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May 26, 2011 / Island Life

Price elected pro tem

Council also addresses seaweed issues

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The Port Aransas City Council elected a new mayor pro tem and discussed seaweed, city advisory boards and the electrical substation on State Hwy. 361, along with other topics. The actions were taken at a meeting on Thursday, May 19. More...

Kiwanis Club Golf Ball Drop

Someone will win chunk o’ change

Port Aransas’ first ever Golf Ball Drop is tomorrow, Friday, May 27. All balls must be purchased by day’s end today, Thursday, May 26. More...

KPAB sets meeting Tuesday

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful invites anyone interested in taking part in litter reduction, beautification and community improvement, reduce/reuse/ recycle/rebuy programs and environmental education to a meeting on Tuesday, May 31. More...

Council savors idea of vendors on beach

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

City officials have put on their bibs, but they’re still not sure they want to eat this meal. More...

Photo exhibit main feature of art show

The June 3 First Friday art reception will feature a group photography show, “ The Shutter Clicks.” The 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...

Davis earns her masters

Kathryn Elaine Davis earned her Master of Science degree from the College of Education at Texas A& M University-Corpus Christi during spring commencement on Saturday, May 14. Davis is from Port Aransas. More...

Festival of art, music

FIESTA DE MAYO, ARTFEST, SONGWRITERS’ SHOWCASE BENEFIT ART CENTER FOR THE ISLANDS OVER FOUR DAYS

Port Aransas celebrated and contributed to the arts with four days of events, starting with Fiesta de Mayo on Thursday, May 19, followed by ArtFest on Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, and finally More...

Testing, one-two-three

The Charles W. Heald, foreground, crosses the Corpus Christi Ship Channel while two smaller ferries steam along, too, with Harbor Island in the background on May 19. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

FRIDAY, MAY 20 1:40 A.M. A deputy responded to a loud party on Sand Burr Lane and issued warnings. SATURDAY, MAY 21 2:10 A.M. A fight was reported in the 800 block of Tarpon Street. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

A real community

There is a great song in the musical “Chicago” (unfortunately it was cut for the movie) where two of the characters lament the demise of social graces, in other words: Class. More...

Memorial is set for Dr. Parker

A public memorial service for former Port Aransas resident Dr. Patrick L. Parker will be held at the Community Center at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Parker, 78, died on April 6, of an illness, at a hospital in Searcy, Ark. More...

Moving right along

Workers complete the stairs leading to the new National Estuarine Research Reserve building on the campus of the University of Texas Marine Science Institiute here. More...

Egg-citing

At least three endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were discovered laying eggs on the beach on Mustang Island on Monday, May 23. At right, one of the animals digs a nest near Marker 13. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Elusive bittern spotted

LYNN STEAKLEY

Bird migration in Port Aransas is like expecting the arrival of out of town company. You hope the avian visitors arrive safely and find their surroundings suitable for the stay. More...

Dog, cat items on sale

T-shirts, visors, koozies, caps and more are being sold to benefit the four-legged inhabitants at the City of Port Aransas animal shelter. Animal Friends of Port Aransas will be at a table at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. More...

Half-price pool entry on holiday

After that traditional barbecue lunch on Memorial Day, make your way to the Port Aransas Community Park Pool to cool down. More...

Beachcombers invited to free walk on Friday

Beachcombers and those with curious minds are invited to a guided beach walk tomorrow, Friday, May 27. The free, monthly walk, led by Shirley Fischer, will start at 9 a.m. under the purple flag next to Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

With honors

Port Aransans Mark Creighton, right, and Dr. John Guthrie Ford hold Kilgore Awards, which are book-like plaques, that they received recently for their work at preserving local history. More...

Bocce on the beach

A group of bocce players avoids traffic and crowded beach conditions on Saturday, May 21, by climbing to the tops of adjacent dunes to throw the bocce balls. More...

Art on sale during Fourth Saturday

Normally held on the third Saturday each month, the art sale at the Art Center for the Islands has been scheduled for Saturday, May 28, so as to not conflict with last weekend’s ArtFest. More...

Pre-K pre-registration is Tuesday

Pre-kindergarten registration for the 2010-11 school year will be Tuesday, May 31. Staff will be available from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at the H. G. Olsen Elementary School office, 100 S. Station St., to register little ones. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, MAY 16 9:42 A.M. Police responded to a report of vandalism in the 100 block of Dunes Drive. 4:25 P.M. No one was injured in a car accident in the 600 block of Avenue G. TUESDAY, MAY 17 1:18 A.M. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Surprise adds years

SCOTT BURROUGHS

I had another birthday last week. It started out like any other day. More...

Engaged

Pete and Ceclia Fox of Port Aransas announce the engagement of their daughter, Aly of San Antonio, to Dustin Gerloff, also of San Antonio. He is the son of Darren and Lisa Gerloff of San Antonio. More...

Just married

Audrey Farahani and Kevin Hall, both of Port Aransas exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, May 14, at Canyon Creek Ranch near Fredericksburg. More...

ARK reschedules turtle release

The release of several 100- plus-pound Kemp’s ridley sea turtles has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 28. The public again is invited to watch as the turtles are released by volunteers from the Animal Rehabilitation Keep. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

This time, it wasn’t a scam; Scout’s honor

TONY AMOS

You’ve probably received e-mails from lofty sounding foreign persons that are obviously fraudulent attempts to get some account information from you by telling you that you’ve inherited some money. More...