September 24, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

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An aerial view

Newly built trails and boardwalks can be seen looping around the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture in this photo shot from a plane recently. This work was done in Phase One of the city’s nature preserve project. More...

Serving it up

From left, Debbie Bridge, Annette Casto, Barbara Behrens and Karen Murray serve up treats from a table sponsored by the Art Center for the Islands at ‘Port Aransas, It’s Our World,’ an Appreciation Day program put on by Keep Port A More...

Walk the beach with a guide Friday

The shifting winds and currents of fall bring new treasures to the Mustang Island beaches. A walk with friends and a guide can help you sort them out. The monthly free, guided beach walk led by Shirley Fischer will start at 9 a.m. More...

Celebrate Day of Play

Celebrating the National Day of Play on Saturday, Sept. 26, should be easy in Port Aransas. Three free events are scheduled throughout the day, allowing revelers to play all day. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

He is what we need

Suppose a man came up to you and told you that he was the answer to this life’s problems, as well as the entrance to the next life. Suppose he also told you that he was the nourishment that your spiritual well-being needed. More...

Computer center needs volunteers

The Port Aransas Computer Center is looking for volunteers to help cover the fall hours. Volunteers are needed to monitor the center from 4 to 6 p.m. any weekday, and from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. More...

September Calendar of events

First Friday Art Reception, Oct. 2 Workshops and classes: • Pottery Workshop with Bill Hildebrand: Mondays 6-8 p.m., Sept. 28 - Nov. 16. $225 non-members, $202.50 members. Pre-pay 1/2 down by Sept. 25. More...

On the rocks

Ray Lopez of Aransas Pass fishes from the south jetty on a recent Sunday. More...

Finally, some rain

Joseph Cooke of Fort Worth protects himself from the rain while fishing from the bulkhead at Roberts Point Park. After months of little precipitation, Port Aransas has received good, soaking rains intermittently since the day after Labor Day. More...

Residential yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Charlie and Wavell Brown at 116 12th St. as September’s residential yard of the month. More...

Tony in the kitchen? Get back outside!

TONY AMOS

The day before, I’d made a rather unsuccessful Shepherd’s Pie; almost bad enough to be called a “Poo Pie,” so after disproving the theory that things taste better the second-time around, I decided to make amends by making dess More...

Blessing in disguise

Slammed by Ike, Bauers find joy in Port Aransas
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

On Sept. 13, 2008, Art and Gail Bauer’s house on the Bolivar Peninsula was destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Despite their difficult experience with life on the edge of the Texas coast, Art and Gail have decided to take the plunge again. More...

Computers in the cars

Port Aransas Police Department Officer J.D. Hinojosa demonstrates one of the department’s 10 new computers that recently were installed in patrol cars. The computers, which were put into operation Sept. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 Noon • A deputy took a report of interference with child custody at Roberts and Alister streets. THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 5:12 p.m. More...

Council takes action on airport, pier, preserve

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

An airport lease, pier regulations and the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture were among topics addressed by the Port Aransas City Council on Thursday, Sept. 17. The council: More...

Council approves law banning cell phone use in school zones

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Drop that cell phone! Put both hands on your vehicle’s steering wheel! Meeting on Thursday, Sept. More...

Wonders of anatomy lab

RACHEL PEARSON

In medical school, I have almost every single class with all 230 of my classmates, and we’re always trooping from one place to another, all in a clutch like baby ducks. More...

Idea House will close Sunday

If you haven’t toured the Idea House sponsored by Southern Living magazine, this weekend is your last chance. The house will be open to the public only until Sunday, Sept. 27. More...

‘Broken Up’ opens Friday night

The newest Port Aransas Community Theatre production will open tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25. “Broken Up,” written by Nick Hall, is a comedic look at divorce, in three acts. More...

Parrot Heads meet tonight

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will meet for a social hour tonight, Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Bernie’s Beach House, 730 Trout St. All members and those interested in the organization are welcome to attend. More...

Poets and spectators to mix it up

Poets and spectators alike are invited to a performance poetry 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...

2010 is Port Aransas’ centennial

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

We Port Aransans love a good party. And soon, we’ll have a great excuse for a really big one. More...

Mustangs’ 45th party will be here

MustangFest 2009, celebrating the 45th birthday of the Ford Mustang, will be held in Port Aransas next weekend. Mustang aficionados, with or without their “ponies” will arrive in Port Aransas on Friday, Oct. More...

Another day in paradise

Shafts of golden light shoot out from the horizon as the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas on Sunday, Sept. 13. Kent Taylor shot this photo from the Dunes condominium. Horace Caldwell Pier is silhouetted in the foreground. More...

Citizen of Year nominations being taken through Oct. 9

If you know someone who has made Port Aransas a better place to live, work and/or visit, nominate him or her for Citizen of the Year. Nominations will be accepted through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. More...

City paving way for golf cart use in town

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas City Council has decided to scoot ahead with a golf cart registration program. The council voted 6-0 to approve a first reading of an ordinance to create the program. The measure requires three readings to become law. More...

Mardi Gras Oct. 2 is benefit for PAEF

Mardis Gras in October is one of the biggest parties of the year, and it all benefits the Port Aransas schools. The event, scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. More...

23rd annual Harvest Moon Regatta set

The 23rd annual Harvest Moon Regatta, a race from Galveston Bay to Port Aransas, will take place the first weekend in October. At least 215 sailboats will leave Galveston Bay on Thursday, Oct. 1, and begin arriving in Port Aransas on Friday, Oct. More...

Music Fest and cookoff offer music, food and fun

Good music, food and fun are on tap at the ninth annual South Texas Music Fest - Chili, Bean and Barbecue Cook-off on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3. More...

First Friday to be held Oct. 2

The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception on Oct. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Port Aransas reunion is set

The second annual reunion of Port Aransas residents from the 1970s and 1980s will be held Saturday, Oct. 17. The event will start at “11ish” on the beach near Horace Caldwell Pier, then move to Shorty’s, 823 Tarpon St. More...

Laser worth $27,900 stolen from Cadillac

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

A high-tech veterinary gadget valued at more than $27,900 was reported stolen in an auto burglary in Port Aransas recently. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, SEPT. 14 8:26 a.m. • Medical equipment valued at more than $27,000 was reported stolen from a car in the 2000 block of South On The Beach. (See story, this page.) 10:09 a.m. More...

Connelly receives promotion

John Wayne Connelly, a 1995 graduate of Port Aransas High School, has been promoted to chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. More...













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