Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 2014 Page: 2 of 20
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2A Thursday, February 27, 2014_Oil TTIlB ISlflHlI
Port Aransas South Jetty
Island
Agenda
Daily
• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Park-
way: Tuesday thru Thursday 8 Lap swim shared 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.,
Open swim 1-2 p.m., Friday Lap swim shared noon - 5 p.m., Open
swim 1-5 p.m., Saturday Lap swim only 12-1 p.m., Open swim
1-5 p.m. Call 361-749-2416 for more information.
• Computer Center, Free e-mail. 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. 749-4011.
• Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops. 749-7334.
• The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTM-
Sl) Visitors Center: Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Free.
• Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Street. 1-5 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday.
• Farley Boat Works, Ave. C near Cut-off Rd. 1 -5 p.m. Thursday
- Saturday. Also open when boat building underway.
• Shuttle: 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.,
Thurs.
• Wetlands Plant Tour, Saturdays at 2 p.m., Wetlands Education
Center at UTMSI, Free.
• Sea Stories, Explorer Lab at UTMSI Visitor Center, First and
Third Tuesday of the month, 3:00-4:45 p.m., Free.
• Pedaling at the Preserve. Second and fourth Monday, 10 a.m.,
Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture, 749-4158.
• Rotary Club, noon Thursday, Stingrays, 401 Beach St.
• Adult water exercise, $2 per visit, Tuesday- Friday 8:30, 9:30
a.m., 12 p.m., Port Aransas Community Park Pool.
• Total body aquaeize, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 a.m., Saturday
noon, total body workout to upbeat music, Port Aransas Commu-
nity Park Pool.
• Deep water aerobics, Wednesday- Friday, 1 p.m.
• Mom and Tot time, Tuesday- Friday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Port
Aransas Community Park Pool.
• 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 Chapel on the Dunes, 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, 3:30 - 4 p.m., Wed., Thur., Fir., 10:30 a.m. Sat., Bill
Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116.
• Adult Volleyball — adults interested in forming teams contact
Butch Findley, 749-5554.
• Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dieted,
9 a.m., Wed. 749-4158.
• Klwanls Club, noon Wednesday, Stingrays, 401 Beach St.
• Project FREE Free, anonymous and confidential testing for HIV,
hepatitis-C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, 10 a.m., first and
third Tuesday of every mo nth, J ELM 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 Sunday of month, VFW.
• VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW.
• VFW Shuffleboard Tournaments, 2 p.m. Wednesday, VFW.
• VFW Group Shuffleboard. Fridays, 2 p.m., Mondays, 7 p.m.,
VFW.
• VFW Dinner and Dancing, every Saturday night, dinner begins
at 5:30 p.m., dancing begins at 6:30 p.m. Full homemade meal,
$8 donation.
• Aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.
• Beach Walk, 9 a.m. near Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of
Beach Street, fourth Friday of every month.
• Yoga on the Beach, 8 a.m., at the end of Beach Street, second
Saturday of every month.
• Community Women’s Bible Study, 9:30- 11 a.m., every
Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Port Aransas. Child care
available. Call or text 830-322-1888 for more information.
• Winter Walks, 10 a.m. Saturdays, guided one-hour, two-mile
nature walk in Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture,
Phase I.
•Winter Evening Walks, 5 p.m. Wednesday evenings, guided
one hour, two-mile nature walk in Port Aransas Nature Preserve
at Charlie’s Pasture, Phase II. 749-4158.
This Week
Thursday, February 27
• Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Can the Gulf Sur-
vive?’ 50 min. *
• UTMSI Free Public Lecture Series, 7 p.m., UTMSI Visitor
Center, 7 p.m. (See story 2B.)
• ‘Till Beth Do Us Part,’ Port Aransas Community Theatre, 7:30
p.m. (See story this page.)
Friday, February 28
• Farley Boat Works Open House, invitation only, 5:30 p.m. (See
story 10A.)
• ‘Till Beth Do Us Part,’ Port Aransas Community Theatre, 7:30
p.m. (See story this page.)
Saturday, March 1
• Dunk Your Junk, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (See story this page.)
• Spring Phling, Roberts Point Park, 5:30 p.m. (See story 5A.)
• VFW Saturday Night Dinner and Dancing, 5:30 p.m. home-
made meal, $8 donation, 6:30 p.m. dancing. VFW Post 8967,
311 N. Alister St.
• PAPHA Boats,Boots and Bow Ties Auction and Dinner, Com-
munity Center, 6 p.m. (See story Page 10A.)
• ‘Till Beth Do Us Part,’ Port Aransas Community Theatre, 7:30
p.m. (See story this page.)
Sunday, March 2
• Sandy Awards, Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2 p.m., free.
(See story Page 7A.)
• ‘Till Beth Do Us Part,’ Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2:30
p.m. (See story this page.)
Monday, March 3
• Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘How the Earth was
Made: Death Valley,’ 47 min. *
Tuesday, March 4
• Free movie, 3 p.m., UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Crane Song,’ 60
min.
• Mardi Gras Parade, 5 p.m. (See story this page.)
Wednesday, March 5
• Marlin Booster Club meeting, 5 p.m. PAISD Administration
Building, 100 S. Station St.
* Movies are subject to change without notice.
