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May 7, 2009 / Island Life

Fun ride

Port Aransas youngsters (from front) Kai Kidd, Ian McClelland, Miles Parsons and Arthur Pecore ride a wave in a kayak pushed by Kai's father, Des Kidd. The boys and their families were enjoying an afternoon at I.B Magee Beach Park on Sunday, May 3. More...

Low-cost rabies vaccines offered

Load up and head down to the Island Animal Clinic for your pets' rabies vaccines. The clinic, at 319 Beach St., will offer rabies and other vaccines at a reduced cost today, Thursday, May 7, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. More...

WIC to visit Monday

Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, May 11. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St. More...

Prayer set for noon Thursday

Spend your lunch hour in prayer for others. The First Baptist Church invites the community to participate in the National Day of Prayer today, Thursday, May 7, from noon to 1 p.m. More...

Templeton, Allen exchange vows

Siobhan Templeton and Monty Allen, both of Port Aransas, were married on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, May 2. A private ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace Judge Duncan Neblett Jr. More...

AT YOUR LIBRARY

Good reads here, coming soon

Good news for all the Port Aransas book lovers out there: Many of your favorite authors have published new books this spring. The following is a list of some new titles now in circulation at the library. More...

City council, Place 1

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas City council candidates Keith Donley and Elleece Calvert exchanged remarks about development, local history and windstorm insurance concerns when they appeared at Candidates' Night April 30. More...

Port Aransas teams runners-up in statewide birding competition

Two Port Aransas teams were winners in the 13th annual Great Texas Birding Classic, a week-long birding competition that concluded Sunday, May 3, with an awards banquet in Corpus Christi. More...

Visitors to be welcomed with stickers and treats

Texas Tourism Week will be celebrated in Port Aransas May 9 - 17, with stickers welcoming visitors as well as refreshments for those visitors. More...

'Football' committee to ask for direction from trustees

The Port Aransas school board will hold a workshop session on the subjects of football and volleyball today, Thursday, May 7. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. at the administration building on Station Street. More...

Jenna Ward to sing national anthem at Hooks baseball game Wednesday

Jenna Ward, an eighth grader at Brundrett Middle School, is an old hand at singing the national anthem. On Wednesday, May 13, she will sing it again at the Hooks' game at Whataburger field in Corpus Christi, at 7 p.m. More...

Watching the birdies

The Port Aransas Education Foundation sponsored two teams of students who took part in the Great Texas Birding Classic on Saturday, May 2. The foundation also helped buy 12 pairs of high-quality binoculars for students. More...

Moms swim free Sunday

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10. Celebrate with a free swim at the Port Aransas Community Pool, 700 Clark Parkway. More...

Calendar of events

May 14: Fiesta de Mayo benefit for the art center. May 16-17: ArtFest May 18: Songw Showcase Workshops and classes: •Drop in and Draw: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $13.50 members, $15 non-members. More...

And the winner is…

The Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School in Port Aransas held a benefit golf tournament on Friday, May 1, complete with prize drawings. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, APRIL 27 2:31 p.m. • Firefighters responded to a small fire in an air conditioning unit in the 2000 block of State Hwy. 361. No injuries were reported. 2:51 p.m. More...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. More...

That's a big rig!

Folks along the shore of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel stopped to view and take photos of the Rowan Gorilla III jackup rig as it passed through on Monday, April 4. More...

Fiesta moved

The location of the Art Center for the Islands' second annual Fiesta de Mayo fundraising event on Thursday, May 14, has been changed. The event will now be held at the Sand Castle Conference Center, 800 Sandcastle Dr. More...

Ponying up

Port Aransas' first Pony League team, the Mariners, finished their first season on Tuesday, May 5, with a win against Portland 8-5. They ended with an 8-4 record. More...

Marathon man

Seventy-five -year-old Albert E. Burrier, formerly of Port Aransas, finished the 113th Boston Marathon with a time of five hours, five minutes and 59 seconds. Now a resident of Carmine, Burrier took sixth place in 75-to-79 age group. More...

Cops will pack 'heat' Saturday

So many chilis, and just enough time to taste them all! The fourth annual Coastal Bend Law Enforcement Chili Cook-off will be held Saturday, May 9, at Roberts Point Park. The cook-off is sponsored by the Coastal Bend Peace Officers Association. More...

Sunset Sounds con Latin beat set for Friday

The next Sunset Sounds concert is tomorrow, Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. ROMI, with Alma Squillante and Luis Villareal, will play acoustical music with a Latin flair. More...

PACT to hold two auditions

If you have talent and would like to get on stage, here's your chance. The Port Aransas Community Theatre will hold auditions Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14, at 7 p.m. More...

Book club will discuss Lahiri's 'The Namesake'

The next meeting of the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group is on Tuesday, May 12. The club, open to the public, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. in the library. The book to be discussed is "The Namesake," by Jumpa Lahiri. More...

Mysorski to speak to club

Gary Mysorski, Director of Parks and Recreation, will speak about the Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture at the next meeting of the Port Aransas Garden Club. More...

PASTOR'S PEN

We all can lead

What is a leader? Maybe a better question is, "Who is a leader?" There are more than enough books, tapes, cds, and dvds on leadership to fill an empty oil tanker. If all of this stuff is out there, then why don't we have better leaders? More...

City, school candidates air views

Candidates' Night, a voter education forum for candidates in contested races, was held Thursday, April 30. It is sponsored by the South Jetty and is open to the public. It also is broadcast on the Charter Cable local access television channel. More...

School board, Place 1

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Football, finances and superintendent selection were some of the hot topics addressed by school board candidates Margaret Price and Christina Brundrett Milligan at Candidates' Night on April 30. More...

Silver king at this shop

Debra LeBlanc and owner Pat Farley prepare to open the Silver King, a new shop featuring sterling silver jewelry and leather goods, at 210 N. Alister, No. 3. The shop will open tomorrow, Friday, May 8. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. More...

GLO wants to educate public

Reading, writing and . . . seaweed?

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SPECIAL TO THE SOUTH JETTY

Look for more Sargassum seaweed on Mustang Island beaches under a new attitude adopted by the Texas General Land Office (GLO). More...