August 4, 2011 RSS feed / Island Life

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First Friday to showcase 2011 Merit Show winners

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...

Lap-swim times extended

Looking for an early morning workout to start your day? The Port Aransas Community Park pool will extend its hours to accommodate earlier lap swim times. More...

Sculptor and sculpture

Sculptor Joshua Tobey poses for a photo on Tuesday, July 26, with one of his most recent sculptures, ‘The Mountaineer,’ in his Port Aransas studio. More...

Open house

UTMSI welcomes public

The public is invited to get up close and personal with Coastal Bend habitats and marine research at a University of Texas Marine Science Institute open house on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

City budget keeps tax rate, meets goals

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Port Aransas City Council members praised city staff for putting together a proposed 2011-2012 budget that appears to do a good job of addressing council goals while also keeping the tax rate unchanged. More...

WEC to be part of family program

Texas Nature Challenge 2011

The Wetlands Education Center (WEC) at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) in Port Aransas will be part of Nature Challenge 2011, a program designed to get families into the outdoors together. More...

Semper Paratus: Always Ready

Port Aransas Coast Guard provides 24-hour marine security, help for mariners in danger
COURTNEY ATKINSON
INTERN

Near the northeast corner of Mustang Island sits a fenced compound. Behind this fence is the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Aransas that works with the United States Coast Guard Corpus Christi on a 24-hour Homeland Security Operation. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

MONDAY, JULY 25 9:45 P.M. • At a disturbance in the 1600 block of South 11th Street, a deputy charged a man with public intoxication. FRIDAY, JULY 29 8:30 A.M. • A camper at I.B. Magee Beach Park reported several rods and reels missing. More...

Folks caught with hands in pickle jar - putting cash in it

MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

The ad was already in the paper, so Sallie Askew decided to go on with the garage sale because it was, after all, to help defray medical expenses for her husband. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

High-tech gadgetry helps sea turtles
TONY AMOS

A large, green sea turtle released this week in south Florida was saved from a massive wound to its shell, healed using a revolutionary woundtherapy system. More...

Cyclists to cruise through Port Aransas in September

Cyclists participating in the 8th annual Conquer the Coast, a long distance bike ride, will be riding through Port Aransas on Saturday, Sept. 24. More...

Still going strong

Martha Schwemmer celebrated her 90th birthday with family on Thursday, July 28. Schwemmer resided in Port Aransas for more than 20 years before moving to Aransas Pass in 2005. More...

2A Auction set tonight to benefit swim team

The Port Aransas Swim Team invites everyone to a fundraising silent auction at 6 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 4. Items up for bid will be on display at Trout Street Bar and Grill, 104 W. Cotter Ave. More...

Free yoga on Aug. 13

Work on your balance and flexibility at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, Aug. 13. Instructor Nancy Myers will instruct the class beginning at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Port Aransas saved from a multi-million-dollar blunder

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Port Aransas city officials recently caught the Nueces County Appraisal District in a multi-million-dollar blunder. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Don good practice
SCOTT BURROUGHS

When a tropical or hurricane storm enters the Gulf, priorities around the city begin to shift. We don’t have a full-time emergency management team, so the responsibilities fall on the mayor, city manager and yours truly. More...

Take advantage of the tax holiday Aug. 19-21

Texas families can save money when they shop during the state’s annual sales tax holiday, scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19-21. More...

Sunset Sounds features Aloha Dave on Aug. 12

Enjoy warm coastal breezes as you watch the sun set and listen to live music in the park at Sunset Sounds on Friday, Aug. 12. The free monthly concert series will be held at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park from 7 to 9 p.m. More...

Animal Friends’ meeting is reset

The August Animal Friends of Port Aransas meeting has been rescheduled to Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Aransas Harbor Condominiums meeting room, 230 Cut-off Road. Originally set for Aug. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, JULY 25 8:36 A.M. • Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers took an injured person from the 300 block of Cut-off Road to an area hospital. 9:44 A.M. More...

New harbormaster takes over

At Dennis Dreyer Marina
COURTNEY ATKINSON
INTERN

Two month ago, Port Aransas said hello to a new harbormaster. Charlie Fisher’s first day on the job was June 1. Fisher replaced Jeff Logue, the former harbormaster, whose last day was April 6. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Did somebody rob you of joy?
MARK KENNEDY

The Bible says we can choose to rejoice, that it’s a choice. We are not victims of circumstance. If we believe God, then He is our guide. Not fate. Not some kind of force. More...

Phosphate-free soap is culprit

COURTNEY ATKINSON
INTERN

If the dishes in your dishwasher don’t come out as sparkling as they used to, it could be because of the lack of phosphates in the detergent. Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. More...

Fearsome Fossils

Imagine a Komodo dragon the size of a large whale, and you’ve got a rough picture of the mosasaur, one of the most fearsome predators in the oceans’ history. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Still waiting for some rainfall
LYNN STEAKLEY

The word “rain” conjures up all kinds of ideas these days. Will it come by way of a shower, storm or something stronger? More...













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