Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1997 Page: 34 of 66
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1997-98 Winter Visitors' Guide
Port Aransas South Jetty
JELM Center keeps Winter Texans busy
■ VMl Aransas is paradise lor
1—^ hundreds ol Winter fox
A- ans whiuome "home" to
I’ort Aransas every winter.
I endingiheihargeforthisgmup
is ttie Peggy Moore Joint Idlort
I eisuie Ministry (Jl l M pro
nouni ed lei lum l ( enter
I lie C entei has been the eentei
ol ae 11 \ i ties lot W inlet lex ans and
lot al senior citizens tor the past 24
xxniters, otteimg aetixities liom
semmais and trips, to eiatls
hi i d xx ak tune, needle pi ant, bridge
and help vxith youi meome tux
I oi ail'd next to (In' ( '(immunity
1’iesbx lei lan ( ’tiureti at l(M Alls
tei Si the at lion begins slovx Is hi
< )i tobei and xx or ks up to a I ren/x
m January, l ebiuaix and March
Winter I exalts tiaxe shoxxn a
decided prelerenee tor 111ps to
Mexico In addition to tups south
ol the border, other tups ate made
lo the Kinjz Ranch the Aransas
Wildlife Relume, San Antonio and
oihei locations
III M C entei paitii ipants .lie
also treated to cardiopulmonary
i ( I’R i lessons, blood pressureclin
is and health lairs
Also on the mtmerarv are the
Bird 1 ady" and the "Shell I ady ",
also knoxx n as I >eonabelle I umbull
and Myra Taylor, respectively
They shaie their expertise about
birds and shells lo all xxho are
interested
Monthly pancake bieaklasts are
also usually on the calendar, as are
potluck suppers
rhe JF1.M Center's lirst loca-
tion xxas in a trailer in the middle ol
a vacant lot According to ('(immu-
nity Presbyterian pastor, the Rev.
Richard Salford, the trailer xx as “just
a place for people to talk " Then a
group called the Coastal Bend
Christian Service Association, an
association ol churches m Corpus
( hi isii founded the center
W hen the ( entei turned next to
die i linn h I.n k Moore xxas the
pastoi Moore and his late xxitc.
Peggy after xxlioin the ( entei is
noxx named, xxcie instrumental in
iuniting it
I odax three people aieemployed
to manage the aetix 1 ties. but. Saf lord
saxs, "the drixmg force behind the
ientei are its volunteers "
Programs offered by the Center
embrace the interests ol adults of
all ages whether they are residents
oi x isitois Aetix Hies begin in (Oc-
tober and run through March, with
the January to March period the
busiest And. d someone has an
interest not covered by the sched-
ule. sjx'ak up and it can be ad
dressed
While the center of many activi-
ties and events, the If f \1 Center is
also a relaxing stop lor anyone
wanting to have a cup of coffee and
meet new friends.
“It’s just a place to go and meet
new friends and tell stories that
nobody here knows but that every
one at home has already heard."
Salford said
I he Center also has a library
consisting of donated books that
are always available for checkout
or to read there.
What seems to keep people com-
ing to Port Aransas is the people
who live here and their welcoming
attitude
"Winter Texans feel appreciated
and valued here They are made to
leel a part ol the community."
Salford said
Residents and Winter Texans
have a standing invitation to stop in
and sit a spell The cof fee’s hot. the
conversations are lively, and I exas
hospitality runs as thick as a I exas
draw I
For further information about the
JFI M.call the center at 740 4MI0
From October through March n is
open Weekdays from 9 a m to 12
noon and from I to 4 p m
For updated information, see the
weekly issues ol the South h tt\
Low impact aerobics are offered three days a week at the Pollock Center for Winter
Texans and residents
m
fjf WJ 1
THE NEWEST, LARGEST & FINEST RV RESORT IN THE COASTAL BEND
TL Rated 9.5/10/8
WOODALLS RATED
Facilities
Recreation
14 Acres of Fun
Port Aransas
’ dub House with Kitchen
For reservations or more information,
call (512) 749-6248,
or write to
Pioneer RV Resort,
P.O. Box 1148-Dept. VG,
Port Aransas, TX 78373-1148.
- 211 FuH Hookup Sites • Healed Swimming Pool A Spa • Natural Binding Area • Daily, Weekly, Monthly Rates
■ 50 Amp Bectncal Service • Sparkling Bath House • LP Cos • Club Rallies Welcome
■ Wide Concrete Streets • Fish Cleaning Facility • RV Dump • On Site Manager
■ Spacious Sites with Concrete RV Pads • Commercial Laundromat • Cable TV and Phone Available • Beach Access
■ General Store
' Organized Activities
Located just south
of Port Aransas
on the Gulf side of
Stale Hwy 361
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1997, newspaper, November 27, 1997; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623433/m1/34/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.