Tag Archives: Views of the Neighborhood
Views of the Neighborhood – The Enchanted Forest
As Christmas approaches, Port Aransas celebrates the season with its annual Enchanted Forest sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. The forest is put up in the community center and is a collection of trees decorated by local businesses and organizations. The community center welcomes folks from around the country to the Enchanted forest […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Middle and High School Art Show
Every year the Art Center of Port Aransas has n art show featuring the art of high school and middle school students. The competition is juried and open to students from Port Aransas, Flour Bluff, and Seashore Academy. I thought you would like to see the level of art being taught in the local schools. I don’t […]
Views of the Neighborhood – A Little Like Christmas
Port Aransas is looking a little bit like Christmas, so I thought I would do a quick run through town and see what evidence I could find of holiday preparations My first stop was Winton’s candy store. They have a pet rattlesnake inside, and sure enough, there is a cartoon version on one of the […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Holiday Parade
There was a parade yesterday in Port Aransas. It was the annual holiday parade to benefit the EMS toy roundup. There were so many who came to participate that to take photo’s of the parade itself would have made selecting which carts to show here an impossible task. So I went to the staging area […]
Views of the Neighborhood – A Fund Raising Event
This is the poster announcing the event to raise money for the EMS Toy Roundup and The Port Aransas animal shelter. PALL stands for Port A Low Life one of the sponsors. The sign at the Civic Center The fire department was there. The EMS was there. Bud Light was there. Look a signpost up […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Pools . . .Yes Pools
First, a note of appreciation to our veterans. Thank you so much for your service and sacrifice I have to admit there was nothing going on in Port Aransas this week. I have wanted to do a pool feature for a while. Could I do it in the summer when the water is blue, the temperatures […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Fall Camping
A slow week in the neighborhood so I thought I would go out on the beach and take a look at the different kinds of equipment folks are using for fall camping. It was a beautiful day, and I hope you enjoy the trip. Not too many people at the beach. An abandoned tent. […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Harvest Moon Regatta
This weekend was the annual Harvest Moon Regatta. This is a sailing race from Galveston to Port Aransas. The distance covered is about 150 miles. The race used to begin on Friday and end on Saturday, but this year it began on Thursday. Some captains asked if they could use their motors. Here is the […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Old Town Festival
Each year Port Aransas celebrates its roots with an Old Town Festival. This year due to the rain the popular parade had to be canceled. Also, the sand pumpkin carving contest was postponed Other events went on as scheduled. Here is a photo review of the goings-on. The sign points the way. The first stop […]
Views of the Neighborhood – 1st Annual Trash Dash
Port Aransas held its First Annual Trash Dash yesterday. Although a brief downpour made everything wet, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the participants Here is a shot of the registration table. All participants got a T-shirt and a collection bag. The idea is to go out and for one hour collect trash on […]
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