Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997 Page: 3 of 18
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Friday $ Saturday
11 AM - Midnight
Sunday - Thursday
11 AM- 10PM
Closed Tuesday
Thanksgiving
12 Noon
Friday. Nov. 21 I
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6 Thursday
• Orientation meeting for parents of Brundrett Middle School athletes. 7
p.m., BMS cafeteria. See story for details.
• Marlin Athletic Booster Club meeting at Brundrett Middle School
cafetena following BMS parent orientation meeting, 7:30ish See story for
details.
• Senior citizens activity gathering. 2 - 4 p.m . Recreation Center. New
hours effective Tuesday. Nov. IS. See story for details.
• Separate men s and women's Alcoholics Anonymous open discussions.
8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 403 Trojan
• Adult tennis just for fun, 7:15 a.m., all levels of players welcome High
school tennis courts on Station Street.
•UTMSI movies 11 a.m., If Dolphins Could Talk, 60 min. ;3p.m .Flower
Garden Banks, 9 min. (Movies may be substituted or canceled at short
notice.)
• Rotary Club, 12 noon, Pelican's Landing Restaurant
• Bingo by FMS Auxiliary, 7 p.m.. Community Center
7 Friday
• Teen Recreation Center. 3-10 p in. New hours effective Nov IS See
stars' for details
• Adult tennis for tun. 7:15 a m., all levels of players welcome. High
school tennis courts
• Low impact aerobics, X am. Pollock Center
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m , Trinity by the-Sea Episcopal Church,
403 Trojan. 749-4797.
8 Saturday
• Teen Recreation Center. 12 noon to 7 p.m New hours effective Nov. IS
See story for details
• Bingo games by Ladies Eire Auxiliary, 7 p.m . Community Center
• Alcoholics Anonymous candlelight meeting. 10 30 p m . Trinity by
the-Sea Episcopal Church, Trojan at Ave E 749 4797 Meetings are
smoke-free.
10 Monday
• WIC mobile ciinic, 9:30 a m to 4 p.m . IGA family Center parking lot
See story for details
• UTMSI movies II a.m.. The Living Ocean 25 mm . 3 p in., A
Celebration of Birds. 00 mm (Movies may be substituted or canceled at
short notice.)
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a m , Pollock Center
• Adult tennis for tun. 7:15 a.m., high school tennis courts
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p rn . Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church,
403 Trojan at Ave E Meetings are smoke-free. 749-4797
11 Tuesday
Veterans* Day
• Veterans Day program, I I a.m., Jerry McDonald f ield. See story lor
details
• Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau luncheon. 12 noon. Jay's Sea
food and Spaghetti Works. See story for details
• Pat Cheatham Tuesday Lunch Bunch, doors open at I I 30 a.m.. lunch
served at 12 noon. Pollock Center See story for details
• Computer Club. 6:30 p.m.. Port Aransas High School.
• Adult tennis for fun. 7:15 am. high school tennis courts
• UTMSI movies I I a.m . Where the Bay Becomes the Sea, JO mm , J
p.m., A Tidal Flats and its Ecosystem. 20 mm (Movies may be substituted
or canceled at short notice.)
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 noon. Trinity-by the-Sea Episcopal ( hurch,
403 Trojan 749-4797 Meetings are smoke-free
12 Wednesday
• Flu shots. I I am. Pollock Center See story tor details
• Birding on the Boardwalk guided birding tour. Port Aransas Birdmg
Center, 9 a.m Free. Call 749-4158 for details.
• Adult tennis for fun. 7 15 a.m. and 6 p.m., high school courts
• Low impact aerobics. 8 am. Pollock Center
• Kiwams Club. I 2 noon. Trout Street Bar and Grill
• Alcoholics Anonymous. 12 noon. Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church,
403 Trojan at Ave. E. 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.
• UTMSI movies II a.m . Red Drum Aquaculture. 35 nun . 3 p.m..
Voyage of the Loggerhead. 25 min (Movies may be substituted or canceled
at short notice )
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WEEK IN PORT
AT ALL THE THINGS GOING ON THIS
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Gulf Shores also offers:
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Thanksgiving
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ThUt
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More flu shots
offered bylpMS
Port Aransas Emergency Medi-
cal Services still has approximately
60 influenza shuts that can be given
to senior citizens, 55 and older
The shots will be given by reser-
vation only Wednesday. Nov 12,
beginning at l I a.m in the Pollock
Center Charge is $3 for each shot
All seniors who didn’t get their
shots at last week's clinic, mg asked
tocall City Hall. 749-4 III. and make
theii reservations with either Sheryl
< )usley or Pal Garrett
Garrett said w hen there are doses
of the immunization left over, the
age is lowered for the second clinic.
II the shots aren’t used, they will
have to be discarded Garrett said
Ouch!
