They had a few flounder and had gone to the breakwater at the end of Turtle Cove to see if another of the flat fish was lurking on the sand bottom, when suddenly their boat was lifted and swept ashore. Carl Reatzch, of San Antonio, and a Corpus Christi friend who asked not to be identified, had been fishing on […]
“Please help now,” said Round Up chairman Kristin Barton concerning donations of toys for infants through teens for the 10th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Round Up. “Giving has been much less this year,” she said, “and we desperately need money and toys to make this drive successful.” The program helps lower income families provide Christmas toys for their […]
Sunday, Dec. 16, is the last day to donate so that less fortunate families in Port Aransas will have a Christmas dinner. VFW Post 8976 volunteers hope to add to current Care and Share donations by manning a table at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and […]
Tune in to your holiday spirit at one of two Christmas Cabaret performances at Port Aransas Community Theatre this weekend. Those present will be giving back to the community by attending the yuletide show. The admission price to each show is a donation of non-perishable foods for the Port Aransas Helping Hands Food Pantry. The food donations should be brought […]
Santa Claus is coming to town one more time before the big night. The jolly old elf will be in Port Aransas Wednesday, Dec. 19, for the annual Children’s Christmas Party. Port Aransas children ages 12 are invited to see Santa amid the Holiday Forest at Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. The party will be from 5 to 7 […]
Do your Christmas shopping with an artistic flair on the island at the Third Saturday Sale. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Dec. 15, at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. More than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent discount on their work for the sale. “This is a […]
The deadline to enter a tree in the 2007 Port Aransas Holiday Forest has been extended to tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 14. Registrations still are coming in, said assistant director of the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department Rachael King. The department sponsors the event annually. The forest will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, […]
A classic space film is scheduled for P.A. Movie Time on Saturday, Dec. 15. “Assignment Outer Space” will be shown in the Port Aransas City Council chambers at 710 W. Ave. A at Cut-off Road. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the film rolls at 6:55 p.m. Admission is free. Popcorn and lemonade, at no cost, will be served […]
