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March 25, 2010 / Island Life

PASTOR’S PEN

Praise the Lord

“Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol Him, all peoples! For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!” More...

Let the Census begin!

You got a government form in the mail last week, and it has nothing to do with taxes. More...

“Island Women” will be in the spotlight at the next Art Center for the Islands’ First Friday art reception. The reception and exhibit will be open from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister St., on Friday, April 2. More...

Ladies Auxiliary dinner is season finale

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967 Ladies Auxiliary will put on its final dinner and dance fundraiser of the season on Saturday, March 27. Festivities will be at the post, 311 N. Alister St. More...

‘Cheatin’ opens tonight at PACT

“Cheatin,’” a comedy by Del Shores, opens tonight, Thursday, March 25, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. The play can be seen Thursday, Friday and Saturday, through April 17, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Sexual differentiation is topic tonight at UTMSI

The 2010 Public Lecture Series at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute will wrap up with the final lecture tonight, Thursday, March 25, with Dr. Stephen M. Shuster, a professor of invertebrate zoology at Northern Arizona University. More...

Tax losses begin to moderate

Port Aransas allocation down 26.74 percent

Port Aransas was among Texas cities that saw a decrease in sales tax allocations this month. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said today the state collected $1.60 billion in sales tax revenue in February, down 8.8 percent compared to February 2009. More...

Turtle transport

Frank Ernst, captain of small boats at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, places a sea turtle in a kiddie pool to join several others aboard a boat that later would take the animals to release them in local waters on Thursday, March 11 More...

Prospective jurors may use Internet to respond

May save trip to courthouse

A new jury summons system going into effect in Nueces County won’t change jury duty much, but it may affect how you report for jury duty – or even whether you report at all, county jury administrators say. More...

Bake sale slated to raise funds for Washington trip

A bake sale to help fund a trip to the Washington, D.C., People to People Academic Program will be held on Friday, April 2, at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 4 to 7 p.m. More...

First rate skate date

New skate park opens on island

More than 100 people, most of them with skateboards under their feet, turned out for the offi- cial opening of the new skate area at Port Aransas Community Park on Sunday, March 21. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

Editor’s note: Port Aransas police caught up with Spring Break paperwork, filing cases on three public intoxication, one possession of drug paraphernalia, one minor consuming alcohol and one for disorderly conduct-fighting for March 13. More...

Man indicted in stalking case

Port Aransas resident William Christopher Shannon, 52, was indicted by a Nueces County grand jury on Thursday, March 18, on a charge of stalking. More...

Merchants report profitable Spring Break

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Port Aransas merchants are reporting stout business from Spring Break, even though the holiday was shorter than usual and included a couple of days of rain. More...

Missing girls are located after police search island

Two San Antonio area girls went missing for more than 24 hours in Port Aransas before being found on Wednesday, March 17, unharmed, police said. More...

Easter week services set

A community-wide interdenominational Easter Sunday sunrise service will be held Sunday, April 4. The service will be a joint gathering of the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Baptist Church, St. More...

Waves of coffee

Coffee Waves, featuring espresso, coffee, gelato, panini, pastry and more, officially opened for business Tuesday, March 23, at 1007 State Hwy. 361. 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...

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. All proceeds benefit Relay For Life. More...

Beach Walk slated for Friday morning

What washes ashore on Mustang Island varies from day to day. The curious are invited to explore what comes in with the tide at the monthly free, guided beach walk tomorrow, Friday, March 26. Meet guide Shirley Fischer at 9 a.m. More...

Parrot Heads to ‘phlock’ tonight

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold its March happy hour meeting tonight, Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Moby Dick’s, 517 S. Alister St. More...

Spring Break: Influx of trash, stormy weather

TONY AMOS

A decidedly un-pretty sight greeted me on Sunday last as I set out to do BEACHobs Survey number 4,247. More...

Election nixed; land accepted; docks get OK

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Land, water and elections were among topics on the minds of Port Aransas City Council members when they met on Thursday, March 18. The council voted unanimously to cancel the city’s part of upcoming local elections. More...

Free sandsculpting lessons set

April 3 event is preliminary to SandFest

There is still plenty of time to learn the art of sand sculpting and join the fun and competition. More...

Interviews are set for city manager candidates

Search committee members are scheduled to conduct face-to-face interviews next week with the final five candidates for the position of Port Aransas city manager, according to Mayor Pro Tem Keith McMullin. More...

Appraisal district to refund city, school

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Nueces County Appraisal District has notified the city of Port Aransas that the district will provide the city with a refund of $17,500, Interim City Manager Dave Parsons told the city council on Thursday, March 18. More...

Project Graduation schedules bake sale for Saturday, April 3

A bake sale, benefiting Project Graduation, is scheduled at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., on Saturday, April 3, from 8 a.m. until they are sold out. Donations of baked goods may be dropped off at the sale at 8 a.m. More...

March Calendar of events

First Friday Art Reception April 2, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. “Island Women” Workshops and classes: More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

Editor’s note: During Spring Break, the week of March 14-21, deputy constables made five arrests for public intoxication and two arrests for minors in possession of alcohol. SUNDAY, MARCH 14 1:45 p.m. More...

Nature calls

When you gotta go, yo gotta go. Beachgoers line up for a turn at portable toilets near the dunes during spring break. The city recently installed 82 new portable restrooms on the beach at a cost of $45,920. More...

Girl hurt in fall from truck is hospitalized and released

A 13-year-old girl was flown to a Corpus Christi hospital aboard a medical helicopter after falling from a truck in Port Aransas on Friday, March 19. More...