haven't-used-fora year-but-are-reluctant-to part-with. They are accepting donations on Friday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., for their semi-annual garage sale. More ... A memorial gathering for Gerald Wayne Reynolds will be held at the VFW Post 8967, 311 N. Alister St., on Saturday, April 4, at 1 p.m. All friends and family of Reynolds are invited to a potluck lunch to celebrate his life. A Navy veteran, Reynolds died at the age of 71 in Port Aransas on Wednesday, March 11. More ... Lou Cinfici of Port Aransas, left, was named Outstanding Member of the Port Aransas Kiwanis Club for 2007-2008. Nancy Miller, Governor of the Texas Oklahoma District, right, presented Cinfici with the award at the Division 6 council meeting in Port Aransas on Thursday, March 19. More ... We all want to believe, but who you believe in is the name of the game. How many of us have that little bit of unbelief? How many of us wonder, "God, are you really going to do ______?" You fill in the blank for what you are believing in God for. More ... 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 12:30 p.m. More ... If you don't know a shovel from a pitchfork, but you'd like to become involved in the Texas SandFest, you're in luck. Event director Elleece Calvert said volunteers are needed before, during and after the festival that is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, April 17 - 19. More ... 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 Sandra Anderson at 749-2348. EVENTS • SONshine Walkers' First Annual Car and Motorcycle Show, Saturday, March 28,PAHS Parking lot. 1-5 pm, free spectator admission. More ... The City of Port Aransas Public Works Department got down to the business of Spring Break clean-up bright and early on Sunday, March 22. Ricky Rangel, left, picks up trash left in the dunes, while James 'Marty' Martin drives the road grader at right. More ... It's a good news - bad news situation at the Port Aransas Animal Shelter. Last week, the South Jetty featured a story about the shelter that included photos of some Labrador puppies and an adult dog named Dee Dee, all available for adoption. More ... A group of beachgoers from San Antonio and Austin party it up during Spring Break on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, March 21. More Spring Break photos are at www.portasouthjetty.com. More ... The Port Aransas City Council has decided to delay a decision on what to do about staff recommendations to change a wide variety of city fees. City staff presented council members with a list with proposals for dozens of proposed fee increases and a few decreases. Many fees would remain the same under the plan. More ... The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday art reception on April 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. The April exhibit will feature the works of women artists who live on, or are inspired by, the islands. Laurie Reed, Michelle Huels, Mary Calhoun, Narice Hopp, Monique Dix, Pat Dittberner and Linda Hansen will exhibit their work. More ... The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Tom and Beth Dasch, located at 508 Palm Dr., as March's residential yard of the month. More ... Wednesday, April 1, is the deadline for artists to reserve booths at the fourth annual ArtFest. The festival, celebrating the arts in Port Aransas, will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, in the courtyard of the historic Tarpon Inn. More ... The PACTheads, one of many Relay For Life fundraising teams, will host a family-friendly variety show, "Seasons of Love," Thursday through Saturday, April 2 - 4. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More ... Friends, I have seen a lot of koalas. I have seen more than 30 koalas in their natural habitat, eating and napping in eucalyptus trees, and I have stunning close-up video footage of koalas. I should begin this story at the beginning, though. More ... Claude Brown is not only a man of the people. He is also a man of machines, and he has built a doozy. Brown, the mayor of Port Aransas, calls it the "Walkin' Tall," and it is 34 feet long and 14 ½ feet tall, to the top of the radar antenna. More ... April 9 .............Last day to register or transfer registration to vote in the May 9 election April 16 ....Deadline for candidates to confirm attendance at Candidates' Night April 27 ........ More ... MONDAY, MARCH 16 1:50 a.m. • A prowler was reported 200 block of Avenue J, but police were unable to find a suspect. 3:58 a.m. • A sick person was taken by ambulance from the 5600 block of Hwy. 361 to Bay Area Medical Center in Corpus Christi. More ... FRIDAY, MARCH 20 10:30 a.m. • A deputy arrested a man on a warrant at the Constable's Office. 1:30 p.m. • A deputy issued a citation for no insurance, expired inspection and driving with a suspended license at Avenue G and 10th Street. More ... An 8-year-old Port Aransas housecat named G Kitty is recovering after suffering a gunshot wound that nearly killed him, his owner said. G Kitty, who got his name because he looks like the "Garfield" comic strip cat, was walking through his neighborhood when he was shot on the night of Monday, March 16, said his owner, Ivette Sullivan. More ... Law enforcement officials in Port Isabel have recovered a boat that was stolen from Dennis Dreyer Municipal Marina in Port Aransas. The boat, Over the Limit, was found, undamaged and tied to a dock in Port Isabel, on Saturday, March 21. Valued at $42,000, the 31-foot vessel belongs to Ken Gillespie of Port Aransas. More ... Port Aransas Animal Control Officer Jim Williams said he handled four cases of pit bull misbehavior at the beach during Spring Break. On Friday, March 20, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden saw two pit bulls fighting at Pole 24, Williams said. The fight, which was encouraged by the dogs' owners, was broken up by Port Aransas police, Williams said. More ... A 19-year-old Ingleside man was arrested early Saturday, March 21, for allegedly urinating on the side of the Port Aransas Police Department building, police said. Ambulance personnel reported seeing the man relieving himself outside the building, police said. More ... The U.S. Coast Guard was searching on Wednesday, March 25, for a man who apparently fell from a shrimp boat about 35 miles east of Port Aransas. Mike Griffin, an operations specialist with Coast Guard Group Corpus Christi, would not release the man's name because officials had not been able to locate his relatives. He said the shrimper was a Mexican national. More ... Law enforcement officers dealing with Spring Break crowds in Port Aransas made 337 arrests during a 17-day period this month, according to statistics released by the Port Aransas Police Department. More ... It's a bit frightening. The tiny black card arrowed and pointed to in the photograph is a memory card. It can contain eight gigabytes of data. It's so small two of them can fit on my fingernail. A gigabyte is 1,000 megabytes and this disk can hold eight of these. A megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes. A byte is a basic computer word. More ... A contractor helping remodel the Port Aransas Community Center has found termite damage in the building's wall, said Port Aransas Building Official Joe Lamb. The contractor found the damage while removing old dry wall inside the building on Thursday, March 19, said Port Aransas City Manager Michael Kovacs. More ... •First Friday art reception, April 3, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. •Deadline for artists to apply for ArtFest booth is Wednesday, April 1. More ... The Port Aransas Police Department could be hiring some additional officers in the not-too-distant future, with some help from the federal government. Meeting on Thursday, March 19, the Port Aransas City Council voted 6-0 to allow city staff to apply for a U.S. More ... |
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