Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1994 Page: 3 of 18
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Thursday, May 19, 1994
Port Aransas South Jetty
Island Life
Port Aransas South Jetty
Chili, brisket both
on cook-off menu
Seaweed on the beach
This young woman seems to be enjoying pulling a wagon with a child in it along the beach
in spite ot the seaweed which has started to smell
Beachgoers are urged to remember the the smell of the seaweed is a natural one The
seaweed on the beach also holds a wealth of micronisms for the birds to eat As one walks
south from Horace Caldwell Pier, the smell diminshes A seasonal thing, the smell will soon
be gone (Staff photo by Murray Judson)
Trolley will make rounds
around town this summer
Port Aransas residents and visi- trolley this summer when free pub- from Memorial Day weekend
tors can leave the driving to the lie transportation will be offered through Labor Day
This week in Port Aransas
Island
Agenda
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■May1994 ■
The Island Agenda is available free of charge to non-profit organiza-
tions of Port Aransas for announcements of their meetings and special
events. Call 749-5131 before 12 noon each Tuesday to be included.
• Movies are shown at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute
(UTMSI) Visitors' Center on Cotter Street (just before you get to the
beach) Monday through Thursday. See Island agenda for times, titles.
19 Thursday
• H.G Olsen Elementary Sc hool a wards assembl y, 9 a jn.. PAH S cafctonum.
• Songwriters Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Tarpon Inn courtyard See story for
details.
• City council meeting, 7 p.m., city hall Public welcome. Sec story for
details.
• UTMSI movies: 11 am. Bull winkle (26 min); 3 p.m Flower Garden
Banks (9 min.)
• Port Aransas Rotary Club, 12 noon. Pelican's Landing
• Adult tennis just for fun, 6:30 p.m, high school tennis courts on Station
Street. See story for details.
• Bingo by EMS Auxiliary, 7 p.m.. Community Center
• Alcoholics Anonymous, step meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church, 403 Trojan at A venue E.
20 Friday
•TheWiz, PACT Outdoor Theater (Community Center in case of rain), 8
p.m. See story for details.
• PAHS graduation, 8 p.m., Doyle Marek Gym. See story for details.
• Adult tennis for fun, 7:30a.m, high school tcnmscourts. See story for
details.
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a m. New location: Parish Hall. Trinity by
the-Sea Episcopal Church, Trojan at Ave. E.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p m , Trinity by-the Sea Episcopal Church
403 Trojan.
21 Saturday
• Celebration of the Arts fine arts show, 10 a m. - 5 p.m . Civic Center,
sponsored by Port Aransas Council for the arts. See story for details.
•Alcoholics Anonymous candlelight meeting, 10:30p.m .Trinity-by the
Sea Episcopal Church, Trojan at Ave. E.
22 Sunday
• Celebration of the Arts fine arts show, 10 a m. - 5 p.m., Civic Center,
sponsored by Port Aransas Council for the arts. See story for details.
• Barbecue chicken dinner to benefit the American Student Travel
Club. 5 p.m., Civic Center, followed by dance for all ages with music
by The Dynamics.
23 Monday
• Port Aransas Senior Citizens Association, dinner at 6:30 p.m.. meeting
at 7 p.m..Community Center. See story for details.
• Al-Anon group meeting, 8 p.m..Trinity-by-the Sea Episcopal Church,
Trojan at Avenue E.
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a m. New location. Parish Hall, Trinity-by-
the-Sea Episcopal Church, Trojan at Ave. E.
• UTMSI movies: 11 a m. Dolphins (14 min ); 3 p.m. The Sharks (60
min.)
• Adult tennis for fun, 7:30 a m., high school tennis courts
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m , Trinily-by-the-Sca Episcopal Church,
403 Trojan.
24 Tuesday
•Teen Act opens summer season with cnd-of-school beach party. Contact
Nancy D'Hcrdc, 749-5193 for details. See story for more.
• UTMSI movies: 11 a m. The Living Ocean (25 min.); 3 p m The
Intertidal Zone (17 min.).
• Pal Cheatham Tuesday Lunch Bunch, 12 noon, Pollock Center. For
permanent Port Aransas residents ago 50 and over. Reservations required
by calling 749-4490 by Sunday evening.
• Adult tennis for fun, 6:30 p.m., high school tennis courts.
• Akoholics Anonymous. 12 noon. Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church. 403 Trojan.
25 Wednesday
• VFW bingo, 7pm .Travis Bishop Hall, Alistcr at Beat h Street
• Athrtt temrtt ror ftm, 7*30 a m., htjh school courts See story Tor
details.
