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April 22, 2010 / Island Life

Wildflowers at WEC

Carolyn Rose, right, led the folks at left on the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Wetlands Education Center Wildflower Walk on Saturday, April 10. More...

Ooh, la, la? Oh, no, no!

Council moves to restrict sexually-oriented businesses

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

If you’re looking to set up a sexually oriented business somewhere, you’d probably better look beyond Port Aransas. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Christianity has its benefits

Today (the day I am writing this) is April 15. We typically call this “tax day.” Others call it “robbery day,” or “IRS day,” etc. More...

Relay For Life promises music, games and talent

So, you’re not a joiner. But you would like to attend and contribute to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event on Friday, April 30. 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...

FOR THE BIRDS

Joy of spring migration

If I told you that I’d been too busy birding to write about the birds, I would basically be telling you the truth. More...

April Calendar of events

Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., 749-7334 More...

Port Aransas talent answered the call to strut their stuff in a competition for the title of Port Aransas Idol.

‘Remember us when you make it big...’ PAT ‘KEEV’ MCKEEVER, JUDGE

STAFF PHOTOS BY MURRAY JUDSON

Stormy weather threatened the festivities at the Country Fair, a fundraiser for Project Graduation, on Saturday, April 17. More...

Three charged in death

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Police have arrested three San Antonio men in connection with the death of a fishing buddy whose body was found near Island Moorings Oct. 12. More...

Special fund set up for accident victim

A special fund has been started at American Bank in Port Aransas to help the family of Michael Spinks, who was badly hurt in an automobile wreck on April 6. Spinks is the son of Dana Spinks of Port Aransas. More...

Pay-up past due bills

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

If you’re really late on paying your garbage bill, take notice. And if you once were a patient on a Port Aransas ambulance but never paid for that service, here’s a heads up. More...

Geocachers invite ‘muggles’ to join beach cleanup May 2

Those people roaming the island, fixated on their hand-held Global Positioning Systems next weekend won’t be looking for aliens, they will most likely be geocachers. More...

Adopt-a-Beach Clean-up is Saturday

Give our beach a little TLC this weekend. In a joint effort with the Texas General Land Office, Keep Port Aransas Beautiful is hosting the annual Adopt-A-Beach Clean-up on Saturday, April 24. More...

Free, guided beach walk set for Friday

Join other curious beachcombers on a free, guided beach walk, tomorrow, Friday, April 23. Meet guide Shirley Fischer at 9 a.m. on the beach under the purple flag near Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

Art sale is Saturday

The Third Saturday Sales at the Art Center for the Islands will be on the fourth Saturdays of April and May. The sale will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Youth camp benefit dinner set for Sunday

The First Baptist Church is raising money to send kids to summer camp. A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 25, at noon, at the church, 200 N. Station St. More...

New dock

Work is practically finished now on a new floating dock (it’s the empty one that branches off the breakwater) at Dennis Dreyer Municipal Marina. Only some work on a handrail still needs to be finished, according to Harbor Master Jeff Logue. More...

Birds are bright spot

TONY AMOS

If anyone doubts that Port Aransas deserves to be designated as America’s “Birdiest Small Coastal City,” a drive along the Island Road last Monday would have convinced them otherwise. More...

Candidates Night to be held April 29

Candidates in only one race will be featured at the 37th annual Candidates’ Night for candidates in contested races. Voters are invited to attend the forum sponsored by the South Jetty, Thursday, April 29. The forum will be at 6 p.m. More...

Register now for lifeguard course to be held in May

Motion passes for possible animal shelter changes

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

The city of Port Aransas has taken a step toward the possibility of turning the city’s animal shelter operations over to a private group. More...

VFW is collecting supplies for troops

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967 and Ladies Auxiliary are gathering supplies to send to troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Volunteers and donation boxes will be available at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

Tuesday, April 13 6:27 a.m. • During a traffic stop in the 500 block of South Alister Street, an officer charged a person with driving with an invalid license. 8 a.m. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

SUNDAY, APRIL 11 12:25 a.m. • A deputy responded to a disturbance on the Harbor Island side of the ferry landing, but reported that the person’s friends gained control and took him home. 6:30 p.m. More...

Council gives thumbs up to waiting on wind issue

At a meeting on Thursday, April 15, the Port Aransas City Council accepted, with little comment, a report on wind turbines by the Planning and Zoning Commission. More...

Port Aransas couple authors surfing book

South Jetty reporter Dan Parker and his wife, Michelle Christenson, are the authors of a new book, a pictorial history of surfing in the Coastal Bend. More...