On the Horizon
• March 6 ‘Fashion and Flip Flops’ style show
• March 31 Sushi Tasting with ‘Supreme Sushi Chef David’
• April 5 I FA Redfish Tour
• April 11-13 Texas SandFest
• April 26 Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup
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.
Staff photo by Murray Judson
Matrimonial merry-go-round
Cast members of Till Beth Do Us Part’ practice at a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb.17.
The adult comedy opens on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Port Aransas Community Theatre.
Cast members from left are Denise Keller as Celia, Kent Krueger as Hank, Amy Stewart
as Margo, Teddi Giggi as Suzannah, Joy Claer as Beth and seated, Ken Yarbrough as
Gibby. Emily Reiger directs the production.
‘Till Beth Do Us Part’
opens Thursday at PACT
Opening night for “Till
Beth Do Us Part,” a laugh-
out-loud adult comedy, is
Thursday at the Port Aransas
Community Theatre.
The play by Jesse Jones,
Nicholas Hope and Jamie
Wooten and directed by Em-
ily Reiger, opens on Thurs-
day, and runs Thursdays
- Sundays, through March
16. Show times are Thurs-
day - Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and
Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
The following synopsis
of the play was provided by
Reiger: “This is a side-split-
ting comic romp about mar-
riage, career-driven Suzan-
nah Hayden and her unin-
volved husband, Gibby. En-
Do people accuse you of
never throwing anything away
or could your house be on an
episode of “Hoarders?”
Get rid of all that extra stuff
you have on Saturday, March
1, at the Spring Dunk Your
Junk Day.
KPAB, the City of Port
Aransas and Republic Ser-
vices are sponsoring the event
at the City of Port Aransas
Citizens Collection Station
(aka dump) from 9 a.m. to
12 p.m.
Port Aransas homeowners
and residents may bring all
varieties of large items for
proper disposal.
Worn out furniture, TVs,
mattresses, box springs etc.
are eligible as are air con-
ditioners, refrigerators and
freezers if the refrigerant has
Celebrate Mardi Gras Port
Aransas style at the annual
Mardi Gras Parade on Fat
Tuesday, March 4, when
crowds of people line the
streets to watch the revelry.
The parade begins in front
of The Gaff, 323 E. Beach St.
at 5 p.m.
Those who wish to partici-
pate in the parade should dec-
orate their vehicle of choice
in the traditional colors of
green, purple and gold, wear
ter Beth Bailey, Suzannah’s
newly hired assistant, who
is determined to run ev-
erything in this household
including the marriage.
Adding to the mix is Margo,
a wisecracking self-depre-
ciating divorcee and her
ex-husband Hank, who is
having his own mid-life cri-
sis. We are then introduced
to Susannah’s boss, Celia
Carmichael, the C.E.O. of
Carmichael’s Chocolates,
who is flying in soon for an
important make-or-break
business dinner. Whether
you’re married, single, re-
thinking your divorce or
currently being controlled
by someone up to no good,
Volunteers
Needed!
Bring gloves and
wear appropriate
clothes and shoes.
Report to the
Collection Station at
8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Contact:
Mike Secich
749-7144 or
mts croat@ aol. com
costumes and bring plenty of
beads to throw to the throngs
of people.
Parade line up begins at
4 p.m.
The parade begins at Beach
and Station streets and moves
west to Alister Street where it
will turn north and turn right
on Cotter Avenue, then left on
Trout Street and loop through
the flats area back to Cotter
Avenue where it turns east,
then right (south) on Station
sit back, relax and enjoy this
laugh-out-loud comedy!”
Cast members are: Teddi
Giggy as Suzannah, Ken
Yarbrough as Gibby, Amy
Stewart as Margo, Joy Claer
as Beth, Kent Krueger as
Hank and Denise Keller as
Celia.
Tickets are now available
and may be purchased on-
line at www.brownpaper-
tickets.com, at Everything
Beach Boutique, 600 Cut-off
Road, Suite 10, at the theater
2327 State Hwy. 361 or by
calling 749-6036.
All seats are $15.
Refreshments are avail-
able for purchase at the
production.
been removed.
Some items that will not be
accepted are: asphalt shingles,
drywall, tires, any type of
chemical waste, paint, medi-
cal waste and propane tanks.
No commercial contractor
junk will be accepted for
disposal.
KPAB reserves the right to
refuse to dispose of any other
items not listed above.
Only Port Aransas resi-
dents and homeowners may
participate. All others will be
turned away.
Items in good condition will
be kept outside of the fence un-
til the event is over for others
to take. Items not taken will be
disposed of at noon.
The collection station is
located at the end of Ross
Avenue.
Street back to Beach Street.
There will be live music in
the flats area.
The Mardi Gras parade and
the parties following the Fat
Tuesday event is the culmi-
nation of the weeks leading
up to Ash Wednesday and
Lent when many people tra-
ditionally give up something
until Easter.
The parade is sponsored
by the Port Aransas Leisure
Society (PALS.)
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Clarifications/
Correction
Hagan Jules Shannons
name was incorrect in her
obituary in the Feb. 20
edition of the South Jetty.
A story in the Feb. 20
edition of the South Jetty
contained an error about
what year a dead finwhale
washed up on the beach
in Port Aransas. The body
washed up on Feb. 8,2010.
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Judson, Mary Henkel. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 2014, newspaper, February 27, 2014; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741043/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.