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February 4, 2010 / Island Life

Up in the rafters

Workers replace air conditioning ductwork at Port Aransas City Hall and the adjacent Civic Center on Thursday, Jan. 28. More...

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold its February meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, at the home of Bill and Sharon Thomas. Members should bring a Cajun snack in honor of Mardis Gras and a donation for the Helping Hands Food Pantry. More...

Mardi Gras parade is Feb. 16

Take your show on the road on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16. The annual Mardi Gras parade, sponsored by the Port Aransas Leisure Society (PALS), will leave at 5 p.m. from the corner of Beach and Station streets. More...

Docents to draw winning ticket

Port Aransas Museum docents will continue to sell tickets for a drawing for a gourmet dinner for six through this Saturday, Feb. 6, when the drawing will be held. The winning ticket will be drawn at 1 p.m. More...

WIC representatives to visit Port Aransas

Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Feb. 8. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St. More...

Garden Club meeting to include talk by Fucik

Horticulturalist John Fucik will give a PowerPoint presentation on European plants and gardens to the Port Aransas Garden Club at its February meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Fucik is a retired horticulturalist with the Texas A&M Extension Service. More...

JELM Center February Calendar

Monday 5:15 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics Pollock Center 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. More...

Mariculture tour slated

The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department has organized a trip to the Texas A & M AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory in Port Aransas. The lab offers only private tours of the facility. More...

Fundraisers

Port Aransas Relay for Life Walk Friday, April 30, 2010 Roberts Point Park

For information about Relay for Life, events or fundraisers, call event chair Lisa Shelton at (361) 249-6792. For team information, call team captain chair Robyn McKinney at (361) 945-5907. All proceeds benefit Relay For Life. Events: More...

Bidding little brother Jack farewell

TONY AMOS

My little brother Jack: I hope my readers and my editor will forgive me for this personal note of sadness in this week’s Observer column. More...

Metz to discuss weather outlook at UTMSI public lecture tonight

The 2010 Public Lecture Series at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute will continue tonight, Thursday, Feb. 4, with John Metz. More...

What’s your bid? Fine books for sale in silent auction

Special selections part of book sale benefiting library

The silent auction of special books (featured, this page) will continue at the Ellis Memorial Library, 710 W. Ave. A, until the library’s annual book sale begins. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, JAN. 25 8:38 a.m. • An officer took a report of criminal mischief in the 300 block of North Alister Street. 9:57 a.m. • A resident in the 3500 block of Island Moorings Parkway reported a theft. 1:36 p.m. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 2:20 p.m. • A deputy arrested a woman on State Hwy. 361 on an outstanding Nueces County warrant. More...

Animal Friends to meet Tuesday

Animal Friends of Port Aransas will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Aransas Harbors club house, 230 S. Cut-off Road. More...

Toni Somers gets published

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Toni Somers’ story has the sweet smell of success. More...

Ethanol could cause future troubles for marine engines

People who know marine engines say the addition of ethanol to fuel used in boats may mean an increase in engine problems in the future. Ethanol has been used for some time farther north. More...

Wading into the wetlands

Carolyn Rose (front, right) leads a group of visitors on a tour of the Wetlands Education Center (WEC) at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute on Thursday, Jan. 28. More...

Last Little League sign up is Saturday

The last chance to register for Port Aransas Little League will be on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Brundrett Middle School cafeteria. The fee is $60 for each player and an additional $30 for each sibling. More...

Devastor ‘cooks’ Cream Style for first in Corn Toss tourney

Marshall “Devastator” Stack of Wisconsin made a comeback to prevail over the undefeated Ray “Cream Style” Cook of Port Aransas in the Port Aransas Open Corn Toss Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 28. More...

Tall ships coming through

Look for a parade of tall ships to come streaming past Roberts Point around the end of June. More...

New fire truck

The Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department received its brand-new aerial platform truck, on Friday, Jan. 29. The Crimson brand vehicle cost $924,000. More...

Round robin tourney moves aside for Cupid Invitational

No round robin tennis tournament will be held this month because of a school-sponsored Cupid Invitational Tennis Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 6. More...

February Calendar of events

First Friday Art Reception February 5 • Hearts for the Arts exhibit and silent auction to benefit the art center, Jan. 30 through Feb. More...

Winter Sounds will showcase Susan Gibson

The Winter Sounds concert, featuring Susan Gibson, will be held at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, on Monday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. More...

Stars Hope, Lamour to be in Movie Time

This next P.A. Movie Time, set for Friday, Feb. 19, stars Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. The free showing of “My Favorite Brunette,” will be in the city council chambers, at City Hall, 710 W. Ave. A. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. More...

Port Aransas Museum to host talk on cattle industry’s past

Do you know why Packery Channel is so-named? You may find out Monday, Feb. 8. More...

Coeckelenbergh to study with Council of Europe

Katie Coeckelenbergh, a junior at Texas A & M University at College Station has accepted a two-month summer position as a study visitor with the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. More...

First Friday to feature ‘Hearts for the Arts’

Hearts for the Arts will be the theme of the First Friday reception, tomorrow, Feb. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Circulation of the saints

In medieval Europe, the government learned it was out of silver and could make no more coins. This was an economic crisis equal to our own of the past year and a half; no coinage meant no lending, no buying or selling, no taxes for the king. More...

Let’s make a deal

Shoppers turned out for the Citywide Garage Sale bundled up and in force, despite frigid temperatures on Saturday, Jan. 30. These folks hunted for bargains at the Port Aransas Community Center. More...

Boy’s birth announced

Brad Johnson and Thrisha Moreno of Port Aransas announce the birth of their son, Hayden Lawrence Johnson. The infant was born on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at 4:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area. More...

Winter Texan volunteers to clean beaches

Do your part for the beach, without the heat. Winter Texan beach cleanup volunteers will converge on island beaches Saturday, Feb. 13. More...

Tennis tourney on Saturday to benefit program

The fourth annual Cupid’s Invitational Tennis Tournament to benefit the Port Aransas High School tennis program is slated for Saturday, Feb. 6. More...

Dolphin is headed for SeaWorld

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Donley the dolphin is getting some new digs. Donley, who was found stranded on the beach south of Access Road 1A on Nov. More...

Book Club to meet Tuesday

The next Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 9. The club, open to the public, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

VFW event boasts bids, pork, prizes

Dinner is Feb. 13

Pony up and pig out. The Moore-McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars post 8967 will host its annual auction, smoked pork dinner and prize drawing on Saturday, Feb. 13. More...

Tate acquitted on faked death charge

Rockport woman still faces misdemeanor charges in connection with incident

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

A jury has found a woman innocent of a charge she helped her brother fake his own death by drowning at the beach in Port Aransas. More...

Probation assessed in barroom assault

A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to two years’ probation on a felony assault charge in connection with an incident at a Port Aransas bar in June 2009. More...

A whole bunch of books

Volunteers pause for a group photo while arranging books in the Port Aransas Civic Center on Monday, Feb. 1. The books were being laid out for the Ellis Memorial Library’s annual book sale scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. More...

Squillante auditions for TV talent show

America’s Got Talent

BY PHIL REYNOLDS phil@portasouthjetty.com

Look for Alma Squillante on a television near you – maybe later this year. Squillante was one of “at least 2,000 or so” people who auditioned in Dallas over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Jan. More...

Ballfield getting facelift thanks to volunteer group

Donate to ‘Field of Dreams’

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

More than 20 community volunteers have begun organizing to undertake a project to improve baseball field facilities at Port Aransas Community Park. The group is seeking donations. More...