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July 28, 2011 / Island Life

A find

Shirley Fischer, left, explains an object found on the beach in Port Aransas to her grandson, A.J. Fischer, and Carol McCartney, of Austin on Friday, July 22. The Fischers live in Port Aransas. More...

Auction on Aug. 4

A silent auction with hors d’oeuvres to keep the Port Aransas swim team racing ahead will be held on Thursday, Aug. 4. More...

Three picked for city board

The Port Aransas City Council has reappointed two members of the town’s Board of Adjustments and also appointed a new member. More...

First Baptist Bible school starts Sunday

Children entering kindergarten through fifth-grade are invited to a vacation bible school at First Baptist Church, 200 N. Station St. The camp will be held Sunday, July 31, through Thursday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. More...

Port Aransas couple exchanges nuptials

Merry Kathryn Fore and Steven Clay Canion, both of Port Aransas, exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, July 16. More...

‘Friends of airport’ forming

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Forming a non-profit group could help provide millions of dollars worth of grant money for improvements at Mustang Beach Airport over the next several years, according to Port Aransas Mayor Keith McMullin. More...

South Jetty staffers earn awards

South Jetty reporter Dan Parker and advertising production chief/graphic artistist Elizabeth Weaver are winners in the 2011 National Newspaper Associa- tion’s Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest, respectively. More...

Warning: Object in picture may appear closer...

A ship passes not far from the shore, near the Horace Caldwell Pier, on Thursday, July 21. However, the telephoto lens used for the shot makes the ship appear closer then it actually is. More...

Man dies in car

A northeast Texas man who was found dead in his automobile at South Alister Street and Avenue G early on Saturday, July 23, died of natural causes, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled. More...

Garbage rates to rise

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Garbage collection rates are going up. The Port Aransas City Council on Thursday, July 21, voted 7-0 to raise the rates. No citizens commented on the issue during the meeting, and the vote was taken after little council discussion. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Spotting birds up a pole

LYNN STEAKLEY

The phrase “bird’s-eye view” comes to mind when viewing a raptor perched atop an electrical pole along State Hwy. 361. More...

PAISD rummage sale set Saturday

You never know what kind of bargain you’ll find at a rummage sale. The Port Aransas High School cheerleaders are hoping for a crowd of bargain hunters at their rummage sale on Saturday, July 30. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Auditions on Saturday for ‘A Month of Sundays’

Port Aransas Community Theatre

The Port Aransas Community Theatre is seeking three men and three women to fill roles in the September production of “A Month of Sundays.” Auditions will be held at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, on Saturday, July 30, at 6 p.m. More...

CMP sets beach policy

Document is common to Texas coastal towns

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The town’s Coastal Management Plan figures prominently in discussions on whether the City of Port Aransas should allow additional commercial activity on the beach. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Anticipation can beat reality

DOUG SCHWERT

I am about to leave for a week’s vacation and so I am writing this filled with anticipation. More...

County-wide health card announced

Nueces County officials on Wednesday, July 27, announced a new county-wide prescription drug discount card that will be available free to all county residents. More...

First Friday to feature winners of merit show

The Aug. 5 Art Center for the Islands’ First Friday art reception will be a presentation of merit show winners. The public is invited to meet the artists, socialize and enjoy the sale, live music and refreshments from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. More...

Refuge opens for hunts

Bowhunters and rifle hunters who want to be part of this year’s white-tailed deer and feral hog hunts at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge can now apply on line at the refuge’s Web site. More...

Built for the environment

Officials dedicate structure at Marine Science Institute

DAN PARKER
REPORTER
STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute officially opened its newest campus building with song, prayer, speeches and self-guided tours of the $21 million structure on Saturday, July 23. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

TUESDAY, JULY 19 9:03 A.M. • Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took a sick person from the 600 block of Beach Access Road 1A to a Corpus Christi hospital. 12:22 P.M. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Golf cart enforcement beefed up

SCOTT BURROUGHS

Golf cart ordinance enforcement continues to be on the front burner. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

TUESDAY, JULY 19 1:30 P.M. • Four women were charged with misdemeanor theft after clerks in a store in the 200 block of East Avenue G said they tried to leave without paying for souvenirs. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 3:15 P.M. More...

MSI to show off at open house

Boat rides, ecology and fun

A glimpse into the latest research of the marine world, plus other fun to know facts about Coastal Bend habitats, will be available at a University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI) open house. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Misplaced egg-citement; a sea turtle’s trek

TONY AMOS

It was my annual “Charlie Brown-getting-the footballwhisked away-by-Lucy” event, and it goes like this: I get a telephone call. More...

Cruise ship study requested

STATE REP. TODD HUNTER

Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 5, the cruise industry bill, was filed as the Senate companion to House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 29, which I was proud to file for the 82nd Regular Legislative Session. More...