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October 6, 2011 / Island Life

New exhibit, chair sale featured at First Friday

Images of island living will be on display at the Oct. 7 First Friday art reception at the Art Center for the Islands. More...

Airport awarded $600,000 grant

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

City staff announced several weeks ago that it was expected to happen, and now the state has made it official: Port Aransas will get a grant of more than $600,000 to be used for improvements at Mustang Beach Airport. More...

Helping the ARK

American Bank’s employees presented a check for $559 to Friends of the Ark in September. More...

Polewchak to be honored in two observances Oct. 22

Port Aransas city officials and relatives of the late Jim Polewchak Jr. will commemorate Polewchak’s life and service to the community in a pair of events scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22. The public is invited. More...

Yoga on the Beach, Saturday, offers more than just fresh air

Breathe in the fresh coastal air and breathe out any negative energy at Yoga on the Beach on Saturday, Oct. 8. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department invites the public to the free class led by instructor Nancy Myers. More...

Old Town Festival to honor local history

Port Aransas will celebrate its 101st birthday with Old Town Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15. More...

Food for flight

A hummingbird checks out a bloom on La Ronda Court on Saturday, Oct. 1. Ten-year-old Dave Moats shot the photo in his back yard. More...

Mark time change at festival Oct. 29

Fall is in the air and the end of Daylight Saving Time will be welcomed in Port Aransas with the 17th annual Fall Back Festival. As in years past, the celebration will feature food, wine, music and fun. New this year will be a venue change. More...

UTMSI to hold meet-and-greet

Come shake hands with the new acting director of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. The institute will hold a meet-and-greet gathering on Wednesday, Oct. 19, so the public can get to know W. More...

Residential yard

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Mike and Lydia Firestone located at 326 E. Cotter St. as October’s residential yard of the month. More...

Petition could close door to beach vending

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

City Hall this week is expected to receive a petition to overturn a council decision to alter the city’s Coastal Management Plan (CMP), a petition organizer said. More...

Aaaaarrrrrgh!

Pirate-themed party will benefit ARK

Shiver me timbers! There’s a pirate party taking shape. The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold its annual Wings Over Port A: Pirate Island benefit weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, SEPT. 26 11:50 A.M. • Firefighters were called to a grass fire in the 4000 block of State Hwy. 361. They extinguished the fire (see photo in the Sept. 29 South Jetty). TUESDAY, SEPT. More...

Parachute patriotism

Kip Hanson of Rhinelander, Wis., floats to the ground while flying the red, white and blue during a parachuting demonstration he put on Saturday, Oct. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

MONDAY, SEPT. 26 11:50 A.M. • A deputy provided traffic control at a grass fire in the 4000 block of State Hwy. 361. TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 9 A.M. More...

Restrepo, Dunton wed

Hill Country nuptials

Angelica (Angie) Restrepo and Nathan Dunton, both of San Antonio, were married on the Labyrinth Deck at the Red Corral Ranch in Wimberley at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. The bride is the daughter of Ofelia and Carlos Restrepo of Brownsville. More...

Presbyterians set Oct. 22 for garage sale

Do you have “stuff” you don’t want anymore? Consider donating those unwanted treasures to the Presbyterian Women for their semi-annual garage sale on Oct. 22. More...

Animal Friends will talk about contest, rib BBQ

A guest speaker and plans for a Howl-O-Ween Dog costume contest are on the agenda for a meeting of the Animal Friends of Port Aransas on Tuesday, Oct. 11. More...

Water bills to increase

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Water bills in Port Aransas are about to go up. Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. More...

October will be a ‘pink’ month

STATE REP. TODD HUNTER

October brings out the pink. For 27 years, the month of October has been recognized by the media as well as survivors, family and friends of survivors and/or victims of the disease as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Birding centers welcome havens for avian travelers

LYNN STEAKLEY

Port Aransas is a “hot spot” for migrating birds as they visit the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond and the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. These avian travelers arrive hungry and thirsty. More...

Vintage cars on display

A different kind of retiree will be in Port Aransas this weekend. A collection of vintage cars will begin arriving in Port Aransas today, Thursday, Oct. 6, and stay through Sunday, Oct. 9. More...

Music, food headline Saturday

South Texas Music Fest - Chili and Barbecue Cook-off

Strap on a bib, slip into your dancing shoes and make your way to the 11th annual South Texas Music Fest – Chili and Barbecue Cook-off on Saturday, Oct. 8. More...

Parrot Heads plan celebration of ‘Wings’ event

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will celebrate the success of the Wings Over Port A: Pirate Island, to be held this weekend, on Thursday, Oct. 13. More...

Federal grant will help fix damaged revetment

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The city of Port Aransas has been awarded an $867,761 federal grant to repair rocky revetment damaged by Hurricane Ike’s tidal effects in 2008, a city official said this week. More...

Galleries open doors for Art About Oct. 15

The Art Center for the Is- lands has an afternoon and evening of culture, socializing and fun scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15. The fifth annual PA Art About will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. following the Old Town Festival, which ends at 4 p.m. More...

Sand and Surf beach event winners named

Even in Port Aransas some things change, while others stay the same. The 19th annual Sand and Surf Beach Run and Walk was held on Saturday, Oct. 1. More...

Street painters to help museum

Sixteen award-winning artists will be a part of Coastal Paint- Out 2011, set for Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 13-16. More...

Fall gardening is topic of talk

Garden Club meets Tuesday at Community Center

“Fall Gardening and Winterizing Plants” will be the topic of the Tuesday, Oct. 11, meeting of Port Aransas Garden Club. More...

District leader to visit VFW Ladies Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8967 will welcome district president Judy Thompson at the Tuesday, Oct. 11, meeting . All members are urged to attend the meeting at 11 a.m. at the Post, 311 N. Alister St. More...

New year for Kiwanis

The Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas installed new officers for the 2012 season on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The group met at Seafood and Spaghetti Works for the presentation by Lt. More...

Hawkeye fans plan to gather to watch game

Who’s up for a little college football? More...

Last Sunset Sounds is set for October 14

The final Sunset Sounds of the 2011 season is set for Friday, Oct. 14. Enjoy an evening of live musical entertainment with Shirley Fischer and Russell Edge as the sun set over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More...

KPAB earns awards

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful has been working hard for our tiny town, and it shows. The group received several awards presented at the Keep Texas Beautiful Conference held in Austin in June. More...

Horse power

Hundreds come for MustangFest

Dan Parker
Reporter

About 1,700 folks stampeded through Island Moorings Parkway for Mustang- Fest, held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, according to the event’s producer. It went well, said Tom Hartford, the producer, of Mustang, Okla. More...

Condo fire forces evacuation

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Police briefly evacuated La Mirage Resort Condominiums on Thursday, Sept. 27, while firefighters labored to get a handle on a difficult-toreach smoldering fire between floors of the condominium. More...

Aransas Pass man is jailed in burglary

An Aransas Pass man was in the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi on Monday, Oct. 3, accused of taking items from a Port Aransas home on Monday, Sept. 12. Jose Rafael Rodriguez, 24, is charged with burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Legislators add laws to books

SCOTT BURROUGHS

It is not uncommon for people to call me or one of my officers to ask what the law is pertaining to some activity. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Avoid these things in relationship

WILLIAM CAMPBELL

Have you ever been in a relationship that ended badly? Whether it was a friendship, marriage, working relationship or something else, when a relationship ends, it always leaves an emotional scar. More...

There’s an exotic reptile called the African spur-thighed tortoise that is becoming popular as a pet among turtle aficionados. More...