Island Moon Newspaper

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Island Moon

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By Mary Craft

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Starkey Property Management has guests wanting to rent large homes. If you have a large home to rent out in Port A or Rockport call Marsha at 749-3906. La Barataria Restaurant and Wine Bar at Island Moorings in Port A has a beautiful setting and is open to the public. Every Monday they have half price wine, on Wednesdays they serve chicken and dumplings, on Thursdays its martini madness and Fridays and Saturdays they served prime rib. Visit labaratariarestaurantwinebar.com. Islander Landscaping & Irrigation can beautify your home with greenery or rock patios and pathways. They also do fire pits, waterfalls and koi ponds. Visit islanderlandscaping to see samples of their outdoor creations. Call 446-9283 to get a free quote. Positive Energy Massage Therapy in Port A is giving a free massage to the first ten cancer survivors to get a massage. Christine Latkovic combines Swedish, deep and neuromuscular techniques. She may also use reflexology, trigger points and somatics. Call 749-6997 for an appointment. Island Family Medicine opens in their new location at 14202 Suite B, where Spohn Fitness Center was located. On July 5th. Dr. David Foster and Veronica Lopez, PA-C invite you to experience personalized attention with patient centered care. Walker Living Estate Auction Tuesday July 5th, 6:30 p.m.. 14914 Dasmarinas St. Go to www.AdamsAuctioneers.com for info. Click current auctions, then click Online Bidding view each item or register to Pre-Bid Online! Quality Bedroom, Dining Room, Living Room, Home Appliances & More. 10% B. F. 857-2213. Dusty Adams #6677. Onsite viewing 10 a.m. to Noon. Sat. July 2nd and 5pm July 5th. Art Center for the Islands in Port A is having their Biannual Barefoot Sale. Every two years the artists clean out their art closet and offer up their work at sale prices for the whole month of July. Come see the acrylics, watercolors, clay tiles and jewelry. They are located at 323 N. Alister. Motorent in Port A has moped rentals seven days a week. You must be at least 18 and have a driver’s license. Rates are $20/hr, $30/2 hrs, $50 for the day and $60 for 24 hrs. They are located at 407 S. Alister. Call 749-5037 to reserve your fun wheels. Surf N Chicken has “the best fried chicken in Port A”. They will even cook your cleaned and filleted fish. Their slogan is “BYOB and get fried with us.” They are located at 503 N. Alister. Call 749-5050 for more info. Gratitudes in Port A is having a Happy 4th of July Sidewalk Sale. The store has an eclectic variety of items. It is located next to Crazy Cajun Restaurant. Blue Sky Marine Services does boat, motor and trailer repair. Tune ups, water pump replacements, complete rigging and oil changes are part of their daily routine.

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Did ya’hear? Business Briefs... They can install a dual stereo with two speakers for $200 plus tax. They are located at 3209 Rodd Field Road. Call 510-3267 for more info. Moby Dick’s Bar & Grill in Port A serves up the ultimate in seafood and steaks in beachy surroundings. Summer hours for breakfast, lunch and dinner are 8am10pm except Sunday 8am-3pm and they are closed on Monday. The restaurant is at 517 S. Alister and they can be reached at 749-9447. The Moorings at Mustang Island offer the best in luxury waterfront living. This private master planned gated community has deeded boat slips and oversized garages. These townhomes are walking distance to the Newport Dunes Golf Course and the Gulf beaches. Prices start at $834,900. Models still available are open every day. Sales directors Keith and Nancy Donley can be reached at 215-3454. The Coast Club in Port A has a rockin’ weekend planned for the 4th of July, come by and check their band on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Island Woman Boutique at Pelican’s Landing in Port A offers “the new look of Old Mexico” with cool, colorful cotton gauze fashions. They have unique clothing, sandles, jewelry and more. Call 749-7570 to find out more.

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Home Video Studio in Port A can transfer your precious moments to easily transportable DVDs. Make this part of your hurricane preparedness. They are located on Highway 361 next to Cancun Restaurant. Call 749-3200 to find out more. The Executive Surf Club will host a fund raising event for Multiple sclerosis by the Lighter Ray Band. It will be held Friday, July 15th 8pm-12pm. The band will hold a concert that will be filmed by CMT and G networks. The event will include a raffle and silent auction. To set up a sponsorship call Rachel Salinas at 816-5055 or email rach.f@sbcglobal.net.

make sure yours is still tied up. Aunt Sissy’s Kitchen now delivers box lunches to Island businesses on Mondays 11:00-12:30 for $8.50. Chicken salad , Turkey and Colby cheese on whole wheat bread or chicken breast Caesar salad wrap. Each box includes a fruit cup, chips and a chocolate chip cookie. Call 9494848 by 10am Mondays. Home delivery is an additional $1.50. Wednesdays stop by the kitchen in Loma Alta Plaza to purchase chicken salad for $9.95/pound. Call ahead Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to pick up your home-style dinner for @$10.00. Beachside Grill in the Holiday Inn has a made to order seafood buffet every Friday for $14.95 and $7.95 for children age 12 and under. Saturdays they have a steak buffet featuring a prime rib dinner for $18.95. Both buffets are served 6pm-8:30pm. Breakfast is served daily, all day starting at 7am. Doc’s Seafood and Steaks has five lunch items for $5.99. Weekdays 11am-5pm they serve $2 16 ounce margaritas and $2 well drinks. Buy a $25 gift certificate and get $5 free. Join Nurse Practitioner Danniece Bobeche for “Lets Talk Hormones” Tuesday July 12th at 6pm in the True Medical Imaging building at 3502 SPID. There will be a questions and answers session with wine and cheese. Danniece is a board certified women’s health care nurse practitioner specializing in wellness including annual visits, bio identical hormone replacement therapy and many other female specific issues. For more info or to make an appointment for a visit call 985-0906. The Whitecap used car lot/fruit stand/artwork fair/ golf cart lot/sunglass boutique will be no more. The city came down on the corner vendors last weekend. They did not have written permission from the owner, nor the necessary $25 permit. You will still find the Tamale Guy there, because he has a permit.

Upper Padre Island Golf Cart Club will have its first rally Saturday, July 9th. the carts will gaher at the POA office at 5pm and caravan north on Whitecap and then go left on Windward Drive to the Holiday Inn. The Sand Bar will provide Golf Cart drink and food specials and live music starts at 6pm. To participate in the rally email upigolfcartclub@aol.com or call Ellie Morais at 9497123. The Island Moon Newspaper Facebook now has the Moon issues online. Be sure to let your friends who are out of town know about it so they can keep up with the Island happenings. On our Facebook page someone posted that they found a drifted kayak in the canal on June 21st so check to

Work is complete on the new boat ramp at the parking lot located between the JFK Causeway and Packery Channel. It is scheduled to be open by July 4. Work will then begin on the second boat ramp located at the south end of the parking lot. The work is part of an ongoing effort to prevent the lot from flooding and will include a bulkhead at the south end. When that work is complete work will begin on a 100 space parking lot.


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