• law Impact aerobics. I a m New location, Parish Hall. Trinity.by
the-Sea Episcopal Church, Trojan at Ave, I.
• UTMSI movies 11 a m Plankton (13 min ); 3 p m The Plight of the
VflMI (3i MIAj
• Alcoholics Anonymous. 13 noon, Trinity-by-the-Sea Iptsctmoi
Church. 403 Trutnn
Whoops
Cash M Hair will pursue a career
in aviation following his graduation
from Embry-Riddlc Aeronautical
University in Daytona Beach, FL.
A story in last week’s South Jetty
erroneously reported Hair would go
into educauon.
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The third annual chili cook-off and
carnival, sponsored by the Pun Aran-
sas Veterans of Foreign War Po*t
8967, will be held Friday, May 27.
and Saturday. May 28, at Roberts
Point Park.
The event will conclude with a com
munity dance at the post’s Travis
Bishop Hall on Saturday night.
Billed as a doubleheader, the event
will feature a barbecue brisket cook-
off on opening day and the traditional
chili cook-off on Saturday.
Samples of the chefs’ best will be
available for lasting.
Ships...
coming k going
Following is a list ol ships arriving
and departing through tbs jetties en
route to and from the Port ot Corpus
Christi.
Information is courtesy of the Port
of Corpus Christi Authority
Harbormaster's office.
Alessandro Volta. Italian llag. loading
VCM. arriving from Beaumont
Yick Fat, Panama flag, carrying baux-
ite. arriving from Jamaica
Overseas Vivian. USA flag. cOTying
naphtha, arriving from Beaumont
Tnnadad, Bahama flag, loading 2 o4.
In addition to the cook offs, there
will be a parade, food and beverage
booths, a dunking booth, the chicken
drop challenge, arts and crafts exhib-
its and several stage events in the park
pavilion, according to Travis Bishop
chairman.
The parade, which begins at 10
a.m. Saturday, will showcase the Vet-
erans Band of Corpus Christi, one of
the recipients of this year's cook-off
proceeds. The parade route, which
starts at Alister Street and Cut Off
Road, goes on Alister to Cotter Street
and west on Cotter to Roberts Point
Park.
Bishop said the park grounds will
open both days at 10 a.m. Carnival
rides will operate daily through Mon-
day, May 30.
Proceeds from the gala event are
earmarked for scholarships for Port
Aransas High School graduates and
the bus repair fund of the veterans
band.
The post home is at 311 N. Alistcr
St. in Port Aransas. For additional
information and more details call 749-
6345.
The trolley, which will circulate
through Port Aransas every 45 min-
utes. will begin service Friday. May
Dale Bietendorf, Port Aransas’
representative on the Regional
Transportation Authority’s board
of directors, said the board approved
daily service in Port Aransas after a
successful trial here during March
when the RTA kept a count of daily
ridership during Spring Break
Ridership exceeded expectations
and was higher than is routinely
experienced along the bayfront
route in Corpus Christi, Rob Smith,
manager of service development
for the RTA said.
The summer route will be simi-
lar to the route used during Spring
Break, except that it will go into
Roberts Point Park where boaters
mooring at the city marina will be
able to Lake advantage of it. The
trolley will also loop by the airport
where anyone flying in may get a ride
to town
The route will begin at 10 a.m
daily and make us last stop at 5:24
p.m. One full route will takeaboul45
minutes, Bietendorf said.
Stops will be made at the airport.
Beach Access Road 1A at Executive
Keys, State Hwy. 361 at Cutoff Road,
Cotter and Alister Streets, Avenue G
and Station Street, Horace Caldwell
Pier on the beach, and the Sandcastle
Condominium on Sandcastle Drive.
Riders may flag down the trolley
at any stop along the route.
arriving from Houston
Teekay Spirit, Bahama flag, carrying
crude, arriving from Singapore
Alessandro Volta. Italian flag, loading
VCM, arriving from Beaumont
Yick Fat. Panama flag, carrying baux
ite, arriving from Java
Onda, Malta flag, carrying crude, ar
riving from Mexico
Prodicos, Liberian flag, carrying
naptha, arriving from the Lesser Antilles
Ionian Wind, Panama flag, carrying
bauxite, arriving from Guyana
Coastal New York, USA flag, loading
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At the next meeting, scheduled
Thursday, June 2, members of Port
Aransas Garden Club will tour the
Lydia Ann Lighthouse.
Because of availability of boats to
make the trip, it is necessary to make
reservations as soon as possible, a
spokesperson said.
Members are asked to be at
Woody’s Sports Center for a 10:30
a.m. departure time. Those attending
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1994, newspaper, May 19, 1994; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth575313/m1/3/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.