May 13, 2010 RSS feed / Island Life

VFW Post 8967 to serve spaghetti

Weekly dinners continue

Join the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967 for dinner at the post, 311 N. Alister St., on Wednesday, May 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. On the menu this week are spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, salad and desert. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Safe landings

I was recently offered the opportunity to take a plane ride over this area in order to get the lay of the land. More...

TxDOT wants to know . . .

What do you think of ferry system?

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) wants to know what you think of the ferry system. No, seriously. More...

Third Saturday art sale moves to fourth Saturday

The Third Saturday Sale at the Art Center for the Islands will be on the fourth Saturday of May. The sale will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, so as not to coincide with ArtFest, slated for Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. More...

Operator needed for softball concession

Anyone with a yen for softball and cotton candy may want to take advantage of the opportunity to run the concession stand for the Port Aransas Softball League. More...

PACT elects new officers

The Port Aransas Community Theatre board of directors elected new board members and new officers at their annual meeting on Monday, May 11. Elected for three-year terms are board members Larry Paton, Phyllis Capps and Darryl Meadows. More...

Commercial yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the South Jetty’s serenity garden, located at 141 W. Cotter, as commercial yard of the month for May. More...

P&Z to discuss grasses

The Port Aransas Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled on Monday, May 24, to discuss proposed city ordinance changes that would expand the areas of town where property owners may allow native vegetation to grow, uncut. More...

Headed back to sea

On Monday, May 10, a Kemp Ridley came ashore to lay her eggs on the beach just south of Avenue G. Suzanne Piette of Port Aransas spotted the sea turtle and called the proper authorities. More...

Extra! Extra!

Press group visiting island

A roundtable discussion on the future of newspapers, the story of a newspaper evicted from its offices by a punitive landlord, the Antarctic adventures of a research scientist at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, the adventures and m More...

Former PAHS students graduate Texas A&M

Four Port Aransas High School alums will be among the 850 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi graduates to receive their diplomas during two spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, in the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi. More...

Seaman James Berry

Coast Guard Seaman James A. Berry recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N. J. More...

Sea turtle nesting

On Monday, May 10, a Kemp’s ridley came ashore to lay her eggs on the beach just south of Avenue G. More...

Art, music

Weekend art show, Monday music set

A celebration of the arts begins tonight, Thursday, May 13, and continues through Monday, May 17. Bringing art lovers and artists together, the Art Center for the Islands is hosting a string of art and music events. More...

Sunset Sounds’ country music in park is free

The Sunset Sounds free concert series in the park will continue with some live country music tomorrow, Friday, May 14. Enjoy an evening with “Tumble Dry Low” as the sun sets over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More...

Cutting the ribbon and hair, too

Casa Bella Salon, at 1023 State Hwy. 361, Suite G, held a grand opening on Monday, May 10. More...

Ferry lines

A line of cars wait for the ferries in the loop that runs through Roberts Point Park on Saturday, May 8. More...

Pro skater gives park thumbs up

One of the world’s foremost skaters made a surprise visit to the new skate area at Port Aransas Community Park on Sunday, May 9. More...

Lifeguard training to start next week

Registrations are now being taken for lifeguard training in Port Aransas. More...

Coast is clear in Port Aransas

No sign of oil spill in sight

State, county and Port Aransas city officials are keeping their eyes on the monster oil spill that has resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploding and sinking southeast of Louisiana on April 20. No one is panicking. More...

Fiesta duchess

Meredith Cerie Muecke was presented as a Fiesta duchess in the 101st annual Order of The Alamo Coronation, held before a crowd of 3,000 spectators at the Historical Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 21. More...

May Calendar of events

Fiesta de Mayo: May 13 ArtFest: May 15-16 Songwriters’ Showcase: May 17 Fourth Saturday Art Sale May 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops and classes: More...

POLICE BLOTTER

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

MONDAY, MAY 3 10:09 a.m. • A person reported a burglary in the 200 block of Cut-off Road. TUESDAY, MAY 4 12:37 a.m. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4

TUESDAY, MAY 4 2:15 p.m. • A woman was arrested on the beach on an outstanding warrant from Nueces County. FRIDAY, MAY 7 11 a.m. More...

Donations sought

Blood center’s mobile unit coming to town

Your blood donation can help prevent blood shortages and save lives, according to the Coastal Bend Blood Center. Visit the center’s mobile unit on Friday, May 21, at the IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., to donate your blood. More...

Plankton under surveillance

Here’s a warning to the millions of plankton in Texas Gulf Coast waters: You’re being watched! More...

Sea turtles arriving to nest

Some called it the “Port Aransas Arribada*.” More...

Nightshade gets a bad name, one of many

Of the many native plants that inhabit our island, perhaps none has such a convoluted history as American nightshade. More...













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