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January 14, 2010 / Island Life

Casino Night and Fish Fry is Saturday

Come hungry, kiss the dice and shuffle the cards. The annual Rotary Club Casino Night and Fish Fry is this Saturday night, Jan. 16. More...

Weather is lecture topic

John Metz from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will speak at the next Brown Bag lecture series at noon Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. More...

Free concert series begins on Monday

The Winter Sounds free concert series will begin on Monday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. The two concerts in the annual series will be held at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

An opportunity from God

Situations come and go. Circumstances change like the tides. Moods can be like sands through the hour glass (or sands on my car floor mat). Moods change, based on a variety of issues. More...

Tarpon Ice House hosts Sand Slam

A City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Poetry Sand Slam is set for Friday, Jan. 22. Poetry lovers, poets and spectators are all invited to attend the free event at the Tarpon Ice House, 321 N. Alister St. More...

Founding kindergarten teacher Marjorie Wohlschlag dies at 88

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Marjorie Wohlschlag, the founding teacher of the Port Aransas Independent School District’s kindergarten program, has died. A longtime Port Aransas resident, Wohlschlag, 88, died on Sunday, Jan. More...

Animal Friends to meet Tuesday

Animal Friends of Port Aransas will gather on Tuesday, Jan.19, at 5 p.m. in the Aransas Harbors clubhouse, 230 S. Cutoff Rd., to discuss plans for the Port Aransas Animal Shelter and general club business. More...

Spuds are on the menu

Spuds, prizes, music and conversation are all rolled into one event: The Kiwanis Potato Bake. The annual event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Sandcastle Conference Center, 800 Sandcastle Drive. More...

Warm soups for chilly days

BILL SLINGERLAND

With all this cold, bone-chilling weather, I have been making more soups. Soups are an easy way to combine several ingredients and to stretch your groceries. Besides, they just taste so good. Living on an island, I enjoy seafood soups. More...

Bird count shrouded in fog

Fog shrouded bird watchers during the annual Port Aransas Christmas Bird Count on Monday, Dec. 14, but 31 counters groped their way to sites ranging from Ingleside to St. Joseph Island. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

On the chase -- for a bird

When a northern wheatear beckons, most birders will follow. Why not chase a rare bird in winter? What better use of your time than to pursue a rare arctic migrant? More...

Parrot Heads to ‘phlock’ at Bates’ nest

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold a planning meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Scott and Cindy Bates. For the address and directions, call 749-5141. More...

Bundled up

Folks in Port Aransas dug out their heavy-duty cold weather gear when an Arctic front pushed daylight temperatures down into the 30s on Friday, Jan. 8. More...

January Calendar of events

Third Saturday Sale, Jan. 16 Workshops and classes: •Drop in and Draw with Pat Dittberner: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $13.50 members, $15 non-members. More...

Tickets on sale for Dine Around

Tickets are on sale for the 13th annual Port Aransas Merchant’s Dine Around, set for Monday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are limited in number. The event is a way to showcase restaurants and shops in Port Aransas. More...

Helping hands

With a big push, beachgoers help free a car that got stuck in loose sand near the south jetty on Friday, Jan. 8. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JAN. 4 9:14 a.m. • Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 600 block of Cut-off Road to a Corpus Christi hospital. 10:03 a.m. • A theft was reported in the 5600 block of State Hwy. 361. 2:26 p.m. More...

Becoming a Marine

Marine Sgt. Ruben Castaneda presents Port Aransas High School senior Tanner Olsen with a delayed entry program award at the high school on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The presentation recognized Olsen for his committment to join the Marines. More...

Relay University grads

These folks attended Relay University on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Corpus Christi.The all-day training event was geared to inspire and educate Relay For Life volunteers. All are serving on the Relay For Life Committee for 2010. More...

And the winners are....

Port Aransas Community Theatre to honor its own at Sandy Awards Sunday

The Port Aransas Community Theatre will present the seventh annual Sandy Awards at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17. This red carpet event will be held at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. More...

Performances of ‘Greater Tuna’ continue at PACT until Jan. 24

There are only two weekends left to see “Greater Tuna,” the current production of the Port Aransas Community Theatre. More...

TxDot’s Casteel to address chamber

David Casteel, who lived in Port Aransas while he served as District 16 engineer in Corpus Christi for the Texas Department of Transportation, will address chamber members on Tuesday, Jan. 19. More...

Dine and dance at the VFW

Fuel up for some fancy footwork on Saturday, Jan. 16. That’s when the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 8967 is having a dinner and dance at the post home, 311 N. Alister St. The dinner, for an $8 donation at the door, starts at 5 p.m. More...

Free tickets available for Smith concerts to held in February

Singer and songwriter Terri Smith will return to the Pollock Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to perform two free concerts. The free tickets are available at the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry office, 129 S. Alister St. More...

JELM Center January Calendar

Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9 a.m. Bridge lessons JELM Crafts Room 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...

Bus trip to historic Goliad rescheduled for February

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, Feb 13. The trip was originally scheduled for Jan. More...

Workshop to focus on many forms of writing

The Laughing Gull Writers Workshop is scheduled for the day and evening of Saturday, Jan. 23, at Brundrett Middle School, at the corner of 10th Street and Ave. B. More...

Brown bagging it

Jack Dreessen gives a talk about the Port Aransas Community Theater on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the opening session of the 2010 Brown Bag series. Dreessen is a PACT board member. More...

Auction will benefit ARK

The Red Hat Island Trash will auction off Red Hat memorabilia tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m., to benefit the Animal Rehabilitation Keep The donation to the ARK will be made in memory of the late Norma Otterstetter. More...

Williams nominated for All-Century team

Only PAHS grad

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

A Port Aransas High School graduate is in the running to be named to the Texas University Interscholastic League’s All-Century Girls Basketball Team. More...

Cold snap sends ‘patients’ to ARK

TONY AMOS

I am always sobered when a catastrophe occurs somewhere in the world that makes our troubles seem small by comparison. More...

WEC volunteer training is set for Wednesday

If you have a couple of hours to spare each week, why not help people learn about the importance of our coastal wetlands? More...

Officials trying to fix pavement in neighborhood

Fresh paving jobs on two Island Moorings streets have left two roadways uneven, and city officials are working with the road construction firm to figure out what went wrong and how it might be fixed, said Dave Parsons, interim city manager of Port A More...