Senior citizens, aged 60 and older, lined up in the Pollock Center on Wednesday, Oct 29, to be
immunized for influenza The shots were provided and given by Emergency Medical Services Here,
EMS director Yancey Gillespie administers a shot as other seniors wait their turn With 60 units left
over, shots will be given again Wednesday, Nov 12, at 11 a m This time shots will be given those
who are 55 or older To make reservations for a shot, call City Hall at 749-4111 and ask for Sheryl
Ousley or Pat Garrett (Staff photo by Murray Judson)
Estoll, Richardson take mixed doubles
in adult Round Robin tennis tourney
Seven mixed doubles teams com
peted m i wo brackets for top honors in
ihe monthly Round Robin lennis
I ournameni for adults Sultirdav Nov
W omen's and men s doubles l uni
petitions were also held Best of six
sets with no ad scoring were played
In mixed doubles, the teamot Becky
Estoll and Kent Richardson won 18
games to earn a berth in the finals with
Joyce Christensen and Jim Anderson
who won 12 games to make il to the
finals Playing the best of six. Estoll
and Richardson prevailed 6-2.
In the opening round ot play. Estoll
and Richardson opened w ith a 6 I) w m
over Jovcc Chunn and Boh I’rochaska.
I hev next look on Gail Prather and
Murray Judson and won 6-2. In their
third round of play, they bested the
team of Mary Judson and Barry
Schaum 6-0 T hat w m sent them to the
finals and the championship
In the other bracket. Christensen
and Anderson opened with a 6- J wm
over the team of Bee Johnson and Inn
Edmonson they went on to play
( ecelia f ox and Kim Henkel, winning
6-3 to head into the finals match
The third place mixed doubles team
was Judson and Schaum with I 2 games
won, w ith Prather and Judson taking
fourth with I I games. Chunn and
Double the fun
Cecelia Fox, left, and Bee
Johnson were winners in
women s doubles at the
Round Robin Tennis
Tournament Saturday. Nov 1
Prochaska took tilth with 10 games.
Fox and Henkel were sixth place with
nine games, and Johnson and
Edmonson came in seventh with live
games won
In women's doubles, Eox and
Johnson teamed up loi I 8 w ms to lake
first place In second place was Estoll
and Patty Richardson with |J wins,
and tied tor thud place with seven
w ms apiece were the teams ol Prather
and Christensen and Chunn and
Judson
In men's doubles. Anderson and
Judson teamed up to w in 12 games and
Iirst place Ihe second place team
with eight wins was Richardson and
Prochaska. and the third place team
with two wins was Schaum and
llcnkcl
I he tournaments are held the lust
Saturday ot each month Players at
rive at the Port Aransas High School
tennis courts to sign up for the draw at
7:45 a m , and play begins at 8 a m
Partners are drawn at random.fund the
entry fee is a can of new balls and a
promise to have fun. The only prize is
a little publicity Depending upon the
number of players entered, the tourna
ment is usually over about noon or
shortly after As more tennis playing
Winter T exans arriv e, additional courts
may be necessary, and some alter
at ions to the format may be made to
accommodate the numbers
Ihe next tournament will lx- Satur
day. Dee 6 for further information,
call Jim Anderson at 749 5874
Constitutional
Amendment
Election Results
Precinct 19
Port Aransas
2,803 Registered Voters
416 Voting
169 Early Votes
15% voter Turnout
Amendment #1
Municipal Judge Exemption
For
126
Against..............................
275
Amendment #2
Property Tax Appraisal
For....................................
323
Against..............................
75
Amendment #3
Water Conservation Property
For....................................
266
Against...............
130
Amendment #4
Edit State Constitution
For...................................
333
Against..............................
58
Amendment #5
Supreme Court Mobility
For.....................................
256
Against...........................
142
Amendment #6
Growth Fund Provisions
For...................................
234
Against..................
162
Amendment #7
Water Board Bonds
For...................................
250
Against.........................
145
Amendment #8
Home Equity Loans
For...................................
251
Against.............................
152
Amendment #9
Harris Rural Fire Districts
For...................................
220
Against...........................
142
Amendment #10
Crime Victim Compensation
For...................................
299
Against....... ..............
93
Amendment #11
General Revenue Debt
For...................................
. 273
Against.............................
110
Amendment #12
Supreme Court RtHEARiNGS
For...................................
. 309
Against..........................
84
Amendment #13
Texas Tomorrow Fund
For..................................
. 299
Against ..........................
94
Amendment #14
Constable Qualifications
For..................................
326
Against .........................
68
Final night
Emergency Medical Services Auxiliary held its final night of Bingo games last week After several
years of the games, the Auxiliary has decided to start having monthly fund-raisers rather than the
weekly Bingo In this final night photo, a winner rushes up with her numbers, which were called by
the wizard at right (Staff photo by Murray Judson)
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Amoses report
birth of a son
Gabriel Godden Amos was born to
Michael and Tallia Amos of Port
Aransas on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at
2:30 p.m.
The infant was bom at Columbia/
Doctor’s Regional Hospital in Corpus
Christi weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
He measured 21 inches long
He was welcomed home by his 20-
month-old sister, Galoran, and his pa
temal grandparents, Tony and Eynn
Amos of Port Aransas
Maternal grandparents are Sara
Hayon of Jerasulem. Israel, and the
late Yuri Hayon.
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1997, newspaper, November 6, 1997; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623709/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.