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January 6, 2011 / Island Life

Art center to show adult students’ work

An “Adult Student Show” will be exhibited at the Jan. 7, First Friday art reception. The Art Center for the Islands, located at 323 N. More...

‘Bad Man of Deadwood’ to be shown

A shoot’em up cowboy classic will be shown at the next Port Aransas Movie Time. The community is invited to see “Bad Man of Deadwood,” a 1941 Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes film. The doors of the Community Center, 408 N. More...

Tours of Little Chapel on the hill will resume

Tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill are scheduled at 10 a.m. tomorrow and Saturday, Jan. 7 and 8, and again Jan. 21 and 22, through the Port Aransas Museum. Typically the tours are held on the first and third Friday and Saturday of each month. More...

Book club to discuss ‘Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery’ Tuesday

The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club will discuss “Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery” by Spencer Quinn on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The group, open to the public, will gather at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

Whooping Crane Festival registration is now open

Now is the time to sign up for the 15th annual Whooping Crane Festival. Early registration will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 11. More...

City dog park location plans changed

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

City officials have made some doggone changes in their plans to build a park designed especially for Port Aransas pooches. More...

Wi-Fi while you wait

Motorists waiting in line at the Port Aransas ferry landings now can surf the Internet, using a free Wi-Fi system recently installed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). More...

Richard Gonzales to address KPAB meeting

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful will host its annual Winter Texan Membership Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister, beginning at 7 p.m. More...

Adding and subtracting

PortAransascityworkerPatMcKeeverusesaapowerwashertoblastthe disabled space label off a parking space in front of the Aveue A building that houses Port Aransas police and EMS, local courts and the Nueces County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office on Tue More...

Sandy Award winners to be named on Jan. 16

Roll out the red carpet! Our very own community theatre stars will be honored at the 8th Annual Sandy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 16. More...

Clear out junk by joining citywide garage sale Jan. 29

Make room for all that new Christmas stuff with a garage sale. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department have joined forces to sponsor the annual Citywide Garage Sale Saturday, Jan. 29. More...

Lighthouse talk to kick off PAPHA winter lecture series

The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association will kick off the 2011 Winter Lecture Series with wine and cheese in the Port Aransas Museum, 408 Brundrett Ave., at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10. A PAPHA meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. More...

Happy ‘noon’ year

Folks came out to the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point celebration held by the City of Parks and Recreation Department. Revelers Park on Friday, Dec. More...

Mobile blood unit in town Jan. 13

Kick off 2011 with a good deed: Give blood. The Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit will be in Port Aransas on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE BLOTTER

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Police arrest man in burglary of Hwy. 361 storage building

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
PHIL@PORTASOUTHJETTY.COM

Port Aransas police say they have recovered at least part of $10,259 worth of tools taken from a storage building sometime before Dec. 10 and have charged a Taft man with their theft. The burglary was reported on Dec. More...

NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE’S BEAT

MONDAY, DEC. 272:55 P .M .• On State Hwy. 361, a deputycited a motorist for driving with asuspended license and no liabilityinsurance.TUESDAY, DEC. More...

Add a little charity to your grocery list

Patrons of the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., can add a donation to the Helping Hands Food Pantry on their grocery bills, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 12. More...

Challenges of driving in Los Angeles traffic

TONY AMOS

It’s a long way from East Port Aransas, Texas, to West Hollywood, California, but for several of the past 12 years Lynn and I have driven the distance (and back) to see our Tinsel Town family at Christmas time. More...

Garden club meeting to feature two speakers

The Port Aransas Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, will feature guest speaker Chad Leister. More...

Docents to sell tickets, baked goods Saturday

Port Aransas Museum docents will sell baked goods and tickets for a drawing to win a dinner for six, at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8. More...

Parrot Heads to plan for 2011

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will gather at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Ferguson-Johns home, 611 Lantana St. Plans for upcoming programs and activities will be made. More...

Local history lecture topic at Brown Bag

Local historian John Guthrie Ford will discuss “Heavy Hitters in Port Aransas History” at the Brown Bag lecture at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 12 More...

Shell chime workshop set Tuesday

Crafters are invited to make shell chimes at a We’re Having Fun workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The free class will be held at 2 p.m. at the Girl Scout Hut at 739 W. Ave. A, located across from the Civic Center. More...

Beach yoga class is Saturday

Release all the holiday stress at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Jan. 8. Instructor Nancy Myers will instruct the class beginning at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Ushering in 2011

More than 50 participants helped usher in the New Year under sunny skies by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More...

AFPA to host open house

Animal Friends of Port Aransas, Inc. will sponsor Adorable and Adoptable Day and Open House at the Port Aransas Animal Shelter on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Science and the Sea

Hiding in plain sight

Comb through a heap of sargassum - that familiar brown seaweed that piles up on Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches - and you may find a fish that is a true master of disguise. More...

Amos to discuss beach life

Research fellow Tony Amos will kick off the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Public Lecture Series 2011. The public is invited to attend the free lecture on Thursday, Jan. 13, to begin at 7 p.m. More...

Paint the Town Purple next week

SHOW SUPPORT FOR FINDING CURE FOR CANCER

If you like the color purple, champagne is your beverage of choice and you’d like to see a cure for cancer, then you’re going to like Paint the Town Purple Week. Everyone is town is being asked to display the color purple Jan. More...

‘Opal’s Baby’ returns to PACT stage Jan. 13

The Port Aransas Community Theatre production, “Opal’s Baby,” suitable for all ages, is slated for 10 more performances more performances in January, all at 7:30 p.m. More...

Birthday calendars ready for pick up

The Kiwanis Club Community Birthday Calendars are here. The calendars can be picked up from Tootie Barnes at American Bank, 216 S. Alister St. Additional calendars are available for $5 each for those who did not order one in advance. More...

PORT ARANSAS HISTORY CORNER

Dune guns in miniature

JOHN GUTHRIE FORD

A slice of Port Aransas history I find quite fascinating is the World War II cannons that were emplaced in the dunes. I have studied government archives, visited the sites and listened to numerous anecdotal accounts. More...

Tours:

Homes to open for annual event Jan. 22

The Port Aransas Garden Club will host its 23rd annual Tour of Homes on Mustang Island Saturday, Jan. 22. The tour originates from the Port Aransas Community Center at 408 N. Alister St. More...

Rotarians to hold dance and fish fry

The Port Aransas Rotary Club will host a Fish Fry and Dance on Saturday, Jan. 15. Dining and dancing will highlight the evening, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

The writing is on the wall

Port Aransas law enforcement officers see surge in graffiti

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

The fact that you’ve been seeing more graffiti in Port Aransas recently doesn’t mean gangs are gathering here, police say. Detective J.D. More...

Woman charged with felony DWI in Port Aransas

A Kingsville woman is in the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi after being charged with her third driving while intoxicated offense. Mary Kathryn Sharpe, 51, was arrested at White and Mercer streets in Port Aransas at 9:41 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. More...