March 11, 2010 RSS feed / Island Life

007p1.jpg

Museum tours of chapel scheduled

If you haven’t visited the Little Chapel on the Hill, you’re missing one of the gems of Port Aransas. Two tours of the chapel will be given on Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, at 10 a.m. More...

Clark, Douglas wed

Kerry Clark and J.R. Douglas were married Saturday, March 6, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Aransas. Monsignor Rory Dean performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Carol Clark of Port Aransas and San Antonio. More...

JELM Center March Calendar

Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9:15 a.m. Beginning Line Dance Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer’s Workshop JELM Library 10:45 a.m. Advanced Line Dancing Pollock Center 12:30 p.m. Bridge JELM Library 1 p.m. More...

She was supposed to break a leg, not an arm

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

“It’s the first time something like this has ever happened to me,” Laura Crocker exclaimed, throwing up her hands over the phone. (An actress, Crocker may be the only Port Aransan who can throw her hands up over the phone. More...

PAISD, Place 5

Owens seeks election to school board

Kelly Owens, candidate for Place 5 on the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees, released the following statement. “Hello, Port Aransas voters! More...

PAISD, Place 6

Chambers is candidate for ISD board

Tanya Chambers, candidate for Place 6 on the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees, has released the following statement. “My name is Tanya Chambers. I am running for Place 6 on the school board. More...

Unopposed for mayor

McMullin pledges open door policy

Keith McMullin, candidate for mayor of Port Aransas, has released the following statement. More...

Discover Port Aransas! display opens Friday

In Civic Center foyer

Officials will hold a ribbon cutting tomorrow, Friday, March 12, to open the newly redesigned Port Aransas Civic Center foyer, which has been fitted with a big display titled “Discover Port Aransas!” The event will be at 4:30 p.m. More...

They’re number 1!

The Port Aransas Relay For Life is the top fundraiser on Facebook in the Amercian Cancer Society’s High Plains Division, which includes Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Hawaii and Guam, as well as in the nation. More...

A new lease on life

Charlie Orr gets new heart, sings praises of organ donation
BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

One day in February 2009, 67-year-old Charlie Orr III paid a visit to the offices of the South Jetty. More...

SandFest seeks sponsors and volunteers

Texas SandFest, the annual sandsculpting contest, is a world-class event and one of the most popular events of the year in Port Aransas, drawing more than 100,000 people during its threeday run. But, it needs help. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, MARCH 1 7:29 p.m. • During a traffic stop at Station Street and Shibui Sands, a man was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Justice of the Peace Precinct 4. More...

Neblett named to position at Marine Science Institute

Georgia Neblett has been named director of development at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). More...

‘Cheatin’ to hit stage

The Port Aransas Community Theatre’s production of Del Shores’ comedy “Cheatin’” is slated to open on Thursday, March 25. The play can be seen Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 25 through April 17, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Surfers reunion in the works

A Corpus Christi man is planning a reunion of old-time Coastal Bend surfers, so he’s hunting for surfers who rode the waves of Port Aransas and Padre Island beaches many years ago. More...

Decking the walls

Dr. John Guthrie Ford and Mark Creighton stand with photo panels they recently hung on the walls of the Port Aransas Community Center. Ford and Creighton are interim co-directors of the Port Aransas Museum. More...

Learn yoga on the beach free on Saturday

Get a start on fitness for spring at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, March 13. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Last three performances of ‘Blithe Spirit’ this weekend

This weekend brings the final three performances of the Port Aransas Community Theatre’s production of Noel Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit.” The play can be seen Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 11 – 13, at 7:30 p More...

Deadline to order shirts is March 19

Beach Dash official t-shirts, designed by eighth-grader Shelby Stephenson, have been so popular that the Kiwanis Club is meeting the demand with an after-event t-shirt sale. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Do you have the right time?

In case you’ve forgotten, Sunday morning at 2 a.m. our clocks move forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time. More...

McWhorter to discuss WWII Project

The next Port Aransas Museum lecture series, on Monday, March 22, will also be the last of the season. The final lecture, by Dr. More...

PAISD, Place 5

Reed asks for another term on board

Candidate for Place 5 on the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees Rita Reed has released the following statement. More...

PAISD, Place 6

Adams seeks return to school board

Rick Adams, candidate for Place 6 on the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees, has released the following statement. “My name is Rick Adams, and I am seeking re-election to the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees, Place 6. More...

Stylin’

Several hundred folks packed the Port Aransas Civic Center to attend the Port Aransas Garden Club Spring Style Show on Thursday, March 4. Above: Debbie Bridge models fashions for an appreciative crowd. More...

Pratt to discuss centennial in Brown Bag talk

Rick Pratt will give a talk about the centennial of Port Aransas at the next Brown Bag lecture on Wednesday, March 17. It is the last in the series of talks this season. The free public lecture is at noon at the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. More...

$25,000 donation humbles PAPHA

Dinner, auction raise nearly $80,000
25,000 BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Talk about historically significant numbers! More...

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. More...

March Calendar of events

Spring Break Art Camp grades 3 -5, March 15 -19, 1-3:30 p.m.$15, Registration limited Third Saturday Sale, March 20, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 to 50% off More...

Police investigate wreck, theft of motorcycle; rider breaks leg

Police are investigating charges of motorcycle theft after an early-morning Saturday wreck sent a Port Aransas man to the hospital via Halo Flight medical evacuation helicopter. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, MARCH 28 1:08 a.m. • A deputy stopped a suspicious man on a bicycle at State Hwy. 361 and Porto Villageo. On being questioned, the man admitted breaking into a home and stealing the bicycle; he also had marijuana on him. More...

Dart group to meet on Tuesday

Ever thought about playing darts? The Port Aransas Women’s Dart League will hold an organizational meeting at the Gaff, 323 E. Beach St., on Tuesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. More...

Dog gone - Peter loves his new family

KATE WILLIAMS

I think I knew the first time that our new dog lunged at my husband’s face that he would not be ours for keeps. I had a vision right then and there. Any dog that would even make a motion to cause my husband harm was not for me. More...

Art Center sale to be held March 20

The Art Center for the Islands’ Third Saturday Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 20. More...













Follow us on Twitter