Get sandy, have fun!
SandFest kicks off Friday; here’s some do’s and don’ts for guestsTexas SandFest organizers have some rules and tips for guests to help ensure their maximum enjoyment at the outdoor event. Not allowed Items not permitted on the festival grounds are as follows: • No ice chests or coolers will be allowed past the gates. Food and beverages will be sold at the numerous vendor booths inside the site. • No […]
Breaking ground
Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church officials and congregation members held a ground breaking ceremony for construction of a new pavilion and amphitheater on Saturday, April 2. The pavilion and amphitheater will be built on the church’s grounds on Trojan Street. From left are, Eli Derkits and Joseph Tocci, both acolytes, Rev. James Derkits, rector and Dale Jones, thurifer.
SandFest: Music and more
Texas SandFest, a three-day family-friendly festival on the beach in Port Aransas, offers activities that will appeal to all age groups in addition to sand sculpting and a variety of merchants and food tents. The festival is set Friday through Sunday, April 8 through 10. Bands Live music will be presented in the music tent all three days of the […]
Sea turtle nesting season has begun; watch for turtles coming ashore to nest
It’s that time of year again-folks out walking, running, biking or just enjoying the waves at the beach should keep watch out for sea turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs. This includes Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, which are critically endangered, as well as the threatened loggerhead and green sea turtles. Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting season began on Wednesday, […]
Win a golf cart at SandFest
Could you be the winner of a 2022 custom golf cart? You might be if you purchase the winning raffle ticket at Texas SandFest 2022. The golf cart is a 2022 EZ-GO Express with an EFI Kawasaki engine with custom sunrise-yellow body paint. It comes with a custom aluminum T-Top with a jet-black rainbow metallic powder coat. The cart has […]
Churches set Holy Week worship times
The Port Aransas community is invited to a community-wide interdenominational Easter sunrise service on Sunday, April 17. The service will begin at 7 a.m. at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at Roberts Point Park. Pastors from St. Joseph Catholic Church, the First Baptist Church, Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and Community Presbyterian Church will participate in the service. William Campbell, pastor at […]