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November 4, 2010 / Island Life

First Friday features all member show

An all member show, “Thanks For the Memories,” will be on display at the First Friday art reception on Nov. 5 at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Chili, bean cooks can win cash

Nearly everyone has an “award winning” chili recipe. Right? Well, test that recipe out at the seventh annual Moore- McDonald VFW Post 8967 Bean and Chili Cook-Off. Cooks can compete on Saturday, Nov. 13, beginning at 10 a.m. More...

Mayor will hold fundraising event

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

After a season of city budget cuts, Port Aransas Mayor Keith McMullin is seeking donations to pay for travel expenses he incurs while working on behalf of the town’s interests in the state capital. More...

Garven is featured artist

Donna Garven of North Padre Island has been chosen as the “Official Artist” of the Restore America’s Estuaries Fifth National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration. More...

Scary scooter

Dressed as a villain in black, Michael May rides a scooter in the Oct. 29 Halloween Parade as the procession coursed down Beach Street. More...

Free yoga on beach on Nov. 13

Recharge your soul at Yoga on the Beach on Saturday, Nov. 13. Instructor Nancy Myers will lead the class beginning at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Chamber mixer welcomes more to become members

Thursday, Nov. 11

A fall chamber of commerce mixer will provide an opportunity for host businesses to showcase their goods and encourage shopping at home for Christmas. The mixer will be Thursday, Nov. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. More...

Book Club will meet on Tuesday

Those who have read “Where Men Win Glory,” by Jon Krakauer can discuss the book with others of the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group. The group will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave. More...

WIC program due here on Monday

Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, Nov. 8. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St. More...

Adoption news, SandFest on Animal Friends agenda

Animal Friends of Port Aransas will discuss recent adoption news, Texas SandFest plans and the next building project at a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Aransas Harbors meeting room, 230 Cut-off Road. More...

Port Aransas school trustees join in appeal to Legislature

Port Aransas school board members joined other Texas school boards in asking legislators to make education funding a high priority in the 2011 legislative session. The board approved a resolution to the legislature on Monday, Oct. More...

Tickets on sale now for Herons Happen!

Animal Rehabilitation Keep fundraiser

Last call for tickets to Herons Happen! The Great Heron Release dinner and auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave A. More...

Sand pumpkins

What a Port Aransas way to celebrate Halloween! More...

Little monsters on parade

Little monsters Scores of costumed kids took part in the annual Halloween parade through downtown Port Aransas and the Fall Festival that followed at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 29. More...

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, OCT. 25 9:06 a.m. • The burglary of a building in the 800 block of Tarpon Street was reported. Missing were two eightliner video slot machines and a cigarette machine, valued at a total of $600. 10:35 a.m. More...

Judge drops drug charge against man

A Nueces County district judge on Tuesday, Oct. 5, dismissed a case against a Port Aransas man accused of possession of a controlled substance. District Judge Marisela Saldana dismissed the charge filed against Carlos DeJesus Kazen Jr., 36. More...

Former resident faces indictment in sexual assault

A former resident of Port Aransas has been indicted by a Nueces County Grand Jury on a charge of sexual assault of a child. More...

Recycle day Nov. 13

Do good for the community and others at Texas Recycles Day. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Tis the season

Where does the time go? It seems the older I get, the faster time moves. As my dad used to tell me, “Life is like a roll of toilet paper. More...

New church, new pastors in town

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

A new church has replaced the former Island Worship Center. New church leaders are part of that change. The house of worship at 1801 S. 11th St. now is Grace Community Church. Its new pastors are Mark and Vicki Kennedy. More...

County to host park forum

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

Do you have some ideas about how I.B. Magee Beach Park could be improved? The Nueces County Coastal Parks Department is going to host a forum where you could air your ideas. More...

FOR THE BIRDS

Snow geese herald arrival of autumn

I heard their wild honking from the inside of the boat and scrambled up the companionway. It did not take long to find them. They were trying to stop their eastward motion by braking hard and circling. More...

Fall Back Festival is Saturday

Each year, folks in Port Aransas welcome the coming of fall and the end of Daylight Saving Time in true Port Aransas style, at the Fall Back Festival. This year, the celebration, featuring food, wine, music and fun, will be Saturday, Nov. More...

