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April 12, 2012 / Island Life

Music in the park

Sunset Sounds concert series starts Friday

Hear Tropical Punch play a blend of blues, country, classic rock and original songs Friday, April 13, at Roberts Point Park. The free concert, which is the first of the Sunset Sounds series, will begin at 7 p.m. More...

Help wanted

SandFest needs volunteers, sponsors for event slated here on April 20-22

Anyone who would like to get involved in the 16th annual Texas SandFest as a volunteer or a sponsor is “welcome aboard.” SandFestis the official sandsculpture contest for the State of Texas. It will be held in Port Aransas April 20-22. More...

Art show winners named

Winners of the Port Aransas Art Center March All Member Show have been selected, including the People’s Choice Award. The exhibit was held March 2 and judged by Corpus Christi artist Guy Morrow. More...

Digging deep

One-and-a-half-year-old Ryan McKibben sits in a hole that he and his mother, Kristi, dug on the beach near Avenue G on Wednesday, April 4. Mother and son were visiting from Granby, Colo. More...

A&M lab tour is set for today by H.E.L.P

See what the Texas A&M AgriLife Mariculture lab is all about today, Thursday, April 12. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department will guide a tour of the facility at 2 p.m. Space is limited so preregistration is required. More...

$10,000 raised for food pantry

The Port Aransas community responded to the tune of $10,000 to a drive in which Family Center IGA customers were asked if they wanted to donate $1 to the Helping Hands Food Pantry when they checked out. More...

Coach’s boat

A milestone at historic shop

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

When boat-building operations got started at the newly restored Farley Boat Works building in early February, officials there decided the vessel they’d start on first would be a traditional skiff design. More...

POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, APRIL 2 2:08 A.M. • A man was charged in the 200 block of North Alister Street with public intoxication (PI). More...

City beach will get new showers

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Coming soon: New and improved ways to rinse off after a day on the beach in Port Aransas. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

Dispatchers are the vital link

SCOTT BURROUGHS

The communications section of a public safety organization is where it all begins. More...

Representing

Congressman Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, addresses members of the Port Aransas Rotary Club at the Pelican’s Landing restaurant in Port Aransas on Thursday, April 5. More...

Pool hours extending

With the warm weather and available staff, the Port Aransas Community Pool has extended the pool hours on weekends beginning Friday, April 13. The pool is closed on Monday, but will be open Tuesday through Sunday each week. More...

Gillette wins logo contest

Jane Andrle Gillette, a Port Aransas artist, has been selected as the winner for The Port Aransas Art Center’s logo contest held last month. More...

Recycling service explained

Recycling has gotten even easier for residents of Port Aransas. The City of Port Aransas contracts with Allied Waste, a division of Republic Services, in Corpus Christi to provide recycling service. More...

Toss junk during city’s ‘spring cleaning’ event

Start your spring cleaning Saturday, April 14, with the help of Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB), the City of Port Aransas and Republic Services (Allied Waste). More...

Enjoy yoga on the beach

Class set for Saturday

Take time to relax and become more flexible doing yoga on the beach Saturday, April 14. The public is invited to a free one-hour yoga lesson at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Time is short to reserve ArtFest space

Artists still have time to reserve a booth for the Seventh Annual ArtFest. The deadline to reserve a booth for ArtFest has been extended to Wednesday, April 25. More spaces have been created since the event has been moved to a larger venue. More...

Beach cleanup set for April 28

Head to the beach on Saturday, April 28, to join in the 26th annual Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup. Volunteers will clean the Port Aransas beach and the beach at St. Joseph Island. Check-in at 8:30 a.m. More...

Passing through

A Columbus ship replica cruises past the Lydia Ann Lighthouse on Wednesday, April 4. More...

Secich to manage PACT

Darlene Secich has been hired by the Port Aransas Community Theatre to be the theater manager. More...

Ar t!

Sale April 21

Art enthusiasts will have two opportunities this month to purchase art from local artists at the The Port Aransas Art Center. Pieces from the Island Women art show will be on sale through April 27. More...

Candidates’ Night scheduled April 26

Candidates’ Night, a voter education forum sponsored by the South Jetty, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26. It will be in the council chambers at city hall at the corner of Avenue A and Cutoff Road. More...

Man indicted in SUV deaths

A San Antonio man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with the deaths of two children involved in a one-vehicle accident on State Hwy. 361(the Island Road) in Port Aransas last year. More...

Debris jams wheel, causes wreck

An Alabama woman was treated and released at a Corpus Christi hospital on Sunday, April 8, after the car she was riding in hit a piece of firewood on State Hwy. More...

Parrot Heads set meeting to celebrate fundraiser

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas meet today, Thursday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Daugherty home. Call 749- 5141 before 6 p.m. today for the address. Members will receive the information via e-mail. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Easter doesn’t end in April

MARK KENNEDY

Is Easter over? Many people think Easter is a celebration of just one day. But did you know that the Easter eason begins on Easter Day and lasts 50 more days, ending on Pentecost Sunday? More...