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August 13, 2009 / Island Life

Last chance to see ‘Shootout’

Cowboy up and go see the Port Aransas Community Theater’s summer youth production, pardner! Performances of “Shoot-out at Darby Wells,” an original melodrama written by Nevada Linford of Corpus Christi, will end on Sunday, Aug. More...

Meditation class in the park tonight

Learn the ancient technique of meditation to help relax both mind and body tonight, Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Roberts Point Park small pavilion. More...

Tourism Council to meet at UTMSI

The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Bureau will host the Texas Coastal Bend Regional Tourism Council on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Silent giant

Beachgoers are seemingly unaware of the giant tanker silently slipping by offshore recently in Port Aransas. More...

Police pooch

Port Aransas Police Officer Jeff Chain walks his police dog, Charlie, a black Labrador retriever, after Chain’s overnight shift ended on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 12. More...

Volunteers still needed

The Port Aransas Meals on Wheels food program still needs four volunteers to deliver lunch-time meals. Volunteers may deliver the meals on as many days each month as they are able. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, AUG. 2 4:57 p.m. • A person was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure at the beach. MONDAY, AUG. 3 10 a.m. • A deputy took a report of a theft in the 1900 block of State Hwy. 361. More...

Last hurrah

More than 40 children attended a week of Vacation Bible School last week at the First Baptist Church in Port Aransas, ending on Thursday, Aug. 6. This group celebrates the last night. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Down, but not out

I may be down, but I’m not out! There will be times when you get down, but you have got to have this already in your spirit: I may be down, but I’m not out. If you don’t have it in your spirit already, you will lose out. More...

Dog day afternoon

Colby, a rescued merle Great Dane, enjoys a day at the beach with his owner, Victoria Davies of Austin. More...

High in the sky

A trio of brown pelicans fles in formation high over the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, Aug. 2. More...

An oceanic insect and a tangled turtle

TONY AMOS

There are about a million species of insects in the world. The oceans cover three-quarters of the earth’s surface. More...

Ramblers will jam at Sunset Sounds

Enjoy a waterfront sunset and some good old-fashioned folk music at the Sunset Sounds concert. The fifth Sunset Sounds concert of the season will be tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. More...

Champagne Cruise tickets are limited

A limited number of tickets are now on sale for the annual Port Aransas Rotary Club Champagne Cruise and Mini Taste of Port Aransas. The cruise is set for Friday, Sept. More...

Third Saturday Sale at art center

The Art Center for the Islands’ Third Saturday Sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 15. More...

Parrot Heads to ‘phlock’ in the nest tonight

The Port Aransas Parrot Heads will meet tonight, Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of club president Lu Ann Ferguson, 612 Lantana Drive. The party is BYOB with snacks provided. Visitors are welcome. More...

Fun in the sun

Terry Hoff of Lockhart fishes from J.P. Luby Pier at Roberts Point Park as the sun sets on Sunday, Aug. 9 More...

Golf cart convergence

Weekly Port Aransas beach party features dozens of carts

STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

For several years now, a group of partiers have gathered pretty much every Saturday – and sometimes on Fridays and Sundays, too – on the beach near Pole 35. They’re not hard to find. Just look for the golf carts. More...