Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 2008 Page: 2 of 12
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2A Thursday, April 10, 2008
On the IslandThis week
Port Aransas South Jetty
Dump your stuff
Free trash disposal slated Saturday
Keep Port Aransas Beautiful
(KPAB) is sponsoring a free dump
day, an opportunity for everyone to
get a head start on hurricane season
by disposing of junk from yards and
garages.
A tradition for years, the event will
be Saturday, April 12.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents
may take trash to the city transfer sta-
tion on Ross Avenue at no cost.
KPAB has partnered with the City
of Port Aransas and Allied Waste-BFT
to provide the service.
KPAB scheduled the event to par-
ticipate in the Keep Texas Beautiful
(KTB) Don't Mess with Texas Trash-
Off annual event and as a part of the
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Great
American Cleanup (GAC).
The GAC is a program where af-
filiates from across the country hold
cleanup and beautification projects
from March to May each year.
During the free dump, no hazard-
ous waste or commercial trash will
be accepted. Paint, freon, anti-freeze
and other dangerous fluids also are
excluded.
"The event provides a chance for
residents of Port Aransas to clean
up property with no out-of-pocket
expense," said KPAB board member
Don Anz.
"Removing material that could be
dangerous in bad weather creates a
safer environment for everyone in
town, as well as making the city look
prettier," Anz said.
KPAB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, whose mission is to
promote public interest to create a
cleaner, more beautiful Port Aransas
through volunteerism and education.
The organization focuses on litter
reduction, beautification and com-
munity improvement, to reduce/reuse/
recycle/rebuy and provides environ-
mental education.
KPAB is a KAB and KTB affili-
Daily
Community Park Swimming Pool
offers swim lessons and lap swimming,
water exercise. Open daily except
Mondays for swimming and more. Call
749-2416 for information.
• Free use of Computer Resource
Center Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6
p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed
Sunday. 430 N. Alister St. Free e-mail.
749-4011.
• Art Center for the Islands offers a
variety of classes. Call 749-7334 for
current information.
• The University of Texas Marine
Science Institute Visitors Center is
open Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
• Trolley service 10 a.m. to 5:55 p.m.
Wave the trolley down anywhere along
the route from Roberts Point Park to
Gulf Waters RV Resort on SH 361
South. Maps, schedules available at
the Tourist Bureau.
10 Thursday
• Opening of 'A Breath of Dusty Air,'
7:30 p.m., Port Aransas Community
Theater, corner of State Highway
361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for
details.
• PAISD Board of Trustees meeting,
6 p.m., administration building, 100
StationSt. See agenda.
• Port Aransas Running Club and
Walkers, Too meet to run and walk,
7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front
of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact
Lucretia Craig, 749-1192.
• GED instruction, 9 a.m. -noorr;JELM
Center next to Community Presbyterian
Church, 113 S. Alister St.
• Rdtary Club meeting, noon, Pefic&ifs
Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister
St.
• Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and
9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community
Park (heated) swimming pool, 700
Clark Parkway.
• Alcoholics Anonymous early bird
meeting, 5:30 p.m., Trinity-by-the-
Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan,
749-4797.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting,
8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan. 749-6449.
• Does someone's drinking bother
you? There's help at Inner Peace
AFG Alanon for family and friends
of alcoholics, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-
Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan.
749-6449 or 749-2889. Meetings are
smoke-free.
• Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors
Center, 3 p.m., Frozen Seas, 45
minutes. Movies are subject to
cancellation without notice.
11 Friday
• Opening concert in Sunset Sounds
series of free concerts, 7 p.m., Patsy
Jones Amphitheater at Roberts Point
Park. See story for details.
• 'A Breath of Dusty Air,'7:30 p.m., Port
Aransas Community Theater, corner of
State Highway 361 and Sea Isle Drive.
See story for details.
•Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and
9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community
Park (heated) swimming pool, 700
Clark Parkway.
•Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m., PAISD tennis
courts on Station Street. Free, no
partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861
or 749-5131 for more information.
• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting,
8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are
smoke-free.
12 Saturday
• Yoga on the Beach, 8 a.m. on the
beach next to Horace Caldwell Pier.
See story for details.
• SandFest's Lesson Mountain free
sand sculpting lessons, 11 a.m. - 2
p.m., on the beach between markers
10 and 11. See story for details.
• Third annual Coastal Bend Law
Enforcement Chili Cook-off, 11 a.m.
-4 p.m., Roberts Point Park. See story
for details.
• KPAB free dump day, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
city transfer station on Ross Avenue.
See story for details.
• 'A Breath of Dusty Air,'7:30 p.m., Port
Aransas Community Theater, corner of
State Highway 361 and Sea Isle Drive.
See story for details.
• Story Time, 10:30 - 11 a.m., Bill Ellis
Memorial Library, 749-4116.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting,
8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion Trinity-by-the-
Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan,
749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.
