Island Agenda

Daily

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy. Pool is closed for repairs. • Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops,104 N. Alister St., 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. • Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Streets. 1-5 p.m. Thursday – Saturday. • Farley Boat Works, 716 W. Ave. C, near Cut-off Rd. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-noon; 1-5 p.m. • Shuttle, 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. Daily, Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan Ave. 749-6449.

Weekly

ACTIVITIES/ENTERTAINMENT

• Port Aransas Museum tours of the Chapel on the Dunes, first and third Saturday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Call or visit the museum one day in advance for reservations, 749-3800. • RPG Game Night, Every Friday. Open to ages 16 to 24. Play role-playing board games from 6 to 10 p.m. Parks and Recreation/ Nature Preserve office, 106 Cut-off Road. Free.

FITNESS

• Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Evening matches are at 7 p.m. Mon. and Wed., PAISD courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray (361) 813-2707 or 749-5131. • Pickleball, A racket sport for two to four players. Court is marked off at the Port Aransas Community Park inline skate rink. Equipment is available for check-out at pool. Play is Tuesday and Thursday,10 a.m.-12:p.m.

MEETINGS

• AA ‘Big Book Study’ open meeting, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan St. • Al-Anon Family Group, ‘Footprints in the Sand,’ 5:30 p.m., Mondays, at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan St. • Grief Group, Tuesdays at 7 p.m., at Parks and Recreation/ Nature Preserve office, 106 Cut-off Road. • Rotary Club, 1st Thursday at noon, Conference room at Alister Square Inn, 122 S. Alister St.; 3rd Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Social Hour, location TBA. • VFW meetings, 10:30 a.m., third Wednesday of month, at PAISD Administration building, 100 S. Station St. • VFW Auxiliary, 11 a.m., third Tuesday of month, at Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan St. • Youth Development Foundation of Port Aransas, meets at 7 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Island Cafe, 301 S. Alister St.

NATURE ACTIVITIES

• Birding on the Boardwalk, join guides at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center each Wednesday at 9 a.m. for a walk along the boardwalk to view the various birds that can be observed. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair at the birding center. The birding center is located at the end of Ross Avenue, south of the Port Aransas Community Park. • Guided Nature Walk, a two-hour guided tour 8 a.m., every Saturday. Meet in the parking lot at the Port Aransas Community Park, 700 Clark Pkwy.

SERVICES

• Helping Hands Food Pantry, food for those in need on Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located in the parking lot between the Community Presbyterian Church and Jerry McDonald Field, 113 S. Alister St.

This Week

Friday, Dec. 27

• South Jetty early deadline, noon. (See story Page 6A.)

Monday, Dec. 30

• Port Aransas Little League meeting, 5:30 p.m. (See story

Tuesday, Dec. 31

• New Year’s Eve • Noon Year’s Eve, 11:30 a.m. (See story this page.) • South Jetty office closes at noon. (See story Page 6A.)

Wednesday, Dec. 25

• New Year’s Day • South Jetty office closed • City/municipal offices closed (See story this page.) • New Year Meander, 2:20 p.m. (See story this page.)

On the Horizon

Jan. 3 First Friday reception
Jan. 4 Bill Ellis Memorial Library grand opening
Jan 9-19 ‘Love, Sex and the IRS’ at PACT
Jan. 11 Farley Boat Works Second Saturday Party
Jan. 14 PAGC meeting
Jan. 14 YDF Great Potato Bake
Jan. 21 NHS Blood Drive
Jan. 25 PAGC Tour of Homes
Jan. 27, 29 Taste of Port A
Feb. 8 Winter Adopt A Beach

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 news@portasouthjetty.com BEFORE NOON FRIDAY.