Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1999 Page: 3 of 22
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Port Aransas Sooth Ji m
Island Life
Tiu k.'iDay, April 22, 1999 PAGE 3A
Indian dancers and trashy treasure hunt
finish week-long observance of Earth Day
Early birds
Staff photo by Murray Juoson
These fishermen, who evidently believe the old adage about the early bird always getting the worm,
were caught launching their boat early Monday, April 19, at the public boat ramp. They were getting
ready for a day of fishing as only it can be in Port Aransas when Mother Nature smiles on us.
By Carolyn Richards
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l here are several days left in the
week-long celebration of Earth Day.
Plans have been made for a per-
formance by the Oso Creek Native
American Dancers of Corpus
Christi, a really trashy treasure hunt,
a lecture and a recycling project. The
environmental exhibits are still in
the meeting room at Ellis Memorial
Library. 1 he displays are open dur-
ing library hours.
This year’s observation is being
sponsored by Keep Port Aransas
Beautiful Inc. with the help of the
city Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment.
Today (Thursday, April 22) is the
actual Earth Day. Plans call for a
booth at the transfer station (city
dump) for recycling oil and other
items. Steve Orchard and Carol
Wood! in, KPAB recycling chairman,
are handling the booth.
Cash prizes are being offered par-
ticipants in a trashy treasure hunt,
set Sunda), April 25, but the hunt-
ers" must register beforehand. They
may register on today (Thursday.
April 22) and Friday, April 2 1, from
H a m. until 4 p.m. in the Parks and
Recreation Department office on
Avenue A, just off of Cut-Off Road.
Dr. John Fucik, who is chairman
of the hunt, also will be at the KPAB
office, 800 Trout St., Sunday from
noon until 1:10 p.m. to register ad-
ditional “hunters." When people
show up at the KPAB office, they
will he issued trash bags and safetv
vests (where needed).
Scavenger hunt teams, made up
of no less than four people aged 8
to 18 and a designated responsible
leader, will pick up trash at assigned
locations in town. I here must he an
adult supervisor or sponsor with all
teams made up of children under
10. The adults are encouraged for
older team members providing at
least four members meet the age
Hospitality training sessions set Songwriters' Showcase
The coming of summer means it’s
time for businesses in Port Aransas to
prepare their staffs for the busy tour-
ist season.
A hospitality training seminar called
"How to Achieve Excellent Customer
Service” w ill be presented Thursday,
April 29, by Frank Adams. It is
sponsored by the Port Aransas Cham-
ber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau.
Two sessions are available. The
first session will be held from 9 to 11
a.m., and the second session will be
from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $25 per
person. Advance registration by
Monday, April 26, is requested, but
late registration will be held 20 min-
utes prior to each session.
“Everyone on the island is involved
in tourism and hospitalit y,” said 1 our-
ist Bureau executive director Ann
Vaughan.
I he hospitality training seminars
will he “learning, laughing and listen-
ing seminars" that will show all levels
of employees as well as owners and
managers the importance of attitude,
first impressions, awareness of cus-
tomer needs and the importance of
repeat business.
will benefit art center
Island Agenda
The Island Agenda is available free of charge to non-
profit organizations of Port Aransas for announce-
ments of their meetings and special events. Call 749-
5131 before 12 noon each Tuesday to be included.
Daily
• Art Center for the Island offers a
variety of classes. Call 749-7334 for
current information.
• Free trolley service, 10 a.m. to
5:55 p.m. Wave troley down
anywhere along the route from
Roberts Point Park to Pioneer RV
Resort on SH 361 South. Maps,
schedules available at Tourist
Bureau.
22 Thursday
• Port Aransas city council meeting,
7 p.m., city hall. See related story,
agenda.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open
discussions, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-
Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan.
p UTMSI movies 11 a.m., Shell, 35
min.; 3 p.m., Hummingbirds -- Up
Close, 55 min. (Movies may be
substituted or canceled at short
notice.)
• Rotary Club, 12 noon, Pelican's
Landing.
23 Friday
• Beach Walk Adventure guided
beachwalk, 9 a.m. on the beach at
Access Road 1A. See story for
details.
• Early release for PAISD students.
See story for details.
• Earth Day lecture, 7 p.m.,
Community Center. See story tor
details.
• Aauit tennis for run, 7: i5 a.m., ail
levels of players welcome. High
school tennis courts. Call 749-5131
and ask for Murray weekdays. 749-
4861 weekends and evenings.
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 749-6697.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,
Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, 433 Trojan. 749-4797.
24 Saturday
• Texas Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup, 9
a.m. to noon on the beach at
Avenue G. See story on Page 1A
for details.
• Indian dancers, 7 pm. Roberts
Point Park amphitheater. See Earth
Day story for details.
• Men's Prayer and Bible Study, 9
a.m. (through May 1), Pollock
Center.
• Bingo by Ladies Fire Auxiliary, 7
p.m., Community Center.
