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It’s close. It’s comfortable. It’s cool! Keep the library in mind when you are thinking of ways to beat the Texas heat. Check out the new items in the collection, or sit back, relax and read one of the many current magazines on the shelf. And don’t forget to bring the children in to get their very own library card! The library has a wonderful collection of books and videos for children of all ages, and also summer reading programs available. The importance of kids reading during the summer months cannot be over emphasized. More ... Corey and Stacy Williams of Port Aransas announce the birth of their son, Kanoa James Williams. He was born Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 8:14 a.m. at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He was welcomed home by his siblings, Jacob Rubio, 6, and Nohea Williams, 2 1/2. Maternal grandparents are Cathy and Jesse Doggett of Corpus Christi, and maternal great-grandmother is Doris Ann Beadle, also of Corpus Christi. More ... Brent and Lori Wallace of Irving announce the birth of their son, Colt Brent, on Monday, June 1, 2009. The infant was born at 7:48 p.m. in Irving. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 21 ½ inches long. He is welcomed home by his brother, two-year-old Tanner Wallace. Maternal grandparents are John and Joni Ray of Port Aransas. Paternal grandparents are Russ and Carolyn Wallace of Dallas. Paternal great-grandmother is Ina Chenault of Dallas. More ... A clear summer day, a comfortable seat at the beach, good company, toes in the water and drinks in hand. What more could you want? Two folks enjoy an afternoon at I.B. Magee Beach Park on Sunday, June 28. More ... You don’t have to be barefoot to attend the Art Center for the Islands’ “Barefoot Sale” and First Friday art reception. The reception at the center tomorrow, July 3, will feature the works of member artists. The public is invited to enjoy the exhibit, live music and refreshments and socialize at the reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More ... Geoffrey Miller, a disabled man from Edmond, Okla., gets a ride on a surfboard at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, June 28, with the assistance Oklahoma resident Gordon Fujii, left, and Keith Andrews of Corpus Christi. Miller was one of about 15 disabled folks from Oklahoma who traveled to Port Aransas courtesy of Make Promises Happen, a program of Central Christian Camp and Conference Center, a Disciples of Christ organization that provides outdoor recreational opportunities to people with special needs. Fujii is a volunteer with Make Promises Happen. More ... It’s good to give blood. It’s even better if you get two free Hooks game tickets, a t-shirt and a Whataburger coupon for your trouble. That’s exactly what you’ll get if you donate blood tomorrow, Friday, July 3, at the Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit. The unit will be at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to the blood center, all types of blood are needed, but types O positive and O negative supplies are critically low. More ... Trash will not be collected in Port Aransas on Saturday, July 4. Allied Waste will not collect trash Saturday because none of the landfills will be open to receive it, said Pat Garrett, executive assistant to the city manager. More ... July 3: First Friday Art Reception Workshops and classes: •Drop in and Draw: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $13.50 members, $15 non-members. •Soft Pastels or Oil Painting: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon, $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers. •Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor: Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., $25 each session or $80 for 4 sessions More ... The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association received a check presented by the Corpus Christi Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in honor of Betty Turner of Port Aransas, left. Turner was the recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award presented at the Valentine Silver Tea where the funds were raised. The presentation was made by Anita Eisenhauer of the DAR, center, with Nancy Phillips of PAPHA, right, in attendance at the ceremony held at the Port Aransas Museum on Thursday, June 25. More ... Port Aransas Mayor Claude Brown, left, helps Dr. John G. Ford unveil a new sate historical marker at the east end of Roberts Point Park on Thursday, June 25. The marker, recognizing the Port Aransas Coast Guard command, was the result of research conductd by Ford, a Mustang Island historian and head of the Texas historical marker programs in Nueces County. About 30 people attended a ceremony for the unveiling. More ... Dr. John G. Ford, left, presents Mark Creighton with a special award for historical work Creighton has done in Port Aransas over the years. Ford made the presentation on Thursday, June 25, during a ceremony at Roberts Point Park to unveil a new state historical marker recognizing the Port Aransas Coast Guard command. Among other things, Creighton spearheaded efforts that resulted in more than 6,000 locally shot photographs being scanned and archived in a computer database for the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association. More ... If you’re feeling patriotic and want to boost the Rotary Club’s scholarship fund, it’s not too late to get a flag put in your front yard for the Fourth of July. The Rotary will install a flagpole, complete with an American flag, in the front yards of homes and businesses anywhere in Port Aransas on six dates each year, including the Fourth of July. More ... The Port Aransas Community Theatre is still looking for folks to add to its talent pool for the 2010 season. The theatre will hold open auditions at 2327 State Hwy. 361, on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 7 and 8, at 7 p.m. Have some refreshments and attend an auditioning workshop and question-andanswer session about the theater before each audition session. Bring a two to five-minute reading or use one provided by the theater at the workshop. Experience is not necessary. More ... The Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute is operated by volunteers who reach into their own pockets to pay for food, medicine and other supplies to rehabilitate injured or ill birds, turtles and various other critters. Mail contributions to: UTMSI -- ARK, 750 Channelview Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373-5015 More ... A spearfisher shows off a sheepshead he speared off the south jetty on a recent Sunday afternoon. Spearfishing is most popular when winds are calm and waters are clear, but boat traffic and currents can present hazards. Sheepshead are usually abundant near the jetties. More ... MONDAY, JUNE 22 9 a.m. • A wallet was reported found in the 300 block of On The Beach. 