13 Sunday
•Awards presentation for winners in the
Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest, 2
p.m., Third Coast Studio, 502 E. Ave.
G. See story for details.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting,
8 p.m., Sharp pavilion behind Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal dfitirch'^ 43$'
Trojan, 749-6449. Me§tin9s are
snriok.e-free. <
14 Monday
• Port Aransas Youth Soccer League
board meeting, 6 p.m., H.G. Olsen
Elementary School cafeteria. See story
for details.
• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St.
• Creative writing group, 10 a.m.
- noon, JELM Center library next to
Community Presbyterian Church, 113
S. Alister St.
• Adult tennis for fun, 7:30 a.m. and 7
p.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station
Street. Free, no partner needed. Call
Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more
information.
•Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting,
8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are
smoke-free.
• Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors
Center, 3 p.m., Coral Seas, 45
minutes.
15 tuesday
• Port Aransas Running Club and
Walkers, Too meet to run and walk,
7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front
of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact
Lucretia Craig, 749-1192.
• GED instruction, 9 a.m. - noon, JELM
Center next to Community Presbyterian
Church, 113 S. Alister St.
• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),
6:30 p.m., 722 Tarpon St., Suite M
(next to Shapes for Women), 749-5223
or 749-0502.
• Body toning and stretching, 8 a.m.,
JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St.
• Adult water exercise classes,
8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas
Community Park swimming pool, 700
Clark Parkway.
Dog at Fisherman's Wharf
• Golden Agers Lunch Bunch for full-
time residents age 60 and over, Pollock
Center. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is
served at noon. Call 749-5319 for
reservations by Sunday.
•AlcoholicsAnonymous, noon, Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-
free.
• Artists' Working Social, 1-3 p.m. in
the JELM crafts room, 113 S. Alister St.
All painters invited to work on personal
projects and socialize. 749-5321.
• Port Aransas Volleyball Association
practice for beginners, 7-9 p.m., H.G.
Olsen Elementary School gym, 100
Station St.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, general
meeting at noon, women's meeting, 8
p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-
the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan,
749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free.
• Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors
Center, 3 p.m., "Seasonal Seas,"
45 minutes. Movies are subject to
cancellation without notice.
16 Wednesday
• GED instruction, 9 a.m. - noon, JELM
Center next to Community Presbyterian
Church, 113 S. Alister St.
• Bi'rding on the Boardwalk, guided
bird walk with Ray Little, 9 a.m., Port
Aransas Birding Center on the north
end of Ross Avenue. Call Parks and
Recreation Dept., 749-4158 for more
information.
• Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
PAISD tennis courts on Station Street.
Free, no partner needed. Call Murray,
749-4861 or 749-5131 for more
information.
• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St.
• Bible study, 4 p.m., open to public.
Community Presbyterian Church,
JELM library, 113 S. Alister.
• Kiwanis Club meeting, noon, Jay's
Seafood and Spaghetti Works. All are
welcome.
• Adult swimming exercise class,
8:15 - 9:30 a.m., Community Park
Swimming Pool, Clark Parkway off
Ross Avenue.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting
at noon, beginners meeting at 8 p.m.,
Sharp Pavilion behind the Trinity-by-
the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan.
Meetings are smoke-free.
• Ala-teens, 4:30 p.m., Pollock
Center.
• Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors
Center, 3 p.m., "Ocean World,"
45 minutes. Movies are subject to
cancellation without notice.
On the horizon
April 18-20: Texas SandFest
April 24: Candidates' Night
April 28: Early voting begins
n-profit organizations of port aransas
1pecial events. call 749-51 31 or e-mail
ON TUESDAY to list an event or meeting.
Seven Boy Scouts Then
Six Eagle Scouts Now
and ... One to Go!
I've been involved with the youth of
our community for over 25 years.
VOTE CHUCK BORDERS
for
PAISD SCHOOL BOARD
This ad was paki for by the Chock Borders Campaign, Chuck Borders Chairman 122I Sea Sccret, Port Aransas
Break a leg!
Southern sparks
to fly at opening of
'Breath of Dusty Airf
Opening night for "A Breath
Dusty Air," the next Port Aransas
Community Theater (PACT) produc-^
tion, is tonight, Thursday, April 10,"'at
the PACT, 2327 State Hwy. 361. The
play, written by Perry Steele Patton,
is set in a Continental Trailways bus;
stop and diner in Mammoth Spring,
Ark.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m.
on April 10-12,17-19,24 and 26.
A matinee performance is on Sun-
day, April 27, at 2:30 p.m.
What:
Breath of Dusty Air
When:
7:30 p.m., Thurs. - Sat.
Where:
. '
PACT theater
Opening night imminent
Staff photo by Murray Judson
Michael Cristian and Connie Beane rehearse for "A Breath of
Dusty Air," opening tonight, Thursday, April 10, at the Port Aransas
Community Theater.
