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September 17, 2009 / Island Life

‘Broken Up’ opening postponed until Sept. 25

The newest Port Aransas Community Theatre production opening has been postponed until Friday, Sept. 25. “Broken Up,” written by Nick Hall, is a comedic look at divorce, in three acts. More...

Boatrights announce birth of son, Drake

Michael and Tahra Boatright of Austin announce the birth of their son, Drake Burl Boatright. The infant was born on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at 8:38 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. More...

July sales take a dip

Sales tax returns were down in Port Aransas for September, but not as far down as the state average. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said the state collected $1.75 billion in sales tax in September, down 12.5 percent compared to a year ago. More...

Garden Club photo day set

Port Aransas Garden Club members will have one last chance to have a yearbook photo taken. Photos will be taken on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Port Aransas Business Center, 600 Cut-off Road, any time from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Council to vote on Phase Two of project

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council is set to vote today on whether to approve a plan for Phase Two of work at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at council chambers in city hall. More...

Anderson awarded scholarship

David Gregory Anderson, Port Aransas High School Class of 2009 salutatorian, has been awarded a scholarship by the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation. Anderson is attending the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in computer science. More...

Under growth

Traveling west on Avenue G on Tuesday Sept. 15, a City of Port Aransas Public Works Department truck carries away a pile of pepper trees that city workers cleared out of a drainage ditch between Avenues G and C. More...

September Calendar of events

Sept. 19: Third Saturday Art Sale 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. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8 5:21 p.m. • A disturbance was reported in the 1000 block of South 10th Street. 8:42 p.m. • Police arrested a person after a report of an assault in the 300 block of South Cut-off Road. More...

Beach Walk is Sept. 25

You never know what you’ll find on the beach in late September, but if you’re the curious type, you may have company. The monthly free, guided beach walk led by Shirley Fischer will start at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. More...

Sand & Surf will benefit youth ministry

Put the flip-flops away and get your sneakers out. There are less than three weeks left to train for the 17th annual Sand & Surf Beach Run on Saturday, Oct. 3. More...

Benefit tourney postponed

The second annual Kiwanis Club Scholarship Golf Tournament has been improved and postponed. Sponsors and teams are invited to participate in the tournament at Newport Dunes Golf Club on Sunday, Oct. 11. More...

Fun on the high seas

Above, Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau Executive Director Anne Bracher Vaughan, above, serves up the local fare at the annual Champagne Cruise and Mini Taste of Port Aransas on Friday, Sept. 11. More...

Idea House tours to wrap up

Tours of the Idea House sponsored by Southern Living magazine will be open to the public for less than two weeks, ending on Sunday, Sept. 27. More...

Nathaniel James McKeever’s birth announced

Tessa McKeever of Port Aransas announces the birth of her son, Nathaniel James McKeever. The infant was born Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at 6:58 a.m. in Corpus Christi. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long. More...

Volunteers needed at JELM

The JELM Center wants you. The Joint Effort Leisure Ministry is gearing up for the fall and winter program, and is seeking volunteers to teach arts and crafts workshops and to serve as greeters for the office. More...

Art center sale is Saturday

The Art Center for the Islands’ Third Saturday Sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 19. More than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off some or all of their work. More...

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Appreciation Day is Tuesday

If sampling international cuisine and schmoozing with the “beautiful” people is what floats your boat, mark your calendar for Tuesday, Sept. 22. More...

Ardoin earns degree at UT

Amy Lynn Ardoin graduated May 9 from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education and Human Development. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

The ‘Pygmalion Principle’ applies

As part of what came to be called the Pygmalion Study (think Harvard), a group of Harvard researchers contacted an elementary school teacher at the beginning of a school year. More...

PAISD may share vehicles

Non-profit organizations will be able to use school vehicles for non-school related events after action taken by the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday, Sept. 10 – but there will be strings attached. More...

Competition for poets set

Watch the poets verbally duke it out or join in the competition at the Sand Slam on Friday, Sept. 25, at 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...

Council OKs tax increase

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council has adopted a $7.3 million budget with a 13 percent tax increase. The council unanimously approved the budget and tax rate on Thursday, Sept. 10. Mayor Claude Brown and Councilman Rick Pratt were absent. More...

She’s 100 years old and going strong

Five generations of Annie Hanks’ family live in Port Aransas

BY LAURIE STRAIN news@portasouthjetty.com

Annie Gardner Hanks was born on Sept. 22, 1909, in Fredericksburg. She will celebrate her 100th birthday in Port Aransas, where she now lives, with five generations of her family around her. Hanks grew up in Fredericksburg, attending St. More...