12:21 p.m. • Police arrested a woman on municipal court warrants in the 600 block of West Cotter Avenue. 1:10 p.m. • Officers responding to a report of a domestic dispute arrested a man on a vandalism charge in the 100 block of West Cotter Avenue. 1:46 p.m. • A man was arrested on a theft charge in the 100 block of East Avenue G. More ... SUNDAY, JUNE 21 2 a.m. • A deputy responded to a fight in the 700 block of Trout Street, but no arrests were made because no one wanted to press charges. 6 p.m. • Police arrested a person on a public intoxication charge at the ferry landing. MONDAY, JUNE 22 7:45 p.m. • Deputies arrested a woman for failure to provide identity at Royal Palm and 11th streets. More ... SOUTH JETTY A 60-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, June 24, on allegations that he fired a rifle at a woman on Avenue E in Port Aransas. Thomas Capps, of Port Aransas, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, said Lt. Darryl Johnson of the Port Aransas Police Department. Capps was being held at Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi in lieu of $35,000 bail on Tuesday, June 30, said Lt. Fred Flores of the Nueces County Sheriff’s Department. More ... If you’re relaxing in a beach chair, watching the sun go down along the ship channel, drinking an ice cold beverage and soaking up some live music, chances are you’re at a Sunset Sounds concert in Port Aransas. The third Sunset Sounds concert of the season will be Friday, July 10, at 7 p.m. in the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Aloha Dave & the Tourists will perform oldies and surf music. More ... Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will “phlock” together on Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the upstairs Tiki bar area of the Beach Lodge, 2016 S. On the Beach. Members should bring any aluminum pull-tabs collected or non-perishable food items for the Food Pantry. Attendees without items to donate should be prepared to make a monetary donation. New members are always welcome and anyone interested in the club’s activities, charitable efforts, or the tropical lifestyle is encouraged to attend. More ... New officers and directors of the Port Aransas Rotary Club were installed during the annual installation and awards banquet on Thursday, June 18. Also during the event, Mike Gray and Janice Roberts, not pictured, were named Paul Harris Fellows. Officers and directors installed were, in fornt from left, Linda Zahn, board member; Jodi Goike, secretary; Kim Fon, treasurer; Charles Rhea, president; and Dennis Roberts, District 5930 governor and the installing officers. More ... Summer is in full swing. Local businesses are catching up from a slow winter and expectations are high for a very good summer. This past winter many of our local owners had to use resources that they had stashed away for a “rainy day” just to make it to the summer. They planned ahead and were able to make it to better times. Planning ahead is not just smart, it is God-given instruction throughout the Bible, especially in the book of Proverbs. More ... Editor’s note: Rachel Pearson continues her journal about her experience cycling in Australia. Queenstown appeared during a break in the storm. It’s a mining town, at the bottom of a long, winding valley near the western coast of Tasmania. Looking down on it, I could see long, white-roofed sheds and brick buildings, and a bulldozer or two. The faces of the nearby hills were blasted away. As wet and cold as I was, Queenstown looked like a paradise. More ... Action by the Recreational Development Corporation (RDC) board today, Thursday, July 2, could have a big influence on plans for construction of a skate park in Port Aransas. The RDC board is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. at council chambers at Port Aransas City Hall, 710 W. Ave. A. The panel is to discuss its budget for 2009-10, and possible funding of the skate park is expected to be part of the discussion, said Port Aransas City Manager Michael Kovacs. More ... Start your Independence Day celebration early by playing in the monthly round robin tennis tournament on Saturday, July 4. Visitors are welcome to join residents for the monthly “just for fun” mixed doubles tournament. Entry fee is a can of new tennis balls – players don’t even need a partner. More ... A lot has been happening, but it’s all jumbled up in my mind’s eye like little snapshots. How does one piece that together? The first thing I tell myself is to go birding. That is where the action is; that is where the stories are. The stories are lying in the reeds and on the mudflats; they are flying overhead and perched on the power poles. There are the stories of the pied-billed grebes, the least bitterns, the cruel drought, and finally of Peg Leg. More ... 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. Monday for the following Thursday’s edition. Submit information and photos to southjetty@centurytel.net or mail to South Jetty, P.O. Box 1117, Port Aransas, TX 78373. For further information, call 749-5131. GSM INSURORS, GROSSE REAL ESTATE MOVE More ... |
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