Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2013 Page: 2 of 18
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THURSDAY
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WITH TWICE
BAKED POTATOES
2A Thursday, January 3, 2013
Concert series
begins Monday
Bn Win IslanifThis mibbIi
Port Aransas South Jetty
Ken Yarbrough and Mike
Jones will entertain folks with
a variety of contemporary,
country and oldies music at
the Port Aransas Community
Theatre (PACT), 2327 State
Hwy. 361, on Monday, Jan. 7.
The free concert begins at
7 p.m. Seating is available on
a first come, first serve basis.
The Winter Sounds series
is put on each year as a
partnership between PACT
and the Port Aransas Parks
and Recreation Department.
For more information,
call the theater at 749-6036,
or contact Pam Greene,
community program
coordinator, at 749-4158 or
pamg@cityofportaransas.
org.
Island
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Agenda
Daily
• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway-
Open Tuesday-Saturday. Hours: Water exercise: Tuesday-Friday 8:30
a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon. Open swinrTuesday-Thursday, 1-2p.m.; Fri-
day-Saturday, 1 -5 p.m. Lap swim (shared time): Tuesday and Thursday,
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30a.m.-2p.m. Friday, 8:30a.m.-5p.m.
Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap swim only: Saturday, noon-1 p.m. Swim team
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 4-5:15 p.m. Youth lessons, Tuesday-Friday
for 2 weeks each session, 9:40-10:20 a.m. or 10:30-11:10 a.m. Private
and semi-private lessons also available. Call Harriet at the pool, 749-
2416, for more information.
• Computer Center, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 10
a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject to volunteer availability 430
N. Alister St. Free e-mail. 749-4011.
• Art Center for the Islands: Classes, workshops. 749-7334.
• The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI)
Visitors Center: Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
• Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Street. 1-5 p.m. Thurs-
day - Saturday.
• Farley Boat Works, Ave. C near Cut-off Rd. 1 -5 p.m. Thursday - Sat-
urday. Boat work done Tues.-Fri., 6 p.m.-?
• Trolley: 10 a.m.-5:55 p.m. Wave down anywhere along the route from
Roberts Point Park to Beach Access Rd 1A and State Hwy. 361 South.
Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.
• Flexi-B bus service between Port Aransas and Corpus Christi by
appointment. Call City Hall, 749-4111 to make reservations. Picks up
passengers at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Mon. - Fri. and at 10 a m Sat
Leaves Corpus Christi at 3:30 p.m. Mon. - Sat. $1.25 each way. Dei
Mar and TAMU-CC students ride free.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday
and noon Tuesday and Wednesday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-
the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Monday through Friday. St. Joseph
Catholic Church parish hall, 100 Station St. Non-smoking.
Weekly
• Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues., Thurs
Sat.
• Deep Water Aerobics, Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool
700 Clark Parkway: Tuesday-Thursday, 1 p.m., $1.50.
• Pedaling at the Preserve, Every other Monday, 10 a.m. Nature Preserve
at Charlie’s Pasture. 749-4158.
• Walk and Talk, 9 a.m. First and third Thursday, Nature Preserve at
Charlie’s Pastue. 749-4158.
• Rotary Club, noon Thurs, Pelican’s Landing Restaurant, 337 N
Alister St.
• Adult water exercise classes, 60 minutes, 8:30 a.m, 9:30 a.m. and
noon, Tues.-Fri, community park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway
• Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. Mon, Wed, Fri, and 7 p.m. Mon. and Wed
PAISD courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray
749-4861 or 749-5131.
• Port Aransas Museum tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill, first and
third Friday and Saturday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Call or visit the
museum for reservations, 749-3800.
• Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. Sat, Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116.
• Tot Time, Tuesday - Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Girl Scout Hut. Tardy
attendees welcome. Resumes Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc.: Anyone interested in playinq should
contact Butch Findley at 749-5554.
• Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dieted, 9 a.m.
Wed. 749-4158.
• Friends of the Library, alternating Wednesdays at the library, 710
W. Ave. A, 6 p.m.
• Kiwanis Club, noon Wed, Seafood and Spaghetti Works, 710 State
Hwy. 361.
• Project FREE Free, anonymous and confidential testing for HIV, hepa-
titis-C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, 10 a.m, first and third Tuesday
of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K.
1VFW 8-Ball Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. Wed, VFW, 311 N. Alister St.
Free hot lunches, 12:30 p.m. Sun, Grace Community Church, 1801
S. 11th St.
■ VFW meetings, 11 a.m, third Sunday of month, VFW,
■ VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m, second Tuesday of month, VFW.
■ Aerobics, 8-9 a.m, Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.
This Week
Thursday, Jan. 3
• Walk and Talk, 9 a.m. Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.
(See story this page .)
• Pepper tree project, 9 a.m, Joan and Scott Holt Paradise
Pond. (See story Page 5B.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m, UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Yellowstone:
Battle for Life: Winter’ 50 min.*
' ‘Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?’, 7:30 p.m. Port Aransas
Community Theatre. (See story this page.)
