February 11, 2010 RSS feed / Island Life

Trinity-by-the-Sea to serve pancakes on Shrove Tuesday

Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will fill its special projects coffers by filling you up with a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 16. Tickets are $4 each, and children under 5 may eat for free. More...

Spring style show tickets on sale now

Tickets are on sale now for the Port Aransas Garden Club spring style show on Wednesday, March 4. “Tango on the Texas Riviera” is the theme for the show, which will be in the Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A. More...

Family-friendly event is Feb. 20 at Sharkey’s club

Sharkey’s Beach Club and the Port Aransas Leisure Society will sponsor the 12th Annual Mardi Gras Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 20. The carnival will be a benefit for the Jody McCormick Vocational Scholarship Fund. More...

Karankawas topic of museum lecture

Dr. C. Herndon Williams, chair of the Refugio Historical Society, will discuss the Karankawa Indians at the next public lecture at the Port Aransas Museum, 408 Brundrett St., at Alister St., Monday, Feb. 22. More...

Preserve cleanup is set for Feb. 20; volunteers needed

IF YOU GO . . . WHEN: SATURDAY, FEB. 20 TIME: 9 A.M. - NOON WHERE: PORT ARANSAS NATURE PREVERVE AT CHARLIE’S PASTURE More...

Dock work

Interim City Manager Dave Parsons walks up a jetty while checking out a boardwalk and floating dock under construction at Dennis Dreyer Municipal Marina on Friday, Feb. 5. The boardwalk is immediately to Parsons’ left. More...

Early voting starts in primaries

Early voters in the primary elections can cast ballots between Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Friday, Feb. 26. Primary election day is Tuesday, March 2. Democrats will vote in the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

Monthly tours of Little Chapel set by museum

Monthly tours to the Little Chapel on the Hill are available through the Port Aransas Museum on the third Friday and Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.. More...

Strollers

The annual Ground Hog Day Stroll at Roberts Point Park was Tuesday, Feb. 2. Folks walked the park, looking for Port Aransas Phillip, cousin to the famed Punxatawney Phil. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department sponsors the event. More...

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE’S BEAT

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3 12:50 a.m. • A deputy helped a police officer at the scene of a vehicle in a ditch on State Hwy. 361. FRIDAY, FEB. 5 6 p.m. • In the 300 block of Avenue B, a deputy took a report on interference with child custody. More...

Sign up now for Whooping Crane Festival

Early registration ends tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 12, for the 14th annual Whooping Crane Festival, set for Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 25 – 28. The festival is headquartered at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A. More...

Impress Valentine with seafood recipes

This Sunday is Valentine’s Day, the perfect day to make a romantic, seafood dinner for that special love of your life. Seafood is simple to make, but is also elegant and tasty. More...

Centennial is brown bag lecture topic

Port Aransas Museum director Rick Pratt will give a talk on the Port Aransas Centennial at the next Brown Bag lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 17. More...

Historical group planning dinner at town museum

The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association dinner and live auction will be held on Saturday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Port Aransas Museum. The event is to be held at the Community Center, 408 N. More...

Buncha book buyers

Above, the Port Aransas Civic Center is filled with people perusing the Ellis Memorial Library’s annual book sale on Saturday Feb. 6. More than 300 people entered the civic center within the first 20 minutes of the sale. More...

Haiti relief

At the Brown Bag lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 27, Joyce Williams spoke about her volunteerism on medical mission trips to Haiti in 2008 and 2009. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Shine ‘like bright lights’

What have you complained about today? My complaint has been the weather, but I’m sure there are other things I’ve been complaining about also. More...

JELM Center

February Calendar

Monday 5:15 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics Pollock Center 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9 a.m. More...

Wisconsin state coffee is Saturday

Winter Texans from Wisconsin will get together over a cup of coffee Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10:30 a.m. A series of state coffees are being held at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. Participants should bring a snack to share. More...

Theater production postponed

The Port Aransas Community Theatre’s production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit”, originally scheduled to open tonight, Thursday, Feb. 11, has been postponed. The opening performance will be on Thursday, Feb. More...

In the trenches

Workers man a boring machine in a big hole just south of the intersection of Avenue G and Alister Street on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 9. The machine was boring a hole under State Hwy. 361 so a new sewer line could be put in the hole. More...

Appraisal district to refund money

In the wake of furor over the Nueces County Appraisal District’s building fund, the organization’s board of directors has decided to give its taxing entities a refund that will include thousands of dollars for city government and the sch More...

Code re-vamp passes first reading

The Port Aransas City Council has approved, on first reading, an extensive series of proposed changes in city codes and the zoning map. The council voted 6-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 3, to approve three ordinances drawn up to make the changes. More...

‘Dead Zone’ is lecture topic

The 2010 Public Lecture Series at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute will continue tonight, Thursday, Feb. 11, with a panel discussion. Drs. More...

Hope, Lamour stars of next film at P.A. Movie Time

The film featured at 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. More...

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, FEB. 1 10:16 a.m. • The burglary of a vehicle in the 300 block of Sandhill Circle was reported. 12:11 p.m. • A report was taken about a disturbance in the 300 block of West Cotter Avenue. 1:59 p.m. More...

Man arrested on marijuana charge

Police charged William Stuart Froman, 48, of Port Aransas, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with possession of more than four ounces but less than five pounds of marijuana. More...

Man charged in burglary of White Street residence

Port Aransas police have charged Morgan Lamar Shepherd, 39, with burglary of a habitation in connection with the burglary of a house on White Street on Jan. 16. Shepherd was arrested in the 500 block of Sand Burr on Tuesday, Feb. More...

New Realtors

Sanjo Enterprises, LLC Real Estate celebrated its official opening on Tuesday, Feb. 9, along with representatives of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce- Tourist Bureau Teresa Clanton, left, and Anne Bracher Vaughn, right. More...

Bundled up

Sixteen-month-old Erica Martinez of Aransas Pass is bundled up against the cold while visiting the beach with her family near the south jetty in Port Aransas on Saturday, Feb. 5. More...

Party for Bundy slated at museum

Betty Bundy, former Port Aransas Preservation Historical Association board member, grant chairman, brick chairman and more, is moving to San Antonio. A party celebrating her contribution to the organization will be held on Sunday, Feb. More...

Yum-yum-yum!

Sushi tasting to benefit art center

Sushi, wine and art are fitting partners for an evening of island entertainment. On Tuesday, March 2, the Pelican Club will host a sushi tasting event to benefit the Art Center for the Islands. Two seatings are available, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. More...

City to seek airport deadline extension

If you’ve been waiting to see increased development take place at Mustang Beach Airport, get ready to wait longer. More...

Questions remain about beached whale; more on spider

There are some organizations that ship Pandas to China via FedEx. The ARK is content to ship a spider to College Station via FedEx. More...













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