September 3, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

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PASTOR’S PEN

What answers can be given?
Job 38:4 - “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? More...

Wherefore are those ROMEOs?

Remember the ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out)? They’re not in Port Aransas, but they are still getting together, eating and having fun. On Aug. More...

Ribbon cutting

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Occupancy tax revenues move into ‘plus’ column

Hotel-motel, or occupancy, tax collections for fiscal year 2008-09 are in the black for the year to date for the first time this fiscal year. More...

Council accepts sailboat

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council has decided to accept an offer of a donated sailboat for use in city’s Parks and Recreation Department sailing classes. The council voted 5-0 to accept the donation on Thursday, Aug. 27. More...

Ladies auxiliary forming at VFW

A Ladies Auxiliary is being formed for the Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967 in Port Aransas. The auxiliary, once its charter is approved, will support post activities, including fund-raising for the benefit of veterans. More...

Port Aransas surfers place in competition

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

dan@portasouthjetty.com Two women with Port Aransas roots recently placed in a national surfing competition in California. More...

Splish-splash

At left, an orchard oriole checks out a bird bath in a front yard on East Street and then hops in for a bath (above) on Sunday, Aug. 30. A migratory species, many birds of this type are visiting Port Aransas right now. More...

Blues, oldies, country to be played Sept. 11 at Sunset Sounds show

Victims of Circumstance will rock the park at the Sunset Sounds concert on Friday, Sept. 11. The sixth Sunset Sounds concert of the season will be on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. More...

Much of nature preserve looks good...

... but parts need cleanup
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

City fathers are turning the acreage long known as Charlie’s Pasture into a nature preserve. But the area is scarred in places by the unnatural. More...

Learning the law

Nueces County Deputy Constable Dave Moats takes questions from first graders at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Friday, Aug. 28. The students were learning about the differences between rules and laws and other lessons. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, AUG. 23 12:57 a.m. • A deputy told some people to leave the area of the 700 block of Trout Street after a disturbance there. 8:45 p.m. • A person was arrested on a warrant on State Hwy. 361. More...

Lifeguard fired over pool incident

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

A lifeguard has been fired for allegedly wrangling time off work by having a friend throw dog excrement into the Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, prompting the pool’s temporary closure. The lifeguard was let go on Saturday, Aug. More...

A stingray is not a turtle!

TONY AMOS

The ARK has handled 204 sea turtles so far this year. More...

PACT is planning Christmas program

Are you getting ready for Christmas? The Port Aransas Community Theatre is. PACT is ready to plan its Christmas program. A meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

White coat waiting for a doctor

RACHEL PEARSON

Medical school begins now, for many of us, with a white coat ceremony. It’s a formal occasion, where some doctors give some speeches, then put a white coat on you, and blammo—you look like a doctor. More...

Any way you cook it, kingfish rules

BILL SLINGERLAND

Labor Day weekend is upon us already. It is another occasion to fire up the grill for a backyard barbecue. This long, hot summer has been a good year for kingfish or king mackerel or Scomberomorus cavalla. More...

TPWD releases new duck hunting seasons and limits

Duck hunters in Texas will get a 74-day waterfowl season and six bird daily bag limit framework during the 2009-2010 general waterfowl seasons, but mottled ducks will be off the table during the first five days. More...

Beautification

Elbert Gilllespie and Cody Underwood polish the new copper flashing and put finishing touches to the steeple on the Community Presbyterian Church at 113 S. Alister on Tuesday, Sept. 1. More...

Otten honored with endowment

An endowment fund will honor the memory of the late Renabell Otten and benefit the JELM (Joint Effort Leisure Ministry). More...

City to consider cell phone zone signage

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council could make a decision soon on whether to enforce a new state law that allows cities to prohibit use of cell phones while driving in school zones, under certain conditions. More...

Sandstock vendor space in high demand

Everyone is invited to participate in Sandstock, but vendors will have to hurry to get a booth. Booth spaces are limited and almost sold out, according to festival coordinator Ken Yarborough. More...

Yoga is set for Saturday

Enjoy a late summer morning and stretch out at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Sept. 12. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Beach reading

Maybe it was the warmth of the sun, maybe it was the lulling sound of the surf, or maybe it was just a very boring book that put this beachgoer to sleep recently at I.B. Magee Beach Park. More...

Kiwanis club taking listings for calendars

Keep birthdays, anniversaries and loved ones on your mind with listings on the Kiwanis Club Community Birthday Calendar. Kiwanis Club members are accepting listings now through Tuesday, Sept. 15. More...

Golf tourney to benefit grads

Sponsors and teams are invited to participate in the second annual Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Scholarship Golf Tournament at Newport Dunes Golf Club on Saturday, Sept. 19. More...

Clean-up is Sept. 26

Spend a few hours caring for the beach on Saturday, Sept. 26. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful needs help cleaning up Port Aransas beaches. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Old friends and new journeys

Old friends wear well and, lately, old friends have been responsible for my well-being, both physically and spiritually. These friends have come in two forms, both human and non-human. More...

Three men rescued

Boaters stranded in Gulf for eight days
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Three men were rescued and taken to Port Aransas by Coast Guard personnel on Sunday, Aug. 30, after surviving for eight days on a capsized boat, many miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. More...

Police investigating hold-up of Port Aransas liquor store

Police are investigating the robbery of Island Liquor store on Saturday, Aug. 29. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, AUG. 24 4:33 p.m. • Firefighters responded to a small fire on the porch of a home in the 300 block of West Avenue F. The fire was extinguished with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. More...

Council votes to hire firm to construct $604,587 dock

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council has decided to award a contract to a firm to build a new floating dock at Dennis Dreyer Municipal Marina. The council voted unanimously on Thursday, Aug. More...

Blood center mobile parks at IGA Sept. 11

Get your good deed checked off. Give blood. The Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit will be in Port Aransas on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

Booster Club meets Sept. 14 at district office

The Marlin Athletic Booster Club will hold the first meeting of the new school year on Monday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. More...

Tennis scheduled

Slightly cooler temperatures will welcome participants in the monthly round robin tennis tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5. More...

Coastal Closet grand opening

Coastal Closet will hold a grand opening Saturday and Sunday, Sept. More...

Take-off

This brown pelican takes flight in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as a nearby boat approaches. Brown pelicans are large birds with wingspans from 6 to 8 feet. More...













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