December 17, 2009 RSS feed / Island Life

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Enchanted Holiday Forest awaits

Christmas, Island Style!
The annual Enchanted Holiday Forest is now open for viewing. More...

Museum docents to sell tickets Saturday

A gourmet dinner party for six for only $2? It could happen! Port Aransas Museum docents will sell tickets for a drawing for a dinner for six at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Jan. 23. More...

Man of many hats

Dave Parsons
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Thanksgiving is long over, but Dave Parsons still has quite a bit on his plate. More...

Guided beach walk set on Christmas morning

Does a Christmas morning walk on the beach appeal to you? The monthly free, guided beach walk, led by Shirley Fischer, will start at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 25, under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Great outdoors get a little greater

Officials cut ribbon on Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture

Nature preserved More...

Santa visits island kids

Plenty of smiles for Santa

Santa had no shortage of fans at the annual Children’s Christmas Party on Tuesday, Dec. 15, hosted by the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce - Tourist Bureau and the Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc. More...

Skate park launched

Heavy equipment operators move dirt on a foggy Monday, Dec. 14, in an area of Roberts Point Park that will hold a new skate park. Work on the $297,000 project commenced Dec. 7. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNDAY, DEC. 6 5:08 p.m. • A burglary was reported in the 2000 block of Sandpoint Circle. MONDAY, DEC. 7 3:39 p.m. • Two vehicles were involved in a minor accident in the 2600 block of State Hwy. 361. More...

Road work continues

Postal worker Joe Torres removes mail from mailboxes while heavy equipment chugs past on Island Moorings Parkway Monday, Dec. 14. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

A gift of weakness

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat. Or, if you’re like me, it’s not the goose, but the guy in the mirror. Do you have your Christmas shopping done? (Me either) More...

Churches to offer holiday services

Some island churches will hold special Christmas and New Year services. The Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. More...

Goliad trip set by JELM

The Joint Effort Leisure Ministry and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department have partnered up to offer a trip to Goliad on Saturday, Jan. 9. A bus will leave the JELM Center at 8 a.m. More...

Donate used books, more to library sale

Rid your shelves, closets and bookcases of clutter and help the Ellis Memorial Library Book Sale, set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. Books, DVDs, CDs and audiocassettes in good condition may be dropped off at the library through Jan. 23. More...

Sales tax takes a dip in October

Sales tax collected on retails sales made in October in Port Aransas fell in the double digits, but for the year to date, sales are down from last year by less than half of one percent. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Friday, Dec. More...

Waffle benefit

Between residents and Winter Texans, the turnout was great at the benefit waffle breakfast on Sunday, Dec. 13. Eighth graders at Brundrett Middle School hosted the breakfast at the H.G. More...

Greater Tuna coming to PACT stage in January

The Port Aransas Community Theatre will present its first production of the 2010 season in January. More...

Best time to view lights is this weekend

Pile the kids and Grandma in the car, make some hot cocoa to go, and take a drive around town to look at the Christmas lights. More...

Two chapel tours slated

Ever wonder what that Little Chapel on the Hill looks like inside? Now’s your chance to find out that and more. Two tours of the chapel will be given tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. More...

Third Saturday Sale to offer discounted art

Why not shop at the Art Center for the Islands for Christmas? The center’s Third Saturday Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 19. More than 50 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off one-of-a-kind gifts in all art media. More...

Shirt sales benefit local animal shelter

Looking for a novel charitable gift for Christmas? The Friends of the Animal Shelter in Port Aransas is selling T-shirts to benefit the animal shelter. More...

Let me tell you about cold . . .

TONY AMOS

You think it’s cold now? It was 20 years ago on Dec.23, probably the coldest day ever in Port Aransas, certainly the coldest in modern times. More...

Wielding a bell, not a syringe

RACHEL PEARSON

One good thing I can say about medical students is that we do a lot of volunteer work. In fact, we approach volunteer work with savage, competitive zeal of Tasmanian devils falling on an injured wombat. More...

Cazalas seeks third term as commissioner

Precinct 4 Nueces County Commissioner Chuck Cazalas last week filed for re-election. Cazalas has represented Precinct Four, which includes Port Aransas, since 2003. More...

City Council Agenda

REGULAR MEETING - 5 P.M. THURSDAY, DEC. 17 , 2009 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 710 W. AVE. A

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE AND PRAYER 3. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming January School Board Recognition Month. 4. PUBLIC HEARING A. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, DEC. 6 10:03 a.m. • A driver on the beach was cited by a deputy for no driver’s license. MONDAY, DEC. 7 9 a.m. • A theft was reported in the 400 block of Bahia Mar. More...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. More...

Port Aransas water remains unclouded

The city of Corpus Christi’s water supply recently went through a high level of turbidity that required the city to provide public notice of the situation, but that problem didn’t take place with Port Aransas water, an official said. More...

Dramatic donations

Rev. Richard Safford, from left, Port Aransas Community Theatre president Larry Paton, Julie Gall and Jack Dreessen unload donated food and a check to the Port Aransas Food Pantry on Monday, Dec. 14. More...

JELM Center December Calendar

Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9 a.m. Bridge lessons JELM Library 9:15 a.m. Beginning Line Dance Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer’s Workshop JELM Library 10:45 a.m. Line Dancing Practice session Pollock Center 12:30 p.m. More...

Calhoun to perform Sunday

Judith B. Calhoun, M.M., of Port Aransas will present an organ concert on Sunday, Dec. 20, in Corpus Christi. The concert, at 4 p.m., will be at St. Patrick’s Cathoic Church, 3350 S. Alameda. More...

A ‘green’ Christmas

Johnny Martin Mathews, comander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967, donates a $2,000 check on behalf of the VFW to the Emergency Services Toy Roundup. More...

Book club selection set in WW II

The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group will hold its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The 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. More...

December Calendar of events

Third Saturday Art Sale Dec. 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops and classes: •Drop in and Draw: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers. No class on Dec. 22 More...













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