Friday, Jan. 4
Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 8:50 a.m, meet at Port Aransas
Museum. (See story Page 5A.)
• First Friday art reception, 5:30 p.m. Port Aransas Art Center.
(See story this page.)
Saturday, Jan. 5
Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 8:50 a.m, meet at Port Aransas
Museum. (See story Page 5A.)
• ‘Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?’, 7:30 p.m. Port Aransas
Community Theatre. (See story this page.)
Sunday, Jan. 6
‘Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?’, 2:30 p.m. Port Aransas
Community Theatre. (See story this page.)
Monday, Jan. 7
Free movie, 3 p.m, UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Cuttlefish: Kings
of Camouflage,’56 min.*
• Winter Sounds concert, 7 p.m. Port Aransas Community
Theatre. (See story this page .)
Tuesday, Jan. 8
• Port Aransas Garden Club meeting, 10 a.m. Community
Center. (See story Page 2B.)
• We’re Having Fun workshop, 2 p.m. Girl Scut hut. (See story
Page 6 A.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m, UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Nature’s Most
Amazing Events: The Great Tide,’ 50 min.*
Wednesday, Jan. 9
• Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, noon, Community Center. (See
story Page 10A.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m, UTMSI Visitor Center, “Next World:
Future Ships,’60 min*
* Movies subject to change without notice.
On the Horizon
Jan. 17 Kiwanis Club Potato Bake
Jan. 19 Rotary Club Fish Fry
Jan. 26 25th Annual Tour of Homes
The Island agenda is free of charge to non-profit organizations of
Port Aransas for announcements of meetings and special events.
To list an event or meeting, call 749-5131 or e-mail southjetty@
centurytel.net BEFORE NOON MONDAY.
'Daddy's Dyin.
Staff photo by Murray Judson
The cast of Daddy s Dyin, Who’s Got the Will’ is rehearsing for the start of the play, scheduled
to begm Friday, Jan. 4, and continue every weekend in January. In the bottom row, from
left to right, are Connie Beane, Chuck Thompson, Denise Keller and Diana Mandarino. In
the top^row^re Brent Rourk, Katie Sikes, Bill McKinney and Patsy Balcom, with director
New play opening at PACT
Actors at the Port Aransas
Community Theatre will
be performing “Daddy’s
Dyin, Who’s Got the Will?”
all Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays in January.
Show times are Fridays and
Saturdays, Jan. 4,-5, 11-12,
18-19,25-26 at 7:30 p.m., and
Sundays, Jan. 6,13,20 and 27,
at 2:30 p.m.
The comedy is about a
reunion of a family that
has gathered to await the
impending death of the family
patriarch in a small Texas
town in 1986. PACT describes
it as fast and funny, having
tense, touching moments and
characters one can care about.
Emily E.J. Reigier, who
directed “Desperate Ambrose”
Courtesy photos
Student art
Work done by adult art stu-
dents will be on display at
the Port Aransas Art Cen-
ter’s First Friday Reception
on Friday, Jan. 4. The ex-
hibit will remain up through
Friday, Jan. 25.
Student art is on
show at art center
earlier this year, will direct the
play written by Del Shores.
Cast members include
Connie Beane, Diana
Mandarino, Denise Keller,
Patsy Balcom, Bill McKinney,
Chuck Thompson, Brent
Rourk and Katie Sikes.
For information or tickets,
contact the PACT, 2327 State
Hwy. 361, at 749-6036.
Take stroll
through
the pasture
Walk and Talk, a leisurely
stroll through the Port
Aransas Nature Preserve at
Charlies Pasture, is held the
first and third Thursday of
each month. The next walk
scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 3.
Folks may meet at the
preserve at the end of Port
Street at 9 a.m. to join in the
walk and chat with others
along the way.
Pam Greene, community
program director for the
City of Port Aransas Parks
and Recreation Department,
which is sponsoring the
walks, asks folks to wear a hat
or visor, use sunscreen and
mosquito repellant and bring
drinking water.
The walk is free and open to
all ages, and participants may
walk as far as they choose.
For more information,
contact Greene at 749-4158 or
pamg@cityofportaransas.org.
Wine, music and hors
d’oeuvres will highlight the
Port Aransas Art Center’s
First Friday Exhibit on Friday,
Jan. 4.
Work from the center’s
adult art students will be
featured at the reception,
which runs from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m.
Art center director Mary
Rose says, “Come see what
they have learned in the
classes and workshops here at
the art center.”
The exhibit will remain
on display through Friday,
Jan. 25.
The show is being sponsored
by Condominium Consulting
Management Services.
For more information, visit
the art center between 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., or call 749-7334.
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Clarifica-
tions
Photos in the Dec. 27
edition of the South Jetty
did not specify the places
won in the Enchanted Hol-
iday Forest through voting
by children at the annual
Children’s Christmas Party.
Winners were the City of
Port Aransas grounds crew,
first place; Cub Scouts, sec-
ond place; and Rotary Club,
third place.
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