DAILY

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Monday. Open swim: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Lap swim: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday- Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Call 749-2416 for more information. • Computer Center, 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. Free e-mail. 749-4011. • Art Center for the Islands: Classes, workshops. 749-7334. • The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) Visitors Center: Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. • Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Street. 1-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. • Trolley: 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, 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday, 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. Nonsmoking.

WEEKLY

• Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues. and Thurs. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too, 7 a.m., Tues., Wed., Thurs., community park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388. • Rotary Club, noon Thurs., Pelican’s Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 60 minutes, 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon, Tues.-Fri., community park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • 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 Little Chapel on the Hill, first and third Friday and Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Call or visit the museum for reservations, 749-3800. • Story Time, 10:30–11 a.m. Sat., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116. • Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc. Mon., H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym, 100 Station St. • Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dietert, 9 a.m., Wed. 749-4158. • Friends of the Library, alternating Wednesdays at the library, 710 W. Ave. A, 6 p.m. • Kiwanis Club, noon Wed., Seafood and Spaghetti Works, 710 State Hwy. 361. • Project FREE Free, anonymous and confidential testing for HIV, hepatitis-C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, 10 a.m., first and third Tuesday of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K. • VFW 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 Monday of month, VFW. • VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.

THIS WEEK

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15

• Enchanted Holiday Forest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Civic Center. (See story this page.) • Sewing Guild Christmas open house, 10 a.m.-noon. Donna’s Sewing and Alterations. • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘Planet Earth: Ocean Deep,’ 60 min.*Subject to cancellation. • Port Aransas City Council, 5 p.m. City Council Chambers. (See agenda Page 5A.)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

• Enchanted Holiday Forest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Civic Center. (See story this page.) • Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m. Port Aransas Museum. Call 749-3800 for reservations. • Golf Cart Christmas Parade. Line up at 4 p.m., parade at 5 p.m. Cars and Carts parking lot. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

• Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m. Port Aransas Museum. Call 749-3800 for reservations. • Care and Share drive, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Family Center IGA. (See story Page 1A.)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

• Care and Share drive, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Family Center IGA. (See story Page 1A.) • Cantata, 11 a.m. (with choral presentation at 10:30 a.m.) Community Presbyterian Church. (See story Page 3B.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19

• Enchanted Holiday Forest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Civic Center. (See story this page.) • Christmas Bird Count, sunrise-sunset. Locations in and around Port Aransas. (See story Page 5B.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘Planet Earth: Fresh Water,’ 60 min.*

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20

• Enchanted Holiday Forest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Civic Center. (See story this page.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘Planet Earth: Ice Worlds,’ 60 min.*

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

• Enchanted Holiday Forest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Civic Center. (See story this page.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘Planet Earth: Jungles,’ 60 min.*

Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

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.