• Bingo games by Ladies Fire
Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Community
Center.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 8
p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, 433 Trojan at Ave. E. 749-
4797. Meetings are smoke-free.
25 Sunday
• Patsy Jones Benefit Concert, 12
noon to 6 p.m., Civic Center. See
story on Page 1B for details.
• Trashy Treasure Hunt, meet at
KPAB office on Trout Street at 1:30
p.m. See story for details.
26 Monday
• Deadline for advance registration
for hospitality training. See story for
details.
• Port Aransas Softball League
captains' masting 6 30 p m . Jerry
McDonald Field. See story for
details.
• UTMSI movies: 11 a m , Incredible
Suckers, 60 min.; 3 p.m., Life in the
Sea: Survival!, 18 min. (Movies may
be substituted or canceled at short
notice.)
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 749-6697.
•Adult tennis for fun, 7:15a.m., high
school tennis courts.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,
Trimty-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, 433 Trojan at Ave. E.
Meetinqs are smoke-free. 749-
4797.
27 Tuesday
• Las* day for early voting in city
council, city charter elections. See
story for details.
• Computer Club special video
presentation, 6:30 p.m., PAHS
library. See story for details.
• UTMSI movies 11 a.m.. Voyage of
the Loggerhead, 25 min.; 3 p m.,
The Flight of the Whooping Crane,
60 min. (Movies may be substituted
or canceled at short notice.)
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 noon,
Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, 433 Trojan. 749-4797.
Meetings are smoke-free.
• Alanon for family and friends of
alcoholics, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan. 749-5935.
28 Wednesday
• Parenting group, 3-4 p.m.,
Brundrett Middle School library.
• Adult tennis for fun, 7:15 a.m. for
all levels, high school courts.
• Low impact aerobics, 8 a.m.,
Pollock Center, 749-6697.
• Kiwanis Club, 12 noon, Trout
Street Bar and Grill.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 noon,
Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, 433 Trojan at Ave. E. 749-
4797. Meetings are smoke-tree.
• UTMSI movies: 11 a.m., Let's
Explore a Seashore, 16 min.; 3 p.m.,
Dolphins -- The Wild Side, 60 mm.
(Movies may be substituted or
canceled at short notice.)
Music w ill fill the air Monday, May
17, when the 16th annual
Songwriter’s Showcase.
Details are still being finalized, hut
Jesse Bishop, founder,organizer, guru,
den mother and bouncer, is working
with the Art Center for Islands to
put it irll together.
Proceeds w ill benefit the Art Cen-
ter for the Islands.
The musical lineup has not been
completed, but in years past, music
lovers have enjoyed such entertain-
ers include Patsy Jones without her
Bait and Tackle Choir, adult surfer
Mark W ilks, the Port Aransas folk
rockers, Yay; further folk rockers
from Port Aransas High School,
Bellweather; Woodie and Preecher
from The Dynamics and Bishop has
entertained the crowds as well.
Other veterans of the shown have
been song-stylist and story teller Janet
O’Connor, the mysterious Shae Sali-
nas and Lori McLoud, bluegrasser
Rosewood, biker troubadour Jimmy
Trout, best friends Mary lioekstra
and Steve Kennedy, Celtic environ-
mentalists The McCalls, Cafe
Calypso’s Brad Brown, the unique
folkspin of Marcus Douglas and Eric
Siebel, as well as Terry Farmer, the
later Roger Mingus and Charley
Patterson.
Watch future issues of the South
Jetty for more on the 16th annual
event.
requirements, Fucik said.
Citdi iniit coupon-. v>:!! he Hid
den in amongst the trash.
In some places, there are special
kinds of trash, such as an old can or
bottle or even a piece of newspaper,
that will win a cash prize.
The coupons may be hidden in
unlikely places, Fucik said.
Prizes will be $50 for first place;
two second places for $25 each; and
three third place prize of $15 each.
When people return to the KPAB
office, they will have collected hags
of trash they picked up w hile look-
ing for a special kind of junk.
The teams must provide their own
transportation to and from the of-
f ice.
Once the beach is cleaned on Sat-
urday, people will pick up trash in
town on Sunday, said Elizabeth
\ illines, KPAB coordinator.
Kevin Bootes, a graduate student
at UT MSI, w ill present a slide show
Friday, April 2), titled “Experiences
with the Peace Corps’ Environmen-
tal Mission in Cameroon."
The seminar will begin at 7 p.m.
in the Community Center.
The Native American Drummers
will give a demonstration, tell sto-
ries, play drums and give interpreta-
tions on Saturday, April 24. They
will make their appearance at the
amphitheater in Roberts Point Park,
beginning at 7 p.m.
Monday, April 26, is set aside for
exhibitors to take dow n the displays
at the library.
For additional information, call
the KPAB office at 749-5101 or the
Parks and Recreation Department at
749-4158.
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Thursday, May 6,1999.
• Call Murray Judson at (361) 749-5131 I
29 Thursday
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Adopt-a-Beach
Cleanup
Saturday, April 24
Avenue G & the Beach
9 a.m. to noon
Hot dog lunch at
Roberts Point Park
• Hospitality training sessions, 9 to
11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m., Community
Center. See story for details
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