November 19, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

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Gifts galore

Port Aransas Museum docent coordinator Mary Hammond, left, and Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association president Nancy Phillips display some of the items that will be available for sale at the museum Holiday Shopping Party tomorrow, Fri More...

Deadline to order poinsettias is Friday

Don’t delay; tomorrow is the last day to order poinsettias in time for the Christmas season. The sale is a fundraiser for Project Graduation. Emily Phillips, chairman of the sale, said tomorrow, Friday, Nov. More...

Roles open in comedy

The Port Aransas Community Theatre will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. More...

See a sci-fi horror film free Saturday

See a scary sc-fi flick for free this weekend. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will begin its winter movie series on Saturday, Nov. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, NOV. 9 10:37 a.m. • Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took an injured person from the 6000 block of State Hwy. 361 to an area hospital. TUESDAY, NOV. 10 4:12 p.m. More...

Plane wreckage found off Matagorda Island

Navy officials still did not know at midweek whether the wreckage of a T-34 Turbomentor airplane in Gulf of Mexico waters contained the body of Lt. John Joseph Houston. More...

VFW Cook-off is Saturday

Got a great recipe for beans or chili? Get busy! The seventh annual Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 Bean and Chili Cook-Off is Saturday, Nov. 21. To enter, register at the post, 311 N. More...

Faulkner and Tupaj to be featured in international surfing magazine

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Two people who grew up in Port Aransas are about to get some worldwide exposure. More...

Big rig

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Peregrino B is being towed to sea through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, as onlookers photograph and discuss the size of the huge rig. More...

Best residential yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of John and Karen Boyle located at 321 Bayside as November’s residential yard of the month. More...

Tony Amos named ARK Angel of island

Birds and turtles and other such creatures – oh my! – are not the only ones who have taken notice of the lanky gentleman with flowing white locks wrestled into a ponytail. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

He has expectations

Ephesians 5:20 NLT: “And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” More...

Book Club will discuss ‘Into the Wild’

Looking for a good Thanksgivingweek read? The Ellis memorial Library Book Club, open to the public, meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave. A. The book to be discussed at the Tuesday, Dec. More...

Losing - and finding - perspective

RACHEL PEARSON

After anatomy finished, I spent one week blissfully performing normal-person chores that had been neglected as I was preparing for the anatomy final. More...

November Calendar of events

Third Saturday art sale, Nov. 21 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...

Norther blows red tide south

The old saying is, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.” In the case of a north wind that prevailed in Port Aransas the first part of this week, the news was that the wind not only dropped temperatures, it also blew the remains More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Raptors vie in survival of fittest

Each new front brings new winter birds. Recently, the raptors have played out their roles before my eyes. More...

Little Chapel on the Hill tours planned

Two tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill are scheduled on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, at 3 p.m. More...

Shopping party at museum is set for Friday

Support the Port Aransas Museum and do a little Christmas shopping. The museum will hold a fun Holiday Shopping Party in the gift shop tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 20, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. More...

George Barnes memorial blood drive set for today

Give blood at the George Barnes memorial blood drive today, Thursday, Nov. 19. The Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit will be in Port Aransas at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

Art to go on sale Saturday

If you’re thinking of giving art this Christmas, the Art Center for the Islands’ Third Saturday Sale is a great “shopportunity.” The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 21, at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Recovered brown pelican removed from U.S. endangered species list

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Take a look around the Port Aransas waterfront, and it might seem obvious that the brown pelican species is thriving. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

MONDAY, NOV, 9 5:10 p.m. • Responding to a report of trespassing on land off State Hwy. 361, a deputy told the people to leave the property. Tuesday, Nov. 10 2:02 a.m. • A suspicious person in a vehicle on State Hwy. More...

Tennis courts close for maintenance

The tennis courts at the Port Aransas Independent School District will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, if weather permits maintenance work to be done that day, according to the district’s maintenance department. More...

Goodbye, Goofy

TONY AMOS

Goofy died at the ARK this week. More...

Passing ship

As the sun sets on Friday, Nov. 6, a ship heads to sea through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel flanked by one of the ferry boats carrying passengers to Harbor Island. More...

Faux trees needed for Holiday Forest

Have tree, will decorate. The problem for some folks is having the tree. More...

Walk off turkey at beach walk Friday after Thanksgiving

Walk off that Thanksgiving dinner and learn something new about the beach. The monthly free, guided beach walk, led by Shirley Fischer, will start at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Friends of Library are re-organizing; meeting set Dec. 2

The Friends of the Library is reorganizing, and they’re looking for people interested in serving as officers and volunteers. They will meet every other Wednesday. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. More...

Plan now to enter boat parade

Haul out those decorations, crank up the generators and get ready to parade around the city marina for the annual Carolers Afloat and Lighted Boat Parade on Saturday, Dec. 5. More...

A helping hand

The Port Aransas Rotary Club presented the Helping Hands Food Pantry with a check for $500 on Friday, Nov. 13, during the Rotary’s annual food drive at the Family Center IGA. More...

Reaping what they sewed

Amy Flood, left, pays for a scarf, hat, mum and bag she bought at the Sewing Fair held by the Port Aransas High School sewing class on Monday, Nov. 16, at the school library. More...

City Council Agenda

REGULAR MEETING - 5 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 710 W. AVE. A

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE AND PRAYER 3. PUBLIC HEARING Discussion on Beachfront Construction Certificate and Dune Permit Application #BFDP2009-2, Cinnamon Shore, N.U.D. More...

Looking into the past

Visiting the Port Aransas Museum recently, John Mercer Stephenson, left, and his wife, Patricia, take a good look at the lens that occupied the historic Lydia Ann Lighthouse many years ago. At right is Rick Pratt, director of the museum. More...

Wanted: Pearl Harbor memories

Do you know where you or your family members were when Pearl Harbor was bombed? More...













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