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6B Thursday, January 18, 2007
IslandLife
Port Aransas South Jetty
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Circle K stores become Stripes
of the times
Staff photo by Dan Parker
A.J. Barlow, left, and Christopher Lightner install a new "Stripes" sign where a Circle K sign used to
be on a convenience store at Avenue G and Station Street. Barlow and Lightner work for Southwest
Signs of Houston.
Chamber installs officers, directors
Officers and directors for 2007
were introduced during the an-
nual business luncheon of the Port
Aransas Chamber of Commerce-
Tourist Bureau on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Francis Stokes remains as presi-
dent; Charlie Zahn is first vice-presi-
dent; Glenda Balentine is second vice-
president; Bill Bauder is treasurer;
and Jim Triplett was elected secretary
when the board met last week.
The membership elected Triplett
to a first term on the board, and
Stephanie Kenigsberg and Michael
Ahlstrom were elected to second
terms. Terms are for three years and
board members are limited to two
terms.
Board members continuing to
serve are Suzette Freeman and John
Price.
In her "state of the chamber"
address, executive director Ann
Bracher Vaughan reported that of the
352 chamber members, 57 are new
members.
Despite inroads made by the Inter-
net, Vaughan said 125,000 responses
to request for information were
mailed during the last year in addi-
tion to responding to 1,600 Internet
inquiries.
In addition to repeat visitors, the
chamber has seen quite a few new
visitors who are young retirees and
those looking for second homes
here.
The number of visitors to the
chamber was up significantly with
more than 19,500 coming through
the front during 2006.
Also on the rise are foreign travel-
ers. Vaughan said the chamber hosted
numerous foreign journalists during
the year and expects that to bring still
more foreign visitors in the coming
years.
Eco-tourism is also on the rise in
Port Aransas and is getting "rave re-
views" from eco-travelers, Vaughan
said.
The chamber was successful in
its partnership with other tourism
interests to convince the Legislature
to set a uniform school start date
no earlier than the. fourth week of
August, Vaughan said.
Port Aransans may be doing dou-
ble-takes as they drive past one of
the five Circle K convenience stores
in town.
Excuse us - make that Stripes
convenience stores.
Not only that, don't try to use your
Citgo gas card. ^
Susser Holding Company, the
company that owns what used to
be Circle K, is changing the name
of the stores to Stripes. The move
started last year when Susser decided
not to renew its Circle K franchise.
Rebranding of stores began in Sep-
Flower pounding
workshop slated
Flower pounding will be the focus
of another Hands-On workshop to be
held Monday, Jan. 22.
It will be at 2 p.m., at the Pollock
Center, 129 S. Alister St., behind the
Community Presbyterian Church.
The workshop series is a joint ef-
fort of the Port Aransas Parks and
Recreation Department and the Joint
Effort Leisure Ministry.
The basic premise of flower pound-
ing is taping a flower, "pretty side"
down, on a piece of cloth and beating
it with a mallet. The pigment is trans-
ferred from the flower to the cloth.
All supplies will be provided, and
everyone is welcome and encouraged
to attend.
There is no charge for the work-
shop, but donations for the Pollock
Center will be accepted.
Call the Parks Department at 749-
415 8, for more information.
Book Club to hold discussion
"Crow Lake" by Mary Lawson will
be the topic at a book club discus-
sion led by Winter Texan Mary Ann
Gregory.
The public is invited to join the
group at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 23,
at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library,
710 W.Ave. A.
Library Director Kathy Caldwell
said the book involves a setting in
the wild terrain of northern Ontario,
where heartbreak and hardship are
mirrored in the landscape. This
universal drama of love and misun-
derstanding recounts a family's tragic
and moving past, Caldwell said.
Orphaned young, Kate Morrison
and her siblings were bound together
by loss. Npne of them could have
expectecl the tumultuous times ahead,
least of all Kate's older brothers,
Matt and Luke. Twenty years later,
the sacrifices they made and the
promises they broke would continue
to reverberate through their lives
and the quiet rural community of
Crow Lake.
Copies of the book and discussion
questions are available at the library
circulation desk.
In the past, this program has been
held with success, Caldwell said.
Another discussion on a different
book will be held in the future if
there is enough participation in this
discussion, said Caldwell.
JELM slates three dances
Kick up your heels in style at the
first of three dances scheduled by
the Joint Effort Leisure Ministry
(JELM) for both Winter Texans and
year-round Texans this season.
Art Sale set
for Saturday
"Fresh, new art for the New Year
is available for purchase at a great
price at the Third Saturday Sale," said
Maggie Guscott, spokesman for the
Art Center for the Islands.
The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Jan. 20, at the Art Center for
the Islands, 323 N. Alister St.
"Start the New Year with new
art and get a new outlook on life/'
Guscott said.
Member artists put a discount of 10
to 50 percent off some or all of their
art displayed at the art center for the
monthly sale.
The purpose of the monthly sale is
to entice new art patrons to the center,
said art center director Mary Rose.