Curtains open Thursday

PACT’s production of Opal’s Baby

Tonight is opening night for “Opal’s Baby.” More...

Rummage sale Saturday to help scholarship fund

Shop smart - save money, help youth

Shop smart by shopping the Presbyterian Women’s rummage sale on Saturday, Nov. 6. Shoppers can save money on unique finds while helping with the Letha Agnew Memorial Scholarship fund. More...

Big “Bob”

The Bob Palmer offshore jackup rig passes through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on a calm, clear October morning heading toward Corpus Christi. More...

Send a little love overseas

VFW Support Our Troops collection

The holiday season can be difficult when you are away from home and loved ones. The VFW Post 8967 is holding a Support Our Troops Drive in hopes of sending a little love to those who are serving overseas this holiday season. More...

Fresh balsam fir wreaths on sale

Now is the time to order fresh balsam fir wreaths, available from the Presbyterian Women of the Community Presbyterian Church, to dress up your door for the holiday season. More...

Communication across the centuries

TONY AMOS

There I was, on a South Texas beach counting birds on a beautiful morning in the 21st century when my thoughts went a continent away and four centuries in the past, stimulated by a piece I heard on Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac, br More...

Qualified diver

Justin Gonzales, formerly of Port Aransas, graduated from The Ocean Corporation’s Ultimate Diver Training course, class 404, on Friday, Oct. 8. More...

Public invited to Vets Day event

Finale will be U.S. Navy fly-over

The annual Veterans’ Day program will feature a U.S. Navy jets’ fly-over, a visit by a one-star Navy admiral, recognition of a veterans’ family and presentations by students and city leaders. More...

Air Force airman

Brittney Wedel, a 2009 graduate of Port Aransas High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. More...

Movie Night is back with Cary Grant film

Movie night is back! The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will show “Amazing Adventure” on Saturday, Nov. 13, in the city council chambers at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. Avenue A. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. More...

Fisheries labs tours slated for H.E.L.P.

Two tours, one of The Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory (FAML) and a second of Texas AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory, will be offered to the public. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Literacy takes us to new places

The key to becoming literate is exposure to a variety of text. Learning to read takes practice, and we must all be exposed to words. More...

Nominations open for Citizen of the Year

Two weeks remain, deadline Friday, Nov. 19

Two more nominations for Citizen of the Year have been submitted since last week, and two weeks remain to make nominations. The deadline is Friday, Nov. 19. The recipient will be honored during the chamber’s annual luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. More...

Toxic plants on agenda at Garden Club meeting

“Plants and Pets - What’s Toxic and What’s Not?” will be the topic at the Port Aransas Garden Club ‘s meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Dr. Jeanna C. More...

Little Chapel tours slated

Tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, at 10 a.m. More...

Ties to the past

Several dozen people who lived or worked in Port Aransas in the 1970s and 80s met for a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 30. The reunion was held in Roberts Point Park. More...

Police chief to host coffee

Police chief Port Aransas residents are invited to ask questions, air complaints and concerns, and offer suggestions to Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs on Saturday, Nov. 13. More...

Burglars strike at Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherman’s Burglars broke into Fisherman’s Wharf, 900 N. Tarpon St., late on Saturday, Oct. 30, or early Sunday, Oct. 31. They got away with as much as $20,000 in cash, checks and credit card receipts, police said. More...

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE’S BEAT

MONDAY, OCT. 25 12 p.m. • I.B. Magee Beach Park: Dog bites dog. The dogs were separated and the deputy took no action. 1:30 p.m. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Life is short what are you living for?

Eight days before Halloween and I saw my first Christmas commercial. Now, that is scary. More...

JELM CENTER

November Calendar

Monday 12:30 p.m. Bridge JELM Center Tuesday 8 a.m. Body Toning Pollock Center 10 a.m. More...

Parents invited to evaluate sex ed video series at church

Parents and community leaders are invited to join church elders in evaluating an educational series titled “The Truth About Sex,” to be presented by the Port Aransas Community Presbyterian Church. More...

Sending the right signal (grass)

DR. JOHN FUCIK

As mentioned in a previous article, most grasses don’t excite the same interest as our broadleaved vegetation does, especially those with showy flowers. More...