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New year may bring changes

New year may bring changes

The Texas Legislature is coming back Jan. 13, and change may be in the air. The Sunset Advisory Commission, by...

Clark a good friend to Port Aransas

Port Aransas lost a good friend the day after Christmas. Bob Clark, referred to as "Big Bob" by many because...

The difference a day makes

The difference a day makes

The difference How is it that a Christmas tree that was drop-dead gorgeous on Dec. 25 looks drab and dated...

Island Agenda

Island Agenda

  DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming....

Proud hunter

Proud hunter


Micah Sherwood, 9, shot his first deer while hunting on the family ranch in Goliad on Tuesday, Dec. 23. He...

EDUCATION NOTES

EDUCATION NOTES

As the new year opens up, staff and students at Brundrett Middle School will focus more intently on achieving great...

PAISD School Menus

Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Pancake, sausage link, juice, milk Wednesday Pig in the blanket, fruit,...

Father and son

Father and son

Corey Williams helps his 6-year-old son, Jacob Rubio, test a brandnew bicycle Jacob got for Christmas. The two were playing...

Coeckelenbergh earns degrees at Angelo State

Sean E. Coeckelenbergh, a 2004 graduate of Port Aransas High School, graduated from Angelo State University on Saturday, Dec. 13,...

Four residents earn TAMU-CC degrees

Four Port Aransas residents earned degrees from Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi during fall commencement ceremonies. Diplomas were awarded Saturday,...


BOB CLARK: 1944-2008

BOB CLARK: 1944-2008

Clark was an advocate, benefactor for children

Port Aransas businessman and contributor to the community, Robert E. "Bob" Clark III, died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. He was 64. Clark and his wife, Sandy, have been major supporters of many projects in Port Aransas. Among their contributions was the donation of the land leading to the Port Aransas Community Park. Named Clark Parkway in their honor,...

Mobile music

Mobile music


Above: At Roberts Point Park, Molly Groff drives as her husband, Joey, plays Christmas songs on an organ in back of the couple's 1921 Ford Model T on Friday, Dec. 26. They drove throughout Port Aransas that day and on Christmas Eve, surprising bystanders with the performances. 'I thought I'd liven up the island for Christmas,' Joey said. The couple...

Looking back at 2008

Looking back at 2008

Among the top stories of the year

Clockwise from top right: Three named storms threatened Port Aransas, but only Hurricane Ike on Sept. 13, that struck Galveston Island, caused any damage locally. The Mercer house was moved to the grounds of the refurbished and landscaped Community Center, and is in the process of being transformed into a historic museum. After 16 years of work, the Wetlands Education...

Art center offering workshops

Art center offering workshops


Stave off the post-Christmas blues with one of several workshops offered by the Art Center for the Islands. Pre-registration and prepayment are required for some classes, and supply lists are available at the front desk at the art center. A workshop in hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery with Bill Hildebrand will be held on Mondays from Jan. 5 through March 2,...

Adult students’ work is focus of First Friday art reception

Adult students’ work is focus of First Friday art reception


The Art Center for the Islands will hold its First Friday reception on Jan. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the art center, 323 N. Alister. The January exhibit will feature the works of adult students in art center classes and workshops. The public is invited to enjoy the exhibit, live music and refreshments and socialize. Art from the...

Food Bank subject of Brown Bag


Ever wonder how the food bank works? At the next lecture in the Brown Bag Lecture Series, Wednesday, Jan. 7, you can learn all about it. Beginning at noon in the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St., Kiesha Hall of the Corpus Christi Food Bank will speak. Hall teaches nutrition education classes to families, seniors, and children at the Food...

Craft activities’ schedule changed


The We're Having Fun craft activities at the Pollock Center are being moved to Mondays at 1 p.m. through the rest of the season, beginning Jan. 5. The activity scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5, is making fringed t-shirts with Pam Greene of the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. Participants may bring their own shirt or practice on...

Amos to speak Tuesday night


Tony Amos will discuss Hurricane Ike and beach marine debris on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Amos, a research fellow at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, will speak in the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. The lecture, sponsored by Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, is...

EMT basic training course offered by city to start Monday


It's not too late to apply for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic training course to be offered by the City of Port Aransas. The classes will be held January through May on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Brundrett Middle School. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 5. Students must be 18 years of age, have a...

PACT auditions open


If you've ever felt a yearning for the stage, now may your time. The Port Aransas Community Theater will hold auditions for its next production on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. The play, "Social Security," by Andrew Bergman, will open in late February. Six roles are available for three women and three men,...

Hughes to teach rug painting


The first Hands On Workshop of the season will be rug painting with Arlene Hughes. The workshop will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. in the Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. Hughes is limiting the class to 10 people, and there will be a materials charge. The theme of the painting is seaside scenes. A sign-up sheet will...

Looking at 2008 in the rearview mirror


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New Year’s Day closures told


Public offices and banks in Port Aransas will take time off for New Year's Day. City offices will be closed on New Year's Day, and no trash will be collected. The Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 office will be closed New Year's Day. ValueBank Texas, Prosperity Bank and American Bank will all close for New Year's...