Rose makes
Dean's List
Ryan Rose, a 2003 graduate of Port
Aransas High School, was named to
the Dean's List at The University of
the Ozarks for the Fall 2006 semester.
His wife Tiffany was named to the
President's List.
To be included on the Dean's List,
a student must carry at least 12 hours
and achieve between a 3.5 and 3.9
grade point average. To be included
on the President's List, a student must
carry at least 12 hours and maintain
a 4.0 G.P.A. The couple resides in
Clarksville, Ark., where the university
is located.
Tickets are available now for the
annual Winter Dance set for Wednes-
day, Jan. 24. The dance is the season
opener for the JELM 2007 dance
season, and tickets may be bought
at the JELM Center.
The first dance will be held at 7
p.m. in the Pollock Center, 129 S.
Alister St., behind the Community
Presbyterian Church.
The Winter Stars Band will play
and JELM volunteers will serve
snacks and beverages during the
breaks.
Those attending will be eligible
to win door prizes and may purchase
raffle tickets for items donated by
Port Aransas merchants.
The second dance will be the an-
nual Valentine's Dance on Wednes-
day, Feb. 14. The last dance will be
the Spring Dance on Wednesday,
March 14.
For more information or to do-
nate prizes, call 749-5321 or email
jelmcenter@yahoo.com.
JELM
January Calendar
Monday
5:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10: a.m.
10:45 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday
5:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Thursday
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
1 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
7 p.m.
Friday
Aerobics
Aerobics
Line Dancing (Beg.)
Creative Writing
Line Dancing (Adv.)
Needleworks
Hands-On Workshop
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
JELM Library
Pollock Center
JELM Crafts
Pollock Center
Body Toning/Stretching Pollock Center
Tai Chi Pollock Center
Blood Pressure Checks JELM Library
Dominoes/"42" JELM Welcome Rm.
Golden Oldies Jam Pollock Center
Aerobics
Aerobics
GED/Adult Literacy
Mugs & Muffins
Brown Bag Lectures
Card Game: 500
Hands-On Workshop
Bible Study
Texas Hold 'em For Fun
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
JELM Crafts
JELM Welcome Rm.
Pollock Center
JELM Library
Pollock Center
JELM Library
JELM Library
Body Toning/Stretching
Adult Ed/GED/Literacy
Line Dancing (Beg.)
Line Dancing (Adv.)
Bridge
Needleworks
Pollock Center
JELM Crafts
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
JELM Library
JELM Crafts
Pinochle-Realiy! 719.429.1704 JELM Library
Aerobics
Aerobics
Golden Oldies Jam
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
Pollock Center
5:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Trip calendar ———
Jan. 18-19: Overnight in the Texas Hill country
Jan. 27: Outlet Mall Shopping, San Marcos
Feb. 1: Progresso, Mexico
Feb. 2: Big Band Dance on USS Lexington
Make reservations by calling Call (361) 749-5321 stopping by the
JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. next to
Community Presbyterian Church.
www.jelmcenter.comjelmcenter@yahoo.com
Four residents graduate A&M
Four Port Aransas residents were
among more than 700 graduates
receiving diplomas during the fall
commencement at Texas A&M Uni-
versity-Corpus Christi.
The commencement was held
Saturday, Dec. 16, at the American
Bank Building.
From the College of Business,
Glenda Michelle Webb received a
bachelor of business administration
Garage, bake sale items needed
Now is a perfect time to clear out
attics and garages to donate items for
a worthy community cause, said one
of this year's organizers of Project
Graduation.
Donations are being collected now
for the Project Graduation annual ga-
rage sale set for Saturday, Feb. 17.
Setup for the sale will be all
day, Friday, Feb. 16. Items may be
brought to the sale site, the Com-
munity Center, 408 N. Alister St., or
donors may call to arrange for items
to be picked up.
For more information or to have
donations picked up, call Mary
Jo Matthews at 749-6006, Sandra
McKelvy at 749-1151, Anita Ma-
rocco at 443-2480 or Dee Burgess
at 749-2005.
Clothing, household and sport-
ing goods, appliances, furniture,
entertainment and lawn and garden
equipment are among items being
accepted.
Baked goods also will be sold at
the garage sale.
Donations for the bake sale also
are needed.
Monetary goals have not reached
the halfway point, and parental re-
sponse has been very poor thus far
for Project Graduation, according to
this year's organizers.
Community involvement is re-
quested for the garage sale and
bake sale. Organizers need sale
items, monetary donations and
volunteer assistance from parents
or other helpers from the commu-
tember and is expected to be finished
at the company's 325 convenience
stores in Texas and Oklahoma by the
end of the year.
Of those, about 100 are in the
Corpus Christi area, according to a
Susser spokesman.
At the same time, Susser decided
to purchase fuel for the convenience
stores from Valero Petroleum instead
of Citgo. Citgo has been the target
of a consumer boycott recently after
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
made disparaging remarks about the
United States. The Venezuelan gov-
ernment owns Citgo Refining and as
the nation's president, Chavez is also
president of the refining company.
However, Susser would not com-
ment on whether the move was con-
nected with Chavez' remarks.
