Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 2012 Page: 2 of 18
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On the IslandThis Week
Port Aransas South Jetty
Wetlands Education Center
Hunt for critters in
the marsh and dunes
Discover what lives in the
salt marsh and sand dunes
and why these habitats are
important for us at a “Habi-
tat Hunt” tomorrow, Friday,
March 16.
The hunt is for adults and
children alike and will be from
10 a.m. to noon. There is no
charge for the program.
Meet at the entrance to the
Wetlands Education Center
on the campus of the Univer-
sity of Texas Marine Science
Institute, 630 E. Cotter Ave.
For more information
about the education center,
visit www.utmsi.utexas.edu/
outreach/wetlands-education-
center.html, call Carol Rose at
749-6832 or e-mail Carolyn.
rose@mail.utexas.edu.
Daily
• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark
Parkway: Open Tuesday-Saturday. New hours: Water exer-
cise: Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon. Open
swim: Tuesday-Friday, 1-2 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 p.m. Lap
swim: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m., Saturday-Sunday lap swim only noon-1 p.m. and shared
time 1-5 p.m. Call 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.
Thursday - Saturday.
• 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. Del 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. and Thurs.
• Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too, 7 a.m.,
Tues., Wed., Thurs., community park swimming pool parking
lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388.
• 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 swimminq 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 9:30 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.
• Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc. Mon., H.G. Olsen Elemen-
tary School gym, 100 Station St.
• 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, hepatitis-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.
• VFW 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 Monday of month, VFW.
• VFW Ladies’Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW.
• VFW dinners, 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, VFW. $8
donation.
• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.
This Week
Thursday, March 15
• Free movie at UTMSI Visitor Center, 3 p.m., ‘Pale Male,’
60 min.*
• Port Aransas City Council meeting, 5 p.m., council cham-
bers, 710 W. Ave. A. (See agenda Page 6A.)
• Public Lecture Series, 7 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center audito-
rium. (See story Page 3B.)
Friday, March 16
Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Mu-
seum. (See story Page 1B.)
• Habitat Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon, Wetlands Education Center,
University of Texas Marine Science Institute. (See story this
page.)
Saturday, March 17
Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Mu-
seum. (See story Page 1B.)
• ‘Spotlight on Port A,’ Port Aransas Community Theatre, 7
p.m. (See story this page.)
Monday, March 19
Free movie at UTMSI Visitor Center, 3 p.m., ‘Planet Earth:
Ocean Deep,’ 60 min.*
Tuesday, March 20
Free movie at UTMSI Visitor Center, 3 p.m. ‘Can the Gulf
Survive?’ 50 min.*
We’re Having Fun workshop, stained glass mobiles, 2 p.m., Girl
Scout hut.
Wednesday, March 21
Free movie at UTMSI Visitor Center, 3 p.m., ‘Power Surqe,’
60 min.*
*Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.
On the Horizon
March 23 Beach Walk
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
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STAFF PHOTO BY MURRAY JUDSON
A group of Parrot Heads dance to the Port A Rockers as the party got started for their Spring PHling
on Saturday, March 10. The party was originally to be held at the home of Sandria Stout, but in the
end it got moved to Roberts Point Park due to the weather. All 200 tickets were sold out before the
night of the party. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Helping Hands Food Pantry.
Saturday, March 17, at the
Port Aransas Community
Theatre.
The variety show high-
lights local talent and begins
at 7 p.m.
Musicians Ty Morris, Me-
lissa Brooke, Taylor Griffin,
Dave Beane, who is also di-
recting, and Chris Lancaster
will perform.
Tickets are $10 and may
be purchased at the box of-
fice on State Hwy. 361 at Sea
Isle Drive. The box office is
open Thursdays and Fridays,
1 p.m.-5 p.m., and Saturdays
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets also
may be purchased at the
door.
Local talent will perform at
PACT variety show Saturday
“Spotlight on Port A” will
have a final performance
KPAB
selling
afghans
Keep Port Aransas Beautiful
is selling afghans that depict
Port Aransas attractions. The
afghans are 100 percent woven
cotton and measure 48 inches
by 68 inches. The background
is cream color with the depic-
tions in slate blue, and they are
machine washable. 0
Cost for the afghans is $50 if pr
delivered in town, or add $ 10 if |
they need to be shipped.
They may be purchased j§
online at www.kpab.org.
Call Darlene or Mike Secich |
at 749-7144, or Pam Greene at §1
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E-mailfbcdarlene@aol.com 2327 Highway 361 J
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Arriving Weekly
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Corrections/
Clarifications
A story on page 1A of
the March 8 edition of
the South Jetty didn’t
correctly describe the
length of a water line
that runs from Harbor
Island under the Cor-
pus Christi Ship Chan-
nel and onto Mustang
Island. The pipeline is
2,000 feet long.
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Judson, Mary Henkel. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 2012, newspaper, March 15, 2012; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506003/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.