Chili cook-off Saturday
to benefit peace officers
The third annual Coastal Bend Law
Enforcement Chili Cook-off will be
held this Saturday at Roberts Point
Park. The event is sponsored by the
Coastal Bend Peace Officers Associa-
tion (CBPOA).
The public is invited to taste award-
winning chili from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Live music will be provided.
The cook-off, begun in 2006, is a
joint effort by area law enforcement
and military personnel, and provides
assistance for medical expenses not
covered by insurance in case of de-
bilitating disease or death.
All proceeds will benefit Coastal
"Bend Law Enforcement and Mili-
tary Families in Need, Port Aransas
Project Graduation and the CBPOA
Scholarship Fund.
Past recipients of assistance have
included the families of James Saa-
vedra, a Port of Corpus Christi Police
officer, and Matthew Thebeau, a
Free yoga class
slated on beach
Saturday morning
Unite body and mind by the sea at
Yoga on the Beach Saturday, April
12.
Nancy Myers will instruct the free
class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the
Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of
Beach Street.
The public is invited to attend the
class held the second Saturday of
the month. Bring an old blanket or
towel.
The City of Port Aransas Parks and
Recreation Department sponsors the
program.
Corpus Christi Police officer. Both
men died in the line of duty. Funds
have also helped the Women's Shelter
of South Texas and a Martin Middle
School mentoring program.
For more information contact
Constable Bobby Sherwood's of-
fice at (361) 749-5241, or Don
Cook at (361) 886-2625, email
DonC @cctexas.com.
Tickets, $15 for adults and $10 far-
children under 18, may be purchased
at the Chamber of Commerce dur-.
ing business hours Monday through:
Wednesday, and at the PACT box of-
fice Thursday and Friday from noon
to 5 p.m. or Saturday from 9 a.m.-to
3 p.m.
The story takes place on one hot,
dusty summer weekend in the pre.s^
ent.
Former beauty queen Ima Jean
Walker returns to her hometown o£
Mammoth Spring after a 20 year ab-
sence, self-assured of winning a local'
contest she believes will finally jump-,
start a country music career. Tempers
flare and Southern sparks fly when her
now-famous high school rival appears
on the scene and upsets Ima Jean's
unfulfilled dreams of stardom. rv
Ima Jean Walker is played by Con-
nie Beane, Charlotte Mae Powell by
Ginny Shaw, Eva Jo Young by Misty
Hamm, Daddy Walker by Jason Jeft
and Del Barnett by Michael CristiarC
Alan Gardner-Atkinson directs, an<J
the set design and construction are by;
Gardner-Atkinson and Ken Bynuml
Triggerfish to open
Sunset Sounds series
What better way to celebrate a
Friday than a picnic and a concert in
the park? The Sunset Sounds concert
series, sponsored by Port Aransas
Parks and Recreation Department,
begins tomorrow, Friday, April 11.
Concerts are scheduled for the second
Friday of every month, April through
October.
The concerts begin at 7 p.m. at the
Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts
Point Park. They are free and open
to the public. Everyone is encour-
aged to bring a picnic and a chair or
blanket.
If renovations to the amphitheater
are not completed by Friday, this
week's concert will be held in the
Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at
Roberts Point Park.
The music lineup for the season
is:
•April 11 - Triggerfish (tropicous-
tical)
• May 9 - Boots (popular, coun-
try)
• June 13 - Vickie Cross (gospel,
country)
iO
• July 11 - Midnight Rider (R&B,
classic rock) ;
• August 8 - Rosewood (country/
folk) ^rJT
• September 12 - Eddy Lee Skipj
worth & Friends (a little of ev-
erything)
• October 10 - Shirley Fischer"&
the Mixed Nuts (folk)
j Ct"
Sign up, rules on
soccer board
agenda Monday
OflJ
The Port Aransas Youth Soccer,
League will hold a board meeting oij
Monday, April 14, from 6 to 7 p.m.
in the H.G. Olsen Elementary School
cafeteria.
Topics to be discussed include ne^v
board members, a review of new rules
and registration dates.
The meeting is open to the public,
All soccer coaches, parents and vol-
unteers are encouraged to attend, v
WIC unit is
due Monday
Representatives from the Women,
Infants and Children (WIC) Nutri-
tional program will be in Port Aransas
on Monday, April 14. Situated at the
Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister
St., they will be open from 9:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
For questions or an appointment, call
(361) 767-7777.
The program, operated out of
the Driscoll Children's Hospital in
Corpus Christi, provides a variety of
services for pregnant women, infants
and children free of charge to eligible
clients.
The services include health screen-
ing and referral, nutritional assess-
ments, individual and group nutrition
classes, immunizations, extensive
breast feeding counseling and vouch-
ers for groceries.
The mobile unit is scheduled to be
in Port Aransas on the second Mon-
day of each month.
For further information, call (361)
694-6767.
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