April 28, 2011 RSS feed / Island Life

H.E.L.P. tour slated Tuesday

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...

Hospitality employees offered ride

Those on the “frontline” of tourist services are invited to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week on an evening cruise to embark Wednesday, May 11. More...

11th Street not expected to become a speedway

A “drag- strip mentality” isn’t expected to develop if 11th Street is smoothed out and widened, but if speeding does become a problem, police will respond, a Port Aransas police lieutenant said. More...

Early voting starts Monday

Early voting in the Port Aransas city election starts Monday, May 2, and continues through Tuesday, May 10. Voting will be at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Hours for voting Monday through Friday, May 2 through 6, will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Sherwood, King announce birth of daughter, Ava Leigh

Robert Sherwood and Jessica King of Rockport announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Leigh Sherwood, at 3:22 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

ARK needs help with migrating birds

It’s baby animal season and among the baby rabbits, squirrels, opossums and birds brought in to the ARK recently was the first shrew we’ve ever taken in. More...

Scraping sargassum

A worker pushes up a pile of sargassum on the shoreline at I.B. Magee Beach Park on Friday, April 22. More...

Still time to read book club choice

Readers wishing to discuss “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett, are invited to an Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion on Tuesday, May 10. The public is invited to the meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 710 W. Ave. More...

Moms can swim free on May 8

Take your mom for a free swim on Mother’s Day. More...

Chapel tour times rescheduled

The twice-monthly tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill will now be held at 9:30 a.m., rescheduled from the previous tour time of 10 a.m., to allow for more weddings to be held at the chapel. More...

City adopts storm re-entry plan

The Port Aransas City Council has agreed to adopt a new plan for how residents will re-enter town after evacuating for a hurricane. The council adopted the plan by a 6-0 vote on Thursday, April 21. Council member Glenda Balentine was absent. More...

Inbound with LNG

The liquefied natural gas tanker LNG Gemini passes Roberts Point Park and a dedicated fisherman on its way to Ingleside, where harbormasters said it would stand by for sailing instructions. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 12 P.M. • A deputy arrested two women on outstanding warrants from Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 in the 700 block of West Avenue A. 9:27 P.M. • Peace was restored at a disturbance in the 700 block of Trout Street. More...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs features top level management additions, changes or promotions, professional continuing education or other business news that is not classified as marketing. Deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. More...

Ambulance is due this year

A new ambulance is coming to Port Aransas. The Port Aransas City Council voted 6-0 on Thursday, April 21, to buy a diesel 2011 G-3500 Apex model on a Chevrolet chassis. Council member Glenda Balentine was absent. More...

‘Colores de Mayo’ to come to First Friday

The May 6 First Friday art reception will feature a group show, “Los Colores de Mayo.” The colorful exhibit will be open for viewing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the reception at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Take old papers to civic center to shred

Declutter your office and home by taking part in the annual Island Shred Day. Those who need to rid their drawers and file cabinets of private papers no longer needed are invited to bring them to the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. More...

Young actors sought for cast

Port Aransas Community Theatre

Calling all young stage talent… the Port Aransas Community Theatre will hold auditions for a summer youth production of “Dear Edwina, Junior.” Children ages eight through 16 are invited to the casting call on Monday and Tuesday, Ma More...

Silent auction set Saturday to help eco-friendly causes

A “green-inspired” fundraiser, with proceeds going to help our planet, will be held on Saturday, April 30. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

‘He’s on the loose!’

If anyone ever tries to tell you that pastors are a serious lot with no sense of humor or appreciation for a practical joke, do not listen to them! More...

Salt, wind combine on lines to knock out power on Saturday

A power outage caused by salt and grit on electric lines on Saturday, April 23, took a bite out of Easter weekend profits for some Port Aransas businesses. More...

Cool, sweet treats

Perrie Marrs opened Tropical Sno, located at 501 S. Alister St. between Moby Dick’s and Quality Liquor, on March 12. More...

Port Aransas joins clean-up

The city of Port Aransas will join in an area-wide effort to combat illegal dumping. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Paradise Pond is a wonderland

Recently, I saw several young people at the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond Birding Center. More...

City to clean at I.B. Magee park

Port Aransas soon will have nearly a mile more of the beach to maintain. More...

Three Texas agencies up for review

This week in the Texas House, at least three more state agencies seek the votes needed to continue their existence. Up for sunset review are the Texas Forest Service, the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation. More...

City to keep lease on Computer Center home

The Port Aransas City Council has voted to continue its lease of the Nueces County- owned building that houses the Port Aransas Computer Center at 430 N. Alister St. More...

Our boat has arrived

New ferry is biggest of fleet

April Gillespie stood on a bulkhead at the Port Aransas ferry landing and looked east, up the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. “There she is!” April said, pointing at a gleaming white vessel on the horizon. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, APRIL 18 12:15 P.M. • A sick person was taken by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers from the 300 block of Tarrant Street to an area hospital. 8:34 P.M. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

In hurricane zone, duty is responsibility

About two weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its annual tropical storm outlook for the 2011 season. NOAA is predicting another busy season, though not quite as active as last year. More...

Shelton is new South Jetty ad rep

Lisa Shelton has joined the South Jetty newspaper as advertising sales representative. She replaces Misty Cox who left to pursue a degree in speech pathology. More...

Alister Street work delayed by repairs

Troublesome gas lines have delayed work on Alister Street until next week, Deputy City Manager David Parsons said. More...

Friends start bank account to aid Ferretti

An account has been established at ValueBank in Port Aransas to offset medical expenses being incurred by Anthony Ferretti. Ferretti, of Port Aransas, had a stroke and spent a week in the hospital. More...













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