A Valero spokesman called the
deal the largest in the San Antonio-
based company's history. Valero also
owns and operates Diamond Sham-
rock convenience stores.
One problem motorists could face
with the change-over: The Valero
pumps won't accept Citgo pay-at-
the-pump gas cards.
degree, summa cum laude.
From the College of Liberal Arts,
Audrey Faith Shaver received a bach-
elor of arts degree, cum laude.
From the College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Jill Lindsey Hol-
comb received a bachelor of science
degree in nursing, magna cum laude.
Anne Louise Evans received a mas-
ter of science degree from the College
of Science and Technology.
Island observer
Tracking temps
Last week
I showed how
the climate of
Port Aransas is
changing based
on the 22-year-
long record of
air temperature
and rainfall re-
corded at the of-
ficial National
Weather Service
Cooperative
weather station
on the grounds
of The University of Texas Marine
Science Institute. I showed how
global warming can be verified from
the number of days with the daily high
temperature of 90 or higher.
On a day like today with the tem-
perature hovering around 34, it's hard
Tony
Amos
to believe in anything warming, and
one's tendency might be to reapply
President Bush's unfortunate utter-
ance of "Bring It On!" to global warm-
ing. On Tuesday the 16th of January,
we never got out of the 30's.
How many times has that happened
in the past? In only nine of the 22-
years (including the fledgling year
of 2007) did we have days when the
temperature never reached 40. The
total number of 30-degree days is
16 out of 7,927 total days of record,
six of those in the very cold year of
1989 alone. That compares to 744
90-degree days.
How many days has the temperature
reached 100 degrees here? One!
So to warm the cockles of your
hearts on this chilly day, I present the
air temperature record for the years
1986 through 2006. The top curve
Mean Air temperatures for Port Aransas, Texas 1986-2006
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Year
Dr. Watson
set to speak
Coastal erosion will be the subject
of talk to be given by Port Aransas
resident Dr. Richard Watson.
Watson, a coastal geologist, will speak
at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 19,
in the auditorium of the Harte Research
Institute on the campus of Texas A&M
University - Corpus Christi.
Title of the talk is "Severe Erosion
of Texas Beaches Caused by Engi-
neering Modifications to the Coast
and Rivers".
"With very few exceptions, the
Gulf beaches of Texas are eroding
with rates varying from a few feet per
year to* over 15 feet per year. Recent
controversy between Port Aransas,
Corpus Christi and Nueces County
concerning beachfront setbacks of
350 feet will be discussed within this
context," Watson said.
Aerial photos of Port Aransas
beaches, Packery Channel and other
nearby areas will be used to illustrate
erosion.
A short question and answer ses-
sion will follow.
The talk is free and open to the
public.
is the average high temperature; the
middle curve is the median tempera-
ture, while the bottom curve is the
average low temperature. They are
computed simply by adding up all
the highs, medians, and lows for a
full year and dividing by 365 or 366
(leap years).
I use "median" rather than mean
because the instrument only records
the highs and the lows: the median
is half way between each high and
each low. The straight line through
each curve indicates how the values
are trending. The ominous-looking
R2 number is a statistical probability
indicating how believable that trend
may be. Values above 0.5 are sig-
nificant.
It has taken me too long to work out
all these statistics and create the graph
so that's all you get this week.
We were all saddened this week
by the passing of Judy Reynolds,
long time friend and member of the
UTMSI and Port Aransas . Commu-
nity. Judy was the Coordinator of the
Elderhostel Program at UTMSI that
has become hugely successful, thanks
largely to her efforts. Judy accompa-
nied me on several field trips over the
years, and I have fond memories of
those moments. She will be greatly
missed by us, but especially of course
by Wayne and her family. My heart
goes out to them especially.
Conner named to Dean's List
Stephanie Conner has been named
to the Dean's List and honor roll for
the Fall 2006 semester at Henderson
State University in Arkadelphia,
Ark.
To be named to the Dean's List,
a student must have achieved a 4.0
grade point average for the entire
semester. To make the honor roll, a
student must have received at least
a 3.5 graded/point average for the
semester.
Conner was the 2006 valedictorian
of Port Aransas High School.
She is majoring in medicine and
business.
nity on both Friday and Saturday,
for sale setup and bake and garage
sales.
The sale will start at 8 a.m., at the
Community Center.
Project Graduation provides an al-
cohol and chemical free lock-in party
for graduating seniors and juniors of
Port Aransas High School.
Through fund-raising efforts of
parents, and support of the communi-
ty and local businesses, students and
their guests are treated an evening of
entertainment, games, food and cash
prizes on graduation night.
The goal is to raise $200 per stu-
dent for the event.
PAHS has 45 graduating seniors
and 44 juniors this year, and gradua-
tion is set for June 1.
Fine Art in the Heart of Old Town
Open Fri - Sun 11-5 8k by Appt.
345 N. Alister, Ste. B, Port Aransas, TX 78373
361-749-7402 / 361-549-6328 fineart@portagaltery.net
www.portagallery.net
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