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September 30, 2010 / Island Life

Group show is Friday

The community is invited to the First Friday art reception on Oct. 1 at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More...

‘Yee Haw’ performs final time

The final performance of “YeeHaw” will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services is gearing up for flu season by providing vaccinations to residents. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, EMS personnel will be set up at the Pollock Center behind the Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. More...

Meditation techniques twice monthly

Learn to breath and clear the mind using the ancient art of relaxation. Instructor Rebecca Haworth will teach non-physical yoga techniques designed to de-stress the mind and body. More...

Commercial yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen Liberty Hall aka Inferno, located at the corner of Alister and Cotter, as this month’s commercial yard of the month. More...

Music fest, cook-offs on tap Oct. 9

Fish in g, f ood, F i re up the gri ll - i t’s almost time for the 10th annual South Texas Music Fest – Chili and Barbecue Cook-off. More...

Port A is Port Arty!

Art lovers will be treated to a viewing of original art as the doors open to 13 galleries and studios around town. More...

Residential yard

Residential yard The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Steve and Denise Hudson, located at 416 Bahia Mar, as this month’s residential yard of the month. More...

New store in town

Zarsky Lumber Co. held a grand opening celebration at their store located at 2120 State Hwy. 361. Present for the ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Sept. More...

Cleanup gives beach fresh face

BY SUSAN ARMANOVS
news@portasouthjetty.com

Port Aransas beaches got a makeover on Saturday, Sept. 25. More...

Parrot Heads sponsor event to help ARK

Everyone is invited to the Wings Over Port A: A Beach Ball, a benefit for the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Animal Rehabilitation Keep. More...

Man assaulted at island condo

Man assaulted BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

A La Vernia man remained hospitalized in Corpus Christi Tuesday, Sept. 28, after being kicked in the head at a condominium on State Hwy. 361 on Saturday evening, Sept. 25. Port Aransas police Executive Lt. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Enjoy your vacation, but be safe

I saw a headline the other day that said something like “Don’t Post your Vacation Plans on Face Book.” As a cop, my first reaction was, “Well, duh.” But not everyone has the same cynical worldview that I do. More...

Police taking applications for Texas Night Out parties

You still have a chance to be a hero to a cop. Port Aransas police are still accepting applications for the Texas Night Out, to be held 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Vaya con Dios

How to say good-bye after 23 years? When we came to Port Aransas, I had all of four years’ experience as the pastor of a tiny church in North Texas, we had two young children and absolutely no clue as to what we were getting ourselves into. More...

Son is born to Brooks family

Michael and Megan Brooks of Aransas Pass announce the birth of son, Karson Allen Brooks, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. He was born weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-South. More...

Boatmen to discuss reefs here Oct. 6

Artificial reefs will be the topic at the Oct. 6 meeting of the Port Aransas Boatmen Inc., and the boatmen are opening the meeting to the public. Robin Reichers, director of coastal fisheries for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. More...

Mustang cars, ponies coming this weekend

Not only is “America’s car” coming to Port Aransas, the horses after which they are named will be here and available for paid adoption. MustangFest 2010 will celebrate the 46th birthday of the Ford starting tomorrow, Friday, Oct. More...

Sunset Sounds final concert slated Friday

The 2010 Sunset Sounds seasons draws to a close with the last concert planned for Friday, Oct. 8. Performing live at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater at Roberts Point Park will be Shirley Fischer and the Mixed Nuts. More...

Book club prepares for discussion

Readers wishing to join the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club’s upcoming book discussion should begin reading “The Tenderness of Wolves,” by Stef Penney. The club, open to the public, will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. More...

Beach yoga set for Oct. 9

Find your mind-body connection practicing Yoga on the Beach on Saturday, Oct. 9. Instructor Nancy Myers will lead the class beginning at 8 a.m. next to Horace More...

Chamber of Commerce receives recognition for nature tourism

Years of working to make visitors aware of nature tourism paid off for Port Aransas last week when the Texas Travel Industry Association (TTIA) presented More...

Wettest September in 25 years

TONY AMOS

Port Aransas was bedewed by 18.59 inches of rain this September. That’s a lot of rain; so much that, officially, it was the wettest of any month on record here since the official records were started 25 years ago. More...

Fishing, food, fun on tap for centennial

Port Aransas may be old, but she’s just getting started. Join the community in a celebration of Port Aransas’ centennial birthday on Saturday, Oct. 16. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

It’s time to watch for hawks

September is ending, and the broadwinged hawks are streaming out after riding high on a tower of rising air. More...

Watercolor classes slated for Oct. 8 - 9

Learn the art of watercolor at an Art Center for the Islands painting workshop. Artist Lee Ricks will teach Watercolor Made Simple on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9. Students will complete a painting each day. More...

COUNTDOWN TO THE CENTENNIAL

The fabulous ’30s

Applying the word “fabulous” to the era of the Great Depression seems ludicrous. Before studying Port Aransas during the 1930s, I would have bet against using that adjective to describe the town. would have lost. More...

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE BLOTTER

TUESDAY, SEPT. 21 2:09 a.m. and 2:22 a.m. • An officer charged a man in the 400 block of South Alister Street with driving while intoxicated, and another driving while intoxicated at Beach and Alister streets. More...

Cutting through pavement

At work on State Hwy. 361 at Sea Isle Drive are, from left, Island Construction workers Donnie Williams, Gregory Compton and Chucky Bob Downey on Tuesday, Sept. 28. More...

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE’S BEAT

THURSDAY, SEPT. 23 2:20 a.m. • A coin machine was reported burglarized in I.B. Magee Beach Park. 11 p.m. • Deputies were called to assist city officers at a disturbance in the 4900 block of State Hwy. 361. More...

Off to a good start

The Port Aransas Kiwanis Club installed the following board members for the 2010-11 year: Mary Goodwin, vice president, from left; Jim Burke, treasurer; Nancy Cinfici, president; Dave Wearden, Kiwanis More...

‘Safford Sunday’ set for Oct. 3

The community is invited to bid farewell to the Safford family on Sunday, Oct. 3, “Safford Sunday.” An open house, with refreshments, will be at 2 p.m. in the Pollock Center behind the church at 113 S. Alister St. More...

Boat safety class slated

Port Aransas boaters are invited to learn the basics of boating and boating safety at a class offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 7-11. The full day Boating Safety Class will be held on Saturday, Oct. More...

Fun run set for Saturday

Don’t forget your running or walking shoes as head to the beach Saturday, Oct. 2, because the Community Presbyterian Church is hosting a beach fun run. More...