Tom Arredondo of Round Rock carries a float while walking down the sidewalk on Avenue G after a visit to the beach with his family on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Cart passenger critical after fall
Police arrest driver on felonyA man suffered severe head injuries after falling from a golf cart on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Port Aransas. Another man, the golf cart’s driver, was arrested and booked on a felony charge of intoxication assault, police said. Saturday’s accident occurred about 5 p.m. in the 2700 block of 11th Street. Brandon Allen, 31, of Franklin was riding on the […]
Flesh-eating bacteria hits man
Experts say cases of vibrio, the flesh-eating bacteria, aren’t seen a whole lot around the Coastal Bend. But it sure doesn’t feel like a rare thing to Bubba Garrett. Garrett, 86, of Port Aransas, is just now bouncing back from a vibrio infection that landed him in the hospital this summer. He said he contracted the bacteria after slipping and […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-6 p.m.; Lap swim: Tue.-Fri.7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-6 p.m. Closed Monday. Call361-749-2416 for more information.• Computer Center, Free internet. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject tovolunteer availability. 430 N. Alister St. 749-4011.• Port Aransas Art Center: […]
Roberts sunny point
The sun begins to set at Roberts Point Park during the free concert series Sunset Sounds on Friday, July 17. The next concert is set for Friday, Sept. 11.
Musical ends Sunday
‘Charlie Brown’Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and the rest of the characters created by cartoonist Charles Schulz will be on stage at the Port Aransas Community Theatre Friday through Sunday, Aug. 21 to 23. Show times for the “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” a musical adaptation of Schulz’s famous comic strip, Peanuts, are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday […]
Donate
Bloodmobile slated at Family Center ThursdayMake plans to drop by the Family Center IGA on Thursday, Aug. 20, to donate blood and help save lives. The Coastal Bend Blood Center will bring a bloodmobile from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Coastal Bend Blood Center provided the following information about blood donation: “Every three seconds someone needs blood. In the Coastal Bend, more than 150 […]
Sunset yoga now offered Thursdays
Spend an evening by the Corpus Christi ship channel at a relaxing yoga class now offered by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. Sunset Yoga in the Park begins on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Lianne Thomas, a certified yoga instructor, will lead the weekly class every Thursday evening. Participants should bring a mat and meet […]
Stuff to do and see
Parks and Rec RoundupThe following are upcoming events and activities sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. For more information or to register for events, call 749-4158. This Week Interval Training Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7 a.m. at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Personal trainer Karen Decker leads the class for all ages and fitness levels. $3 per session, […]
