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April 21, 2011 / Island Life

SandFest fun

A group of San Antonio area women party at SandFest on Saturday, April 16. SandFest was held on the beach between Sandcastle Drive and Access Road 1A. More...

Fiesta de Mayo tickets available

Art Center for the Islands

Tickets for Fiesta de Mayo are on sale now. An evening of “food, fun and fandango” is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

Post-storm re-entry plan considered

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The Port Aransas City Council could adopt a new hurricane re-entry plan at a meeting today, Thursday, April 21. More...

H.E.L.P. activities are free for all

Learn something new about commercial shrimp and sea urchin farming at a free tour of the Texas AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory. Participants are invited to meet at 1:50 p.m. More...

Institute’s Green Team seeks auction donations

Donate items to be used in a silent auction and help save the planet. More...

South Jetty earns awards in STPA regional newspaper competition

The South Jetty won awards for writing, headlines, photography, community coverage and page design in the South Texas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. More...

Bugs ahoy!

Students from H.G. Olsen Elementary School in Port Aransas check a plant for ladybugs at the Corpus Christi Botanical Garden. More...

Liu given $5K grant at UTMSI

An assistant professor at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) here has been named as one of 30 recipients of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement awards. Dr. More...

Facing budget crunch, Port Aransas schools rethink transfer students

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

Parents who work in Port Aransas but live elsewhere may have to find another school for their children, if they’ve been enrolling them at one of the Port Aransas ISD campuses. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Hospitality classes planned

BILL SLINGERLAND

In this column two and three years ago, I dreamed of classes dealing with food service and food science at the high school. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Birds stake out territories

LYNN STEAKLEY

We all want to find our comfort spot, our roosting spot and our space. It is one of the seven cultural universals. More...

Thousands of visitors flocked to the island for the 15th Annual SandFest held April 15-17. Estimates put the crowd at more than 100,000, which would make it the largest crowd in the event’s history. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Change of pace: Plan ahead for hurricane season

SCOTT BURROUGHS

One of the first things you learn in bureaucrat school is to have meetings to plan meetings. Taking that concept to the next level, I am writing this column to tell you about future columns. More...

Pena trial reset again

The intoxication manslaughter trial of a San Antonio man accused of killing a friend with a vehicle in Port Aransas has been reset for 8:30 a.m. on May 2, a court spokeswoman said Tuesday, April 19. More...

Council candidates will present views April 28

Two candidates will answer questions about the issues and tout their qualifications at Candidates’ Night on Thursday, April 28. The voter education forum is sponsored by the South Jetty for candidates in contested races. More...

Watching the weather

An angler on the bulkhead at Roberts Point Park watches the sun go down over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on Saturday, April 16. More...

City to take Board of Adjustments to court

BY DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The City of Port Aransas is taking the unusual route of going to court to challenge a decision by the town’s own Board of Adjustments to allow a man to bend a city zoning rule when he builds a garage on his property. More...

Hard at work

Sienna Frye, 8, of Corpus Christi, carves a sand sculpture of her own at the Lesson Mountain area of SandFest. More...

Face-to-face

Spectators go face-to-face with a sculpture created by Guy-Oliver Deveau of Quebec City, Canada, and Rob Tobey of Kissimmee, Fla. More...

Recognizing the sponsors

Master sculptures prepare for the competition by ‘warming up’ at Demo Mountain before SandFest begins. More...

PORT ARANSAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 5 P.M.

1. Call to order 2. More...

R-r-r-r-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-p!!!! Join in Island Shred Day

Take advantage of a spring cleaning opportunity by taking part in the annual Island Shred Day. More...

Quade and Horn retire from institute

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute family said “goodbye” to two long-time employees on Thursday, April 14. Mike Horn, a carpenter for 27 years, and Kathy Quade, a 35-year administrative worker, retired. More...

Beach walk set Friday

It’s not just sargassum weed that washes ashore on area beaches, but an assortment of seashells, too. To find out more, head to the beach for a free guided beach walk on Friday, April 22. Guide Shirley Fischer will be on hand at 9 a.m. More...

Volunteers for summer needed

University of Texas Marine Science Institute

Looking for something fun and rewarding to do this summer? The University of Texas Marine Science Institute has several volunteer opportunities available that just may be that “something” you have been looking for. More...

PACT play is cancelled

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, the Port Aransas Community Theatre’s production of “Move Over, Mrs. Markham” has been cancelled. Scheduled to run April 21 through May 1, all performances have had to be called off. More...

Roadwork detour

Alister Street between Avenues A and C was closed for most of the day Tuesday, April 19. Work was being done by crews from Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. More...

Roadwork continues

Island Construction workers continue preparations for an overlay project on Alister Street on Thursday, April 14. The overlay is scheduled to begin Monday, April 25, and last about two days. More...

SandFest masters’ winners

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER

First place, masters’ solo, Carl Jara of Lyndhurst, Ohio. More...

Four Marlins will go on to UIL state

Port Aransas High School’s computer science team will advance to state UIL competition after a first-place win at the Region IV-A contest in Brenham on Friday, April 15. More...

High school sets TAKS test schedules

Schedules at Port Aransas High School are being shifted the week of Monday, April 25, through Friday, April 29, because of TAKS testing. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Recalling Andi and animals

TONY AMOS

A memorial gathering for Andi Wickham will be on Saturday, April 23 at the Aransas Princess Recreation Room from 2 to 4pm. More...

Up in the air

Twelve-year-old Destiny Cervantes, top, and her niece, Maryam Martin, 8, climb a wood structure on the playground at Roberts Point Park as the sun sets on Saturday, April 16. More...

All State

Lady Marlins Kelsey Ortiz, above, and Kalani Balcom, below, have been selected by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the All State Academic basketball team, Port Aransas High School coac More...

Sharing resources

A roseatte spoonbill spreads its wings as if to show off its color to neighborhing ducks as they all share in a fresh water pond at Pioneer RV Resort. More...

Head to the beach

Spring beach cleanup set for April 30

It’s about that time again - time for the spring beach cleanup. The 25th annual Texas General Land Office Adopt-ABeach Spring Cleanup is set for Saturday, April 30, beginning at 9 a.m. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, APRIL 11 12:41 A.M. • At a disturbance in the 300 block of J.C. Barr Boulevard, officers charged both a man and a woman with assault. 4:19 A.M. More...

Police search

Port Aransas police officers Matt Campbell, left, and Olan Kelley confer during a traffic stop on Oleander Street at White Avenue on Thursday, April 14. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 9:30 P.M. • A deputy cited a motorist on State Hwy. 361 for speeding. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 1:25 A.M. • A deputy assisted city officers with an arrest at a beach aid station. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Eternal signifcance

WILLIAM CAMPBELL

Easter is just a few days away and it has tremendous importance for every person alive, especially believers in Jesus Christ. Christmas gets all the publicity, but Easter is the “Super Bowl” for believers. More...