The new synthetic track at the Port Aransas High School track and field complex remains unfinished, with wrinkles, poor drainage, raised seams, rough edges and finishing touches left undone. The contractor on the $750,000 job, DMA Sports Design Group of Lubbock, has apparently walked off the job, district officials say. A call to the company’s Lubbock office seeking a statement […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Lap swim and exercise:Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed Monday.Call 361-749-2416 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 […]
Public invited to attend a VFW birthday celebration
Enjoy a light meal and cake at the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 on Thursday, Sept. 29, beginning at 5 p.m. Post members will celebrate the 117th birthday of the founding of the national VFW organization. The first Veterans of Foreign Wars Post was established after the end of the Spanish American War, on Sept. 29, 1899. “ The organization was […]
National Night Out
Get together with neighbors on TuesdayGet out, meet your neighbors and send a message to criminals that your neighborhood is off limits to crime by attending the National Night Out event closest to your home on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Folks in different areas of town will host neighborhood block parties from 6 to 8 p.m. The Port Aransas Police Department, EMS and Port Aransas Volunteer […]
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. See the Island Agenda for weekly events. Activities This Week Youth Birding Course Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Youth in third through eighth grades will meet every Wednesday for eight weeks. […]