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July 23, 2009 / Island Life

Surf lesson

A man peeks over the top of a wave after giving a girl a little push into the swell near Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, July 19. More...

Get wild and wacky Saturday

Get weady, er, ready, for some wet, wacky fun on Saturday, July 25. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. the Community Park pool, 700 Ross Ave., will be open for an evening of family fun and games. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

The song at the heart of the universe

OK, I’m an astronomy nut. I mourned with NASA when they said they were going to allow the Hubble Telescope to die and rejoiced when it was given a reprieve. More...

Council re-appoints members to Planning and Zoning board

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Carports, blowing sand and commission appointments were among matters addressed by the Port Aransas City Council on Thursday, July 16. More...

This dolphin accompanied Libby Judson and her dad, Murray Judson, in the channel at Island Moorings for nearly an hour on Saturday, July 11, while they fished the bay/surf division of Deep Sea Roundup. More...

Whoops!

The information that accompanied the photo in Dr. John Fucik’s column last week on Page 8B incorrectly referred to wooly stemodia. The plant pictured, and the information about it, are correct and refer to the wedgeleaf prairie clover. More...

Austin DeBord earns UTSA degree

Austin Nicole DeBord graduated cum laude from University of Texas San Antonio on May 9 DeBord earned a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology with minors in archeology and German. More...

Art center classes on tap

Beat the summer heat

Beat the August heat by learning a new skill at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. During the remainder of July and throughout August there are several workshops from which to choose. More...

Go, dog, GO!

Port Aransas pooches run at community park

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER

The fur really flew when the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department sponsored dog races at the Community Park on Saturday, July 18. Eight folks showed up to race their pet pooches against each other. More...

Woman charged in meth case

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A Port Aransas woman has been booked on a felony charge of possessing methamphetamine. Alison Nicole Albanese, 26, was arrested at the Family Center IGA on the afternoon of Sunday, July 19. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

MONDAY, JULY 13 10:30 a.m. • A woman was arrested on two warrants at the ferry landing. 8 p.m. • A deputy responded to a disturbance at Horace Caldwell Pier and asked a person to leave. More...

Council takes no action against mayor for taxes

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Meeting on Thursday, July 16, Port Aransas City Council members took no action against Mayor Claude Brown after hearing a report that it’s not clear whether the mayor could be considered delinquent in paying his property taxes. More...

Tour for the tour guides

These docents and guests were awarded a tour of the Lydia Ann Lighthouse on Wednesday, July 15, for volunteering their time at the Port Aransas Museum. More...

Free, guided beach walk set for Friday

Have you ever wondered what all that stuff on the beach is? Find out tomorrow, Friday, July 24. The monthly free, guided beach walk led by Shirley Fischer will start at 9 a.m. under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Performances of poetry, music on the agenda for Friday night

A little poetry, a little music and lots of fun are to found at the Sand Slam tomorrow, Friday, July 24, the Tarpon Ice House, 321 N. Alister St. Presenting poets must sign up by 7:30 p.m., and the performance starts at 8 p.m. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Visions of vines

Recently, all I could see were vines. Vines were in front of me – vines to the right – I even saw vines when I closed my eyes. Only time would remove the images that kept revolving in front of me like some kind of dream. More...

Shelter group meets

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Twenty-nine people showed up for an organizational meeting of a new Port Aransas volunteer group, Friends of the Animal Shelter, on Tuesday, July 21, according to the group’s chairman, JoAnn Page. More...

Article

August 7: First Friday Art Reception 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...

Article

Columnist Rachel Pearson’s adventures bicycling through Tasmania will resume next week. More...

Port Aransas is second birdiest small city

Port Aransas is runner-up in the small coastal city category for the “Birdiest City” title. With 185 species counted, Port Aransas came in second to Dauphin Island, AL, which recorded 189 species. More...

Council moves to ban pier jumping

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The next time someone tells you to take long walk off a short pier, you can tell them that’s against the law in Port Aransas. At least, it’s looking like it will be soon. More...

Two jailed after car hits man

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Two men have been arrested in connection with severe injuries inflicted on a 22-year-old Arlington man who had been camping recently at I.B. Magee Beach Park. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JULY 13 2:10 a.m. • After receiving a report of a group of people being loud and possibly shooting fireworks, police arrested a person on a disorderly conduct charge in the 1400 block of South 11th Street. 10:19 a.m. More...

Three boys found after beach search by car, plane, boat

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas police and Coast Guard personnel searched for three missing boys for about two hours before the trio was found, unhurt, walking near Port Royal condominium on the evening of Wednesday, July 15, police and Coast Guard officials said. More...

Tales of stranded turtles; Tokoyo lay-overs

TONY AMOS

Lynn thought I was being “picky” when I commented that I thought Neil Armstrong made a mistake in uttering the famous words on stepping on to the moon’s surface 40 years ago.” More...